AFF would like to share some great new year’s news…Lafayette, LA natives Zack Godshall & Ross Brupbacher’s movie, LORD BYRON, will be premiering at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival!

Come celebrate with us at the LORD BYRON Fundraising, Face-Melting Bash!!!!!!  Saturday, January 8th at 8PM at the Schilling Shack, 244 Refinery St, Lafayette, LA

All proceeds will aid in the expenses necessary to bring the film, cast and crew to Sundance.

Music by:
Major Handy
Kenneth Richard and Roger Kash, T-Kette, and
Northside Eric & the Southside Playboys

$15 donation (includes beer & cocktails while supplies last)
Feel free to BYOB
Red Beans & Rice will be sold

**Byron lives with his ex-wife, her kids, and her boyfriend, and when he is not pursuing his primary passion, women, he spends his time smoking weed and loafing around. But he’s grown restless in his middle-age, and he feels the need to escape. He just doesn’t know where to go.

LORD BYRON stars Paul Batiste of Church Pointe, as well as Eric Schexnayder, Kayla LeMaire, Kenneth Richard, Malorie Thibodeaux, Bria Hobgood, Katryn Schmidt, James Wise, Dave Lucito, Gwendolyn Spradling, Roscoe Hall, Duncan Thistlewaite and Dale Pierrottie.

Check out a short clip from the film at:
lordbyronfilm.com

Article in Lafayette’s, weekly IND about LORD BYRON!!!
http://www.theind.com/living-ind/7573-sunstruck

Buzzard Films and Clan Cameron Cinema are proud to announce that their critically acclaimed thriller “BROKE SKY” is making its cable debut on The Sundance Channel. Screening times will vary depending on your time zone and cable provider. In most areas it will air on Wednesday, December 1st at 12am Midnight and again at 4:55 AM. Please set your TIVO/DVR and check out this true independent festival favorite, featuring Will Wallace, Joe Unger, Bruce Glover, Duane Whitaker, Barbara Chisholm and a host of others, all playing out their destiny under the unrelenting Texas heat. It is the feature debut of co-writer and director Thomas Callaway. “Broke Sky” was produced by Jeff Burr, Karchi Perlmann, Dan Golden and Eric Miller. Check your local listings throughout the month of December and January for more showings. For more info on “Broke Sky” click here!

Also, you may have caught the AFF Official Selection, “Haynesville: A Nation’s Hunt for an Energy Future” on CNBC Tuesday, November 23! For more info on “Haynesville” click here!

We had a great weekend and we appreciate all of your support!

Congratulations to all of our 2010 winners!

Best Student Film
The Response
Andrew J. Spieler

Best Short Film
AM1200
David Prior

Best Documentary
Ballhawks
Mike Diedrich

Best Feature
Feed The Fish
Michael Matzdorff

Best Music Composition
Danny Devillier

The Acadiana Film Festival is FREE and open to the public.  All screening, panels, seminars and workshops are first come first serve.

The Hospitality Suite and evening events offer free food and drinks to AFF VIP’s. If you would like a VIP pass you can become an AFF Member.  Look under Get Involved or click here!

If you have any questions please go to the Contact Us page and shoot us an email.

The Acadiana Film Festival is a non-profit organization that survives because of the generosity of people like you! We appreciate any donation amount you want to give.  

**The best way for us to receive a donation is by check.**
Please make the check out to:
Acadiana Center For The Arts

Mail to:
Attn: Acadiana Film Festival
Acadiana Center For The Arts
101 W Vermilion St
Lafayette, LA 70501

Thank you!

There are many ways you can get involved…become a Sponsor, a Member or Donate. Your financial support allows AFF to continue bringing international independent films and educational workshops and panels to our community. And to do this FREE of charge.

For more information on how to support AFF contact:

Julie Bordelon
julie@acadianafilm.org

The Acadiana Film Festival is made possible each year by hard working volunteers like yourself. We would love to have you on board if you are interested in helping for this year’s festival. The festival will run from November 11th – 14th and we would love to have you on any of those days, or if you’re available all of them!

If you would like to volunteer please fill out the application here and someone will be in touch with you as soon as possible.

Thank you for your consideration!