By: KAREN NELSON
Source: http://www.sunherald.com
Category: Film School Online
A film festival is coming to the Coast in early November and it is projected to attract some of the industry’s A-list.
Sun & Sand will be a state film and music festival and is inviting film producers and directors to see what Mississippi has to offer.
It also will be a trade show, said Wes Benton, with Red Planet Entertainment, one of the sponsors and driving forces behind the festival.
“We will bring in vendors to educate the state to support the industry,” Benton said in an interview with the Sun Herald last week. “Invitations are out.”
People in the industry are invited to submit a film, others to reserve a festival pass or be a sponsor.
It will be Nov. 7-11 on the Coast with about a half-dozen venues for movies, including the Saenger Theater, Hard Rock Casino and Beau Rivage in Biloxi and the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center in Ocean Springs.
Beach concerts are also in the plans.
It’s designed to connect film and music enthusiasts around the United States in “an emerging destination for filmmaking: Mississippi.”
Sun & Sand will screen both new and previous releases of major motion pictures as well as independent films, according to publicity information.
But it also plans to unveil some of the latest concepts, equipment and technologies in the field of film and digital effects.
Music concerts will “fuel the creative energy” at venues each night.
Catering and Southern cuisine will hold a prominent spot because food is important to a film production and selling Mississippi to filmmakers includes showing its ability to handle versatile catering needs, Benton said.
“The catering aspect, feeding 150-160 people a variety of food three times a day, is big,” Benton said. “It’s a huge cost for the film industry. And can be a boost for the local economy.”
Passes to the Emerging Technology aspect of the show won’t be included in the general festival admission and will have to be acquired separately.
“With the casinos, fishing and golf this area stands out,” he said, “so we can bring in A-list people.”
And get the word out about Mississippi’s commitment to film, he said.
Where is Mississippi in establishing a healthy film industry in the state?
“It’s already started,” Benton said.
Source: http://www.sunherald.com/2012/03/10/3809652/mississippi-commitment-big-enough.html
Source: http://www.sunherald.com
Category: Film School Online
A film festival is coming to the Coast in early November and it is projected to attract some of the industry’s A-list.
Sun & Sand will be a state film and music festival and is inviting film producers and directors to see what Mississippi has to offer.
It also will be a trade show, said Wes Benton, with Red Planet Entertainment, one of the sponsors and driving forces behind the festival.
“We will bring in vendors to educate the state to support the industry,” Benton said in an interview with the Sun Herald last week. “Invitations are out.”
People in the industry are invited to submit a film, others to reserve a festival pass or be a sponsor.
It will be Nov. 7-11 on the Coast with about a half-dozen venues for movies, including the Saenger Theater, Hard Rock Casino and Beau Rivage in Biloxi and the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center in Ocean Springs.
Beach concerts are also in the plans.
It’s designed to connect film and music enthusiasts around the United States in “an emerging destination for filmmaking: Mississippi.”
Sun & Sand will screen both new and previous releases of major motion pictures as well as independent films, according to publicity information.
But it also plans to unveil some of the latest concepts, equipment and technologies in the field of film and digital effects.
Music concerts will “fuel the creative energy” at venues each night.
Catering and Southern cuisine will hold a prominent spot because food is important to a film production and selling Mississippi to filmmakers includes showing its ability to handle versatile catering needs, Benton said.
“The catering aspect, feeding 150-160 people a variety of food three times a day, is big,” Benton said. “It’s a huge cost for the film industry. And can be a boost for the local economy.”
Passes to the Emerging Technology aspect of the show won’t be included in the general festival admission and will have to be acquired separately.
“With the casinos, fishing and golf this area stands out,” he said, “so we can bring in A-list people.”
And get the word out about Mississippi’s commitment to film, he said.
Where is Mississippi in establishing a healthy film industry in the state?
“It’s already started,” Benton said.
Source: http://www.sunherald.com/2012/03/10/3809652/mississippi-commitment-big-enough.html
