THE UNFORESEEN, the critically acclaimed, Independent Spirit Award winning documentary from Austin Film Society’s Texas Filmmakers’ Production Fund recipient Laura Dunn opens at the Alamo South Lamar Cinema on March 28th. (Win Tickets for screening with Q&A!)

From executive producers Terrence Malick and Robert Redford, THE UNFORESEEN is a tale of personal hopes, victories and failures; [...]

Independent Spirit Award Viewing Party with the Austin Film Society.

Get out of the house and join the Austin Film Society to cheer on the Austin filmmakers nominated for 2008 Spirit Awards during the live award broadcast on the Independent Film Channel.
Where: Austin Studios Screening Room
When:February 23, 4-7pm
Price: FREE and open to the public. [...]

The 2008 SXSW Film Festival Texas Short Films.

With nearly 150 films from around the globe, encompassing the worlds of animation, documentary, experimental filmmaking, and music video, the 2008 SXSW Film Festival will showcase 22 short films by Texas filmmakers. Included among these talented Texas filmmakers are 14 select short films directed by Texas [...]

“The Mother” Casting/Crew Call
Production Title (Working Title): “the mother”
Studio/Independent/Student: Graduate UT Film
Project Type: Short
Project Format: Film 16mm
Location: Austin
Start Date: March 12, 2008
Schedule: 3 days
Wrap Date: March 14, 2008
Producer/Director/Writer: Jessica Keath
Synopsis: African American women from different generations come to find beauty in their pain and regrets
Character [...]

“One Eyed Don” Casting/Crew Call
Production Title (Working Title): “One Eyed Don”
Studio/Independent/Student: Independent
Project Type: Short
Project Format: MiniDV
Location: Austin
Start Date: February 9th, 2007
Schedule: 2 days (February 9th and 10th)
Wrap Date: February 10th
Producer: Byron Brown and Robbie Bourland
Director: Byron Brown and Robbie Bourland
Writer: Byron Brown
Synopsis: The video will showcase a day in the life of “One-Eyed Don,” an [...]

Screening for Dirt Road to Psychedelia: Austin, TX During the 1960’s at Alamo Ritz.

TITLE: Dirt Road to Psychedelia: Austin TX During the 1960s.
FORMAT: Documentary
LOCATION: Austin
PRODUCER: Scott Conn
DIRECTOR: Scott Conn
SCREENING:
“Dirt Road to Psychedelia: Austin TX During the 1960s.”
Ritz Alamo
Monday, Feb 4th.
SYNOPSIS:
‘Dirt Road to Psychedelia: Austin Tx during the 1960s’ has [...]

Texas director Chris Eska is in Minneapolis to show his film “August Evening” to local moviemakers.
Nominated for a 2008 Independent Spirit Award, Eska’s film is up for the Cassavetes Award for Best Film (budget under $500k) and first-timer Pedro Castaneda is nominated for Best Actor alongside Oscar nominees Philip Seymour Hoffman and Don Cheadle.
August Evening [...]

UT undergraduate film student casting for a scene from the feature film “Donnie Darko” for a directing workshop class.
SHOOTING SCHEDULE:
2-3 evening rehearsals - (Feb. 5th – 13th)
In Class Scene Work - Thursday, February 14th, 6:30 – 7:00 p.m.
1-Day Shoot - sometime between February 15th – 17th

CASTING:
DONNIE - high school adolescent. He struggles with a [...]

UT Student casting scene from “Office Space” for Directing Workshop Class (RTF344)
Production Title (Working Title): Excerpt from “Office Space”
Studio/Independent/Student: Student
Location: Austin
SHOOTING SCHEDULE:
Monday Feb 4th : 7-10 pm @ PAR 8A — Auditions
Wednesday Feb 6th : 8-9 pm @ BUR 128 — Call Backs
Thursday Feb 7th : 9-10 pm @ CMA A3.108 — Rehearsal 1
Sunday [...]

University of Texas Student producing and directing scene from the film “Back to the Future” as an exercise for my Directing Workshop class.
SHOOTING SCHEDULE:
- 2 evening rehearsals between February 3rd-February 6th
-In Class Scene Rehearsal: Tuesday, February 5th, 2:30-3:30PM
- 1 Half-Day shoot between February 6th-13th
CASTING:
MARTY (18-26) - Caucasian. A bold, outgoing high school teenager. Has a [...]