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Festivals & Awards
EMMY NOMINATION - Best Cultural Documentary (National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences - Lone Star Chapter)
BEST OF SXSW '04 - South by Southwest Film Festival
WINNER - SPECIAL JURY AWARD - WorldFest International Film Festival
WINNER - 2004 Telly Awards
WINNER - Oxford Film Festival
WINNER - Farmington Funny Film Festival
FINALIST - USA National Short Film Competition
WORLD PREMIERE - South by Southwest Film Festival
DESERT PREMIERE - La Kiva (with lots of bones)
SPECIAL FEATURE - United States Congress Members Event
SPECIAL FEATURE - Big Apple Barbecue Block Party
SPECIAL FEATURE - Alamo Drafthouse
SPECIAL FEATURE - Fort Worth Museum of Modern Art
SPECIAL FEATURE - Dallas Film Series
SPECIAL FEATURE - Independence Brewing Company
SPECIAL FEATURE - Middlebury College
SPECIAL FEATURE - University of Texas at Austin
SPECIAL FEATURE - Texas Lutheran University
SPECIAL SELECTION - Spindletop Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION - USA Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Texas Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Great Lakes Independent Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Annapolis Film Festival
Press Coverage
People are talking about the little film from the big state of Texas. Check out some of the links below, and please let us know where you have seen the film discussed, by emailing info@bbqfilm.com. We'll be sure to post it here.
MSN's Slate Magazine Online - David Plotz consulted Director Chris Elley for the Texas segment of his Barbecue Pilgrimage, resulting in anonymous emails asking Chris how they can get their hands on the BBQfilm.
The Food Network: BBQ with Bobby Flay - The Barbecue crew shot a segment for Bobby Flay's show. The segment aired August 11 2004 on Food Net.
EFilmCritic
- 4 Stars
"If somebody ever gets around to filming a documentary about the
legendary Philadelphia Cheese Steak, I hope it's done with the same amount
of good humor and respect for the local culture that's evident throughout
'Barbecue'." -Scott Weinberg
Austin
Chronicle - "Pit Crew"
"...Elley and his crew's mission to leave no dirt road unexplored
left them with 100-plus hours of footage... The doc has already caught
the attention of connoisseurs from California to New York, and the crew
has been invited to Washington, D.C., to screen for a group of U.S. congressmen...
" -Nora Ankrum
Austin
American-Statesman - " 'Cue Tape: This Movie is Smoking"
"While Chris Elley of Austin was making his documentary "Barbecue:
A Texas Love Story," he ate oatmeal to keep from exploding. So spending
eight months on the road traveling 3,350 miles to film 40 or so barbecue
spots is good for you." -John Kelso
Voice of America - Translated and broadcast across the world, this is one of institutions of American radio.
Film
Threat
"Ann Richards, former governor of Texas, narrates this documentary
and with her charismatic charm, she brings another entertaining layer
to an already effervescent documentary..." -Rory L. Aronsky
The
University Star - Texas State University
"Judging from the barbecue sauce smeared on his face and the scent
of mesquite smoke emanating from his clothes, one can tell Texas State
alumus and documentary filmmaker Chris Elley is in love." -David
Doerr
EFilmCritic - SXSW Preview with Director Chris Elley
"Eat & Drink Austin" Magazine
"Torch" Magazine
"DFW Today" (NBC KXAS-TV)
"The Morning Edge" (KDGE-FM Dallas-Ft. Worth)
The Dallas Morning-News
The Dallas Observer
Dallas Quick
"Hybrid" Magazine
GreenCine Daily
The Austinist
"Texas Matters" Radio
"Austin Wide Open" Magazine
"Positively Texas" (UPN Dallas-Ft. Worth)
Denton Record-Chronicle
KUT Radio
CBS 11 News (KTVT-TV Dallas-Ft.Worth)
"Kevin & Kevin" KGSR-FM
"Dudley & Bob" KLBJ-FM
"Sneak Peek" University of Texas
Austin Chronicle - Viriginia Woods Food-O-File
News 24 Houston (Time Warner)
The New York Times
Fox 7 News Austin (FOX)
News 9 San Antonio (Time Warner)
KXAN News 36 Austin (NBC)
KEYE News Austin (CBS)
KVUE News Austin (ABC)
Seguin Daily News
KWED Radio
