Since I mentioned the other day that Underground Film Journal pal Ed Halter was guest curating this year’s Cinematexas, I finally decided to get off my arse and post their full lineup. The Cinematexas festival runs Sept. 20-24, and yes that means it starts today. The festival is also mostly shorts and a few artist retrospectives, so listed below are the program names or the artist names.

Wednesday, Sept. 20:
7:30 p.m.: University of Texas Competition 1: Limerence, Love & Infatuation. Shorts.
8:00 p.m.: Omnibeast. An experimental program by David Salinas and Lanneau White.
9:00 p.m.: University of Texas Competition 2: Pandora’s Box. Shorts.

Thursday, Sept. 21:
5:00 p.m.: International Competition 3: War Is Over (If You Want It). Shorts.
5:30 p.m.: International Competition 5: Bed, Bath and Beyond. Shorts.
6:30 p.m.: JODI. A video game installation by Joan Heemskerk and Dirk Paesmans, collectively known as JODI.
6:30 p.m.: International Competition 4: Personality Crisis. Shorts.
7:00 p.m.: International Competition 2: Cat Fight Commandos. Shorts.
8:00 p.m.: Treewave. Digital music performance by Paul Slocum.
8:00 p.m.: International Competition 3: War Is Over (If You Want It). Shorts. (Repeat)
8:30 p.m.: Luther Price. Retrospective.
9:30 p.m.: International Competition 1: American Idols. Shorts.
10:00 p.m.: Mary Ellen Bute: Centennial. Retrospective of the classic filmmaker.

Friday, Sept. 22:
5:00 p.m.: International Competition 4: Personality Crisis. Shorts. (Repeat)
6:00 p.m.: International Competition 7: Blaming The Place. Shorts.
6:30 p.m.: Apocalypse Nigh: Death and Terror In The Middle East, dir. Nida Sinnokot. A film about the recent Israel/Lebanon war.
6:30 p.m.: William Jones. Retrospective.
7:30 p.m.: Stephanie Barber. Retrospective.
8:00 p.m.: University of Texas Competition 5: Cultural Identity and Domination: Are We Destroying Humanity? Shorts.
9:30 p.m.: International Competition 6: Monster Mash. Shorts.
10:00 p.m.: Bruce McClure. Audio-visual performance.

Saturday, Sept. 23:
11:30 a.m.: International Competition 5: Bed, Bath and Beyond. Shorts. (Repeat)
12:00 p.m.: Mike Plante’s Lunch Show. Shorts.
12:00 p.m.: University of Texas Competition 1: Limerence, Love & Infatuation. Shorts.
1:00 p.m.: Fotogagos/Lightwell: Short Transmissions From Greece. Shorts.
1:00 p.m.: Remaking New Orleans From Below. Shorts.
1:30 p.m.: University of Texas Competition 2: Pandora’s Box. Shorts. (Repeat)
2:30 p.m.: International Competition 6: Monster Mash. Shorts.
3:00 p.m.: University of Texas Competition 3: When You Die A Little… Shorts.
3:00 p.m.: International Competition 2: Cat Fight Commandos. Shorts. (Repeat)
4:00 p.m.: International Competition 3: War Is Over (If You Want It). Shorts. (Repeat)
4:30 p.m.: University of Texas Competition 4: Growing Ballz and Ovaries. Shorts.
4:30 p.m.: Glen Fogel. Retrospective.
5:30 p.m.: International Competition 4: Personality Crisis. Shorts. (Repeat)
6:00 p.m.: University of Texas Competition 5: Cultural Identity and Domination: Are We Destroying Humanity? Shorts. (Repeat)
7:00 p.m.: International Competition 7: Blaming The Place. Shorts. (Repeat)
7:00 p.m.: Eddo Stern. Interactive installation.
8:30 p.m.: International Competition 1: American Idols. Shorts. (Repeat)

Sunday, Sept. 24:
1:00 p.m.: Torture Express: The Rising Cost of Freedom. Shorts.
2:00 p.m.: Juror & Staff Screening. Films by the jurors and staff.
4:00 p.m.: Award Winners Screening.