AWARDS & HONORS

Here are some of our more recent awards, honors and press coverage for our film "Barbecue: A Texas Love Story."

  • EMMY NOMINATION - Documentary, Cultural - Natiional Television Academy, Lone Star Chapter
  • BEST OF SXSW SERIES - 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
  • FINALIST - DC Independent Film Festival
  • WORLD PREMIERE - South by Southwest Film Festival
  • DESERT PREMIERE - La Kiva (with lots of bones)
  • SPECIAL FEATURE - United States Congressional 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
  • OFFICIAL SELCTION - Texas Independent Filmmakers Film Festival

PRESS COVERAGE

  • "Charming... captures the cult-like nature of barbecue." -David Plotz, MSN, Slate
  • "Cue Tape: This movie is smokin'!" -Austin American Statesman
  • "An engaging cast of characters, from the amusing to the out-and-out bizarre" -Eat & Drink Austin
  • The Food Network: BBQ with Bobby Flay
  • "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, E-Film Critic
  • "...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 Chronicle
  • Fiery Foods Magazine
  • "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, Austin American Statesman
  • Voice of America Radio - Translated and broadcast across the world.
  • "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, Film Threat
  • "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, University Star Texas State University
  • Torch Magazine
  • The New York Times
  • The New Yorker
  • DFW Today (NBC KXAS-TV)
  • The Morning Edge (KDGE-FM Dallas-Ft. Worth)
  • The Dallas Morning-News
  • San Antonio Express-News
  • The Dallas Observer
  • Dallas Quick
  • 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
  • News 24 Houston (Time Warner)
  • Fox 7 News Austin (FOX)
  • News 9 San Antonio (Time Warner)
  • KXAN News 36 Austin (NBC)
  • KEYE News Austin (CBS)
  • KVUE News Austin (ABC)
  • News 8 Austin (Time Warner)
  • Seguin Daily News
  • KWED Radio