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PREDATORS World Premiere Wed., July 7 |
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Thursday, 24 June 2010 00:00 |
Troublemaker Studios Presents
PREDATORS World Premiere
8 PM Wednesday, July 7
The Paramount Theatre
713 Congress Ave. - Austin, Texas
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Troublemaker Studios is proud to present the World Premiere of 20th Century Fox’s PREDATORS directed by Nimrod Antal and produced by Robert Rodriguez, John Davis and Elizabeth Avellán on Wednesday, July 7 at 8 PM at Austin's historic Paramount Theatre. (Red carpet arrivals at 7:15 PM.)
Proceeds from this event benefit the Texas Motion Picture Alliance (TXMPA) and the Austin Film Society's Texas Filmmakers Production Fund.
Tickets are ON SALE NOW through ProTix at 866-977-6849 or protixonline.com and at the Paramount Theatre Box Office. Pricing as follows:
• $500 VIP Sponsor package include thanks from the stage, premium orchestra seating, Q&A and official after-party at The Belmont. ($250 is tax deductible.)
• $250 VIP tickets include orchestra seating, Q&A and official after-party at The Belmont.
• $100 VIP tickets include mezzanine & balcony seating, Q&A and official after-party at The Belmont.
• $30 screening-only tickets include upper balcony seating and Q&A
A bold new chapter in the Predator universe, PREDATORS was shot on location in Austin under Rodriguez’s creative auspices at the filmmaker’s Troublemaker Studios, and is directed by Nimrod Antal. The film stars Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Walton Goggins, and Laurence Fishburne. The Predators have collected the most dangerous killers on Earth and brought them to a distant planet. And now the hunt is on. The film opens in theaters nationwide on July 9.
Special thanks to AMD, The Paramount Theatre, The Belmont, Marc English Design and The Austin Chronicle for sponsoring this event, and very special thanks to Robert Rodriguez, Elizabeth Avellán and Troublemaker Studios for their continued and extraordinary support of TXMPA.
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TXMPA Annual Meeting & Election Report |
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Thursday, 24 June 2010 00:00 |
Nearly 150 TXMPA members and supporters celebrated four years of achievements and cast a hopeful eye on the future at our Annual Meeting at MPS Studios in Dallas on Saturday, June 19.
TXMPA President Don Stokes and Texas Film Commissioner Bob Hudgins hailed the significant advances made since our original incentives program launched in 2007 (just one year after TXMPA was founded), and even more notably since the new and improved incentives program was passed last year. Both pointed to exciting new production that has come to Texas as a result, including a record five television series this year (NBC's award-winning FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS and upcoming CHASE; FOX’s acclaimed THE GOOD GUYS and forthcoming LONESTAR, and ABC’s upcoming MY GENERATION) and numerous films (such as the Coen Brothers’ TRUE GRIT and Mel Gibson’s HOW I SPENT MY SUMMER VACATION). In addition, Texas had a strong showing at the recent E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) in Los Angeles, with strong buzz for such forthcoming Texas-made games as Sony Online Entertainment's DC UNIVERSE ONLINE, Disney / Junction Point's EPIC MICKEY, BioWare's STAR WARS: THE OLD REPUBLIC and Retro Studios' DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS.
Hudgins was then joined by members of the production team for THE GOOD GUYS, including Producer Mitch Engel, Production Manager Joe Dishner, and Co-Producer/Production Designer Craig Siebels, for a Keynote address and discussion. They shared their experiences and insights on filming in Texas, and advocated for bringing more production to the state. Engel declared that the crews and talent in Texas are among the best he has ever worked with.
Reports from TXMPA’s committee chairs, including Camille Scioli McNamara and Jeanette Scott (Membership/Fundraising), Linda Dowell and Jeff Evans (Communications), Susan Fowler (Website & Social Networks), and Garry Potts (Legislative), showed the continued growth of our organization and our industry. Fowler noted that TXMPA’s Facebook group now has over 2,000 members, and Scott announced that Austin will host the World Premiere of Robert Rodriguez’s highly anticipated PREDATORS on July 7, with a portion of proceeds benefitting TXMPA (see above).
TXMPA Elections Chair Nikki Young also announced the following election results:
Jeff Evans, Camille McNamara, and Don Stokes were elected to the three open At-Large seats, continuing their service on TXMPA's Board of Directors. Joining them in their respective Industry seats are new Board members Sabra Young (Texas Association of Film and Tape Professionals), Jay Schuh (Animation, Video Games, and Visual FX) and Trish Avery (Labor/Talent), alongside returning Board member Steve Belsky (Labor/Crew).
Newly elected Regional Board members include:
Randy Christian, Panhandle Regional Representative
Kirk Manton, Panhandle Regional Alternate
Dr. Louis Falk, Rio Grande Valley Regional Representative
Henry Serrato, Rio Grande Valley Regional Alternate
Robert Tibuni, West Texas Regional Representative
Karen Bernstein, West Texas Regional Alternate
(Other Regional Representatives are unchanged.)
Finally, on Saturday the 2010-2011 Board re-elected Don Stokes as President and Susan Fowler as Vice President, and elected Robert Curlin as Treasurer and David Friedman as Secretary.
TXMPA would like to thank everyone who helped make the meeting possible: Past President Meredith Stephens and MPS Studios for hosting the event; Doc Strange Photography for documenting the event (look for photos on our website and Facebook page soon), Trish Avery, Linda Dowell, David Friedman, Roman Garcia, Linda McAlister, Lynne Moon and the staff of PrimaDonna Productions, Inc. (PDP) for providing equipment and assistance; volunteers Angela Gair, Veronica Laurence, Ryan Manalansan, Richard Olsen, Robin Read, Marilyn Rude, Tetia Stroud, J Taylor, Kalisa Wade, Kim Williams and Lydia Williams; Elections Chair Nikki Young; our esteemed keynote speakers Mitch Engel, Joe Dishner and Craig Siebels; and Don Stokes and Bob Hudgins for their continued leadership.
