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10.24.09 Golden Pecan Goes To Love Bug.

The Independent Film Competition concluded this evening with the top award going to Austin filmmaker Kat Candler and her short but sweet film titled Love Bug. Taking the Silver Pecan Award was the poetic and beautiful Frame and the short documentary Jimmy Kuehnle's Big Red and Walking Fish won the Bronze Pecan Award. See all the awards.

10.15.09 Screening Selections Announced.

The film selection process has ended and the official selections for the 5th Annual Seguin Film & Arts Festival have been announced. Additional details about each film, including a full schedule, will be posted in the next 24 hours.

09.16.09 Film Entry Deadline Extended.

For those of you still perfecting your films, there is still plenty of time. The entry deadline for this year's festival has been pushed back one week to Friday, October 9.

07.18.09 The 5th annual Seguin Film & Arts Festival will run from October 23-25, 2009.

The 5th annual Seguin Film & Arts Festival is now accepting short films for this year’s competition to be held October 23-25 at the Palace Theatre in downtown Seguin. The winner of the festival will receive the Golden Pecan award to be presented on the evening of Saturday, October 24. A student competition will follow on October 25. Film festival entries must be received by September 25. Selected feature films will also be incorporated into the festival program.

The independent short film competition for 2009 will again include the "Short Short" category for films that are 5 minutes or less. Films entered in all other categories -- Documentary, Foreign Language, Drama, Comedy, Animation, and Horror -- must be 20 minutes or less. The student films are not divided into categories and all compete against each other.

Festival organizers are coordinating with the Seguin Main Street Program to bring a full day of activities to downtown Seguin. Besides a full day of film screenings, Saturday's events will also include Trade Days from 9am to 3pm and Hats Off to Juan Seguin later that evening following the festival awards presentation.

To participate in the festival as a filmmaker, artist, volunteer, or sponsor, please contact the Seguin Cultural Arts Foundation at or 830-372-1928.

07.18.09 Volunteer Opportunities Available.

We could use some extra hands, so if you are interested in volunteering, check out the benefits (there's even a free T-Shirt!) and sign up.