MCC warm-up to Austin Funky Chicken Tour!

March 3rd in Austin, Texas...a public screening of Mad City Chickens is being presented by the Urban Poultry Association of Texas, Inc., the same sponsors of the Funky Chicken Coop Tour. Film starts at 7:00 pm at Callahan's General Store, 501 Bastrop Hwy.

Showing is a warm-up for the Coop Tour the following month...

"Chickens" to Screen at Cinema Verde Festival

Mad City Chickens is scheduled to play the Cinema Verde Environmental Film and Arts Festival on Tuesday, February 28th at 4:00 pm. It will be kicking off a day of food themed films at Villa East, 301 N. Main Street in Gainesville, Florida.

MCC Returning to Connecticut!

Back in March of 2011, Mad City Chickens screened at the Audubon Center (Audubon Greenwich nature sanctuary) in Greenwich, Connecticut. Now the nature center is sponsoring another screening on February 26th. This one will take place in Branford, Connecticut. The film starts at 2:00 pm and will be shown in the Blackstone Memorial Library, 758 Main Street.

Ohio Premiere of Mad City Chickens!

Just 15 minutes north of Columbus, Mad City Chickens will be making its Ohio premiere February 23rd.

The public screening will be held in Delaware, OH at the Delaware City Art Center on East Winter Street. Sponsored by Sustainable Delaware Ohio. The film starts at 7:00 pm.

Zero-Budget Filmmaking #10

Hard work and passion...

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Zero-Budget Filmmaking #9

Distribution goals...

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Zero-Budget Filmmaking #8

Use social media to your promotional advantage...

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Zero-Budget Filmmaking #7

Work with real actors...

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Zero-Budget Filmmaking #6

Pre-production planning is key to success...

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Zero-Budget Filmmaking #5

Use good music...and keep it legal...

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Zero-Budget Filmmaking #4

Get good sound...

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Zero-Budget Filmmaking #3

A tongue-in-cheek suggestion on saving money on your camera...

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Zero-Budget Filmmaking #2

Keep location changes to a minimal...

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Zero-Budget Filmmaking #1

In issue 37 of the UK arts and culture periodical Aesthetica (October/November 2010), Elliot Grove, founder of Raindance Film Festival, offers ten ways to help the independent artiste create compelling film...with no practically no money.

Over the next few days, we'll take a look at these "Zero Budget Filmmaking" tips. The first is story...

Article excerpt copyright Aesthetica. Special thanks to Colin Cameron for the tip on this piece.

EGG Project to Show MCC in Arlington, Virginia

Public screening of Mad City Chickens on February 16th in Arlington, Virginia. Showing is presented by the Arlington Egg Project. Doors open at 6:30 pm, Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse, 2903 Columbia Pike.

"Chickens" Coming to the WPT Expo

Mad City Chickens will be screening on February 12th in Madison, WI. The film will show at the Wisconsin Public Television Garden Expo - 2:00 pm, Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way. The screening follows CLUCK book presentation by author Susan Troller and artist S.V. Medaris (both appear in the film). Plus the filmmakers will be present for a Q&A after the movie.