H.R. No. 1079
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The 2011 Dallas International Film Festival is
celebrating its opening day on March 31; and
WHEREAS, Founded in 2006 by Liener Temerlin and the Dallas
Film Society, the festival has since screened 812 films from 49
countries, including 46 world premieres and 12 U.S. premieres, and
presented more than $270,000 in awards; in 2010, the festival drew
20,000 people and donated over $11,000 in grants to Texas high
school film programs; and
WHEREAS, Entries have included Academy Award winner The Hurt
Locker and Academy Award nominee Winter's Bone, the documentaries
Bill Cunningham New York and The King of Kong, and foreign fare such
as the Belgian animated film A Town Called Panic and the British
comedy Hot Fuzz; and
WHEREAS, This year's lineup includes the U.S. premiere of
Shawn Ku's Beautiful Boy, starring Michael Sheen and Maria Bello,
and the world premiere of Patrick Tourville's OK Buckaroos, a
documentary about musician Jerry Jeff Walker; also featured are
Soul Surfer, starring Dennis Quaid and Helen Hunt, and the Mexican
comedy Adios Mundo Cruel (Goodbye Cruel World); the 2011 festival,
which is being dedicated to Mr. Temerlin, concludes with a gala
ceremony on April 8, when the Dallas Star Awards and the Festival
Filmmaker Awards will be presented; and
WHEREAS, Cited by MovieMaker magazine as one of the "25
Festivals Worth the Entry Fee," the Dallas International Film
Festival honors the achievement of film artists from around the
world and promotes Dallas as a vibrant arts destination and
important center for film; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the 2011 Dallas International Film
Festival and extend to its organizers and attendees sincere best
wishes for a successful and entertaining event; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the Dallas International Film Festival as an
expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Branch
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1079 was adopted by the House on March
31, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House