Founded in 1961, WorldFest is the third-oldest competitive international film festival in North America. It gave first honors and awards to Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Randall Kleiser, Ridley Scott, Ang Lee, The Coen Brothers, Robert Rodriguez and many more. The festival screens 50-60 new features and some 100 new shorts, in 35mm and digital video DLP projection in a large commercial theater complex. The event offers great networking opportunities, as more than 450 international filmmakers attend, and the general audience exceeds 25,000 at the 10-day event. There is an awards gala, parties, Texas BBQ, regatta on the bay, VIP tour of NASA, Festival Club (no stinkin' badges required) and six professional production seminars. The early-bird discount deadline is Nov. 15, 2005. The main entry deadline is Dec. 15, 2005. For more information, visit www.worldfest.org.
