The Austin Film Festival just announced this year’s recipient of the Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award – a pretty familiar troublemaker in these environs.
Robert Rodriguez, writer/director/producer/composer/FX whiz/Troublemaker Films co-founder/ unstoppable hyphenate, will receive AFF’s 2010 Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award, following in the footsteps of previous honorees Ron Howard, Danny Boyle, and Oliver Stone, to name a few. Rodriguez will accept the award at AFF’s Award Luncheon held on Saturday, October 23, 2010, at the Austin Club.
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This article appears in September 24 • 2010.
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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...
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