Rockport Film Festival 2008

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How does a piano get to Carnegie Hall? It begins in a gritty 5-story Queens factory (on Steinway Street in Astoria) where a small army of technicians ply their trade in much the same way as their predecessors a century ago. The mystery of each piano’s sound and personality is explored by some of the world’s most accomplished musicians.
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"Competitive bird watching" may sound like an oxymoron, but it makes perfect sense to the participants of The World Series of Birding, who convene for one day each spring to see which of the more than 70 teams can identify the most bird species in 24 hours. - The contest goes from midnight to midnight.- The playing field is the state of New Jersey.- Any vehicle except aircraft may be used.- All birds must be alive and unrestrained.- Teams may begin the event anywhere in the state-- BUT each team must hand in their totals at the Cape May Lighthouse Finish Line by midnight.Equal parts scavenger hunt, science expedition, and endurance test, The World Series of Birding is also a fundraiser, generating millions for conservation. The more birds seen, the more money raised.- One team mounts a paramilitary operation with infrared and GPS devices.- Another team does the event on foot, jogging almost 50 miles.- After scouting for weeks, one team has the entire day planned literally to the minute.- A Seniors team counts only the birds that fly by the bench they sit on all day.Past participants have included some of the most renowned birders in the world, such as Roger Tory Peterson, David Allen Sibley, Kenn Kaufman, and Pete Dunne."OPPOSABLE CHUMS: Guts & Glory at The World Series of Birdwatching" takes you along for the ride, with all of its camaraderie, competitiveness,and compassion, The film may well be the very first nature documentary comedy.
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The Call for Entries has opened for the 2009 Rockport Film Festival Season.
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DEADLINES:

Early - June 7
Regular - August 7
Late - September 7

2009 Rockport Film Festival Dates - November 5-8, 2009
2008 Winners


Best Documentary Short: Elegy for the Elswick Envoy, Nancy Willis, UK
Best Fiction Short: Interpretation, Lin Oeding, USA
Best Documentary Feature: Random Lunacy, Victor Zimet and Stephanie Silber, USA
Best Fiction Feature: Trouble Sleeping, Robert Rae, UK
Best Animation: Eyes of Silence, Avi Sidhu, India
Best Student Film: The Grayed Escape, Jeremy Dehn, USA

Rockport Center for the Arts' Platinum Muse Award: The Art of Balance, Veena Rao, Ben Campbell, USA

Rotary International Humanitarian Award: Flowers of Rwanda, David Munoz, Spain

PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD: Six Man, Texas, Alan Barber, USA

Actor Dave Mikol stars in "The Greyed Escape" which won Best Student Film at the 2008 RFF (Dir. Jeremy Dehn) Also pictured, Carol Albrecht of My Coastal Home, a Director Level Sponsor.


Festival Director Roc Curry and Co-Director John Aasp with Sabra Young, Suzanne Dunn, and Lynne Moon of Texas Association of Film and Tape Professionals, a Director Level Sponsor.


Six Man, Texas director Alan Barber accepts the 2008 People's Choice Award


Actor Dave Mikol, filmmaker John Birmingham, John Aasp, and filmmaker Danica DeCosto


Festival Director Roc Curry
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We are a Rockport, TX film festival that is within easy driving distance of San Antonio, Austin, Houston, Victoria, Corpus Christi, Goliad, Refugio, Tivoli, Port Lavaca, Sinton, Beeville, Aransas Pass, Portland, Port Aransas, McAllen, South Texas, Hill Country and Coastal Bend. We encourage several aspects of the film community to join us for the 2008 Rockport Film Festival - amateur film, cinema, critic, director, and independent filmmakers. Whatever you call your films - flicks, indie, cinema, cine, theater, pictures - come visit our competition and festival. The 2008 Rockport Film Festival will provide a charming and relaxing venue for independent filmmakers to share their creative vision with an enthusiastic and welcoming audience of the Texas Coastal Bend.
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