Building a Film Community at Renegade Studios

Austin filmmakers create a one-stop production space in Taylor

"...in 2017 he said that many members of the Austin film industry had offers to move to L.A., but..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry

A look into the world of the farmer and activist

"...and in response to questions. The documentary portrait the Austin filmmakers provide of Berry – the Kentucky-based poet, novelist,..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Chasing the Dream

"...and trampling him into redneck tartar. And when the filmmakers turn their cameras on their subjects (including former world..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Sun Sets on the Big 'Dance

Sundance ends with acquisitions and accolades for Austin filmmakers

"...filmmaking, which wrapped this week – conclusively proved that Austin, Texas, is one of the country's foremost hotbeds of..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

How Becoming a Book Saved The Dead Friends Society

Austin filmmakers Paul Gandersman and Peter Hall turn the page on a new career as horror novelists

"...If you're Austin filmmakers Paul Gandersman and Peter Hall, you turn it..."

Nov. 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Moving Pictures

Twenty years on, more than two dozen filmmakers pay tribute to Slacker and a city in transition

"...over, continually redefining and reinterpreting itself. So too has Austin continually reinvented itself in the intervening years – artsy..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Experimental Response Cinema Rises to the Surface

Avant-gardians of Austin’s underground films

"...there has been a dearth of gifted local experimental filmmakers, from Ed Lowry and David Boone, to Bill Daniel,..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin

Dance, Girl, Dance

It was a good year for women filmmakers at a recharged Sundance Film Festival

"...As for the local angle, Austin was particularly well-represented in this year's edition of Sundance...."

Feb. 5, 2010 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

It Came From Beyond

"I saw my first cadaver when I was about five years old. I saw my first rotting corpse at 10." Now, at 35, Guillermo del Toro is probably the world's most promising horror film director.

"...is called Blade, after all, not Kick." Tornadoes threatened Austin earlier this spring when I sat down to talk..."

July 21, 2000 Screens Feature by Cary L. Roberts

Books on Film

Austin filmmakers and the books they love

"...film/TV book roundup, we instead reached out to local filmmakers to see what their favorite books were. We asked..."

June 17, 2016 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Mark Duplass: Brothers, Netflix, Respect, and Kindness

Austin's most famous filmmaking siblings return

"...Jay Duplass were into streaming services before most indie filmmakers saw the potential - and not just for distribution...."

May 9, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Putting Your Money Where Your Mouse Is

Austin filmmakers on the promises and perils of crowdfunding

"...for contemplating our benefactors: friends, families, mentors. For independent filmmakers, that list expands as an increasing number turn to..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

CineMarfa Announces 2015 Lineup

Sci-fi in an out-of-this-world setting

"...It’s a long trip from Austin to Marfa, but the lineup of CineMarfa 2015 ventures..."

March 25, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Snow Days

Austin filmmakers return from the dances Sun and Slam

"...With all kinds of Austin filmmakers screening their work at either Sundance or Slamdance..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

aGLIFF Gets in the Ring With New Wrestling Documentary

Queer film fest announces first six films

"...has a t-shirt that says "Make Wrestling Gayer." aGLIFF, Austin's All Genders, Lifestyles and Identities Film Festival, is making..."

July 23, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ending the Gender Divide Behind the Camera

Austin’s chapter of Women in Film and Television International is creating equity and opportunity

"...Specifically, it's growing in Austin. The local chapter had its first meeting back in..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

SXSW Film Review: Pahokee

Austin filmmakers catch the hopes and dreams of small-town Florida

"...and community of a small town with unobtrusive elegance, Austin filmmakers Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan return to the..."

March 9, 2019 SXSW Post by Josh Kupecki

Ben Steinbauer Commits Some Pink Collar Crimes

Winnebago Man director on his new CBS true crime show

"...getting picked up by a baroque boutique streaming service. Austin documentarian Ben Steinbauer now has the unexpected experience of..."

Aug. 18, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

One in a Crowd

Austin filmmakers need your crowdfunding help

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

July 20, 2018 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

One in a Crowd

Austin filmmakers need your crowdfunding help

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

June 29, 2018 Screens Column by Charlie Neddo

One in a Crowd

Austin filmmakers need your crowdfunding help

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

June 8, 2018 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Camera Obscura

Writer/director Aaron B. Koontz on the rise of Austin horror

"...There's a revolution going on in Austin horror, and with his supernatural debut feature, Camera Obscura,..."

July 28, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Books on Film

On what makes a great book a great movie

"...my favorite book on filmmaking was written by fellow Austinite writer/director/stuntman Gary Kent. His memoir Shadows & Light: Journey With..."

June 17, 2016 Screens Feature

Behind the Scenes

A peek inside Austin filmmakers' creative spaces

"...The creative process is orderly chaos. Austin independent filmmakers need a space to spread out, pull..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Even Flow

The Wounded Warrior Project and MSNBC bring the war home via an Austin connection

"...is a collaboration between WWP and Flow Nonfiction, an Austin production company that specializes in cause marketing and branded..."

July 25, 2014 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

The 'Machete' Is Family

Robert Rodriguez, Danny Trejo, and Alexa Vega, together again

"...Used to be, the favored killing weapon for Austin filmmakers was a chainsaw. Now it's a machete. But..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dallas International Film Festival Announces Awardees

Austin filmmakers win big at DIFF 2013

"...trip was well worth it for a handful of Austin filmmakers who took home prizes at the Dallas International..."

April 13, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

IFP Gotham Awards Announced

Linklater, Zellners among Texans who score nods

"...to the holidays, but hey, Christmas came early for Austin filmmakers given the nod by the IFP Gotham Independent..."

Oct. 18, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Bryan Poyser Leaving AFS

TX filmmakers are gonna miss their biggest supporter

"...The Austin Film Society announced today that its Director of Artists..."

Jan. 11, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Love Connection

Michael Moore hearts Austin and two of its funniest filmmakers, Bob Byington and Ben Steinbauer

"...Michael Moore is hot for Austin. (But does he know how hot it is in..."

July 24, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

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