Downtown Calling

San Francisco Premiere at Noise Pop Festival!

Ben Velez — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:38:12 +0000

Downtown Calling will be making its San Francisco premiere at the 2010 Noise Pop festival on Friday, February 26 at Artists Television Access (Doors: 9PM). Please visit http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/4359 for ticketing info and http://www.noisepop.com/main for info on our gracious hosts!

“SPECIAL MENTION” IN AFF DOC FEATURE COMPETITION

Ben Velez — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:05:43 +0000

Downtown Calling received Austin Film Festival’s “Special Mention” (runner up) award in its 2010 Documentary Feature competition at the festival’s annual awards luncheon on October 24th!

DTC TEAM TO SPEAK ON FILMMAKER PANELS AT AUSTIN FILM FEST

Ben Velez — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:30:04 +0000

DOWNTOWN CALLING’s Director Shan Nicholson and Producer Ben Velez have been invited to speak on the following two panels at the Austin Film Festival on Sunday, October 25th:
1:00pm-2:15pm
Documentaries: From the Ground Up
Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room
From pitching your story, to writing the script, to maintaining objectivity
with your subject(s), to finding funding and distribution, this panel covers
the basic groundwork for documentary filmmaking.
2:30pm-3:45pm
Music In Film: The Creative Side
Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room
A conversation on creating mood and setting tone in film through music.

WORLD PREMIERE – AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL

Ben Velez — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:22:28 +0000

DOWNTOWN CALLING will make it’s international festival debut at the Austin Film Festival at 9:15pm on Saturday, October 24th at The Rollins Theater. An additional screening will take place at 7pm on Thursday, October 29th at The Independent at 501.