the Flatland Film Festival
August 10 - 12, 2006
A short film/video competition
and film invitational
in the Firehouse Theatre
at the Louise H. Underwood Center for the Arts
511 Ave. K, Lubbock, Texas

$3500 in flat CASH awards!!!

$1,000 Grand Prize
This is the top prize for the Flatland Film Festival.
Sponsor: No Sponsor
Cash Award Value: 1,000 U.S. Dollars

Preston E. Smith Award
This prize is in honor of former Texas Governor Preston Smith who founded the Texas film commission.
Sponsor: Family of Preston B. Smith
Cash Award Value: 750 U.S. Dollars

James W Johnson Award
This award is given to a film/video that best exemplifies exceptional filmmaking that is thought-provoking and often avant-garde as determined by artist James W. Johnson.
Sponsor: James W. Johnson
Cash Award Value: 500 U.S. Dollars

Chris Caddel Flatland Filmmaker Award
This prize is reserved for Lubbock Regional Filmmakers.
Sponsor: Chris Caddel
Cash Award Value: 500 U.S. Dollars

James B. Storey American Experience Award
This prize is given to the best film or video that best exemplifies the American experience.
Sponsor: Julie Storey
Cash Award Value: 500 U.S. Dollars

Audience Choice Award
This earthy Audience Award is determined solely by the audiences that view the screenings during the festival.
Sponsor: Lubbock Film Society
Cash Award Value: 250 U.S. Dollars
- This prize is shared with other categories.