Buy a VIP All-Access Pass
VIP All-Access Pass holders will receive priority seating at all events during the 2020 Nacogdoches Film Festival. VIP All-Access Passes are now available for purchase on Eventbrite.
One-Day Passes are also available for purchase on Eventbrite.
2020 Nacogdoches Film Festival
The 9th annual Nacogdoches Film Festival will be held on February 20-22, 2020 at the iconic Fredonia Hotel in Nacogdoches, Texas.
VIP All-Access Passes are now available for purchase and will enable the bearer to have access to all events associated with the 2020 Nacogdoches Film Festival, including the VIP Reception on Friday (Feb. 21) at 5pm.
One-Day Passes are also available for purchase and will enable the bearer to have access to all events on that day, EXCEPT that Friday Day Passes do not include access to the VIP Reception on Friday (Feb. 21) at 5pm.
The schedule of events for the 2020 Nacogdoches Film Festival has been finalized. However, please note that the appearance of certain industry guests is subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control.
Following the showing of each film, there will be a brief question and answer period featuring individual(s) who participated in the making of that particular film.
Thursday, February 20, 2020
- 5:00 - 5:45pm — Informal Happy Hour (cash bar) — Fredonia Hotel (Nine Flags Bar)
- 6:00 - 6:30pm — FILM: 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic — Fredonia Hotel (Banita Room)
- 6:30 - 6:45pm — Q&A with director Derek Wayne Johnson — Fredonia Hotel (Banita Room)
- 7:00 - 9:30pm — FILM: This World Won't Break— Fredonia Hotel (Banita Room)
- 9:30 - 9:45pm — Q&A with director Josh Jordan and Greg Schroeder — Fredonia Hotel (Banita Room)
- 10:00 - 11:00pm — SPECIAL EVENT: Concert with Greg Schroeder — either in the Banita Room or Nine Flags Bar
Friday, February 21, 2020
- 12:00 - 5:00pm — PANELS: Film Industry Panel Sessions — Fredonia Hotel (Rusk Room)
- 1:00 - 3:00pm — FILMS: Best of the 2020 NacFilmFest Short Film Competition; Films Selected to be Shown — Cole Art Center in downtown Nacogdoches
- 5:00 - 6:30pm — SPECIAL EVENT: VIP Reception (VIP All-Access Pass Holders Only) — Nacogdoches Visitors Center
- 7:00 - 8:00 — SPECIAL PROGRAM: A Conversation With George Foreman, interviewed by David Stallings — Fredonia Hotel (Banita Room)
- 8:15 - 9:45pm — FILM: Glenn's Gotta Go (2017 SFA Student Summer Film featuring Ruth Buzzi and Brad Maule) — Fredonia Hotel (Banita Room)
- 9:45 - 10:00pm — Q&A with Ruth Buzzi, Brad Maule and other film participants) — Fredonia Hotel (Banita Room)
- 10:15 - 11:30pm — FILM: Let's Kill Mom (2018 SFA Student Summer Film directed by Buddy Ketelle) — Fredonia Hotel (Banita Room)
- 11:30 - 11:45pm — Q&A with director Buddy Ketelle and other film participants — Fredonia Hotel (Banita Room)
- 11:45pm - ??? — Informal After Party (cash bar) — Fredonia Hotel Nine Flags Bar
Saturday, February 22, 2020
- 9:00am - 9:10am — FILM: Astronaut (by Jelly Bean), winner of the 2020 NacFilmFest Music Video Competition — Fredonia Hotel (Banita Room)
- 9:15am - 10:30am — FILM: Summer Feature: A History of SFA Student Productions, winner of the 2020 NacFilmFest Documentary Film Competition — Fredonia Hotel (Banita Room)
- 10:30am - 10:45am — Q&A with director Dudley May
- 10:30am - 12:30pm — FILMS: Best of the 2020 High School Short Film Competition; Films Selected to be Shown — Cole Art Center in downtown Nacogdoches
- 11:00am - 4:00pm — PANELS: Film Industry Panel Sessions — Fredonia Hotel (Rusk Room)
- 12:00 - 2:00pm — FILMS: Best of the 2020 NacFilmFest Short Film Competition; Films Selected to be Shown — Cole Art Center in downtown Nacogdoches
- 2:15 - 3:45pm — FILM: Let's Kill Mom (2018 SFA Student Summer Film directed by Buddy Ketelle) — Fredonia Hotel (Banita Room)
- 4:00 - 5:30pm — FILM: Lion Killer, winner of the 2020 Feature Film Competition — Fredonia Hotel (Banita Room)
- 5:30 - 7:00pm — Dinner on your own
- 7:00 - 8:15pm — FILM: All Hail the Popcorn King — Fredonia Hotel (Banita Room)
- 8:15 - 8:30pm — Q&A with director Hansi Oppenheimer and Joe Lansdale — Fredonia Hotel (Banita Room)
- 8:45 - 9:00pm — FILM: You're the Puppet, winner of the 2020 NacFilmFest Short Film Competition — Fredonia Hotel (Banita Room)
- 9:00 - 10:15pm — FILM: The In-Between — Fredonia Hotel (Banita Room)
- 10:15 - 10:30pm — Q&A with director Mindy Bledsoe & Rob Senska — Fredonia Hotel (Banita Room)
- 10:30pm - ??? — Informal After Party (cash bar) — Fredonia Hotel Nine Flags Bar