Austin Film Festival Goes Virtual

Shows goes on as hybrid IRL/online conference drops in-person part

"...Austin Film Festival, the annual celebration of cinema and script, has become the latest local gathering to..."

July 28, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: “Our Home Here”

Angela Chen explores the American Dream at Cine Las Americas

July 24, 2020 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: “Our Home Here”

Angela Chen explores the American Dream at Cine Las Americas

"...which screens for free this weekend as part of Cine Las Americas streaming Virtual Showcase, each contends with different,..."

July 22, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Recommendations for Cine Las Americas' Free Streaming Weekends

What to watch in the fest

"...festivals whose in-person events had to be canceled, Austin's Cine Las Americas has leapt into the virtual world with..."

July 17, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Stuck Between Worlds in Cine Las Americas' Feature Dear Homeland

Filmmaker Claudia Escobar finds musician Diana Gameros playing the waiting game

"...Dear Homeland (which plays this weekend as part of Cine Las Americas 2020 Virtual Showcase), filmmaker Claudia Escobar follows..."

July 17, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Canceled For 2020

Alamo's genre festival hopes to be back in 2021

"...South Lamar. However, with no clear timeline for the cinema to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic, and major question..."

July 7, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Cine Las Americas Canceled for 2020

Festival working on alternate plans to give films exposure

"...Another blow to the Austin film scene today as Cine Las Americas has just announced that the 23rd Cine..."

March 30, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin’s 2020 Film Festival Calendar

Your print-out-and-keep guide for movie lovers

"...6-10: Cine Las Americas International Film Festival 22nd year of cinema..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Singer Called Chunky, a Song Called Freedom

Doc on the musician/activist screens free at Cine Las Americas

"...Sunday as part of the free programming at the Cine Las Americas International Film Festival...."

May 4, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Inside the 2019 Cine Las Americas Schedule

Talking different kinds of borders with Executive Director Jean Anne Lauer

"...It's been a year of change at Cine Las Americas International Film Festival. Long­time booker Jean Anne..."

May 3, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Empty Metal Rewrites the Rules of Filmmaking

Cine Las Americas film blends entertainment and the avant-garde

"...this weekend at Austin Film Society as part of Cine Las Americas International Film Festival. Since many of the..."

May 3, 2019 Screens Feature by Matthew Monagle

Nearly 50 Food, Music, & Arts Festivals to Keep You Busy This Spring

From barbecue to burlesque, something for every Austinite this season

"...National modern dance companies artist interviews, master classes with visiting guest artists, youth dance performances, and a..."

April 3, 2019 Chron Events Post by Alyssa Hiarker

Your 2019 Guide to Film Festivals in Austin

Mark your calendar for these celebrations of cinema

"...25-28: Hill Country Film Festival Indie cinema in scenic Fredericksburg. www.hillcountryff.com May..."

Jan. 4, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: “Gerrymandering Is Not a Game”

"... except when it is"

"...Mundial '18 Benefit Party: Indivisible Austin, along with Cine Las Americas Film Festival and Custom Ink Fundraising, are..."

July 13, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Cine Las Americas Review: Niñas Araña

Life in Chile's slums, close enough to wealth to touch it

"...girls long for the lives that belong to the “upper-class” Chileans living in Santiago – a city that looms..."

May 7, 2018 Screens Post by Austin Sanders

Cine Las Americas Review: Arábia

Tales from the workforce, drowning

"...That instead is left to Andre (Murilo Caliari), a working-class kid in a one-factory community on the outskirts of..."

May 7, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Cine Las Americas Review: Vigilia

Julieta Ledesma cloaks emotional violence in magical realism

"...set in, Vigilia is inarguably an artful piece of cinema. Blurring the lines between reality and the supernatural, it..."

May 7, 2018 Screens Post by Mae Hamilton

Cine Las Americas Review: El Vigilante

Clasutrophobic Mexican crime drama finds enigma in shadows

"...film is confined to the construction site, Ros and cinematographer Galo Olivares do an impressive job making each shot..."

May 7, 2018 Screens Post by Austin Sanders

Workers of the World, United in Time

UT Lecturer Anne Lewis on her new doc, A Strike and an Uprising (in Texas)

"...screens this weekend in Austin as part of the Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, is a follow-up of..."

May 4, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Cine Las Americas Explores the Global Faces of Latino and Indigenous Cinema

Not just the border

"...There's a misconception about Cine Las Americas. Festival director Jean Anne Lauer said, "I..."

April 27, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Five Movies to See in Austin This Week

Your weekly film guide for April 5-12

"...Viva Cinema This is a dark comedy about three people whose..."

April 6, 2018 Chron Events Post by Danielle White

With Amplify Austin, One Day Makes All the Difference

Annual day of giving pays off for local nonprofits

"...the event yield impressive results within the Austin community. Last year’s Amplify Austin Day raised a total of $9.8..."

Feb. 28, 2018 Chron Events Post by Tinu Thomas

The Austin Film Festival Calendar

Plan out your 2018 Fest schedule

"...most scenic festival, screening indie films at the Fritztown Cinema in Fredericksburg. www.hillcountryff.com May..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Between Two Worlds

Redefining identity in Your Way Back to Me

"...more than several days at a time in the last decade. Dietz said Sheridan felt a deeply spiritual pull..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Screens Feature by Beth Sullivan

Gay Place

The Return of Homo Arigato

"...has found a new home with Austin Film Society Cinema. Movie nerds and qmmunity members will remember their events..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Sober-ish Spaces for Dry January Hangs

Just because you’re not drinking doesn’t mean you have to stay home

"...Austin Film Society: Cinema of Resistance This month AFS is screening BPM not..."

Jan. 8, 2018 Chron Events Post by Sarah Marloff

Five Movies to See in Austin This Week

Kristen Stewart is haunted and there's a town full of fireworks

"...She is one of the greatest talents working in cinema today, and she agilely teeters between showing us Maureen’s..."

Jan. 5, 2018 Chron Events Post by Josh Kupecki

Your Weekend in Film

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

"...Q&A following the 7pm screening on Saturday at AFS Cinema. He will also speak following a free screening Saturday,..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

aGLIFF's 2017 Lineup Announced

Celebrating 30 years of queer entertainment with films for everyone

"...see great films and connect with one another through cinema,” said Brunzell, who pointed out that aGLIFF is one..."

Aug. 1, 2017 Screens Post by Iman Shah

The Austin Film Society Unveils Its New Home for Cinema

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

"...final touches time at the new Austin Film Society Cinema: fine-tuning the projectors, training staff on the ticketing system,..."

May 26, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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