CONTENTS
VOLUME EIGHT
ISSUE THREE
EXECUTIVE EDITOR/ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Shanna Forrestall
Quvenzhané Wallis and Dwight Henry film a scene from Beasts of the Southern Wild. PHOTO BY JESS PINKHAM
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
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BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD RIDES THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT
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LOUISIANA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL BASICS
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SPOTLIGHT ON SHREVEPORTBOSSIER & N. LOUISIANA 18
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THE 4 P’S OF FILM FESTIVALS
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LOUISIANA’S NEW BREED, PART 2
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HOMELICIDE PRIVATE SCREENING
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HOLLYWOOD SOUTH ROLLS ON
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OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN
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LOUISIANA FILM PRIZE
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LIVING THE CREATIVE LIFE
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WEBSTER PARISH HAS IT ALL
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LOCATION FOCUS: THE LOUISIANA WAVE STUDIO
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COOPERATIVE FILMING: MUSIC TO INDIE EARS
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NEW ORLEANS’ JIB MASTERS
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RECAP: UNO FILM FEST 2012
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BRIEFS
Captivating the crew and audiences internationally, six-year-old Houma actress Quvenzhané Wallis in her first film appearance as “Hushpuppy,” the lead in Benh Zeitlin's new film Beasts of the Southern Wild. COVER PHOTO BY JESS PINKHAM
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