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ATTIRE: BLACK TIE

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2024

7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Cocktail Reception: 6:30 p.m.
(Red Carpet Arrivals Begin at 6:15 p.m.)

SPECIAL EVENT

Champions Award Gala

Cambria Hotel – Waco University Riverfront

Main Ballroom

110 S. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard

Waco, Texas 76704

An evening extravaganza celebrating 5 years of being

“dedicated to EMPOWERING the creative spirit,

SERVING with heart and CELEBRATING all!”

To Send The Names Of Your Table Guests: Email Kathleen.Delva@laicommunications.com

*All proceeds go to support the GB Lindsey Family Charitable Fund.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Shot Gun Start: 11:00 a.m.

4th Annual Celebrity Golf Classic

Bear Ridge Golf Club

1000 Bear Ridge Drive

Waco, Texas 76712

(Inside the Twin Rivers Community)

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2024

7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Opening Night at the Movies

Hippodrome Theater

724 Austin Avenue, Waco, Texas 76712

Animation: Between the Pages (USA)

“By 2020 Grand Jury Prize Winner for Best Short Film, Filmmaker Nicole L. Thompson”

Student Film: Resurrection Under the Ocean (TURKEY)

Feature Film: Champions (USA)

Appropriate for ages 13+

Featuring the Focus Features Hollywood film, "Champions," starring Woody Harrelson and Ernie Hudson.

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The Cigar Lounge Experience is presented by JWG & Associates and MARIE'S Wine Bar, and sponsored by Uncle Nearest!

MARIE'S Wine Bar

723 Austin Avenue

Waco, Texas 76701

2nd Annual
penguin cigar lounge experience

9:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2024

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Hippodrome Theater

724 Austin Avenue

Waco, Texas 76712

FAMILY DAY @ THE WACO FAMILY & FAITH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL!

FILM SCREENINGS ALL DAY

10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2024

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Animation: Alicita (USA)

Animation: HBCU Superheroes (USA)

Short Film: Interception of Jayne Kennedy, An American Sportscaster (USA)

Feature Film: Be the Light (USA)

“2020 Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature Film at the 2020 Waco Family & Faith International Film Festival”

*Talkback will feature New York Times Best Selling Authors & Best Friends, Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant.

Hippodrome Theater

724 Austin Avenue

Waco, Texas 76712

FILM BLOCK I

THE BEAUTY AND POWER OF GREAT FRIENDSHIPS!

5th Annual Black History Month Celebration

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2024

10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

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*Talkback will feature a live performance by the musical group, “The Bergamots.”

Animation: Mosquito Fish (USA)

Animation: Riley and the Wooden Sword (SRI LANKA)

Feature Film: State of the Unity (USA)

FILM BLOCK II

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2024

2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

THE STATE OF UNITY & COMING TOGETHER FOR GOOD

Hippodrome Theater

724 Austin Avenue

Waco, Texas 76712

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2024

10:30 a.m. - 06:30 p.m.

FAMILY DAY @ THE WACO FAMILY & FAITH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL!

Lee Lockwood Library and Museum

Beard Auditorium

2801 Waco Drive, Waco, Texas 76706
(Entrance is off of 29th Street)

FILM SCREENINGS ALL DAY

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2024

10:30 a.m. - 01:00 p.m.

The Brilliance of Female Filmmakers!

Lee Lockwood Library and Museum

Beard Auditorium

2801 Waco Drive, Waco, Texas 76706
(Entrance is off of 29th Street)

Student Film: Limbo (BRAZIL)

Short Film: Willows (USA)

Feature Film: Washington’s Armour (USA)

FILM BLOCK III

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2024

01:30 p.m. - 04:30 p.m.

The Power of Freedom

Lee Lockwood Library and Museum

Beard Auditorium

2801 Waco Drive, Waco, Texas 76706
(Entrance is off of 29th Street)

Student Film: The Scattered Nest (SLOVAKIA)

Short Film: Attrition (USA)

Feature Film: The Liberator (USA)

FILM BLOCK IV

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2024

04:45 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.

