TFPF Recipients 1996 - 2007

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Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund 2007

$150,000 awarded to 21 Texas filmmakers

LOVEOLUTION
John Bryant
12 minute narrative
$5,000 post-production & distribution

LO QUE DARIA POR VOLVER
Sergio Carvajal, Victor Carvajal
120 minute experimental narrative
$5,000 production

DEAD DREAMS INCORPORATED
Steve Collins
7 minute narrative
$2,000 Kodak stock for production

WHERE SOLDIERS COME FROM
Heather Courtney
80 minute documentary
$11,000 production

STORIES FROM THE SAN IGNACIO LAGOON
Lucia Duncan
57 minute documentary
$4,000 production & post-production

GOAL CITESOLEIL
John Fiege
90 minute documentary
$10,000 production

CORPUS
Walter Glass
90 minute narrative
$1,000 Kodak stock for production

NAOMI. NAOMI
Paul Gordon
90 minute narrative
$10,000 production

ANT
Laura Harrison
60 minute experimental documentary
$15,000 post-production

STARFISH
June Lee
90 minute narrative
$20,000 production

SUPERCOLLIDER
Deborah Eve Lewis
60 minute documentary
$6,000 post-production

ST. NICK
David Lowery
90 minute narrative
$6,000 production

MARS
Geoff Marslett
75 minute animated experimental narrative
$5,000 post-production

PIGEON IMPOSSIBLE
Lucas Martell
5 minute animated narrative
$5,000 post-production & distribution

EVOLUTION OF A CRIMINAL
Darius C. Monroe
80 minute documentary
$8,000 production & post-production

GONE TO TEXAS: THE LIVES OF FORREST CARTER
Douglas Newman
80 minute documentary
$5,000 production

I’LL COME RUNNING
Spencer Parsons
112 minute narrative
$5,000 distribution

DMT: THE SPIRIT MOLECULE
Mitch Schultz
100 minute documentary
$12,000 production & post-production

THE HORSE BOY
Michel Scott
90 minute documentary
$5,000 post-production & distribution

DOODAD’S MOON PAD
Leah Sharpe, Jason Stout
30 minute experimental documentary animated narrative
$5,000 production & post-production

OPTITRONIC
Arie Stavchansky
4 minute animation
$5,000 production & post-production

TFPF 2007 PANELISTS:

James Fotopoulos, director, MIGRATING FORMS, BACK AGAINST THE WALL, THE NEST
Sarah Price, co-director, SUMMERCAMP!, THE YES MEN
Rachel Rosen, Director of Programming, Los Angeles Film Festival & Film Independent

TFPF 2007 STAFF:

Bryan Poyser, Program Officer
Angela De Leon, Coordinator
Christina Kim, Coordinator
Shane Hazen, Coordinator
Maggie Schutza, Coordinator
 

Texas Filmmakers Production Fund 2006

$121,290 awarded to 18 Texas filmmakers

Veterans
Miguel Alvarez
14 min documentary
$2,000 production / post / distribution

Texas Folk Arts
Amy Bench
20 min documentary
$2,000 production / post / distribution

See the World in Darkness
Brian Birdwell
80 min documentary
$5,000 production

The Aviatrix
Toddy Burton
10-12 min narrative
$5,000 production
$3,000 Kodak filmstock

City Playground
Rob Chesnutt
15 min experimental narrative
post-production
AMD / Microsoft Technology workstation award

A Voice for Change: The Rag, 1966-1977
Jim Cullers
10 min documentary
$4,000 production

Shores of Another Sea
The CYC Collaborative
90 min narrative
$2,000 post

The Anatomy of a Frog
Sarah M. Dowling
12 min narrative
$4,000 distribution

August Evening
Chris Eska
100 min narrative
production
AMD / Microsoft Technology workstation award

Sadie
Naiti Gamez
10 min narrative
$3,000 post / distribution

Greg
Jenn Garrison
30 min documentary
$5,000 post / distribution

Two Trinities
Sandra J. Guardado
55 min documentary
$10,000 production

The Physics Teacher
Scott P. Harris
90 min documentary
production / post
AMD / Microsoft Technology workstation award

Ant
Laura Harrison
60 min animation / experimental / documentary
$15,000 production / post

