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CASTING OPPORTUNITY!
8/26/10 •
Do you have dreams of acting? Acting for the big screen? This is your chance to get in front of a top Hollywood casting director. This rare opportunity is available one day only. Make plans to attend the Screen Actors Guild Workshop on Saturday morning as part of the festival, then audition Sunday if you [...]
Screen Actors Guild Hosts Workshop at Festival
8/20/10 •
SAG Diversity Acting Workshop The SDFF is pleased and honored to host a very unique event as part of this years film festival. A distinguished team of industry professionals will present an interactive program at this year’s festival designed to develop the business and acting skills of new actors. Sponsored by SAG Affirmative Action & [...]
Kyle Eastwood – Film Score Composer
8/19/10 •
Meet Kyle during our opening session festivities, Friday evening at 7 p.m. and his workshop, Saturday at 2 p.m. The Workshop Session is included in the Full Festival Pass and VIP. This session can be purchased individually for $10/$5 student, and includes the SAG Workshop as well. Kyle is known not only for working on [...]
Rene Haynes – Casting Director (SAG Workshop Panelist)
8/19/10 •
Rene Haynes, CSA – Rene is a two time Emmy Nominee; In 2006 for the TNT/DreamWorks mini-series INTO THE WEST and in 2007 for the HBO feature BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE, for which she also won a CSA Artios Award for “Outstanding Casting”. In addition to being recognized in the entertainment industry as [...]
Winners Announced!
8/18/10 •
After much deliberation, the judges have awarded accolades to the following films. Special “Jury Awards” were given to films that did not win in their categories, but were still very appealing to the judges. They are worthy of merit for a variety of reasons including technical, content, performance, or just plain funny. Thanks to all [...]
Reel Injun to Show Friday Night
8/18/10 •
WINNER – BEST OF FESTIVAL Hollywood has made over 4000 films about Native people; over 100 years of movies defining how Indians are seen by the world. Reel Injun takes an entertaining and insightful look at the Hollywood Indian, exploring the portrayal of North American Natives through the history of cinema. Traveling through the heartland [...]
SD Department of Tourism to Hold Round Table Discussion
8/18/10 •
Two representatives from South Dakota Department of Tourism will conduct a round table discussion about how the state Film Office can assist filmmakers in logistics when it comes to filming in South Dakota. Wanda Goodman and Katlyn Richter will be at the Ward Plaza, Friday afternoon at 4 pm for a one hour discussion. The [...]
Additional Day Added!
8/17/10 •
Due to an overwhelming number of top quality films, we are adding an additional day of screenings. And the best part is, the ticket prices will stay the same. Showings will now begin Thursday, September 9 and run through Sunday the 12th. We received a record number 100+ films and we will be exhibiting nearly [...]
Saturday Night’s Band Is…
8/01/10 •
Gary Farmer & The Troublemakers!!! The Troublemakers” came together in 2004 on the LaJolla Indian Reservation in Southern California. Their first gig was in Santa Fe, NM during the SW Indian Market. Band leader, Gary Farmer liked it so much he stayed in New Mexico and maintained the The Troublemakers. The band currently gigs and [...]
Sneak Preview of Opening Session Video
10/12/09 •
There have been a lot of requests to “relive” the events from the opening night of the 2009 festival. An edited program was created and will be aired by South Dakota Public Broadcasting August 26 at 8 pm. This snippet gives you a sense of the Constner/Guggenheimer interview…and how much Costner loved the wolves from [...]
Film Set Demonstration Big Hit
8/11/09 •
For the third time, the SDFF featured a film set demonstration with gear provided by Spectrum Films of Sioux Falls, SD. Students and filmmakers had the opportunity to handle professional grade equipment which included HD cameras and the revolutionary RED camera system. Labyrinth Films of Aberdeen provided the RED camera and accouterments for the students [...]
