Alliance hosts inaugural film festival

This weekend’s inaugural Show-Me Missouri International Film Festival, created by the Missouri Film Alliance of Springfield, officially begins Friday with seminars and movie screenings at five locations – University Plaza Hotel & Convention Center, 333 S. John Q. Hammons Parkway; Creamery Arts Center, 411 N. Sherman Parkway; The Moxie, 408 W. Walnut St.; Missouri State University, 901 S. National Ave.; and Drury University, 900 N. Benton Ave.

The festival kicked off Thursday with a VIP party, where award-winning filmmakers told of their experiences in the industry.

Byron Smith, who edited the 2005 Golden Globe-winning TV series “Nip/Tuck,” and Joe Bauer, who was part of the visual effects team that won Emmys for two TV episodes of “Star Trek” in 1994 and 1995, will speak at the festival.

Visit www.missourifilm.org for a schedule of events and business sponsorship information.

The alliance is a partner of the Springfield Regional Arts Council.