The Houston Film Critics Society (HFCS) has voted “Yellow Rose” as the Best Film in the Society’s annual Texas Independent Film Awards (TIFA) and has honored Andrew Patterson with its TIFA Visionary Award for “The Vast of Night.”
Both awards were announced yesterday during the Society’s first television awards broadcast on Houston’s independent station, KUBE-TV. The broadcast, which included comments and interviews from Society members Michael Bergeron, Joe Leydon, D. Mark Schumann, Regina Scruggs and Joshua Starnes, was hosted by founding member T.J. Callahan.
The Society created the TIFA in 2014 to spotlight the quality of independent film in Texas. Each year, the Society welcomes submissions of films that have been shot in Texas and financed outside the major studio system by small investors and/or independent production companies. The TIFA review and selection is overseen by Society members Joshua Starnes, past Society president and Cary Darling.
The one-hour broadcast is being edited for additional release. When posted, its availability will be announced on HoustonFilmCritics.com. For more information on the TIFA, please contact Joshua Starnes, TIFA Awards Coordinator, at Joshua.B.Starnes@gmail.com.
About the Houston Film Critics Society
The forty members of the Houston Film Critics Society are working film journalists on television, radio, online and in traditional print. Together, they reach millions of people each week across the United States with their critiques and commentaries on film. The organization’s mission is to promote the advancement and appreciation of film in the Houston community and beyond. For a list of members, visit www.HoustonFilmCritics.com.
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Doug Harris, President
Houston Film Critics Society
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