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Filmmakers Cheryl Dunyne, Sean Baker and Juan Carlos Zaldivar Attend Free Austin Film Society Screenings

August 10, 2008 By: Chris Weidner Category: Austin, TX Film Community No Comments »

Free Summer Screenings Presented by Austin Film Society.

Screening Details:
On Aug. 20th & 21st, acclaimed independent filmmakers Sean Baker, Cheryl Dunye and Juan Carlos Zaldivar, the members of AFS’s 2008 Texas Filmmakers’ Production Fund panel, will present three award-winning films. All screenings are at The Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar (1120 S. Lamar) and are FREE [...]

Mobile Film School’s 1st Annual Bowl-A-Rama Fundraiser To Benefit At-Risk Youth in Central Texas

August 06, 2008 By: Chris Weidner Category: News, TX Film Community No Comments »

Mobile Film School’s 1st Annual Bowl-A-Rama Fundraiser.

Mobile Film School Bowl-A-Rama Fundraiser
Saturday Aug 09, 2008 @ 6:00 PM
Scholz’s BierGarten & Saengerrunde Bowling Alley
1607 San Jacinto
Austin, TX 78701
Event Details:
The Mobile Film School is hosting their first annual Bowl-A-Rama fundraiser to benefit and impact underserved and at-risk youth in Central Texas.
Event Schedule:
6:30-live music from Austin’s own Andrea Marie [...]

Greenbacks Welcome at TXMPA’s “Black and White Night” Las Colinas Fundraiser

July 31, 2008 By: Chris Weidner Category: News, TX Film Community No Comments »

Texas Motion Picture Alliance “Black and White Night” Fundraider in DFW.

TXMPA Black & White Night
The Studios at Las Colinas (Building One)
Irving, Texas
August 23, 2008
7 to 11 p.m.
Event Details:
DFW is a growing producer of Commercials, Video Games, Television Series, Corporate Film, as well as Feature Films! And everybody who’s anybody will head to the Studios [...]

Austin Filmmakers Jeff Nichols, Laura Dunn and Chris Eska Discuss Navigating The Film Festival Circuit

July 30, 2008 By: Chris Weidner Category: Austin, TX Film Community No Comments »

Austin Film Society (AFS) presents Moviemaker Dialogues “Navigating the Festival Circuit.”

AFS Moviemaker Dialogues “Navigating the Festival Circuit”
Thursday, August 7, 7pm
Austin Studios Screening Room (1901 E. 51st Street)
Moderated by Bryan Poyser
Tickets are free to AFS members.
Event Details:
The explosion of independent film in the last two decades has paralled a similar explosion in film festivals the world [...]

AFS Presents The Creative Art of Cinematography with Three Top Austin Cinematographers

July 28, 2008 By: Chris Weidner Category: Austin, Classes/Workshops, TX Film Community No Comments »

The Creative Art of Cinematography Screenings - Moviemaker Dialogues
Featuring Lee Daniel, Deb Lewis & PJ Raval
Thursday July 31, 7pm
Austin Studios Screening Room
Event Details:
Three of Austin’s most accomplished shooters share clips of their work and discuss the art and practice of cinematography. From high budget and low; video and film; docs, narrative features, music videos and [...]

Newly Elected TXMPA President Don Stokes Needs The Support of The Entire Texas Filmmaking Community

July 23, 2008 By: Chris Weidner Category: News, TX Film Community No Comments »

Texas Motion Picture Alliance (TXMPA) President Don Stokes Needs The Support of The Entire Texas Filmmaking Community.

About Don Stokes:
Newly elected TXMPA President Don Stokes has had a long and fruitful career in the Texas film industry, a trend that obviously continues to this day. After graduating in 1973 with a BFA in Radio, Television [...]

AFF’s Conversations in Film Presents “Cookie’s Fortune” with Screenwriter Anne Rapp

July 21, 2008 By: Chris Weidner Category: Austin, TX Film Community No Comments »

Austin Film Festival’s Conversations in Film Presents “Cookie’s Fortune” with Screenwriter Anne Rapp.

AFF Presents:
“Write What You Know, Then Make the Rest Up” CONVERSATIONS IN FILM w/ ANNE RAPP (”COOKIE’S FORTUNE”)
Sunday, August 24
Discussion, 3PM
Renaissance Hotel
9721 Arboretum Blvd
Austin, TX 78759
Movie screening, 5PM
Alamo Lakecreek (13729 Research Blvd) screening of “Cookie’s Fortune”
COST: $12 - AFF Members, $17 Public
Event Details:
Join [...]

Austin Film Society Docs-in-Progress Presents a Screening of Nancy Schiesari’s “Tattooed Under Fire”

July 11, 2008 By: Chris Weidner Category: Austin, TX Film Community No Comments »

AFS Docs-in-Progress Screening: TATTOOED UNDER FIRE

“Tattoed Under Fire” Screening
Wednesday, July 16, 7 PM
Austin Studios Screening Room (1901 E. 51st Street)
Presented by Filmmaker Nancy Schiesari
Post-screening discussion moderated by Agnes Varnum
About The Film:
In the heart of Central Texas lies the city of Killeen– home to Fort Hood, America’s largest military base. Across the street is River City [...]

AFF Screening of “Uncounted: The New Math of American Elections”

July 09, 2008 By: Chris Weidner Category: Austin, TX Film Community No Comments »

AFF Presents at the Alamo Lakecreek: “Uncounted: The New Math of American Elections”

Austin Film Festival Screening “Uncounted: The New Math of American Elections”
Thursday, July 31 | 7:30PM
Alamo Drafthouse Lakecreek (13729 Research Blvd)
FREE/AFF Members, $4/General Public
Film Details:
UNCOUNTED exposes how Americans were cheated during the 2004 and 2006 elections - and how “enraged” voters have turned their [...]

New Director of SXSW Film Festival, Janet Pierson, To Speak At Reel Women Meeting

July 08, 2008 By: Chris Weidner Category: Austin, TX Film Community No Comments »

SXSW Director, Janet Pierson, To Speak At Reel Women Meeting.

REEL WOMEN MEETING
WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 7:00pm
Picture Box Studio
701 Tillery, Suite A-7
Free and Open to All!
SPEAKER: Janet Pierson, the new director of the SXSW Film Festival. Janet has many years of experience working with independent filmmakers, and it will be very interesting to hear her [...]