Archive for December, 2009
Off-Centered Film Festival
Deadline: March 1 ($0) Dogfish Head and Alamo Drafthouse present the Off-Centered film festival 2010. Taking place April 16th and 17th at the Alamo Drafthouse Lake Creek, the festival will give independent-minded, aspiring filmmakers the chance to let their freak-flags fly by making films that celebrate the perseverance of the underdog. Film can be no [...]
Festival Dispatch: The Horse Boy at IDFA
Michel Scott, TFPF recipient for his Sundance premiere doc THE HORSE BOY, reports on his adventures at IDFA in November.
2010 Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards to Honor Tarantino, Nesmith & McGill
The Austin Film Society (AFS) is pleased to announce that the tenth anniversary celebration of the Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards, presented by AT&T, will be held on March 11, 2010. The Awards recognize outstanding actors, directors, screenwriters, musicians, producers and films from, influenced or inspired by the Lone Star State. Quentin Tarantino will [...]
Fantastic Fest 2010
Fantastic Fest has officially opened the submission season for the 2010 Festival. The largest genre film festival in the U.S., Fantastic Fest showcases horror, fantasy, sci-fi, animation, action and just plain fantastic movies from all around the world. For additional information, or to submit your short or feature-length production for consideration, you may visit the [...]
Program Notes for Aki Kaurismaki series
Program notes for the recent Aki Kaurismaki series have been added to the AFS website. You can access them by searching on the film title or going to the Essential Cinema Archives link….
AFS Essential Cinema Presents 4th Annual Series of Films from the Middle East
The Austin Film Society is pleased to announce its first 2010 Essential Cinema series, “Children of Abraham/Ibrahim 4: Films of the Middle East and Beyond. The films will run from January 12 to February 16 with Tuesday evening screenings at 7 PM at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar (1120 S Lamar). “Our fourth annual series [...]
Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards 2009
Each year, we put together a highlight reel from the past year’s Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards. We just posted our 2009 video – Thomas Haden Church, Powers Booth, Larry Hagman, Linda Gray, Keith Carradine, Dennis Quaid, Luke Wilson, Catherine Hardwicke, Brendan Fraser and Billy Bob Thornton. It was a great night. Save the [...]
Austin Film Critics Name Their Picks
The Austin Film Critics Association announces its fifth annual end-of-the-year awards, with 9 films winning in 16 categories for 2009. A special Top 10 list for the best films of the decade is also announced. THE HURT LOCKER, an Iraq war thriller, takes home 3 awards, including the top honor, best film. Kathryn Bigelow is [...]
Sundance Documentary Fund
Deadline: February 9 ($0) The Sundance Documentary Fund, a program of the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program, is dedicated to supporting U.S. and international documentary films that focus on current human rights issues, freedom of expression, social justice, civil liberties, and critical issues. In supporting such work, the fund seeks to encourage the diverse exchange [...]
Grappell’s QUADRANGLE To Premiere at Sundance
AFS Filmmaker member Amy Grappell’s short documentary, QUADRANGLE, will be making its world premiere in the Shorts Competition at Sundance Film Festival 2010 and having European premiere at the Rotterdam Int. Film Festival. Grappell, a director, writer, producer, actress, and casting director, has been active in the Austin film community for the last decade. Grappell [...]
