AFS Invites You to a Sundance at Pioneer Farms

Festival brings drive-in screenings plus special streaming panels

"...event, and now it’s announced a line-up of drive-in screenings and special online events with a Texas twist...."

Jan. 7, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AFS Cinema Announces Reopening Date, First Lineup of Films

The arthouse mecca brings new titles, immortal classics

"...Mark your calendar: July 15. AFS Cinema, the two-screen theatre operated by Austin Film Society,..."

June 9, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AFS Cinema Announces Opening Dates

New two-screen arthouse specialists release first schedule

"...The Austin Film Society has announced that the new AFS Cinema's permanent home at the former Marchesa Hall &..."

May 11, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AFS Cinema Joins Forces with Sundance Film Festival

Local arthouse becomes satellite venue for the Utah fest

"...robust than ever, and one sign is that Austin's AFS Cinema has just been announced as a satellite venue..."

Dec. 2, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AFS Cinema Will Reopen This Summer With The Next Picture Show

Fundraiser aims for $150,000 to get us all back to the movies

"...AFS Cinema, one of the gems of Austin's film scene,..."

May 6, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AFS Announces 2020 Feature Grant Recipients

Special new fund will help those hit by SXSW cancellation

"...in goods and services under the Austin Film Society's AFS Grants for 2020. However, in these difficult times for..."

Sept. 1, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

One in a Crowd: AFS Cinema

Let's get the lights back on for the Next Picture Show

"...Like many artists, Austin's creative community is increasingly turning to crowdfunding platforms to cover developmental..."

May 21, 2021 Screens Column by David Brendan Hall

New French Cinema Week at AFS

Head over heels for the new Gallic wave

"...will perform. There are individual tickets for sale for screenings and events, but if you're all in (as well..."

April 20, 2018 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

AFS Cinema Programmer Jazmyne Moreno Wants to Challenge How We Watch Movies

Shades of gray on the silver screen

"...programming the short-lived Deep End. Lates, dedicated to what AFS calls "the new cult film canon," draws in younger..."

April 29, 2022 Screens Feature by Ella Martin-Gachot

AFS Spotlights Contemporary French Cinema

A weekend of rare films from the Premiers Plans Festival d'Angers

"...sister, two Roma children living in a makeshift circus community in Paris. Caught between the desires of their homeless..."

May 1, 2015 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

AFS Essential Cinema

AFS presents the sequel to one of its most provocative Essential Cinema series programs from last year

"...them and their views on the role of religion, community, and culture in a rapidly modernizing world. That film..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

How the SXSW Cancellation Has Impacted Austin Movie Theatres

Film theatres scramble to add new programming and give SXSW filmmakers a shot at still getting their movies seen

"...a week. So for four of Austin's cinemas – AFS Cinema, Alamo Drafthouse at the Ritz, Alamo South Lamar,..."

March 13, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society Announces SXSW Shortcase

Short films package includes festival faves and award winners

"...your mind at ease. They just announced the 2013 AFS ShortCase lineup of micro-length gems to soothe your frazzled..."

March 4, 2013 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Best Little Arthouse in Texas

The Austin Film Society expands and asks you to help

"...it reopens in the spring, the expanded and remodeled AFS Cinema will be that arthouse. And you needn’t click..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Losing It at the Movies

AFS Programming Director Chale Nafus on a life in film

"...– a better class of broad. Convening in the AFS trailer at Austin Studios for a third collaboration four..."

July 24, 2015 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Austin Film Society Hiring Theatre Manager

No details on location of new two-screen cinema

"...will be opening a two-screen cinema this year. Now AFS is hiring a general manager for the theatre, but..."

March 25, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

At the Ready Gets in the Uniform Boots of Texas’ High School Cops

Sundance title comes to AFS's drive-in screen

"...Some are attracted by the idea of helping their community; others by the promise of a well-paying job after..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Cinema With a Conscience

Mobile Loaves & Fishes team up with the Alamo Drafthouse

"...gotten used to multiplexes in malls or mixed-use developments, Community Cinema is the gateway to a new development for..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

2018 SXSW Film Venue Guide

Where to go, how to get there, and how to navigate the lines

"...all badge holders, operating March 13-15, 11am-6pm. Satellite Venue: AFS Cinema (6406 N. I-35 Frontage Rd.)..."

March 1, 2018 SXSW Post

Austin Film Society Announces 2017 Film Grants

$143,000 in cash and support awarded to 34 filmmakers

"...supports Texas filmmaking in myriad ways – workshops, work-in-progress screenings, mentorships – but perhaps its biggest impact is in..."

Aug. 28, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Dreamy Visions at the Austin Arthouse Film Festival

Celebrate the avant-garde at AFS Cinema

"...second celebration of arthouse cinema on Oct. 21 at AFS Cinema, is a curated night of wonders and dreams...."

Oct. 18, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Pro Tips

What to see, where to be, and how to relax

"...you'll get at this place. Most of the Headliner screenings happen here, and if you’re just in it to..."

March 4, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Five Films to See in Austin This Week

Your weekly film guide for Feb. 2 through Feb. 8

"...Of course, there are the requisite screenings of the classic Bill Murray comedy Groundhog Day at..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Events Post by Josh Kupecki

Best Bets for the Badgeless

You, too, can sample SXSW's wares

"...The free series of SXSW Community Screenings provides another way to get your foot in..."

March 9, 2012 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Why He Fought

New AFS series considers Frank Capra's pre-World War II films

"...the film's sincere belief in the righteousness of a community founded on kindness and equanimity. Step away from that..."

May 29, 2015 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Something Wilder

AFS Essential Cinema: Censors, Drop Your Scissors! Billy Wilder's Later Comedies

"...Wilder's late-period movies, Avanti! and Fedora. The former Austin Community College film instructor, author, and occasional Austin Chronicle film..."

Aug. 28, 2009 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Film Society Celebrates Art House Theater Day

AFS Cinema to host screenings celebrating independent filmmaking

"...cinemas across the country. The celebration of culture and community that arthouse theatres make possible will take place in..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Screens Post by Spencer Beghtol

The Austin Film Society Unveils Its New Home for Cinema

Two-screen theatre will showcase the best of new and classic arthouse cinema

"...weekend, the old Marchesa Hall & Theatre reopens as AFS Cinema, a two-screen theatre dedicated to the society's mission..."

May 26, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Show Goes On For SXSW-Selected Films

Cinemas step up to provide Austin screenings

"...There are currently more screenings being planned, and as soon as we know what..."

March 12, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Your Weekend in Film

What major releases and one-off screenings are worth your theatre time

"...raw depiction of events transpiring in the predominantly African-American community of Ferguson, Mo. … At its core, this movie..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

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