Festival Schedule

The Seventh International Festival of Ethnographic Film

"...than tractors. This is the only film in the festival containing a warning that some scenes might not be..."

April 27, 2001 Screens Feature

Austin Film Festival Announces Second Wave of Programming

Local voices are spotlighted in the new round of eight fest films

"...Today, Austin Film Festival announced the second wave of film selections slated for..."

Sept. 9, 2021 Screens Post by Katherine McNevins

Death of a President

More sleight of hand than persuasive drama, this what-if story about the aftermath of a presidential assassination is technically seamless but dramatically hollow.

"...Directed by: Gabriel Range. Starring: Hend Ayoub, Brian Boland, Becky Ann..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Other Worlds Film Fest Returns For Ninth and Final Festival

Sci-fi festival releases first wave of films

"...Austin’s Other Worlds Film Festival’s newly announced lineup of feature films will shine brighter..."

Oct. 13, 2022 Screens Post by Leila Saidane

Texas Book Festival Announces 15 Authors for 2020

Virtual fest hosting Dean Koontz, Julia Alvarez, Kevin Kwan

"...a Hereford-sized horny toad in the 2020 Texas Book Festival's official poster – a hand tinted creation of the..."

Aug. 12, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Food and Music Talent for Hot Luck Festival 2020 Announced

Tickets are on sale for the backyard bash

"...Four years running and Hot Luck Festival just keeps getting better. The best backyard party of..."

Feb. 25, 2020 Food Post by Zelly Martin

Playback: Festival Buzz

Festival, Texas – spring edition

"...Austin's festival season comes in like a lion with South by..."

April 25, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation 2001

"...Directed by: Various. It's tremendously reassuring to realize that some things..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Texas Show: Dallas Video Festival

"...The Texas Show: Dallas Video Festival 1999 is a juried compilation of short works by..."

Oct. 21, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Year Two of Oblivion Access Festival Fills the Experimental Gap in Austin

How the music festival co-founders keep up the mystique June 15-18

"...between extreme metal, hushed ambient, and unclassifiable experimentalism, the festival had filled a gap of its own, one heretofore..."

June 9, 2023 Music Feature by Julian Towers

How to Run a TV Festival in a TV Strike

ATX TV Festival respects writers as they work and protest

"...2023 was supposed to be ATX TV Festival's big reboot. After two years of pandemic-era online programming,..."

June 2, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Penske Media Buys ATX TV Festival

Local celebration of the small screen joins portfolio including SXSW

"...ATX TV Festival, nicknamed the TV camp for grownups, has hit the..."

Nov. 30, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Reviews: The Souvenir Part II

Joanna Hogg's sequel is the portrait of the artist as filmmaker

"...Death is a table with an empty chair in a..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

18 is for Life at the Austin Jewish Film Festival

Fest returns online and at the drive-in

"...18. That's why, in a time of so much death and sorrow due to the pandemic, the 18th Austin..."

Nov. 7, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Trey Edward Shults Returns for Austin Film Festival

Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Blair Witch retrospective

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

Sept. 24, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Street Style, Festival Edition

Sartorial snapshots from Congress during AFF and TBF

"...battle for dominance on Congress Avenue: the Texas Book Festival and the Austin Film Festival...."

Oct. 28, 2013 Design Post by Amy Gentry

Austin Film Festival Lands The Whale

Brendan Fraser's Venice smash to open fest, Oct. 27-Nov. 3

"...Austin Film Festival is bringing home a leviathan: The Whale, the new..."

Sept. 8, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Culture 50 Years in the Making: The Kerrville Folk Festival Experience

Life-altering and deep-listening scenes from the oldest music festival in Texas

"...with the richest folk songwriting history, the Kerrville Folk Festival could be considered the beating heart of that tradition...."

May 20, 2022 Music Feature by Hank Erwin

Five Things to Experience at Fusebox Festival

Defeat your FOMO with these top picks from the free and fantastic arts festival

"...on in this town that's related to the Fusebox Festival (April 13-17)! Music, dance, visual art, vibrant spectacle, community..."

April 15, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Top 10 Festival Films of 2020 You Haven't Seen Yet

The best of the fests from Austin and beyond

"...Every year, Austin's film festival highlight some of the best up-and-coming filmmakers. And every..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Witnesses The Obituary of Tunde Johnson

Time travel thriller will be opening night film

"...Austin Film Festival is only a week away, but that's still time..."

Oct. 17, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Capital City Black Film Festival Mounts The Last Defense

Viola Davis-produced documentary series added to fest

"...After a year off, the Capital City Black Film Festival is back at the end of the month. And..."

Aug. 21, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival Lineup Revealed

Attendees include Junot Díaz, Cheryl Strayed, and... Tony Danza?

"...The Texas Book Festival announced its 2012 slate today, featuring big hitters in..."

Sept. 12, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Sarah Polley's Women Talking Announced for Austin Film Festival

First wave includes the eagerly-awaited Nanny

"...releases announced as part of this year's Austin Film Festival (Oct. 27 – Nov. 3)...."

Aug. 31, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantasia Review: Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson

A life in the grindhouse is not obscured by a tragic death

"...He was a nice guy, and he died a death that was as unbelievably gruesome as anything he filmed...."

Aug. 5, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival 2017: The Full List

Dan Rather, Jeffrey Eugenides, the Bush sisters, and 291 more

"...banquet of the year is over. The Texas Book Festival has announced the full menu of authors on tap..."

Sept. 12, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Austin Psych Fest Live: Bass Drum of Death/Besnard Lakes

Day one at Carson Creek Ranch: tentative, muggy

"...pairs nastily with the first few hours of a festival. Walking into day one of Austin Psych Fest on..."

April 27, 2013 Music Post by Luke Winkie

FF2012: 'The ABC's of Death'

A literacy tool for the damned

"...as hard or was caught off guard as much by any other film at the Fest this year. Alamo..."

Sept. 25, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Austin Film Festival: 'Godspeed'

AFF film review

"...It's always a relief to kick off a festival (any festival) with a seriously great film, and this..."

Oct. 22, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

David Mark Cohen New Works Festival

Comedy and collaboration were distinguishing elements in the 2009 New Works Festival

"...projects in the 2009 David Mark Cohen New Works Festival at the University of Texas Department of Theatre &..."

April 10, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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