What Makes Kinky Run
David Hartstein
60 min documentary
$5,000 production / post

Small Beautiful Hands
Elizabeth Ladd Lee
24 min narrative
$2,000 distribution

Western
Lucas W. Millard
15 min narrative
$4,000 production
$3,000 Kodak filmstock

Best Kept Secret
PJ Raval and Jay Hodges
90 min documentary
$7,000 post-production

TFPF 2006 PANELISTS:
Allison Anders
Scott Farnel
Kate Horsfield

TFPF 2006 STAFF:
Elisabeth Sikes, Program Officer
Melissa Archer, Coordinator
Vanessa Mokry, Coordinator
Chelsea Staires, Coordinator 

Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund 2005

$77,000 Awarded to 27 Texas Filmmakers

Round Midnight, Moscow Time
Thomas Burns
60 min documentary
$5,000 production

Romeo
Robert Byington
7 min narrative
$1,000 production
$500 Kodak filmstock

Jumping Off Bridges
Kat Candler
100 min narrative
$5,000 post-production

 

Where Soldiers Come From
Heather Courtney
86 min documentary
$4,000 production
$200 Media Toolbox tapestock

August Evening
Chris Eska
100 min narrative
$4,000 production

Quilty as Charged
Spike Gillespie
56 min documentary
$1,500 production / post-production / distribution

Escaping Juarez
Cristina Gurrola
26 min narrative
$2,000 production
$1000 Kodak filmstock

Pathogen
Emily Hagins
90 min narrative
$1,000 production / post-production / distribution

A. O. K.
Kyle Henry
90 min narrative
$8,000 production
$500 Kodak filmstock

Old Man
Chris Howell
29 min documentary
$2,500 post-production

Zombie Girl
Justin Johnson & Erik Mauck
56 min documentary
$300 Media Toolbox tapestock post-production

Shores of Another Sea
Rusty Kelley, Natalie Aston, Charles Heidrich, Carleton Ranney, Eva Billingsley, Ben Foster & Renan McFarland
80 min narrative
$2000 Kodak filmstock post-production

Old Photos
June Lee
18 min narrative
$1,000 production
$1000 Kodak filmstock

The Outlaw Son
David Lowery
15 min experimental narrative
$1,000 production / post-production
$1000 Kodak filmstock

Box
Larry McMahan
4 min animation
$2,000 production / post-production / distribution

The Legend of Merle Willis, Headless Cowpoke
R. Lance Myers
7 min animation narrative
$3,000 production

A Homemade Peace
Nevie Owens
60 min documentary
$2,000 post-production

Starry Night
Keun Pyo Park
10 min narrative
$2,000 post-production

On the Line
Nancy Schiesari
53 min documentary
$3,500 min production

Bocce
Ivana Slavnic
60 min documentary
$2,500 production
$200 Media Toolbox tapestock

The Nebula Project
Cauleen Smith
87.5 min narrative
$2,000 production / post-production

Dear Mr. President
Debra Sugerman
90 min documentary
$4,000 production

An Old Bolero
Maria Loreto Caro-Valdes
25 min narrative
$1,000 post-production / distribution

Iris Moon
Iskra Valtcheva
7 min experimental narrative
$1,000 production / post-production

Wax
Monica Walters & John P. Crowley
53 min documentary
$1,500 post-production

Racing with the Sun
Steve Warren
84 min documentary
$1,000 production

Habibi Rasak Kharban
Susan Youssef
90 min experimental narrative
$8,500 production
$300 Media Toolbox tapestock

TFPF 2005 Panelists
Dominic Angerame
Jocelyn Glatzer
Rose Troche

TFPF 2005 Staff
Elisabeth Sikes, Program Officer
Tai San Choo, Coordinator
Chris Hadlock, Coordinator
Meagan Stewart, Coordinator 

Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund 2004

$70,000 Awarded to 26 Texas Filmmakers

Silent Radio
Alan Arrivee
29 min narrative
$1500 post-production

Outside Afghanistan
Beverly Barrett
60 min documentary
$1500 post-production

 

Summer Camp
Bradley Beesley
60 min documentary
$5000 post-production

Women at the Edge
Maria Berns
54 min experimental
$1000 production

State vs. Reed
Frank Bustoz & Ryan Polomski
60 min documentary
$2000 production
$100 Media Toolbox tapestock grant

