The Power of the Dog, Pig Split Austin Film Critics Awards

Plus, which local movie gets an AFCA award screening at AFS?

"...The Austin Film Critics Association must be animal lovers as well..."

Jan. 11, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2021 Awards Short Lists

The Power of the Dog leads the pack with nine nominations

"...Award season has arrived in the ATX. The Austin Film Critics Association has released its list of nominees..."

Jan. 4, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society’s Doc Days Returns

Third edition opens with Todd Haynes’ The Velvet Underground

"...Austin Film Society’s Doc Days, a celebration of the best..."

Sept. 14, 2021 Screens Post by Katherine McNevins

Austin Film Society Announces SXSW Shortcase

Short films package includes festival faves and award winners

"...getting worried about your endurance for features at SXSW Film, the Austin Film Society will be setting your mind..."

March 4, 2013 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society Joins Kino Lorber's Art House Streaming Experiment

Cannes-lauded Brazilian drama Bacurau will be first film

"...Like just about every other cinema in Austin, the Austin Film Society's AFS Cinema is shuttered. However,..."

March 19, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Critics Pick Top Five Austin Films

Oscar winners and indie faves, but which will be the top ATX film of 2019?

"...Every year, the Austin Film Critics Association selects its top film made in..."

Dec. 12, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tony Gilroy to Receive Austin Film Festival Honor

Rogue One, Bourne writer to be awarded

"...is synonymous with blurring the line between smart action films and edgy political dramas. As the producer of House..."

May 8, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Unleashes The Same Storm

The French Dispatch, C’Mon C'Mon headed to fest

"...Two instant Oscar hopefuls have been added to the Austin Film Festival, with the addition today of Wes Anderson's..."

Sept. 23, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Trey Edward Shults Returns for Austin Film Festival

Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Blair Witch retrospective

"...War crimes, family dramas, and evil in the woods: Austin Film Festival has announced a second wave of films,..."

Sept. 24, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Films For the First Wave of Austin Film Festival

Fugitive Dreams, Horton Foote doc in first wave

"...The team behind Austin Film Festival promised that they'd stick to their mission..."

Aug. 27, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gary Hart Biopic The Front Runner to Close Austin Film Festival

New films by Yorgos Lanthimos, Asghar Farhadi added to fest

"...with some Oscar nominees and winners at this year's Austin Film Festival. The festival dedicated to the work of..."

Sept. 12, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Leading the Charge on Diversity

Film fest awarded Academy grant for second year

"...into all its future projects, there's a reaffirmation that Austin Film Festival is already leading the way on diversity,..."

Sept. 6, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Announces First Wave

New films star Melissa McCarthy, Frankie Muniz, Joel Edgerton

"...Austin Film Festival has always emphasized itself as putting the..."

Aug. 21, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society Takes Over the Marchesa

Lincoln Village site to become permanent two-screen cinema

"...Linklater let it slip just before SXSW that the Austin Film Society was planning to open a permanent two-screen..."

May 4, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sarah Polley's Women Talking Announced for Austin Film Festival

First wave includes the eagerly-awaited Nanny

"...Women Talking, the new film from director Sarah Polley (Stories We Tell), is part..."

Aug. 31, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Announces First 10 Films

New films from Tilda Swinton, Steven Yeun, plus honorees added

"...Ghosts, sounds in the earth, bad boyfriends: Austin Film Festival (Oct. 21-28) the celebration of cinema that..."

Aug. 26, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Just Mercy Will Close This Year’s Austin Film Festival

Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx star in true-life legal drama

"...With the Austin Film Festival mere weeks away, it’s dropping the last..."

Oct. 9, 2019 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin Film Festival Announces Second Wave of Films

Jeff Nichols' Loving gets a Texas premiere

"...The Austin Film Festival dropped more of its 2016 lineup today,..."

Aug. 23, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Austin Film Festival Announces First Wave of Titles

Lineup drops the latest from Todd Haynes and a Hank Williams biopic

"...While the Austin Film Festival's full slate of films and panels doesn't..."

Aug. 19, 2015 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Austin Film Festival Is Live

On Story returns on PBS as fest announces live October dates

"...its televised celebration of the art of the screenwriter, Austin Film Festival has announced an equally huge return. After..."

March 31, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Review: Empathy, Inc.

Mind-bending identity SF thriller disturbs and intrigues

"...Some days it feels like every indie genre film director wants to time travel back to the Eighties...."

Nov. 2, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Review: Petite Maman

Whimsical French coming-of-age drama evokes Miyazaki

"...mentioned that a shot of the women in the film popping up and down through the grass reminded her..."

Oct. 27, 2021 Screens Post by Jenny Nulf

Austin Film Society Hiring Theatre Manager

No details on location of new two-screen cinema

"...Richard Linklater let the cat out of the bag: Austin Film Society will be opening a two-screen cinema this..."

March 25, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The 22nd Annual Austin Film Festival

Hybrid film delves into the Mineola Swingers Club trials

"...which will have its North American premiere at the Austin Film Festival, explores the true story of a small..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Screens Feature by Caitlin Moore

Austin Film Society Announces 2018 Grant Winners

Recipients show strength and diversity of Texas filmmakers

"...The biggest challenge facing first time and independent filmmakers is often finance, and that’s just one barrier to..."

Sept. 5, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

City of Austin "Major Events" Roster

The city lists over 400 days’ worth of events from the Commitment Day 5K on Jan. 1 to the New Year’s Celebration on Dec. 31. The full list is posted here.

"...spreadsheet provided by the city lists some 196 “Major Events," with about a quarter of them being multiday. There's..."

July 12, 2013 News Feature

Five Recommended Austin Arts Events

Our weekly pick of the top art events to get you out of the house

"...15th 512/476-5775 $25 and up ($10 for students) conspirare.org Austin Film Society: Doc Days..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Film Society Announces 2022 Filmmaker Grant Recipients

Projects from PJ Raval, Don Swaynos to financial support

"...For over two and a half decades, the AFS Filmmaker Grants having been changing careers and lives by giving..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society, Austin Film Festival Get NEA Backing

Grants will go towards programming, archiving On Story

"...Two of Austin's most important cinematic institutions - the Austin Film Society..."

Jan. 16, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Terrence Malick's A Hidden Life Revealed at Austin Film Festival

Kasi Lemmons' Harriet Tubman biopic also joins lineup

"...2019 is a bumper year for Austin filmmakers, with releases from three of the highest-profile directors..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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