Knowing Your Heritage!

Lee Lockwood Library and Museum

Beard Auditorium

2801 Waco Drive, Waco, Texas 76706
(Entrance is off of 29th Street)

Animation Film: Lights (CZECH REPUBLIC)

Feature Film: Fioretta (USA)

FILM BLOCK V

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2024

10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

FAMILY DAY @ THE WACO FAMILY & FAITH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Art Center Waco

701 S. 8th Street

Waco, Texas 76706

FILM SCREENINGS ALL DAY

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2024

10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Films From Around the World

Art Center Waco

701 S. 8th Street

Waco, Texas 76706

Student Film: Let’s Talk (ISREAL)

Student Film: For Those Left Behind (INDONESIA) 

Feature Film: The Journey (BRAZIL)

FILM BLOCK VI

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2024

01:00 p.m. - 03:15 p.m.

Letting your
light shine!

Art Center Waco

701 S. 8th Street

Waco, Texas 76706

Animation: Between the Pages (USA)

By 2020 Grand Jury Prize Winner for Best Short Film, Filmmaker Nicole L. Thompson 

Feature Film: Running the Bases (USA)

FILM BLOCK VII

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2024

03:30 p.m. - 05:30 p.m.

Having a 
vision

Art Center Waco

701 S. 8th Street

Waco, Texas 76706

Animation: Obsession (CHINA)

Short Film: Then Came March (USA)

Feature Film: Station Identification: Story of WTLW-TV (USA)

FILM BLOCK VIII

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2024

05:45 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.

we are the world & we are love!

Art Center Waco

701 S. 8th Street

Waco, Texas 76706

Animation: Mosquito Fish (USA)

Feature Film: People Like Us: The Center of Family Love Documentary (USA & UK)

FILM BLOCK IX

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2024

11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

THE BUSINESS OF HOLLYWOOD: FILMMAKER EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS

MARIE'S Wine Bar

723 Austin Avenue, Waco, TX 76701

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Session I:

2nd Annual PitchFest……

“How to Turn Your Idea Into A Film, TV, or Streaming Series,” Led by Courtney Parker, President & CEO, LostNThought Productions and “2021 Champions Award” Recipient

Session II:

“It’s All About Animation!"

A Fireside Chat with Bruce W. Smith, Creator of “The Proud Family” on Disney+ and “2023 Champions Award” Recipient

Session III:

“It’s Not Show Business, It’s Business Show!”

A Conversation with Hollywood Executives, Endyia Sterns and John Vilade

With our goal to always “empower the creative spirit,” this year, we are adding a series of conversations with Hollywood Executives, Producers, and Showrunners to share their insight with our filmmakers and the Waco community.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2024

8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.  

5th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT WITH OZOMATLI

Carleen Bright Pavilion at the Arboretum

1 Pavilion Way

Woodway, Texas 76712

Back for the 2nd year in a row! Hear the GRAMMY Award winning band, OZOMATLI!

We will also announce the 2024 Filmmaker Awards of the 5th Anniversary of the Waco Family & Faith International Film Festival.

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Doors open at 7:00 p.m.

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SUNDAY, FEBURARY 18, 2024

FILM & FAITH SOUL SESSIONs: The Power of a loving family!

Lee Lockwood Theater

2801 W Waco Dr, Waco, TX 76707

Short Film: My Dad: The Cottonpicker (USA)

Short Film: Always (USA)

Feature Film: #ButGod (USA)

FILM BLOCK X

11:00 a.m. – 02:00 p.m.  

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024

10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

FILMMAKERS TOUR of waco

Art Center Waco

701 S. 8th Street

Waco, Texas 76706

All filmmakers are invited to attend a FREE tour of the City of Waco to see all of the available places to shoot your next film.

*Complementary lunch is included

PRESENTED BY STAY WACO

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

An Adam experiment

Waco Civic Theater

1517 Lake Air Drive

Waco, Texas 76710

The Off Broadway play the features a the day in the life of notable New York State Senator, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., on the eve of…..

With Talkback with Michael Chenevert following the play

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