Letters from the Other Side
Heather Courtney
56 min documentary
$5000 post-production

Mississippi Chicken
John Fiege
56 min documentary
$3000 production

Two Days
Paige Griggs
90 min narrative
$2000 post-production

3 Black Panthers & The Last Slave Plantation
Jimmy Hall
90 min documentary
$3500 production
$100 Media Toolbox tapestock grant

Room
Kyle Henry
90 min experimental narrative
$7000 post-production

Viva Les Amis
Nancy Higgins
55 min documentary
$2000 post-production

Best Kept Secret
Jay Hodges & PJ Raval
90 min documentary
$4000 production
$100 Media Toolbox tapestock grant

High Stakes
Anne Lewis
26 min documentary
$3000 production
$100 Media Toolbox tapestock grant

Trip to Roswell
Geoff Marslett
98 min animation narrative
$4000 production

Video Works 2002-2004
Eileen Maxson
18 min experimental
$500 Media Toolbox video tapestock grant distribution

15-minute Wait
Laura O'Keefe
15 min narrative
$1000 production

Choo-Choo-Choose You
Spencer Parsons
90 min narrative
$3500 production

Alas, Poor Yorick
Ben & Jonathan Pascoe
99 min narrative
$2000 post-production

Below the Break
Melissa Henry Pratt
18 min narrative
$2000 post-production

Highway of Death
Jay Reel
90 min narrative
$2500 production

Digger
Scott Rice
10 min narrative
$1000 Kodak filmstock production

My Father in the River
Michel Orion Scott
20 min experimental
$2500 production

Bastard & The Unbroken Home
Karen Skloss
60 - 80 min experimental documentary
$2000 production

Pursuit of Happiness
Jim Stedman
15 min narrative
$2000 distribution

Boyhood Dreams
Dorothy VanDeCarr
56 min documentary
$1000 production
$100 Media Toolbox tapestock grant

Muertas
Ryan Williams
15 min narrative
$5000 Kodak filmstock production

TFPF 2004 Panelists
Katja Esson, Filmmaker FERRY TALES
Joan Gratz, Filmmaker MONA LISA DESCENDING A STAIRCASE
Trevor Groth, Senior Programmer Sundance Film Festival

TFPF 2004 Staff
Elisabeth Sikes, Program Officer
Chris Hadlock, Coordinator
Laura Howard, Coordinator
Brian Scofield, Coordinator 

2003 Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund grants:

$65,000 AWARDED TO 17 TEXAS FILMMAKERS

The South Rising
David Barker
30 minutes documentary
$5,000 production / post-production
$100 Media Toolbox tapestock grant

Graffiti
Juliet Dervin & David Martinez
30 minutes narrative
$4,700 production
$650 Kodak filmstock grant

Location, Location
Christine Felton
90 minutes documentary
$3,000 post-production

Light from the East
Amy Grappell
53 minutes documentary
$5,000 post-production

Once upon a Time in Kentucky
Scott Harris
148 minutes documentary
$4,000 post-production / distribution

Room
Kyle Henry
90 minutes experimental / narrative
$5,000 production
$100 Media Toolbox tapestock grant
$2350 Kodak filmstock grant

White Dwarfs and Red Giants
Eric Hueber
90 minutes experimental / documentary / narrative
$5,000 production / post-production / distribution

Eating in Cubes
Jane Jo
15 minutes animation / experimental / narrative
$3,600 post-production / distribution
$100 Media Toolbox tapestock grant

Texas Weeds
Mitko Panov
90 minutes narrative
$2,000 production

A Yeti in the City
T'Chaka Sikelianos
80 minutes narrative
$1,100 post-production / distribution

Bastard
Karen Skloss
60-80 minutes experimental / documentary / narrative
$4,000 production
$1000 Kodak filmstock grant

pupae
Divya Srinivasan
24 minutes animation / experimental / documentary / narrative
$2,000 production / post-production / distribution

Boyhood Dreams
Dorothy VanDeCarr
56 minutes documentary
$5,000 production
$100 Media Toolbox tapestock grant

Dear Pillow
Jacob Vaughan
90 minutes narrative
$3,000 post-production

After Twilight
Gary Watson
30 minutes narrative
$1,100 production
$1000 Kodak filmstock grant

