Don't Miss the 2013 Lake Charles Film Festival!
October 4th & 5th in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Jackson Bostwick as Captain Marvel in TV's "SHAZAM!"

Our Special Guest of Honor will be Actor & Indie Filmmaker Jackson Bostwick! Don't Miss his Indie Film Production/Acting workshop called "Keep it simple... the Indie Filmmakers' Pit Falls." Jackson Bostwick is a member of the Screen Actor’s Guild, AFTRA, and holds an M.F.A. in acting from the University of Southern California. He has starred in or been featured in a large number of films, among them Walt Disney’s “Tron" and “The Killing’s at Outpost Zeta” for Anne Spielberg (Steven’s sister.) He has appeared on stage with Dorothy McGuire in “Sweet Bird of Youth” and won the Drama Logue’s acting award for his portrayal of Mike in “The Philadelphia Story.” Mr. Bostwick produced, wrote, starred in, and directed, “Southern Fried Shakespeare (in the 25th century),” the 1991 Gold Medal winning short at Worldfest Houston. He has taught acting classes and directed four plays at Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, as well as teaching professional workshops. He is best recognized for his role starring as Captain Marvel in the #1 CBS Saturday morning television show, “Shazam!” (1974-80). He starred with Issac Hayes in the feature film, “Dodge City (2003)” and also starred in “Suitable for Murder (2008).”  Presently, he is getting set to market the feature film, “Bloody Mary-Lite (an urban fairy tale),” that he produced, wrote, directed, and acted in.

Low-budget, horror filmmaker Jim DeVault returns for another round of low budget filmmaking workshops! Jim DeVault's Blood Reunion Jim DeVault has been in the broadcasting, film, and video industry since the early 1970s. He is also an independent filmmaker, artist, author, and composer. He has written two books dealing with low-budget films and in the last four years has written, directed and produced three low-budget feature length horror films of his own which have been distributed in the home video market. His latest film, Blood Reunion, premiered in Dallas this past December. He will be shooting his 4th feature film, Jebadia's Axe, this summer.  Jim will be attending the festival to teach a movie production workshop where he will show students how to make their own films with little or no budget. He will teach you just how to shoot smart and get that expensive look that will get your film noticed and distributed! While at this year's festival, Jim will be holding auditions for a sequel to Blood Reunion which he plans to shoot in Lake Charles and the surrounding areas.

Indie filmmaker and author Jim DeVault

Let's Welcome Professional Screenwriter Ken Henderson to the Film Festival!

Screenwriter Ken Henderson

Learn the fun and fascinating history of Louisiana films from the foremost experts on the subject! authors and historians Ed & Susan Poole Authors Ed and Susan Poole are Louisiana film historians, experts on over 1,000 films made in, or about, Louisiana. They have provided information to museums, universities, and the Library of Congress. They wrote the first reference book on the movie poster collecting hobby in 1997, Collecting Movie Posters (MacFarland Publishers). In addition, they have released nine additional movie memorabilia reference books, and created and operate a number of reference websites dedicated to movie memorabilia. Their latest book, "Louisiana Film History: A Comprehensive Overview Beginning 1896," is the first such reference book listing ALL the films shot totally or partially in Louisiana since the inception of cinema, with descriptions and movie posters to match. Come join Ed and Susan as they bring us an informative and entertaining lecture on the films of Louisiana, chocked full of trivia, video clips, and behind the scenes photos. This is a lecture history or film buffs don't want to miss!

Writer / Director / Actor Larry Wade Carrell will be present to teach a workshop on the making of his multi-award winning horror film "Jacob."