We wanted to give you a progress report on WorldFest 54! We are running slightly behind due to the Covid19 pandemic!
We hope to complete all jury sessions in the next ten days!
Because of Covid19 restrictions, we have had to cut back the 54th WorldFest-Houston to just 3 1/2 days, but we are premiering 39 new Feature films and around 90 Intl shorts. Remarkably, actual entry totals were UP this year, despite Covid19! This did mean a greater burden on our Intl Juries, however. The USA was first in total entries, then - surprisingly, China was second and then Canadian entries! A total of 76 nations entered! The most in our 54-year history!
We will not be able to have our traditional Remi Awards Dinner due to the Covid19 restrictions. Our Cinemark Theatre is also following Covid19 restrictions, limiting seating to 50%, which means some films can only have 50 viewers! We do have very special rates at our HQ Westin Hotel, near the Cinemark Theatre. We will be sending all filmmakers selected for screening the special hotel discount code! We will announce all Remi Winners on April 22nd, online and in a jpeg file! We will then begin sending all Remi Winners their Remi Awards! Of course, you may order Duplicate Awards for your associates on our website!
We are publishing an Official 54th WorldFest-Houston color program book, which we will send to all Remi Winners that are Selected for Screening! It will also be Online on our website for all the world to see! Last festival, we had more than one million Intl viewers of the program book!
All our best wishes in these very difficult Covid19 Times!
Stay Safe!
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