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Subject: Wild Bunch Film Festival Brings The Cowboys to Tucson Oct 20-23
Wild Bunch Film Festival Brings The Cowboys to Tucson
It's time for the 7th Annual Int'l Wild Bunch Film Festival in Arizona. They're riding into Tucson for the first time and the festival will be held at the beautiful Galaxy Theatre located at 100 S. Houghton Rd. "It gets bigger every year, and we're very excited to bring it to Tucson", film festival director Rock Whitehead says.
Besides numerous awards presented, the festival will present it's first annual Robert Shelton Award. It will be presented at the festival's award show by a member of the Shelton family to a person or business that has played or is playing a key role in helping bring filmmaking to Southern Arizona. Robert Shelton of course was the founder of Old Tucson Studios and a longtime advocate for the Southern Arizona movie industry. Shelton founded Old Tucson Co. in 1959, 20 years after Columbia Pictures built the Wild West town as a set for "Arizona," an epic Western film starring Jean Arthur and William Holden.
"With Old Tucson Movie studios opening back up, and the Mescal movie set and Gammons Gulch staying very busy, western films are looking great for the future in southern Arizona. Not to mention that Arizona enacted the Arizona Motion Picture Production Program, an annual film and TV tax incentive for qualified productions. Check out our line-up of great films on our website. Many of the films were made in Arizona. It's an exciting time for the western film genre", Whitehead says.
Thursday Oct 20th: The film festival starts off with with independent film screenings & Q&A's at the Galaxy Theatre beginning at 3:00pm until 10:00pm.
Friday Oct 21st: Indie western genre film screenings & Q&A's at the Galaxy Theatre from 3pm to 10:00pm.
Saturday Oct 22nd: Indie western genre film screenings & Q&A's all day at the Galaxy Theatre from 11:30am to 10:00pm.
From 3pm - 4pm A Special Screenwriter/Writer's Q & A, hosted by Tucson's own screenwriter & film director, Philip Sedgwick.
Sunday Oct 23rd: Indie western genre film screenings all day at the Galaxy Theatre from 10am to 3:45pm. At 1pm to 3:45 watch a Special 50th Anniversary Screening for "The Cowboys" staring John Wayne! Door Prizes! After the screening there is a Q&A with cast members Nicolas Beauvy ("Dan') & Al Barker Jr. ("Fats"), hosted by Bobbi Jeen Olson, who is a professional model, actress, stunt double, TV Host and Co-Owner of Western Trading Post, and a real-life cowgirl! After the Q&A meet Nicolas Beauvy & Al Barker Jr and get autographs, etc. Other special guest may also attend.
More about Nicolas Beauvy ("Dan') - native Canadian Nicolas Beauvy came to the Wayne-led set having previously appeared as the young King Arthur in "Camelot" with Richard Harris and Dutch Farrell in "Shoot Out" with Gregory Peck. He later portrayed Chris Logan in "Rage" opposite George C. Scott and appeared in over 30 episodic television shows, including the popular series' "Bonanza" and "The Virginian." After hanging up his hat as an actor, Nicolas chased his dream of becoming a professional golfer after shooting a 68 in the 1979 US Amateur and placing 5th overall. Today, Nicolas is a residential Realtor with Coldwell Banker in Los Angeles.
More about Al Barker Jr. ("Fats") - Filling the boots of Fats, Al Barker Jr. made his movie debut in "The Cowboys" before later appearing in the hit TV show "Bonanza" and big-screen drama "The Salton Sea." Barker went on to a career in law enforcement, retiring from the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, but he never forgot his time on set with John Wayne. On a trip to the community of Belle Fourche, which is the South Dakota destination of the cattle drive in the film, Barker talked to EverythingSouthDakota.com about working with the Duke: "He was an American icon. It was an incredible experience working with John Wayne."
Sunday Oct 23rd: The festivals big award show will be in the larger DFX Theatre from 5:30 to 7pm and hosted by
Bobbi Jeen Olson, Jim Olson & Rowdy Olson, from Western Trading Post https://westerntradingpost.com/
TWBFF AFTER-PARTY hosted by Saguaro Corners at 3750 S Old Spanish Trail from 7:30pm to 10pm. Great Food & Drinks!
A FREE concert with Nashville's own Eric Hamilton & Sweepy Walker! It's FREE to attend and late night food and drink will be available for purchase.
The Wild Bunch Film Festival details and tickets/passes are on the official website at http://www.thewildbunchfilmfestival.com
There is a price increase at the door, so it's best to buy online and save money.
The Wild Bunch Film Festival
Rock Whitehead - Executive Creative Director
Brenda Whitehead - Director, Media, Programmer
thewildbunchfilmfestival@gmail.com
www.thewildbunchfilmfestival.com
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