Archive for 2010
AFS Essential Cinema Presents Films of the Mexican Revolution
The Austin Film Society, in partnership with Cine Las Americas and the Consulate General of Mexico in Austin, is pleased to announce its upcoming Essential Cinema series, “Viva la Revolución!Films of the Mexican Revolution.” 2010 marks the bicentennial of Mexico’s independence from Spain and the centennial of the beginning of the Mexican Revolution, which overthrew [...]
Austin Film Society Grants $111,000 To Texas Filmmakers
The Austin Film Society is very proud to announce the recipients of its 2010 Texas Filmmakers’ Production Fund (TFPF) and Travel Grant programs, which this year gave away a total of $111,000 in cash and goods and services to 33 projects from emerging Texas filmmakers. AFS has now given out over $1.1 million to 293 [...]
My TFPF Story – Jim Stedman & PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
We’d submitted projects for several years with no luck. The TFPF grant was something we’d wanted to add to our list of filmmaking accomplishments. When we got the word, we were just happy to be included in the company of TFPF grant recipients (past and present).
My TFPF Story – Miguel Alvarez & VETERANS and MNEMOSYNE RISING
In 2006, the grant for VETERANS was the first I had ever received. It helped legitimize the project in my mind. In 2008, MNEMOSYNE RISING was such an ambitious project and finding out I received the grant was just a great relief that I wasn’t going to go broke.
Texas Film Friday Film Festival Call for Submissions
Austin Film Meet and Texas Film Scene announced a new film festival, Texas Film Friday, which is scheduled to take place monthly, with the inaugural event scheduled to take place on Friday, November 12, 2010, in Austin, Texas. Texas Film Friday also launched its call for film and video submissions. Festival Co-founder H.Cherdon Bedford says [...]
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Deadline October 15
The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is accepting submissions for the 14th annual festival held April 14 -17, 2011 in Durham, North Carolina. Short and feature documentaries completed after January 1, 2009 are eligible for consideration. Submission Deadlines: Regular Deadline: October 15, 2010 ($40) Final Deadline: November 30, 2010 ($60) Submit your film >>
Paul Stekler announced chairman of UT’s Radio-Television & Film Department
Documentary filmmaker and longtime UT faculty member Paul Stekler was announced the new chair of the Radio-Television and Film Department on Monday, August 16th making him the first working filmmaker to fill the role. Stekler’s documentaries on American politics include, LAST MAN STANDING: POLITICS, TEXAS STYLE, GEORGE WALLACE: SETTIN’ THE WOODS ON FIRE, winner of [...]
Austin Filmmakers Take Over The Alamo This Weekend
Is it just me or is this is more than a little bit crazy?
AFS Student Films accepted into CinemaKids
Congratulations to AFS Film Club Workshop members at Pearce Middle School and Travis High. A film from each school was selected for programming at the Cinemakids Film Festival at UT-Austin on September 18th. The two films are: MORPHING Linking students together through creative camera work without dialogue, MORPHING captures the personality and magic of the [...]
Sneak Peek of MACHETE, Explosive After Party at Austin Studios
(Austin, TX)—Troublemaker Studios, the Austin Film Society and The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema are excited to announce an explosive sneak preview of MACHETE directed by Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis, with Danny Trejo and Michelle Rodriguez leading an all-star cast, on Thursday, September 2 at 8 PM at The Paramount Theater (713 Congress Avenue). All tickets [...]
