McAllen Art & Film Festival announces schedule

MCALLEN, TX— Saturday, October 6th and Sunday, October 7th McAllen hosts the First Annual McAllen Art & Film Festival. Only days away from the festival, details are being finalized for the first annual McAllen Art & Film Festival, hosted by PalmFest and the McAllen Chamber of Commerce.

Over 150 artists and exhibitors will display their fine art in the Exhibit Hall of the McAllen Convention Center. The Film Festival will take place in Room 103 D of the Convention Center and is expected to bring many local filmmakers for the Question & Answer Discussion.

The Film Festival Committee has announced it’s selections for the 2007 McAllen Film Festival. The schedule is as follows:

Saturday

1:00 Opening Ceremony

1:10 Surviving Rita: Looking Forward (documentary)

1:45 God’s Garden (comedy)

2:00 Vital Signs (drama)

2:20 Adelante Con JD (documentary)

2:55 In a Place Like This (documentary)

3:15 La Señora Santos (comedy)

3:35 Going Nowhere (drama)

3:05 Exodus (sci-fi drama)

4:30 Pilot/Gamer (animation)

4:50 Snitched (action—adult audience)

4:55 Detours (drama)

6:00 Closing Comments

Sunday

1:00 Opening Announcements

1:10 Dead End (horror—adult audience)

1:30 Natalie at 5 O’clock (drama)

1:40 800 Death End (horror—adult audience)

2:00 Sen5es (horror—adult audience)

2:20 Dead Letter (documentary—adult audience)

4:40 Awards Ceremony (Main Stage of Exhibit Hall)

Witness the fusion of art and music. Visit the McAllen Art & Film Festival Saturday, October 6th from 9am to 7pm and Sunday, October 7th from 10am to 6pm. This event is free and open to the public; it will be held indoors at the McAllen Convention Center Exhibit Hall.

For more information concerning art or music, contact Rita Perera at rperera@mcallencvb.com or 687-2787. For information pertaining to film, contact Annabell Cortina at acortina@mcallencvb.com or 682-2871.