Forbidden to Wander
Susan Youssef
53 minutes documentary
$5,000 post-production / distribution
$100 Media Toolbox tapestock grant

Quasar Hernandez
David & Nathan Zellner
9 minute narrative
$1,000 post-production / distribution

TFPF2003 panelists:
Rodney Evans, filmmaker Brother to Brother, Close to Home, & Two Encounters
Marlo Poras, filmmaker Mai's America
Chel White, filmmaker Photocopy Cha Cha, Passage, Soulmate, Dirt, & Eclipse

TFPF2003 staff:
Elisabeth Sikes, director
Gregory Collins, senior coordinator
Krysti Burkemper, coordinator
Joanna Ebizie, coordinator

Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund 2002

$58,000 AWARDED TO 20 TEXAS FILMMAKERS

2002 Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund grants:

Seven Days
David Barker
15 min Super-8 / 35 mm narrative
$2500 production / post

Gretchen & the Night Danger
Steve Collins
15 min digital video narrative
$3500 production / post / distribution

No Kill
Jason Cortlund & Julia Halperin
56 min digital video documentary
$2500 production

Las Mujeres
Heather Courtney
56 min Super-8 / Digital video documentary
$4000 production

Forgotten in Rio
Ryan Deussing
30 min Super-8 / digital video documentary
$2000 production

Sideshow
Meghna Haldar
10 min Super-8 Experimental Narrative
$3000 production
$1000 Kodak grant

:Thirty Seconds
Sativa January
57 min video documentary
$3500 production

Dallas Tap Dazzlers: Developing Dreams
Genell Kelso
60 min digital video documentary
$1000 production / post

Wiccans in the Military Project
Susan Kirr
60 min Super-8 / Digital video documentary
$2000 production

Relocation
Bennie Klain
26 minute digital video narrative
$1000 post

Lifers
Mark Mederson
90 min digital video documentary
$5000 production / post / distribution

Neo Geo
Jacqueline Passmore
18 min experimental narrative
$3000 production / post

Os Confederados
Garry Potts
30 60 min documentary
$4000 production

The Bat Mitzvah of Lizzie Stein
Julie Sagalowsky
20 min digital video narrative
$1000 distribution

A Yeti in the City
T'Chaka Sikelianos
90 min digital video narrative
$2000 post / distribution

The Lost Pines
Divya Srinivasan
7 min animation / experimental / narrative
$5000 production / post / distribution

Adopted
Linda Stogner
30 min animation / documentary / narrative
$4000 production

Dissolve
Aaron Valdez
19 min 16 mm experimental
$2000 post

Dear Pillow
Jacob Vaughan
90 min Super-16 narrative
$2000 production
$2000 Kodak grant

Variations
Matthew Warren
70 min digital video documentary
$2000 production / post

TFPF2002 panelists:
Phillip Glau, filmmaker Circus Redickuless
Sarah Jacobson, filmmaker My High School Reunion
Greta Snider, filmmaker The Magic of Radio, Urine Man, & Our Gay Brothers
Zack Stratis, filmmaker Could Be Worse!

TFPF2002 staff:
Elisabeth Sikes, director
Caroline O'Connor, senior coordinator
Aleen Kim, coordinator
Erin Randall, coordinator

Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund 2001

$50,000 AWARDED TO 20 TEXAS FILMMAKERS

2001 Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund grants:

AUSTIN

Bass Man
Michael Bayer
90 minute documentary
$5,000 production

Welcome Home
Nancy Bless and Andrew Garrison
56 minute documentary
$1,000 production

You'll Never Walk Alone
Rebecca Flores
70 minute documentary
$1,000 post/distribution

Concerto for Two Harpsichords
Mireille Fornengo
25 minute documentary
$2,000 post/distribution

Nutria
Ted Gesing
20 minute documentary
$5,000 production/post

Up Syndrome
Duane Graves
82 minute documentary
$2,000 distribution

Moonlight by the Sea
Justin Hennard
95 minute narrative
$2,000 post

Six in Austin
Tamara Klindt
90 minute narrative
$1,000 distribution

Kritik
Jeremy Liebman
60 minute experimental/documentary
$1,000 production/post/distribution

Crime Pays
Travis Marriott
30 minute documentary
$1,500 production

Trip to Roswell
Geoff Marslett
30 minute animation/experimental/narrative
$5,000 production/post/distribution

