Lone Star Film Festival named one of 50 best festivals

Fort Worth’s Lone Star Film Festival has been named one of the 50 American film festivals worth the filmmakers’ entry fee by Moviemaker Magazine, a national publication aimed at independent filmmakers. This marks the third consecutive year that Lone Star has made the list.

Other regional festivals that made the alphabetical list include the Austin Film Festival (not to be confused with the South by Southwest Film Festival), the Victoria TX Independent Festival, and Oklahoma City’s deadCenter Film Festival. Also on the list are such nationally recognized festivals as Slamdance in Utah and the Seattle International Film Festival.

Criteria for being on the list included programming quality, value of prizes, and acquisition potential.

The next Lone Star Film Festival runs in November.

Cary Darling, 817 390-7571

Twitter: @carydar

This story was originally published April 13, 2015 at 8:56 AM with the headline "Lone Star Film Festival named one of 50 best festivals."