Inaugural Amarillo International Film Festival announced for Oct. 10-12
The Amarillo Film Society, with generous support from The Tecovas Foundation and the Greater Amarillo Film Commission, has announced the dates for the inaugural Amarillo International Film Festival, to be held Oct. 10-12 at Arts in the Sunset.
A VIP screening of “For The Record” will follow a VIP reception to kick off the festival that Thursday evening. A total of 36 films – including narrative and documentary features and student, narrative, and documentary shorts – will fill more than 15 hours of screen time during the three-day festival, according to a news release. Filmmakers from Haiti, Mexico, Peru, Spain, and the UK will be included, along with films from California, Colorado, New York, and Utah. Texas filmmakers hail from Amarillo, Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Houston, Huntsville, San Antonio, Seabrook, Shallowater, and Weslaco.
Two other seminars over the weekend include “Writing for the Screen” and the “Art of Cut Paper Stop Motion Animation”. For more information, including festival passes, a sponsor list, a detailed schedule, and a list of all selected films, visit www.amarillofilmfestival.com.