Let It Roll: A History of the Texas Penitentiary
Susanne Mason
60 minute documentary
$2,000 post

Subsidized Fate
R. Lance Myers
4 minute animation
$4,000 production/post/distribution

Ablution
Eric Patrick
15 minute animation/experimental
$4,000 post/distribution

Take Courage
Luke Savisky
30 minute experimental
$1,500 production

Triple Threat
Joshua J. Smith and Wayne McClammy
19 minute narrative
$1,000 post/distribution

The Hollerin' Contest
Kurt Volk
22 minute documentary
$4,000 production/post/distribution

Girl Wrestler
Diane Zander
60 minute animation/documentary
$1,000 post/distribution

ELSA

Edcouch-Elsa
Marcel Rodriguez
90 minute documentary
$1,000 production

IRVING

Untitled
Sebastian del Castillo
20 minute experimental/documentary
$5,000 production

TFPF2001 panelists:
David Gordon Green, filmmaker George Washington
Bennett Miller, filmmaker The Cruise
Joanna Priestley, filmmaker All My Relations, Grown Up, Surface Dive

TFPF2001 staff:
Elisabeth Sikes, director
Caroline O'Connor, senior coordinator
Sara Fuchs, coordinator
Kathryn Nowlin, coordinator

Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund 2000

$50,000 AWARDED TO 11 TEXAS FILMMAKERS

AUSTIN

Cicadas
Kathleen Candler
90 minute narrative
$5,000 distribution

A Few Good Dykes
Mocha Jean Herrup
70 minute documentary
$2,500 post-production

Beila Was a Baba-Kazak
Dina Kagan
10 minute experimental
$5,000 post-production

Bike Like You Mean It!
Susan Kirr
60 minute documentary
$5,000 post-production

Untitled
Sara Mayer
16 minute narrative
$5,000 post-production/distribution

Beelzebub's Bathtub
Andre Silva
14 minute animation/experimental
$5,000 production

My Neighborhood
Meredith Decotiis Szypula
25 minute experimental
$5,000 production/post-production

Suddenly It Rained
Timothy Wilkerson
10 minute animation/experimental narrative
$5,000 post-production

Girl Wrestler
Diane Zander
45 minute animation/documentary
$5,000 production

HOUSTON

Lone Stars
Gary L. Watson
2 minute documentary
$5,000 production/post-production

SAN ANTONIO

Skinhead Patrol
Adam Robinette
50-60 minute documentary/narrative
$2,500 post-production

TFPF2000 panelists:
Caveh Zahedi, filmmaker/actor Video Diary
Naomi Uman, filmmaker Private Movie
Laurie Collyer, filmmaker Nuyorican Dream

TFPF2000 staff:
Anne del Castillo, director
Rosanna Brillantes, senior program associate
Sara Fuchs, program associate
CW Wang, program associate

Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund 1999

$50,000 AWARDED TO 32 TEXAS FILMMAKERS

AUSTIN

Ideal
Andrew Arbuckle
narrative short
$1,000 distribution

A Troll's Bridge
Andy Cockrum
narrative feature
$1,000 post-production

Nightstand
Jason Cortlund
narrative short
$1,000 production

Los Trabajadores: The Workers
Heather Courtney
documentary short
$1,000 production

The Speed of Light
Mel Cowan
narrative short
$1,000 post-production

Green: Environmental Justice in South Louisiana
Laura Dunn
documentary feature
$5,000 production

Writing on the Boxcar
Matthew Fliehler
documentary short
$1,000 production

A Little Death
Greg Gilpatrick
narrative short
$1,000 production

Attack of the Bat Monsters
Kelly Greene
narrative feature
$1,000 post-production

Monotype Movement
Gabel Karsten
animation short
$1,000 production

In the Shadow
Michelle Kelso
documentary feature
$1,000 production

Sophie
Helen Haeyoung Lee
narrative feature
$1,900 production

Kreuz Market: No Sauce, No Sides, No Silverware
Ken Lewin
documentary feature
$1,000 production

The Frog in the Well
Cervando David Martnez
documentary short
$5,000 distribution

