Thu, Jun 25
2:00 pm to 11:00 pm

2009 San Antonio Film Festival

Serving as an accessible and inclusive platform for artist in the category of cinema & providing cinematic culture to a diverse audience.

Host:
Type:
Network:
Global
Start Time:
Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 2:00pm
End Time:
Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 9:00pm
Location:
Instituto Cultural de Mexico en San Antonio
Street:
600 Hemisfair Park
City/Town:
San Antonio, TX
Phone:
2102270123

Description

The 15th Annual San Antonio Film Festival will captivate audiences in the heart of San Antonio on June 25-28, 2009. This year’s festival will once again take place at the beautiful Instituto Cultural de Mexico. SAFILM is currently accepting film submissions thru May 1st, all entries must be postmarked by May 1, 2009. To enter download forms here.
This year SAFILM will be awarding 9 jury prizes.

Awards include:
1. Grand Prize
2. Jury Prize for Best Performance
3. Jury Prize for Best Narrative Short
4. Jury Prize for Best Documentary Short
5. Jury Prize for Best Animated Short
6. Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature
7. Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature
8. Jury Prize for Best San Antonio Filmmaker
9. Jury Prize for Best High School Filmmaker

Now in its 15th year, the San Antonio Film Festival — formerly The San Antonio Underground Film Festival — is held annually in June at the Instituto Cultural de Mexico en San Antonio & is looking for 100% DIY narrative, animation, doc, or experimental shorts or features. New this year are the nine categories.

SAFILM is a non-profit 501c3 whose mission is to serve as an accessible and inclusive platform for artist in the category of cinema and provide cinematic culture to a diverse audience. SAFILM showcases film from around the world while nurturing, fostering, and developing filmmakers of all ages. SAFILM is supported by the City of San Antonio’s Office of Cultural Affairs, Instituto Cultural de Mexico, San Antonio Film Commission, G2E Services, Southwest Airlines, and the San Antonio Express-News.