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Austin Filmmakers Take Over The Alamo This Weekend
Is it just me or is this is more than a little bit crazy?
IFP Project Forum Features TFPF Alumni
The IFP recently unveiled the 150 titles that will make up the Project Forum of Independent Film Week. There are quite a few TFPF Alumni and AFS-supported filmmakers in the mix.
TFPF Donations Rolling in from Duplass Bros, Ratliff, Bujalski, etc… and You?
As many of you already know, we are working hard raising money for the Texas Filmmakers’ Production Fund. We’ve still got a way to go to hit our goal of $100,000 to give away, but we have been thrilled to see some of our filmmaking pals throw some cash into the pot.
Festival Dispatch: MELVIN at the IFP Narrative Filmmaker Labs
Our series of festival dispatches from filmmakers who take advantage of
TFPF Recipient Athina Rachel Tsangari’s ATTENBERG in Venice
Athina Rachel Tsangari, former Austinite and UT lecturer,
Ryan Williams’ THE DRY LAND in theaters Friday
Ryan Piers Williams, a native of El Paso, received a grant from TFPF in 2004 for his short film MUERTAS, which had a very healthy festival circuit run. His first feature, THE DRY LAND, premiered to great acclaim in competition at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and will be released on Friday in NY, LA [...]
René Peñaloza-Galvan, 1976-2010
Last month, the Austin film community lost one of its own. Even though he hadn’t lived here in years, René Peñaloza-Galvan was still part of the “family,” having collaborated with many Austin filmmakers while an RTF student at UT and afterwards.
TX Filmmakers Showcase Features TFPF alumni
The Houston Film Commission always puts together a great collection of Texas-made shorts for the annual Texas Filmmakers’ Showcase in Los Angeles. This year, 4 of the 6 projects were made by previous TFPF recipients.
TFPF Recipients Using Kickstarter for Funding
Recently, the independent filmmaking world has been embracing “crowd-funding” mechanisms like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo to gather funds for their projects, and former TFPF recipients are no different.
Sunshine at Screen Door Apr 21, on PBS May 4
Karen Skloss’s documentary SUNSHINE, a two-time TFPF recipient and a sponsored project of AFS, screens tomorrow on the UT campus with Screen Door Film and then plays nationwide May 4 on PBS’s Independent Lens, hosted by Maggie Gyllenhaal.