Passage
Isaac Mathes
narrative short
$1,900 post-production

Comrades
Mitko Panov
documentary feature
$5,000 post-production

Records
Rene Ivan Penaloza-Galvan
experimental short
$1,000 post-production

Big Noise, Small Noise
Justin Rice
documentary short
$1,000 post-production

The Dicks From Texas
Martha Scarborough
documentary feature
$1,000 production

Cathedral Ridge
Jenny Stark
narrative feature
$1,900 production

Throwing Stones at the Sun: The 70DR Diaries
Aaron J. Valdez
experimental short
$2,000 post-production

What Is Beauty?
Celeste Serna Williams
documentary short
$1,000 production

BROWNSVILLE

Folk Healing Practices in the Latino Immigrant Community
Michael Van Wagenen
documentary short
$1,000 production

DALLAS

A Woman's Place
Jim Brennan
documentary feature
$1,000 production

Ghesmat (Destiny)
Bani Khoshnoudi
documentary short
$1,900 production

3 Shorts: Untitled Collaborations
Marty Walker
experimental short
$1,875 production

EL PASO

A Hundred Hail Marys
Cristina Ibarra
narrative short
$1,000 production

GALVESTON

This State I'm In
Robert Ziebell
narrative feature
$1,000 distribution

LAREDO

A Lowrider Spring Break En San Quilmas
Efrain Gutierrez
narrative feature
$1,525 distribution

SAN ANTONIO

I am Joaquin
Ray Santisteban
experimental short
$1,000 production

After My Own Heart
Raymond Anthony Villareal
narrative feature
$1,000 production

SPICEWOOD

Link Wray
Tommy Nix
documentary feature
$1,000 production


TFPF99 panelists:
James Benning, filmmaker, Four Corners
Adam Goldberg, actor/filmmaker, Scotch and Milk
Loretta Todd, filmmaker, Today is a Good Day: Remembering Chief Dan George

TFPF99 staff:
Anne del Castillo, director
Susan Loyd, senior coordinator
David Nowlin, senior coordinator
Scot Markland, coordinator

Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund 1998

$50,000 AWARDED TO 19 TEXAS FILMMAKERS

Sunday Dinner
Joseph Ambrosavage
20 min 16mm comedy
$1,000 post-production/distribution

Yard Sailing
Michael Bayer & Stan Steen
90 min 16mm documentary
$2,500 post-production/distribution

Portrait of a Girl as a Young Cat
Katie Cokinos
80 min 16mm experimental narrative
$3,500 post-production

Night of the Bunnies
Scott Dodson
20 min 16mm animation
$1,000 distribution

Odessa Sleeps
Susan Evans
120 min 16mm narrative
$5,000post-production

Amada of the Gardens
Aida E. Franco
30 min 16mm documentary
$5,000 production

Loaves and Fishes
Amparo Garcia
28 min 16mm drama
$3,000 production

Laredo: Border on the Edge
Debbie Haber
30 min video documentary
$2,000 post-production

Mutant Girl
Heidi Hall
20 min 16mm drama
$2,000 pre-production

University Incorporated
Kyle Henry
56 min 16mm experimental documentary
$2,500 production/post-production

Experimental Drug
Jennifer Hoffecker
20 min video experimental documentary
$1,500 production

The Unearthling
Peter Lucas
15 min 16mm experimental narrative
$2,000 production

Where Mommies Come From
Gerrie McCall & Nancy Schiesari
10 min super 8/video documentary
$1,500 post-production

The Living Tree
Flora Moon
48 min video documentary
$5,000 production/post-production

Salinger Takes a Bath
Jennifer Payson
5-10 min 16mm experimental
$2,000 post-production

Shades of Gray
Wyatt & Zack Phillips
90 min 16mm dramedy
$2,500 post-production

Mary & Claire
Gay Studebaker
9 min 16mm/video narrative
$2,000 post-production

Rowdy Round-up: Night of the Killer Pinatas
Kevin West
90 min video horror/comedy
$3,000 production

A Common Confusion
Scott Wilcox & Spencer Parsons
5 min 16mm narrative comedy
$3,000 production


TFPF98 panelists:
Robb Moss, filmmaker, AIVF chair Riverdogs, The Tourist
Christopher Munch, filmmaker Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day, The Hours and Times
Britta Sjogren, filmmaker A Small Domain, Jo Jo at the Gate of Lions

TFPF98 staff:
Elizabeth Peters, director
Tamara Klindt, senior coordinator
David Nowlin, coordinator
Pati Shampton, coordinator

Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund 1997

$50,000 AWARDED TO 21 TEXAS FILMMAKERS

Holy Tortilla
Lauren Ivy Chiong
28 min 16mm comedy
$4,000 post-production

Prague
Andrew B. Cockrum
70 min mixed media fantasy-adventure
$1,000 production

Who is Bozo Texino?
Bill Daniel
45 min experimental documentary
$1,200 production

High Noon at Tee Time
Kris DeForest
15 min super-8 comedy
$1,000 post-production

Location, Location, Location
Christine Felton
90 min video documentary
$5,000 post-production

Maid! Madonna! Whore!
Kim Flores
5 min 16 mm comedy
$2,000 production

Texas Pawn
Julia Halperin
12 min 16mm drama
$2,000 post-production/distribution

American Cowboy
Kyle Henry
56 min 16 mm documentary
$5,000 post-production/distribution

Nuclear Family
Don Howard
90 min video documentary
$5,000 production

Springs Symphony
Karen Kocher
12 min video installation
$2,800 post-production

Mouse
Greg Pak
10 min 16mm drama
$2,010.92 post-production

Hollow
Bryan Poyser
30 min 16mm drama
$2,000 pre-production

Koop: A Community of Vision
Susan Prevost
60 min video documentary
$1,000 production

Bob Ray - non-cash award: programming slot on Split Screen

My First Job
Mark Sawyer
30 min experimental 16mm comedy
$3,000 production

Gimme Some Larry
Elisabeth Sikes
20 min video documentary
$2,500 post-production

Searching for Tony Joe
Joseph Strickland
70 min video documentary
$2,500 post-production

DFW Punk
Laura Tabor Huerta
58 min video documentary
$1,500 post-production

The Slow Business of Going
Rachel Tsangari
90 min 16mm narrative
$2,000 post-production

Divide and Conquer
Jamarl Tyler
25 min 16 mm drama
$2,500 post-production

The Donegal Beard Growing Contest
Michael Woolf & Cressandra Thibadeaux
60 min video documentary
$1,000 post-production

Plastic Utopia
David & Nathan Zellner
88 min 16mm comedy
$1,000 distribution

TFPF97 panelists:
Judith Helfand, filmmaker Healthy Baby Girl
George Huang, filmmaker Swimming with Sharks
Jim McKay, filmmaker Girlstown, REM Tourfilm, Direct Effect, music videos
John Pierson, producers' rep Split Screen; Spike, Mike, Slackers & Dykes

TFPF97 staff:
Elizabeth Peters, director
Uyen Tran, Panel Director
Keryn Aikman, coordinator
Greg Kilpatrick, coordinator

Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund 1996

$30,000 AWARDED TO 11 TEXAS FILMMAKERS

Beyond Babylon
Jim Shelton
12 min 16mm drama
$3,000 post production

Blue Note
Rahdi Taylor
28 min 16mm drama
$1,500 production

Bob Wade: The Iguana Tour
Karen Dinitz
60 min video documentary
$3,500 post production

Breezeway
George Langworthy
8 min 35mm comedy
$1,500 production

The Jumping Off Place
Eagle Pennel
90 min tragicomedy script
$1,500 screenplay development

Let it Roll: A History of the Texas Penitentiary
Susanne Mason
80 min video documentary
$5,000 production

Olympia
Robert Byington
85 min Super-16mm comedy
$3,000 post production

Purgatory County
George Ratliff
100 min Super-16mm drama
$5,000 post production

Snake Tales
Francesca Talenti
95 min 16mm comedy
$3,000 production

Spencer Williams: Rembrances of an Early Black Film Pioneer
Walid Khaldi
55 min video documentary
$1,500 distribution

Worthy Mothers
Jessica Bega
63 min video documentary
$1,500 distribution


TFPF96 panelists:
Craig Baldwin, filmmaker Rocket Kit Congo Kit, Sonic Outlaws
Ruby Lerner, Executive Director of AIVF, Publisher The Independent Film & Video Monthly
Marion Luntz, Film and Video Curator, Museum of Fine Arts Houston
in absentia: Bruce Sinfosky, filmmaker Brother's Keeper, Paradise Lost

TFPF96 staff:
Elizabeth Peters, director
Jason White, panel director
Uyen Tran, coordinator