DFS BLOG
A Conversation with Film Composer Michael Giacchino
Although he’s garnered many accolades for his work on films such as UP, SUPER 8 and TV’s Lost, Oscar and Grammy-winning film composer Michael Giacchino didn’t always plan to write music. Marc Ciafardini of Go, See, Talk! finds out why before the composer’s three-night engagement with the DSO, May 18-20.
DIFF 2012 is a wrap!
Most of the people in this photo join the DFS staff a month or two before the Festival, and then they work ceaselessly to produce the event. We’re sad to see them go, but we know a lot of them will be back next year.
DIFF 2012 Filmmaker Award Winners
The Dallas International Film Festival presented by the Boardwalk Auto Group Volkswagen Dealers announced its 2012 award winners on April 20 at The Dallas Film Society Honors. In an evening where independent film and filmmakers were celebrated for their incredible work, award winners were presented with cash prizes and grants that totaled more than $70,000.
Get Passes to critically acclaimed BULLY
Directed by Sundance and Emmy-award winning filmmaker, Lee Hirsch, BULLY is a beautifully cinematic, character-driven documentary. At its heart are those with huge stakes in this issue whose stories each represent a different facet of America’s bullying crisis.
DIFF Full List of Films Released
We’ve released the list of films for the 2012 Dallas International Film Festival. The online Festival Guide, where DIFF attendees can plan their Festival experience, will be available on Monday, March 19 at DallasFilm.org.
Prekindle Main Box Office opens March 22
This year, the Dallas International Film Festival’s Prekindle Main Box office is located in Mockingbird Station at 5321 E. Mockingbird Ln., Suite 105. It’s on the southeast side of the complex, near Urban Taco.
Passes to SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN
We have free passes to SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN, which screens Wednesday, March 14 at AMC NorthPark. The film from director Lasse Hallström (CHOCOLAT) and the Oscar-winning screenwriter Simon Beaufoy (SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE), is a comedy about one sheik’s dream to bring an unusual pastime to the desert.
DFS Members receive discounted tickets for the Magnolia’s ‘The Big Screen’
Dallas Film Society Members receive $3 off general admission to the Magnolia’s “The Big Screen” classic film series every Tuesday. See these Classics the way they were meant to be seen, on the the theater’s biggest screen.
Free Screening of THE KILLING
Stanley Kubrick’s third feature, THE KILLING, is next up in Chris Vognar’s Screening Room presented by Stella Artois. We’ll screen it at 7:30 p.m. on March 8 at the Angelika in Dallas. Reservations are now open.
DIFF 2012 Seeks Volunteers
Jump into the action as a volunteer with the Dallas International Film Festival and experience first-hand the inner-workings of Dallas’ most ambitious, fun-filled, premiere event.
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As a member, you receive a variety of benefits, including invitations to the Dallas International Film Festival, the DFS Premiere Series (featuring soon-to-be released films), and monthly screening series.
You also have opportunities to attend other special events throughout the year.
