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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 [...]

SWAMP Presents “Indie Filmmaking: From Texas to Los Angeles and Back” with Houston Filmmaker Chris Eska

July 18, 2008 By: Chris Weidner Category: Classes/Workshops, Houston No Comments »

Southwest Alternative Media Project presents a “Indie Filmmaking: From Texas to Los Angeles and Back” with Houston Filmmaker Chris Eska.

Indie Filmmaking: From Texas to Los Angeles and Back
Saturday, August 9, 2008 ( 1:00pm - 5:00pm)
Rice University Media Center
Instructor: Chris Eska (”August Evening”)
Cost: $50 - General Public or $40 - SWAMP Members & Students
Class Details:
Writer/director/editor Chris [...]

Texas Filmmaker Production Fund Recipient “August Evening” Wins John Cassavetes Award at the 2008 Indpendent Spirit Awards

February 23, 2008 By: Chris Weidner Category: Austin, Film Festivals, News 1 Comment »

“August Evening” wins 2008 Cassavetes Award at Independent Spirit Awards.

Congratulations to writer/director Chris Eska and the entire filmmaking team of “August Evening” for winning the John Cassavetes Award at the 2008 Indpendent Spirit Awards.
The Cassavetes Award is bestowed upon feature films with a budget of under $500,000.
August Evening follows an aging undocumented farm worker named [...]