MFAS Members Supporting Kennedy Center Arts Education Initiative In Springfield

Arts Program Sustainability committee with Bryan Manning & Clay Mason

A workshop and press event will be held on Tuesday, September 13 at the Moxie Cinema to announce a five-year plan for Arts Education for Springfield. Assistance has been provided by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. on how to best utilize the resources available to Springfield Public Schools through many [...]

Contamination 2011 Opens June 24th In St Louis

Contamination 2011: The Sequel

Dyer Straits Productions (DSP) is bringing its highly anticipated follow-up, Contamination, back for a second year as Contamination 2011: The Sequel. This pop-culture, horror and sci-fi convention will take place at the Sheraton Westport Chalet June 24-26, 2011. Actor Eric Roberts and “The Boondock Saints” Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus and David Dela Rocco are [...]

Classic French Film Series In July At Webster University

Small Change by Francois Truffaut

Cinema St. Louis celebrates the city’s Gallic heritage and France’s cinematic legacy with its Third Annual Classic French Film Festival. This year’s fest – which begins on Bastille Day – offers an intertwined tribute to a trio of French-cinema icons: Catherine Deneuve, Jacques Demy, and François Truffaut. The festival also honors the prolific Claude Chabrol, [...]

SATO48 Receives Ozzie Award!

Jeff Clinkenbeard, SATO48 2010

Springfield, Mo., June 1, 2011 – The Springfield Regional Arts Council (SRAC) announces the recipients of the 2011 Ozzie Awards: Virginia C. Bussey – Individual Award Virginia C. Bussey for her extended service in promoting and supporting the artistic achievement and growth for area arts organizations in Springfield. SATO 48 – Organization Award SATO (Springfield [...]

Airport Hosts Flights of Fancy June 9th – Ozzie Awards Presentation!

Flights of Fancy Art Event June 9th

Enjoy wine, watercolors and whimsy at the second annual Flights of Fancy celebration, 6 to 8:30 pm on Thursday, June 9, in the Springfield-Branson National Airport Terminal Lobby. Hosted by the Springfield-Branson National Airport in conjunction with the 10 Weeks Festival, Flights of Fancy benefits Springfield’s Care to Learn Fund and the Community Foundation of [...]

SATO48 2011 Award Winners

The New Stepdad from A5Films

Thanks to TAGsgf.com for providing the information. They have stories with photos of the Awards Ceremony, a sampler of the films created and posted to YouTube as well as background on this years Inspiration Package Awards * — finalist; winner Best Art Direction * The New Stepdad — Max Rosen * Dream ‘Scapes * Violent [...]

EU Films to present first technological thriller, “Recall”

Evangel University presents Recall

Evangel News April 21, 2011 12:20 PM EU Films to present first technological thriller, “Recall” Springfield, Mo — The Evangel University Film Workshop is finishing production on “Recall,” its first technological thriller and 10th feature film in five years. EU Films will premiere the film on Friday, April 29, with showings at 6 p.m. and [...]

SATO48 Registration Open, Competition Scheduled April 15-17

SATO48 logo

Dear SATO48 Friends, Fans, Followers, and Filmmakers – SATO48 – 2011 REGISTRATION OPEN Kyaw Tha Hla & Jeff Clinkenbeard announce “SATO48 – 2011″ the 6th annual film challenge where filmmakers from Springfield And The Ozarks (SATO) form teams to compete in creating a five-minute short film over the course of a single weekend – 48 [...]

KC Film Fest Returns April 6th

KC FilmFest

The Kansas City FilmFest is the new combined festival of the KC Filmmakers Jubilee and FilmFestKC. It celebrates the creativity and hard work of filmmakers in the KC area and from around the world. It is a juried showcase of films and media, seminars, panels and receptions to be presented April 6-10, 2011. What: KC [...]

Film Financing Seminar In St Louis Saturday

Tom Malloy, Bankroll Your Film

From Cinema St Louis comes a Film Financing seminar by Tom Malloy, author of BANKROLL: A New Approach to Financing Feature Films. What: a $29 Film Financing Seminar!! When: Saturday March 26, 2011 9:30 am – 4:30 pm Where: Regional Arts Commission 6128 Delmar Blvd. Saint Louis, MO 63112 Event Registration Page Tom Malloy most [...]

Beginning Filmmaking Workshop Sunday March 27th

Count Zee - Make Your Movie

Join us for a Beginning Filmmaking Workshop this Sunday, March 27th at the Creamery Arts Center. Filmmaker John “Count Zee” Senovich will offer an introductory workshop that will help you learn how to take your story from concept to finished product. What: Beginning Filmmaking Workshop When: Sunday, March 27 · 1:30pm – 3:30pm Where: Creamery [...]

Self Employment In The Arts – 4th Annual Conference April 2nd

SEA poster

The SEA OZARTS One Day Conference is an educational resource to help aspiring artists gain the entrepreneurial knowledge and skills to establish and maintain a career as an independent artist. If you work in Visual Arts, Performing Arts, the Literary Arts or other genres, join us! What: 4th ANNUAL OZARTS CONFERENCE – Turn your passions [...]

Arts In Action: 10 Weeks Festival Returns To Springfield

ArtsinAction_2011

The third annual “Arts in Action: 10 Weeks Festival,” a collaborative effort highlighting more than 100 exhibitions and performances throughout the city, begins Saturday, March 12, with the Springfield Symphony’s “Myths and Legends” performance. The Festival’s goals are to raise funding support for arts education and provide resources to meet health, hunger and hygiene needs [...]

Open Casting Call Saturday for The Story of Bonnie and Clyde

Hilary Duff

A new movie entitled THE STORY OF BONNIE AND CLYDE will begin shooting in the Joplin area soon. Described on the IMBD website as featuring an account of the career of the infamous and notoriously violent bank robbing couple and their gang, the film will feature Hilary Duff, Kevin Zegers and Michael Madsen as well [...]

The Last Days of Extraordinary Lives – Tonight on Ozarks Public TV

The Last Days of Extraordinary Lives film poster

The second showing of The Last Days of Extraordinary Lives, a A full-length film by Randy Bacon can be seen tonight at 9:30 pm on Ozarks Public TV (OPT). It will also be shown next Sunday, February 20th, at 2:30 pm. Recognized photographer Randy Bacon, along with his wife and partner, Shannon, unveiled his first [...]