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Submit Your Film to the 2009 AFI Dallas International Film Festival

July 31, 2008 By: Chris Weidner Category: Dallas/Fort Worth, Film Festivals, News 2 Comments »

American Film Institute Dallas 2009 Call For Entries.

Submission Deadlines:
EARLY - OCTOBER 17, 2008
REGULAR - NOVEMBER 21, 2008
LATE - DECEMBER 5, 2008
Event Details:
In 2009, AFI Dallas will once again span 11 days and nights and feature screenings featuring nightly red carpet entrances at theaters throughout the city, award presentations, filmmaker panels and other special events.
AFI DALLAS [...]

Sam Shepard To Accept Distinguished Screenwriter Award 15th annual Austin Film Festival

July 24, 2008 By: Chris Weidner Category: Film Festivals, News No Comments »

Distinguished Screenwriter Award Goes to  Sam Shepard at 15th annual Austin Film Festival.

Distinguished Screenwriter Awardee, Sam Shepard
Austin Film Festival Award Luncheon
Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008
Austin Club
The Austin Film Festival (AFF) is honored to announce that screenwriter, actor, director and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Sam Shepard will accept a Distinguished Screenwriter Award at the 15th annual Austin Film [...]

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:
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Screenwriters Terry Rossio and Kristen Smith Confirmed Panelists for 2008 Austin Film Festival and Conference

July 10, 2008 By: Chris Weidner Category: Film Festivals, News No Comments »

Two More Panelists Confirmed for 2008 Austin Film Festival and Conference.

The Austin Film Festival (AFF) is excited to announce Terry Rossio and Kristen Smith as confirmed panelists for the 2008 Festival and Conference.
Panelist Info:

Terry Rossio is the writer of the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, Small Soldiers, and the classic Disney film Aladdin. He was [...]

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 [...]

AFF’s Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Conversations in Film Series Presents “The Last Picture Show” at Paramount Theater

June 14, 2008 By: Chris Weidner Category: Austin, Film Festivals, TX Film Community No Comments »

Austin Film Festival’s Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Conversations in Film series Presents: The Last Picture Show at the Paramount Theatre with Polly Platt and Tom Schatz.

The Last Picture Show at the Paramount Theatre with Polly Platt and Tom Schatz
Sunday, July 13, 2008
3:00PM-5:00PM | Discussion w/ Polly Platt & Tom Schatz | To [...]

Screening of Iraq War Film “Year at Danger” Presented by Austin Film Festival (AFF) Documentary Series

June 11, 2008 By: Chris Weidner Category: Austin, Film Festivals 2 Comments »

Austin Film Festival Documentary Series @ The Arbor presents “Year at Danger.”

YEAR AT DANGER
THURSDAY, JUNE 12 7:30PM
Regal Arbor Cinema (9828 Great Hills Trail)
FREE for AFF Members, $4 Public
*Filmmakers Don Swaynos & Steve Metze in attendance
Synopsis:
Nine days after getting married, Steve Metze found out he was being deployed as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Metze, [...]

Submit Your Digital Short to the 5th Annual SXSWclick Festival

May 29, 2008 By: Chris Weidner Category: Film Festivals, News No Comments »

5th Annual SXSWclick Festival Call For Entries.

SXSWclick is a summertime, digital shorts event created to showcase short-form storytelling via mobile devices and the web.
Whether your film is a documentary, narrative, traditional animation or machinima project — there is a category to fit your film. (You are able to enter a piece in multiple categories, but [...]

Submission Deadline for 2008 Fantastic Fest Rapidly Approaching

May 27, 2008 By: Chris Weidner Category: Austin, Film Festivals 1 Comment »

2008 Fantastic Fest Entry Deadline Approaching.

Fantastic Fest 2008 Film Festival
Regular Deadline - June 1
Extended Without A Box Deadline - July 15
Fantastic Fest is a week-long festival (Running Sept. 18 -25th, 2008) featuring the best in new science-fiction, fantasy, horror, animation, crime, Asian, and all around badass cinema. The event was created to offer [...]

Buy Your Badge Early for the 2008 Austin Film Festival and Conference

May 23, 2008 By: Chris Weidner Category: Austin, Film Festivals No Comments »

2008 Austin Film Festival and Conference Panelists.

It’s coming up fast! The AFF Conference consists of 4 days of panels (October 16th-19th) located in the Driskill Hotel and Stephen F. Austin Hotel in downtown Austin. Time is running out to purchase your Producers or Conference badge at the lowest offered rate.
CLICK HERE to [...]