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“Spindletop is now my favorite Texas festival. It’s unpretentious, and dedicated. 
It’s a terrific resource for Texas filmmakers to learn, network and showcase their work!” 
— Tasca Shadix, screenwriter, Book of Stars  

Seminar Information: Speakers

Film festival speakers have experience in animation, production, financing, special effects, cinematography and editing. With experience on projects ranging from indie film to Oscar-nominated blockbusters, these filmmakers are in touch with what it takes to survive in Hollywood and the film industry.

2005 speakers.

William Atherton - Actor
Becky Barksdale - Musician
Dominic Brascia - Actor/Writer/Director
David Carren - Screenwriter
Greg Carter - Independent Producer/Director
Alfred Cervantes - Houston Film Commission
Sandy Collora - Visual FX artist/Director
JD Feigelson - Producer, Screenwriter, and Director
Mike Gasaway - Director
Sam Gay - Musician
Stuart Gordon - Director and Screenwriter
Irma Hall - Actress
Larry McLaughlin - Writer/Director
Stephen Mims - Director and Screenwriter
Lance Myers - Animator/Director
Kenneth Pajak - Attorney, Mediator and Counselor at Law
Wade Rowland - Film development coordinator
Templeton Thompson - Musician
Dixie Dowden Tucker - Actress/Director
Randall Wheatley - Artistic Director, Instructor
Steve Wolf - Special Effects

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