Austin Film Festival: Science Fiction vs. Science Fact

The facts of the matter must serve the characters and story

"...While science fiction has become one of the major tentpoles holding..."

Oct. 25, 2014 Screens Post by Rod Machen

Worldbuilding With Science-Fiction Author Charlie Jane Anders

Signing for The City in the Middle of the Night at BookPeople

"...hopeful Kamala Harris stated that climate change called for “science fact, not science fiction,” she probably expected some resistance..."

Feb. 19, 2019 Arts Post by M. Brianna Stallings

Science-Fiction Cinema

Water wars

"...near-future eco-drama The Well screens at the Other Worlds Austin science-fiction film festival, it will be a homecoming of..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Writing Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror in Austin

How local authors who work beyond the world we know meet, connect, and launch themselves into the business

"..."When I moved to Austin in 1998," says Christopher Brown, who presents his dystopian..."

July 14, 2017 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Science-Fiction Cinema

Other Worlds Austin film festival debuts; interviews with the directors of Apt 3D and The Well featured

"...The inaugural Other Worlds Austin film festival, which is dedicated to the presentation of..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Five Science-Fiction Authors to Scan Darkly

ST 37 captain Scott Telles pulls five notables off the SF bookshelf.

"...Columbian got the whole cyberpunk ball rolling along with Austin's own Bruce Sterling, with whom he co-wrote the quintessential..."

July 25, 2008 Music Feature by S.L. Telles

Science-Fiction Cinema

Break down the walls

"...3D, which makes its world premiere at Other Worlds Austin, writer/director Imbrogno plays Ben, a scriptwriter who has relocated..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Into The Black Hole at Other Worlds Austin

Director Gary Nelson on Disney's sci-fi epic, returning this weekend

"...When Disney's groundbreaking science fiction oddity The Black Hole explodes back on the..."

Dec. 7, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin to Visit Other Worlds

New science fiction film festival plans a better tomorrow

"...Austin's calendar is already dripping with film festivals, from the..."

June 3, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Nebula Over Austin

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America honors del Toro, Chabon, Moorcock in Austin

"...a lot of genre-defining authors, but this weekend the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America held their annual..."

April 29, 2008 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gazing Back at Other Worlds Austin

Time Lapse dominates Cthulhie awards, plus festival highlights

"...Last weekend's Other Worlds Austin has returned to its home planet, but the inaugural..."

Dec. 13, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Austin Celebrate Women in SF

Fest announces new award, plus YA opening night film

"...Other Worlds Austin was founded last year as a celebration of science-fiction..."

Nov. 2, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Austin Goes to an Alien Nation

Sci-fi and horror fest releases full, final lineup

"...The Other Worlds Austin film festival has always been dedicated to science fiction..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Austin Lights the Embers

Post-apocalyptic drama joins list of Shelley Award nominees

"...Science-fiction film festival Other Worlds Austin has filled the final..."

Nov. 19, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sci-fi Writer and Austin Literary Institution Howard Waldrop Dead at 77

Author leaves incalculable legacy of work and mentorship

"...Howard Waldrop – a mainstay of Austin's literary scene, a leviathan of sci-fi short stories, one..."

Jan. 22, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Horror Anthology Scare Package Comes Home For Other Worlds

Laughs and screams in Under Worlds center piece film

"...Get ready for a surprise! Scare Package, the Austin-made anthology comedy-horror, will get its home town debut next..."

Nov. 12, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin’s Sisters in Crime Prefer Their Ink Mixed With a Little Blood

Murders, they write

"...who write mysteries.") Foster is the current president of Austin's chapter, Cedeño vice president, and Waller the web editor...."

July 6, 2018 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Nisi Shawl Is Crossing the Streams of Fantastical Fiction

The Tiptree-winning author brings her new alt-history to the ATX

"...Malvern Books is a bookstore on 29th Street in Austin, Texas, where you can learn what might have come..."

Sept. 7, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

New Grant at Other Worlds Austin

Dan O'Bannon award to help Texas filmmakers

"...or thousand dollars making all the difference. Yesterday, the Austin Film Society announced who will be selecting winners of..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Austin Boards Battlestar Galactica

Festival honors legendary TV director Alan Levi

"...1978 Battlestar Galactica rewrote the rules for epic TV science fiction. Now Alan Levi, the uncredited show's director of..."

Aug. 16, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Enter the Domain With Other Worlds Austin

Sci-fi film festival adds world premiere, new score, and award winners

"...round of announcements for sci-fi film festival Other Worlds Austin and its Under Worlds Austin horror sub-strand has it..."

Nov. 5, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sci-Fi Legend Ronald D. Moore to be Honored at Austin Film Festival

Battlestar Galactica reviver wins top writing award

"...desired career. Take Ronald D. Moore, who studied political science at Cornell. Now he’s being awarded the the 2024..."

April 3, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Austin Announces Mary Shelley Award Finalists

Shortlist for prize for rising female film talents

"...It's hard to imagine either science fiction or horror without Mary Shelley, the creator of..."

Nov. 23, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Austin Has a Time Lapse

All sci-fi film fest announces centerpiece title

"...Check your watches: Other Worlds Austin, the city's first ever dedicated science fiction festival, has..."

Sept. 16, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Remembering James “Prince” Hughes, Atomic City Owner and Austin Punk Luminary

The Prince is dead, long live the Prince

"...The more Austin changes, the more important it is to remember what..."

Aug. 7, 2022 Arts Post by Marc Savlov

Kevin Curtin's Top 100 Austin Albums of 2020

Why stop at 10 when 10 times that still only scratches the surface of year-topping ATX releases?

"...capacity, and yet ... several hundred albums emerged from Austin artists in 2020. One of COVID-19's undisputed truths is..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

18 is for Life at the Austin Jewish Film Festival

Fest returns online and at the drive-in

"...death and sorrow due to the pandemic, the 18th Austin Jewish Film Festival is becoming a celebration of life..."

Nov. 7, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: A Room Full of Nothing

End-of-the-world romance foresaw Austin today

"...Welcome to Now Streaming in Austin, highlighting locally made titles to watch while self-quarantining. Everyone..."

April 22, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Austin Hits The Dead Center

Sci-fi and horror film fest adds centerpiece film and more

"...Other Worlds Austin was founded as a science-fiction film festival: However, its..."

Oct. 20, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Uncle Staple and Austin’s 13th Annual Independent Media Expo

The weekend of fannish revelry and indie-comics celebration returns

"...revelry and DIY merch and so much indie-comics-and-related-subcultural-goodness at Austin’s Millennium Youth Center...."

Sept. 4, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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