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Warmest Thanksgiving Greetings from WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival!
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All of us at Team WorldFest wish you...
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A truly Bountiful Thanksgiving: we wish you wonderful moments with your family, friends and co-workers in this delightful holiday season of giving and warmth!
We hope that your Thanksgiving 2019 is the very best. WorldFest will be roasting our traditional Capon (more info below) with Virginia Honey-Nut Dressing, Artichokes, Sweet Potato Souffle, Goobers & Onions, Colonial Egg Nog (from a Todd Family secret recipe with Bourbon, Dark Rum & Cognac, cheers!), Smithfield Ham (more info below) Biscuits, Champagne, Texas wines and homemade Pecan Pie with Bourbon Hard Sauce!
Yes, we will Gobble until we Wobble!
All of us at Team WorldFest - Hunter, Kathleen, Katy Lea, Lauren, Elease, Chandni, Tom, George, Paul, Henry,and Duyên
p.s. The Main Entry Deadline for WorldFest 53 is December 15, 2019!
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The Capon
This marvelous bird is a result of too much government control! Back in Ancient Roman times, the Roman Senate was concerned about the people having too many feasts and having too good a time. So, they outlawed fatted Chickens! But a very clever Surgeon managed to 'de-sex' the Rooster, resulting in a super fat, tender and delicious "Capon" - The "Soprano Chicken" that is far more tender and tasty than a regular chicken or a turkey. Plus the Capon is a lot smaller, which helps! So the people got around the Senate ban of Chickens for their feasts, only to create something better - The Capon. A good final result from government meddling!
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The Smithfield Ham
The traditional slow cured Smithfield Ham is always part of our holidays at the Todd House. Back in the 1700's, one of my ancestors, Capt. Mallory Todd traded goods from Virginia to the Caribbean Islands. The ham industry in Smithfield goes back to Colonial Times when Capt. Mallory Todd, a merchantman from Bermuda, set up shop in town and began exporting hams as early as 1779. Capt. Todd is credited with the creation of the Smithfield ham with his distinct salt, sugar and smoke-cured country hams. In exchange for Todd's Old Virginia Hams, he brought in fine Rum and other Caribbean products. Todd's business was very successful and his first packing house was built in 1880. It is now the Smithfield Company, a Fortune 200, built on Hams!
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About WorldFest Houston
 Haney Kathleen
(WorldFest-Houston Intl Film & Video Festival) Kathleen Haney is the Artistic & Program Director of the 55th Annual WorldFest-Houston. She has been associated with WorldFest since 1983 and has been the Program Director since 1998. She was born in Mexico City, speaks Spanish, English and French and graduated from the Univ. of Houston in 1979 cum laudi.
She has served on several international juries and also directs the WorldFest Screenplay Competition.
Hunter Todd is the Chairman & Founding Director of WorldFest-Houston. A former filmmaker, he produced, directed and shot more than 300 films of all types - from features to TV Commercials, and was awarded 117 Intl Awards. He is a retired USCG/Merchant Marine Captain and still sails as much as possible, including the annual HYC Regatta at WorldFest. Married with a 21 going-on-29 daughter who is attending Mary Baldwin College in Virginia. He has served on the Intl juries of more than 25 festivals, most recently was President of the Intl Jury of the Concorto Intl Film Festival in Italy and The Golden Bell TV Festival in Seoul, Korea...
Fun, Fun Fun! Great Films, Great wine, wonderful food, super people!
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