Roswell Comic-Con & Film Fest

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Kevin Burns To Attend Roswell Cosmic-Con!

Roswell — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 20:50:49 +0000

Kevin Burns is the creator and executive producer of more than 500 hours of diverse and dynamic television programming. His work can be seen on E!, History, A&E, Travel Channel, Bravo, Animal Planet, National Geographic Channel, AMC — and more.

In 1993, while working as an executive at Twentieth Century Fox Television, Burns cofounded Foxstar Productions where he developed and produced a series of “Alien Nation” movies for television. In 1994, Burns founded Van Ness Films, a subsidiary of Foxstar that was designed to produce non-fiction and documentary programs and specials for the growing cable marketplace.

In 1999, Burns founded Prometheus Entertainment where he continued to create and produce film and television programming, most notably “The Girls Next Door,” “Kendra” and “Hollyʼs World” (for E!), the popular History Channel series “Ancient Aliens” and “Americaʼs Book of Secrets” for H2. In 2003, Burns won his first of two Emmy Awards as Executive Producer for A&Eʼs Biography series. Other recent projects include “Kendra On Top” (a reality series for WEtv), “The Godfather Legacy” (a two-hour special for H2) and “Food Paradise” (a series for the Travel Channel).

Also in 1999, Burns, in partnership with feature film executive Jon Jashni, founded Synthesis Entertainment where the two began developing and producing remakes and sequels of the popular Irwin Allen movies and television series (“Lost in Space,” “The Time Tunnel,” “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea,” etc.), most notably the feature film version of “Poseidon” in 2006.

Roswell Screenplay Shoot-Out Winners!!

Roswell — Thu, 31 May 2012 23:51:03 +0000

It is time to announce the 5 winners who will come to Roswell, NM and spend one grueling shooting week shooting and editing their screenplay entries. The winners of this year’s 2012 Roswell Screenplay Shoot-Out are:

CiviliTEA by Joey & Amber Kent

Zipper by Charles Hall

An Alien Fairy Tale by Lisa Jay

The Brian Project by Nicholas Macaluso

WormHole over Roswell by John Fortunato

A big thanks to all who entered and congratulations to the winners. We look forward to seeing you and your films at the 1st Annual Roswell Cosmic-Con & Film Fest!!

Roswell Wins at 2012 Tourism Association of New Mexico TIARA Awards

Roswell — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:39:58 +0000

City Wins NEW EVENT OF THE YEAR for
2011 Roswell International Sci-Fi Film Festival

At the Tourism Association of New Mexico (TANM) Governor’s Conference on Tourism today, the City of Roswell was recognized for excellence in the NM tourism industry at the TANM Tourism Industry Recognition Awards (TIARA). These awards help bring greater awareness to the importance of the tourism industry to New Mexico’s economy, and are given to highlight excellence and creative accomplishment in travel marketing and promotion.

Roswell was recognized with a TIARA award for NEW EVENT OF THE YEAR for the 2011 Roswell International Sci-Fi Film Festival: Aliens in Cinema.

“We are overwhelmed with the success of last year’s event and the partnerships with ENMU-Roswell and Famous Monsters of Filmland. We could have never pulled off an event of its magnitude without securing the blue ribbon sponsorships for the event that housed and fed the many crews including Xcel Energy, IATSE, the Roswell Museum & Art Center, Eastern NM Medical Center, Roswell Hyundai, Pepper’s Grill & Bar, Hampton Inn, Red Brick Pizza, Portofino’s, Golden Corral, Planet Roswell, Martin’s Capitol Café and many others,” stated Reneé Roach, City of Roswell Marketing Director and 2011 RISF Festival Coordinator. “We encourage everyone to come to this year’s event which will include even more activities such as Roswell’s first Comic Convention, programming from top notch film industry leaders, vendor exhibition, Marvel Character, even more celebrity guests and a Mascarade Ball at the Spring River Park & Zoo, from June 22-24, 2012,” Roach continued.

This year’s event has been rebranded as “Roswell Comic Convention & Film Fest” and is being managed by Phil Kim, Publisher and Manager of Famous Monsters of Filmland.

Take Your Picture With Capt. America’s Shield & Thor’s Hammer!!

Barrett — Fri, 04 May 2012 00:38:12 +0000

That’s right, people! Ryan Penagos, the Executive Editorial Director for MARVEL’s Digital Media Group, is bringing legendary AVENGERS weapons with him to the Roswell Comic-Con!

ATTENTION ALL ARTISTS

Roswell — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:02:13 +0000

Ros-Con will feature an ARTISTS’ ALLEY, where aspiring and established creatives alike can show and sell their work. Space is limited and early purchasers can get a table for all 3 days at just $95. The con has over 100 vendors from across the country, celebrity appearances & panels, VIP parties, a masquerade ball, and much more!