TXMPA also thanks the outstanding candidates for the Board’s open At-Large seats: Michelle Ahlswede, Raine Devries, Adam Donaghey, Phil Hardage, Renee Hill-Sweet, Justin Muller, Tom Sowell, Darren Vancleave, and Patrice Villastrigo. And finally, thanks to everyone who attended the event, and to all our supporters across the state who are helping bring more production to Texas.
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TXMPA ANNUAL MEETING UPDATE |
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Wednesday, 09 June 2010 00:00 |
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Dear Texas Film, TV, Commercial & Video Game Makers:
You are cordially invited to attend TXMPA's 2010 Annual Statewide Meeting on Saturday, June 19 at MPS Studios in Dallas (141 Regal Row). Check-in begins at 1:00 PM, and the meeting will take place from 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM. (*Please note corrected time.)
In addition to the introduction of TXMPA's newly elected Board members (see below), we are pleased to welcome Texas Film Commission Director BOB HUDGINS, who will address the current state of our production incentives program.
In addition, we are also honored that our Keynote Address will feature an esteemed panel of guests from FOX's new series THE GOOD GUYS, including Producer MITCH ENGEL, Production Manager JOE DISHNER, and Co-Producer / Production Designer CRAIG SIEBELS, who will share their experience and insight on the benefits of filming in Texas.
Once again, thank you for your continued support of TXMPA and the moving image production industry in Texas – and special thanks to MPS for hosting us and for their long history of supporting TXMPA.
We look forward to seeing you in Dallas on the 19th. Please join us!
P.S.: If you're looking for a hotel room, the Belmont Hotel (http://belmontdallas.com/) is offering discounted rates for TXMPA members. Use rate code TMPA (yes, that's the correct code) when making your reservations. (If you have any questions, please contact the Belmont’s Shana Valdez at 214.393.2300.) |
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At Large Board Candidates Announced |
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Monday, 07 June 2010 00:00 |
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TXMPA is pleased to announce this year's candidates for the three open At Large seats on our Board, and want to thank them all for stepping forward to participate. We greatly appreciate your willingness to add your voice in support of TXMPA.
The 12 nominees are...
Michele Ahlswede
Raine Devries
Adam Donaghey
Jeff Evans
Phil Hardage
Renee Hill-Sweet
Camille Scioli McNamara
Justin K. Muller
Tom Sowell
Don Stokes
Darren VanCleave
Patrice Villastrigo
If you would like to endorse any candidates, please e-mail
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with a brief statement (2-3 sentences) by Friday, June 11. Endorsements will then be posted alongside the candidates’ bios and photos (which you can view below by clicking "Read more:").
Online voting begins 12:01 AM Monday, June 14th and closes 11:59 PM Thursday, June 17th. The process will once again be handled by Ballot Bin and an e-mail with more details will go out closer to the date. (Before then, please “whitelist” Ballot Bin by adding
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to your contact list so that election e-mails will go to your inbox and not your spam folder.)
Please note you must be a current/paid member of TXMPA to be eligible to vote. You can join, renew, or check your membership status at http://bit.ly/joinTXMPA.
The results of our At Large Board election will be announced at our Annual Statewide Meeting on Saturday, June 19, 1:30-3:30pm, at MPS Studios in Dallas. Please join us, and if you're still looking for a hotel room, the Belmont Hotel is offering discounted rates for TXMPA members (use the rate code TMPA when making reservations; if you have any questions, please contact the Belmont’s Shana Valdez at 214.393.2300).
Thank you as always for your support, and we look forward to seeing you on the 19th!
Nikki Young
TXMPA Elections Chair
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Read more: At Large Board Candidates Announced
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Wednesday, 02 June 2010 00:00 |
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This Summer - two hours of Texas TV a week:
THE GOOD GUYS - 8pm Mondays on FOX
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS - 7pm Fridays on NBC
This Fall - four hours of Texas TV a week:
LONESTAR - 8pm Mondays on FOX
CHASE - 9pm Mondays on NBC
MY GENERATION - 7pm Thursdays on ABC
THE GOOD GUYS - 8pm Fridays on FOX
It's been just over a year since the new Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program was enacted and, in case you haven't heard, our Texas TV industry has achieved particularly stunning success because of it. An unprecedented five primetime network TV series will shoot in Texas this summer, spanning three out of four broadcast networks - THE GOOD GUYS and LONESTAR (FOX), CHASE and FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS (NBC), and MY GENERATION (ABC) - bringing thousands of jobs for Texans and millions of dollars of spending to our state. (And word is we may even get a sixth series this fall - CBS' CHAOS. Stay tuned!)
Our incentives are working, and putting Texans to work. As of June 1st, the new Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program has allocated over $50 million in grants resulting in $519 million in Texas production spending and over 53,000 cast and crew jobs for Texans since it was enacted April 23, 2009 - one of the most effective and successful job creation programs in the state. But we have a lot more work to do as we head towards the 2011 Legislative Session.
The Texas Motion Picture Alliance is the statewide non-profit all-volunteer industry advocacy organization for film, TV, commercial and video game makers. We have led the charge for increased and improved production incentives legislation to grow the creative industries in Texas and keep us competitive with other states. Please support our cause – join, renew or donate today at http://bit.ly/joinTXMPA. You can also join our Facebook Group at http://bit.ly/txmpaf and follow us on Twitter @txmpa to stay connected with us. |
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