Today in the roundup, Bart Weiss talks The Program, it’s time to head to the virtual polls and Hamlet gets thrown a curveball.

AND ABBEY MAKES 10: Well-deserved congratulations go to Abbey Siegworth, who has just earned a two-year contract to become the 10th member of the Dallas Theater Center’s resident acting company. DTC has announced that every other year a graduate of the program will earn a two-year deal.

Guest blogger Bart Weiss is the Artistic Director of VideoFest. So the next big Apple thing has finally had its unveiling, and now it’s time to see what this iPad is really about. Of course, I have some thoughts on this. And, like any new techno thing from Apple, how can I not like it? [...]

Guest blogger Bart Weiss is director of the Video Association of Dallas and VideoFest. I had a really great time watching the new film Pirate Radio. Usually, I take more of an analytical look at cinema. And while this film is well made, it is the subject that got me thinking. The film is a [...]

Cheap video cameras and computer editing software have turned wannabe moviemakers into pop culture stars. KERA’s Stephen Becker reports on a program of YouTube videos at this year’s Dallas VideoFest, which begins today.

Guest blogger Bart Weiss is director of the Video Association of Dallas and VideoFest, which runs Nov. 5-8. He sends this post along about the process of creating the intro that runs before each program: Like designing a poster (which I wrote about here), the video intro for the festival has always been important to [...]

This morning, Art&Seek was honored to be a part of PAC -WE, the beginning. Anne will come in here later with her thoughts and experiences. The above video sums-up a lot of what I experienced today, but there is still a true lingering feeling of pride and gratitude towards Greg Metz and all the folks [...]

Guest blogger Bart Weiss is director of the Video Association of Dallas and VideoFest. He sends this post along about the process of designing the festival’s promotional materials. As director of VideoFest – the festival formally know as the Dallas Video Festival for 22 years – one of the highlights of the year is when [...]

Guest blogger Bart Weiss is director of the Video Association of Dallas. He recently attended the Plaza Classic Film Festival in El Paso and sends this report: Most film festivals are looking for the newest films in whatever niche the fest goes after. I just spend a few days in sunny El Paso at the [...]

Bart Weiss is director of the Video Association of Dallas. He just got back from a trip to Pakistan, and he’s catching up on the news since he left. The 24-hour media go gaga over a celebrity death.  I think we are all sick of the MJ extravaganza, but a bit more refection on Walter [...]