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CAMP Film Fest Brings Online to the IRL Theatre

Online content creation is filled with storytelling innovation, but there's no money in it. Hollywood has the money, but it's being stifled by IP mania. The new CAMP Film Fest, coming to Austin later this month, aims to bridge that divide.

11:00AM Wed. Apr. 9, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

New Jersey Noir: How Gazer Portrays a Forgotten Town

Odds are, you’ve never been to Kearny, New Jersey. But if you’ve ever taken New Jersey Transit from Newark Liberty International Airport to New York Penn Station, you’ve at least been through it without realizing it.

6:47PM Tue. Apr. 8, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Geoffrey Rush Takes on The Rule of Jenny Pen

Dictatorships don't happen just because of evil, ambitious people. They spring up because of the apathy or fear or blindness of those that could stop it. As James Ashcroft, writer/director of The Rule of Jenny Pen explains, “Tyranny is a weed that grows when it’s unattended and ignored, and before you know it, it’s overwhelming.”

7:00AM Tue. Apr. 8, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

Monster Jam

Moody Center

Freedom + Juneteenth: A Night of Jubilation at Pease Park

Kids Block Party
at Central Library

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Flirting With the Bizarre: Isaac Ezban Unleashes Párvulos: Children of the Apocalypse

If there’s defining streak to the films of Isaac Ezban, it’s the terror of claustrophobia. He laughs. “I really like locking people in a place and something really fucked up happens to them.”

5:00PM Fri. Apr. 4, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Seth Meyers and Jane Seymour Announced for ATX TV Festival

Love Seth Meyers but hate staying up? Don't worry, the host of Late Night With Seth Meyers will be keeping more regular hours as a speaker at this year's ATX TV Festival (May 29-June 1).

10:00AM Wed. Apr. 2, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

McConaughey and Harrelson Ask Texas Senators for New Film Incentives

Hollywood A-listers and Texas senators met yesterday to discuss a massive new investment in film and TV production incentives that would break the current program out of its boom-and-bust financing – or, as Matthew McConaughey put it, create a system of “wood screws, not Velcro.”

1:40PM Tue. Apr. 1, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

South by Southwest Announces 2025 Audience Awards

Austin confirmed its reputation as a hotbed for documentary filmmaking as South by Southwest announced its audience awards for the 2025 Film & Television Festival.

4:43PM Mon. Mar. 17, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

South by Southwest 2026 Reduces to Seven Days

A big change is coming to South by Southwest in 2026, as the festival and conference pulls back from its now-traditional nine days to seven.

3:43PM Sun. Mar. 16, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Just One Spark: Disney and the Business of Joy at SXSW

Everyone who has been to a Disney park has their favorite ride – even Josh D'Amaro, Chairman of Disney Experiences.

2:36PM Sun. Mar. 16, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

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