2nd Annual 48 Hour Video Race & BoomFest Preview

Jan 9, 2012 News Leave a comment
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Do you think you have what it takes to write, shoot and edit a short film in just two days? And will your team’s movie be better than all the rest? This year’s 48 Hour Video Race is free to enter and starts on January 27th at the Tradewinds Tavern screening room in the MCM Elegante.

From 7PM-8PM we’ll be screening highlights from this year’s Boomtown Film and Music Festival, then at 8PM the race kick’s off. Teams will sign in at that time and be assigned a random genre and specific prop. They will then have just two days to make a short film from scratch.

All films made during the race will be screened during the Boomtown Film and Music Festival (Feb. 24-25) and the winner will be announced during the BoomFest awards ceremony.

This second annual 48 Hour Video Race is being presented in partnership with the Lamar University Communications Department, but you don’t need to be a student to join in. Anyone can participate, and teams can be any size. For complete rules visit http://boomtownfestival.com/2012videorace

Both the BoomFest preview and the 48 Hour Video Race are free events.

Check out our facebook event page to see who else is coming:
https://www.facebook.com/events/107004686086309/

Committees Forming Soon

Nov 7, 2011 News 1 Comment
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We just finished our successful Drive-In Movie series on Friday, October 28th at World Gym. We had a good crowd and hopefully got a little more attention to the festival. You can see pics from the event on our facebook page. Now its time to go hot and heavy with the festival planning for 2012. We had a [...]

Planning for the 2012 Festival is underway!

Oct 3, 2011 News Leave a comment
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Venues have been chosen and the date is set for the fifth annual Boomtown Film and Music Festival. Mark your calendars because next year’s BoomFest is set for February 24-25, 2012 in Beaumont, Texas. Expect to see the return of our  48 Hour Video Race, as well as special new contests. CALL FOR FILMS Last [...]

Festival Wrap-up and Winners

Mar 9, 2011 2011 News Leave a comment
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The 2011 Boomtown Film & Music Festival wrapped up a few weeks ago and once again we had a great turnout this year. We want to thank all of the filmmakers, bands, guest speakers, volunteers, attendees, and sponsors for making this year a success. If you didn’t make it to this year’s festival, check out [...]

Festival starts in 3 days!

Feb 22, 2011 2011 News 1 Comment
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Three more days and counting! The festival is nearly here! Months and months of planning are about to pay off. Its been a long journey to get to this point and we are all so glad for everyone’s support and help with the festival. Everything is pretty much planned for and ready to go for [...]

Lamar Video Race and Festival Preview

Feb 1, 2011 2011 News 3 Comments
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UPDATE: [02.08.2011] – We had to change the venue for the Video Race/Festival Preview. Instead of using the Dishman Art Museum, the event has been moved to the Communications Building at Lamar University. Here is a map to show you the route to get to the Communications Building from the Dishman Art Museum. We should [...]

Kickstarter Fundraiser, Twitter Contest, and more

Dec 21, 2010 2011 News Leave a comment
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UPDATE: The kickstarter project has ended and we are happy to say we reached our goal of $2000! Well $2005 to be exact. Thank you so much to those that contributed to our campaign! We started our Kickstarter project back on December 9th to help raise funds for our upcoming festival in 2011. We have [...]

Poster/T-Shirt Contest

Nov 22, 2010 2011 News 1 Comment
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The Boomtown Film and Music Festival of Southeast Texas is happy to announce our Poster/T-Shirt Design contest. We are reaching out to the local and online community to help us come us with the design for the 2011 festival poster and t-shirt. If you would like to see previous year’s logos and graphics for inspiration, [...]

Indie Film Recommendations for our Festival

Nov 2, 2010 2011 News Leave a comment
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We’ve had a number of submission so far but not nearly enough for a whole film festival. With only two months until the film submission deadline, we decided to reach out to our community to see if you have any recommendations for some good quality independent films you have been lately. These can be ones [...]

Bizarre Bazaar Booth in Beaumont

Oct 14, 2010 2011 News Leave a comment
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If you’re in the Beaumont,TX area this Saturday, October 16th, come check out our booth at the Bizarre Bazaar hosted by the Beaumont Art League. The event will be open from 10AM – 4PM. We will be in Booth #36 selling T-Shirts from previous festivals and handing out flyers about the 2011 Film and Music [...]