This weekend at the Screenland Armour's Panic Fest, Film Society KC members get a $2 small popcorn with a ticket purchase when they show their membership card.
Find ticket and showtime information at this link!
He Named Me Malala Screening - September 29
Join Kansas City Women in Film & TV and Film Society KC on Tuesday, September 29th at the Glenwood Arts Theater for a special screening of HE NAMED ME MALALA, an intimate portrait of Malala Yousafzai, who was wounded when Taliban gunmen opened fire on her and her friends’ school bus in Pakistan’s Swat Valley.
Find tickets here.
The then 15-year-old teenager, who had been targeted for speaking out on behalf of girls’ education in her region of Swat Valley in Pakistan, was shot in the head, sparking international media outrage. An educational activist in Pakistan, Yousafzai has since emerged as a leading campaigner for the rights of children worldwide and in December 2014, became the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
The film opens in theatres everywhere on October 9th. Davis Guggenheim, director of An Inconvenient Turth, It Might Get Loud and Waiting for 'Superman', brings you this one of a kind story.
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Directed by: Davis Guggenheim
Screenplay by: Davis Guggenheim
Produced by: Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald
Cast: Malala Yousafzai, Ziauddin Yousafzai
#KCFilmConnect Capture KC Event on September 18 - 20
This #KCFilmConnect event is like no other before it. A unique, crowd sourced film challenge with our sister Gigabit city in Chattanooga, TN. Community, film makers, and tech coming together.
Friday night we will announce the theme and challenge EVERYONE to shoot up to five 30 second clips and upload them. Saturday 6 teams from 2 cities will edit and score 6 short films from YOUR footage. Sunday WE come back together to party and watch the short films and presentation of the Capture 2015 Best In Show Film Awards by Filmmaker Mark Covino (A Band Called Death).
In conjunction with KC Digital Drive, KC Film + Media office, Visit KC, The Missouri Film Office, ink, Association for Visual Arts, Middle of the Map, and the Extreme Screen.
Find more info here.
Tivoli & Film Society Present Robert Altman's "Jimmy Dean" w/ Special Guest Mark Patton
The Friends of the Tivoli and the Film Society KC invite you to a big-screen showing of ROBERT ALTMAN'S "Come Back to the Five & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean" on July 23rd at 7PM.
Kansas City native Mark Patton, who was cast by legendary director Robert Altman in the pivotal, sole, male role in this inventive period drama, will be in attendance. Film Society KC President, Justin Gardner will join Patton offering introductory remarks and participating in the audience Q&A at both screenings.
The film concerns a group of women who reunite in their hometown of McCarthy, Texas in 1975 to hold a twenty-year reunion of their James Dean fan club. In 1955, they were an excited group of high school graduates who eagerly anticipated their hero's arrival in a nearby town to film GIANT. As the story unfolds, the friends--Mona (Sandy Dennis), Sissy (Cher), Stella Mae (Kathy Bates), Edna Louise (Marta Heflin), and Juanita (Sudie Bond) reminisce fondly about the past, but when a mysterious woman arrives (Karen Black), a series of shocking revelations threatens to ruin the reunion. The actresses imbue their characters with a tragic honesty that makes their eventual confessions all the more heartbreaking and poignant (notably, Dennis's troubled Mona).]
Altman, who directed the play both on and off Broadway before deciding to film it, employs visual dissolves, and mirrors to add a cinematic layering to the production. The result is a powerful, sobering portrait of a group of women who allowed deception to take control of their lives.
Click this link to RSVP on Facebook and find tickets, which are only $7 for Film Society KC members! Discount is only available at the door.
Altman Symposium at Maker Faire KC on June 27th
Join the Film Society KC and the KC Film + Media office for the first annual Altman Symposium!
This year we're presenting 3 inspiring discussions with KC and Midwest natives working in different aspects of the film and television industries. All programming is included in single or weekend passes for Maker Faire KC!
10:15AM - 11AM
Heidi Gardner, member of The Groundlings' Sunday company and actress in Sony's upcoming SuoerMansion, will discuss the ins and outs of breaking into LA's improv and sketch comedy community, why having representation is important and other tips for aspiring actors and comedians.
11:15AM - 12PM
Zeb Wells, writer/director of Adult Swim's Robot Chicken and showrunner for the upcoming SuperMansion starring Bryan Cranston, will discuss his career in comic books and television, what it takes to build a career in the business and his upcoming series for Sony's Crackle network, SuperMansion.
12:30PM - 1:15PM
Sean Hackett, writer/director of the 2011 KC Film Fest's Best Feature Homecoming, will discuss the indie film landscape, how to put together an indie film project, thoughts on distribution and much more!
Please join us for these incredibly informative discussions and make sure to share the event with friends who might want to attend too!
Get tickets here: http://makerfairekc.com
Altman Summer BBQ Tonight!
Tonight's the night for BBQ, networking, prizes and more!
What does your ticket to the 2015 Altman Summer BBQ get you?
A BBQ feast from the American Royal, award-winning Firebug BBQ, a selection of beer from KC's new micro-brewery Torn Label, mixed drinks from Tito's Vodka, treats from Morgana's Gluten-Free Delights and more!
Our raffle will feature a production day at Outpost Worldwide studios, movie nights at any Screenland theatre thanks to CinemaKC, a gift certificate to Re-Runs Vintage Apparel, a signed print from The Wade Brothers and more!
Our entertainment will be KC's own DJ Sheppa, who recently performed at SXSW and has been the city's top DJ for the past decade.
Long story short, it'll be a party you won't want to miss. So get your tickets today and help a great cause!
Sponsored in part by KC Film + Media!
Get your tickets here: http://2015AltmanBBQ.eventbrite.com