WorldFest-Houston_International_Film_Festival

WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival

WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival

Annual Film Festival held in Houston, Texas, United States

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]

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Competition categories

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

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

  1. [1]
    Darling, Cary (2018-01-22). "WorldFest Houston film festival lands a new home". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  2. [2]
    Lang, Katricia (2017-04-25). "WorldFest-Houston Celebrates 50 Years of the Best in Video, Film and Commercials". Houston Press. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  3. [3]
    "After 50 Years, Houston's WorldFest Film Festival Continues to Launch Rising Hollywood Stars". Houstonia. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  4. [4]
    "2015 Remi Winners - Worldfest-Houston". Worldfest-Houston. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
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