WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival
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| Location | Houston, TX, USA |
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| Founded | April 1968 |
| Founded by | Hunter Todd[1] |
| Awards | Remi Award |
| Website | worldfest |
The WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, founded in 1968, is an annual film festival held annually in April in Houston, Texas.[2] Notable festival alumni include John Lee Hancock, who wrote and directed the Oscar-winning film The Blind Side, as well as Steven Spielberg, Randal Kleiser, Ang Lee and David Winning.[3]
Competition categories
[edit]WorldFest bestows awards in 10 major film and video categories as well as 200+ sub-categories.[citation needed]
- Independent Shorts
- Independent Experimental Films & Videos
- Independent Theatrical Features
- Independent Study Films & Videos
- Television and Cable Production
- TV Commercials / Public Service Announcements
- Film & Video Production
- Screenplays
- Music Videos
- New Media (including websites and 3D productions)
Awards
[edit]The award given at the Worldfest-Houston is called the Remi. The Remi Award is named after painter/illustrator Frederic Remington.[4]
One Grand Remi is awarded to the top winner in each of the major competition categories.
- Grand Remi
Within each competition category, there are multiple sub-categories. The following are awarded in each sub-categories:
- Special Jury Award
- Platinum Remi
- Gold Remi
- Silver Remi
- Bronze Remi
References
[edit]- ^ Darling, Cary (2018-01-22). "WorldFest Houston film festival lands a new home". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
- ^ Lang, Katricia (2017-04-25). "WorldFest-Houston Celebrates 50 Years of the Best in Video, Film and Commercials". Houston Press. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
- ^ "After 50 Years, Houston's WorldFest Film Festival Continues to Launch Rising Hollywood Stars". Houstonia. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
- ^ "2015 Remi Winners - Worldfest-Houston". Worldfest-Houston. Retrieved 2020-04-11.