Conventions/Events
Andrew Garfield Announced for the Superhero Comic-Con & Car Show!
The Superhero Comic-Con and Car Show has done it! Founder Bob Wills and team promised an even larger event from last year and they have delivered. Announced today is the Amazing Spider-Man himself, Peter #3 (LOL), Andrew Garfield!
His most recent comeback as Peter Parker in the No Way Home film was nothing short of glorious. Fans from around the world rejoiced when he first walked through the wizard portal and those same fans were moved to tears when he felt redeemed saving a falling MJ (Zendaya) during the final battle. He was given sufficient material and screen time to work with and we are all so grateful for it. His rare appearance at this event will allow fans to show their appreciation.
Andrew will be in attendance Saturday, July 8th, and Sunday, July 9th and will be available for photo ops ($210 each) and autographs ($230 each-maximum of two) on both days. You can purchase those starting on Wednesday, May 24th at 10:00am CST at www.PMXEvents.com.
You can rewatch some of last year’s panels by visiting the link here.
Conventions/Events
Ahmed Best talks saving Grogu and drunken Kungfu in our Star Wars panel from Space Con San Antonio!
With so many amazing stories to share, Ahmed Best gave the fans a plethora of tales from getting cast in The Phantom Menace to meeting George Lucas for the first time. You won’t believe how in depth he went into creating some of the Star Wars characters he’s portrayed or how he describes what it means to be “one with the force”. Enjoy our SpaceCon panel from San Antonio!
Ahmed Best is an American actor, comedian and musician. He is known for providing the voice and motion capture for the character Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars franchise. Best likewise collaborated with director George Lucas in three films and seven episodes of the cartoon show, Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
Conventions/Events
“What happened to Dorothy Bell” cast and director interview from Fantastic Fest 2024
Ted aka Steady sat with director Danny Villanueva Jr. and the cast of What Happened to Dorothy Bell during Fantastic Fest 2024. Hear their thoughts and experiences while making this found footage gem that is sure to get the attention of horror fans very soon!
Synopsis: Ozzie Gray (Asya Meadows) video documents an investigation into the traumatic events from her early childhood involving her late grandmother, Dorothy Bell. WHAT HAPPENED TO DOROTHY BELL? is a feature-length nightmarish found footage horror film by writer/director Danny Villanueva Jr. starring Asya Meadows, Michael Hargrove, Lisa Wilcox, Sargon Odicho, and Arlene Arnone Bibbs.
Conventions/Events
AGBO ANNOUNCES FOURTH ANNUAL GLOBAL COMPETITION FOR EMERGING FILMMAKERS, “NO SLEEP ‘TIL FILM FEST”
AGBO announces the return of their filmmaking competition, “No Sleep ‘til Film Fest,” inviting filmmakers from all over the world to make a short film in only 48 hours. As part of AGBO’s commitment to championing emerging filmmakers, the two-day festival challenges participants to make films that are three minutes or less for a chance to win prizes and receive ongoing mentorship from the independent studio. The virtual festival will be open world-wide for submissions from September 27th – 29th with a creative prompt released online September 27th at 5pm PT; filmmakers will have 48 hours to write, produce, and edit their films based off the prompt. All submissions are due at 5pm PT on September 29th and winners will be announced November 6th.
The top three winners receive a filmmaking prize package equipped with essential resources and best-in-class equipment to use for future filmmaking opportunities. They will also join the AGBO Storytellers Collective, an alumni network of winners from other AGBO-sponsored festivals and fellowship programs such as the Russo Brothers Italian American Filmmaker Forum and the Slamdance Film Festival Fellowship, the same festival the Russos received their start at in 1997 as emerging filmmakers.
While AGBO develops relationships with their award-winning filmmakers and grant recipients, the goal is to maintain ongoing, meaningful dialogue, serving as mentors and champions beyond the formal timelines of fellowships and competitions. Not only is the Collective designed to ensure these filmmakers stay connected with the studio, but also with each other, fostering a community of globally diverse, like-minded creatives.
In the past three years of the festival, “No Sleep ‘til Film Fest” received a total of over 2000 submissions from over 60 countries. 2023 winners included “Time of Your Life” directed by Darren Hinchy (Canada), “Just a Sec!” directed by Tanya Lialina and Teodor Klimov (Georgia), and “02:00 Minutes” directed by Grace McLeod (US). Previous winners’ films can be found on the AGBOVERSE and AGBO social channels. The winning films from this year will also premiere on these channels.
The festival’s panel of judges include AGBO Co-Founders Anthony and Joe Russo, Partner Donald Mustard, Chief Creative Officer Angela Russo-Otstot, Chief Innovation Officer Jake Aust, Chief Marketing Officer Marian Koltai-Levine, Co-Presidents of Story Chris Markus and Stephen McFeely, President of Film Michael Disco and President of Television Scott Nemes. The current Storytellers Collective members will also participate in judging, selecting an additional winning filmmaker to receive the “AGBO Storytellers Collective Award” and join the alumni network.
The filmmaking prize package includes high-level, industry standard tools to provide the winners with the best gear for their storytelling endeavors, supplied in sponsorship by RED Digital Camera, Blackmagic Design, GoPro, Avid, happy® coffee and AGBO.
It was recently announced that AGBO is producing “Avengers: Doomsday” and “Avengers: Secret Wars” alongside Marvel. In addition to AGBO’s record-breaking releases which include “Citadel” for Amazon MGM Studios, “The Gray Man” and both “Extraction” installments for Netflix, AGBO has produced multiple films for emerging filmmakers including Sam Hargrave for the “Extraction” franchise, The Daniels for the Academy Award-Winning Best Picture film “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” Natalie Erika James for “Relic” which was named a National Board of Review top ten film of 2020, and Ari Costa and Eren Celeboglu for the Asa Butterfield-Natalia Dyer horror thriller “All Fun and Games.” AGBO’s upcoming production, “The Bluff”, for Amazon MGM starring Priyanka Chopra-Jonas has another emerging director at the helm, Frank E. Flowers, directing his second feature film.
To join the competition and to view official rules and guidelines, please visit https://AGBO.com/NoSleep AGBO’s “No Sleep ‘til Film Fest” will open for submissions September 27th, 2024, and close September 29th, 2024. There is no entry fee, the festival is free to enter and open to filmmakers worldwide.
-
Contests5 months ago
Win a pair of passes to the ‘Borderlands’ movie
-
Contests5 months ago
Dallas Residents: Win an Advanced Virtual Screening for ‘MY SPY: The Eternal City’
-
Movie Reviews5 months ago
‘Twisters’ leads Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones look to dominate the box office this weekend – Review
-
Movie Reviews5 months ago
Nicolas Cage to terrorize audiences in the upcoming horror movie ‘Longlegs’
-
Contests3 months ago
Texas Residents: Win Advanced Screening Passes to ‘The Wild Robot’
-
Contests1 month ago
Texas Residents: Win Advanced Screening Passes to ‘Wicked’
-
Contests3 months ago
San Antonio: Win a pair of advanced screening passes to “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”
-
Contests4 months ago
Pharr, TX: Win Passes to the Beetlejuice (1988) Screening Party