About
Persistence of Vision began as the newsletter of the Austin Film Society. It showcased upcoming events, AFS member news and profiled the people and events that make the Austin film scene so vibrant then and now. PoV’s print edition is released bi-annually and AFS is excited to bring the award-winning journal online.
The journal explores a wide range of issues relevant to cinephiles and filmmakers alike. PoV in print is available FREE to members and also on a limited basis at a number of local coffee houses, theaters, and eateries. PoV Online is open to all.
Submit your stories, community and member news, calls for entries and event announcements to news@austinfilm.org. Publication is at the discretion of AFS staff.
About the Austin Film Society
The Austin Film Society is a non-profit organization that promotes the appreciation of film and supports creative filmmaking by:
- Showing great films and premieres
- Managing a 100,000 square foot film production facility in central Austin
- Awarding grants and supporting filmmakers
- Teaching kids & adults about filmmaking
- Presenting the annual Texas Film Hall of Fame awards to raise funds for all the above
The Austin Film Society began in 1985 with a group of friends getting together to watch films that weren’t distributed to the general public. As word got out, that small group of cinephiles turned to hundreds and the Austin Film Society (AFS) was born, honoring classic and independent film with screenings in venues all over Austin.
Filmmaker Richard Linklater (Dazed and Confused, Slacker) spearheaded AFS’s early efforts and in May of 1986, the Austin Film Society was incorporated as a non-profit educational organization. From the outset, programs have been curated to present films within an artistic and cultural context. Series are constructed around thematic links, or feature the work of an individual director, and program notes accompany most screenings. Over the years, our offerings have built a loyal audience and brought forth a nationally known, thriving film culture.
AFS offers a model for presenting artistic works of cinema on a regional level. Most films presented are not widely available and we frequently present Austin premieres. Past series have included “Black Image in American Cinema,” “Bigger than Life: a Festival of Cinemascope,” “San Francisco Super-8 Film Happening,” “Pre-Code Hollywood,” “Women’s Film Shorts” and “Che Bella: Italy in the 60s.” Directors featured in retrospective series have included Lindsay Anderson, Bergman, Bresson, Bunuel, Cassavetes, Dreyer, Fassbinder, Robert Frank, Sam Fuller, Godard, Abbas Kiarostami, Ozu, Oshima, Pasolini, Peckinpah, Michael Powell, Emeric Pressberger, Satyajit Ray, Raul Ruiz, Sirk, Sokhurov, Sturges, Tarkovsky and many others. Continue reading >>
