WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival explained
| WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival |
| Location: | Houston, TX, USA |
| Awards: | Remi Award |
| Founders: | Hunter Todd[1] |
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
WorldFest bestows awards in 10 major film and video categories as well as 200+ sub-categories.
- 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.
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
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: WorldFest Houston film festival lands a new home. Darling. Cary. 2018-01-22. Houston Chronicle. 2019-03-12.
- Web site: WorldFest-Houston Celebrates 50 Years of the Best in Video, Film and Commercials. Lang. Katricia. 2017-04-25. Houston Press. 2019-03-12.
- Web site: After 50 Years, Houston’s WorldFest Film Festival Continues to Launch Rising Hollywood Stars . 2019-03-12 . Houstonia.
- Web site: 2015 Remi Winners - Worldfest-Houston. Worldfest-Houston. en. 2020-04-11.
