The Found Footage Festival Comes to Austin

Traveling showcase of video hilarity screens at the North Door

"...Some things are better found. Videotapes, for instance. Rather than when it's part of..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Found Footage Festival finds its way back to Austin

Dig public access, training tutorials, and Eighties' workout videos?

"...Austinite Ben Steinbauer's Winnebago Man will recognize hosts (and founders) of the traveling Found Footage Festival Joe Pickett and..."

May 8, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Two Things Horror Fans Hate: 3-D and Found Footage

Austin director Steven DeGennaro on his horror comedy Found Footage 3D

"...Which do horror fans hate more, 3-D or found footage? Combining them sounds like double poison, but Steven..."

Oct. 14, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Filmmakers Make International Festival Waves

Watch out Chicago (and Montreal, and Edinburgh, and London)

"...The autumn film festival season isn't quite with us yet. But as Austin..."

July 17, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films of 2017 You Haven't Seen Yet

From zombie musicals to political scandals, a bumper year

"...Every film festival showcases a slate of titles that deserve an audience...."

Jan. 1, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Lost and Found

Found Footage Festival helps you find your way

"...the stuff that (gasp) hasn't made it online yet? Found Footage Festival to the rescue...."

May 8, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Austin Film Festival Full Slate

Marquee names include Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Patton Oswalt

"...The Austin Film Festival has already made some big announcements, but the reveal..."

Sept. 14, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

Vampires, hip-hop, cults, and odd romance are our unreleased faves

"...we'll be living with the legacy of its film festivals for months to come. Here's a completely arbitrary selection,..."

Jan. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

In the Red Corner: Housecore Horror Film Festival

The new kids on the block possess the whole Emo's / Antone's complex

"...Saturday Morning Mystery: The return of an Austin Film Festival favorite, spoofing all the conventions of a certain mystery-machine-riding..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

The unreleased and the oddly evasive titles from 2013

"...of living in a town with so many film festivals is that you get to see so many amazing..."

Jan. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films of 2023 You Haven’t Seen Yet

From the Toxic Avenger to school shootings, the best of the fests

"...This year's festival selections are next year's award winners and blockbusters. So..."

Dec. 19, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

Last year's unseen genre gems to add to your must-see list

"...film fan in Austin is that, with so many festivals, it's easy to get a sneak peek at titles..."

Jan. 1, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...more reviews of films screened during the SXSW Film Festival 1998. Additional reviews can be found in last week's..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

The Toronto International Film Festival

A first-timer's diary

"...going to see any movies. Those last two American Festivals offer an exciting but limited sampling of international films...."

Dec. 12, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Three choreographers take Austin to the Scottish fest that's bigger than SXSW

"...travels to Edinburgh, Scotland, to perform during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, she'll do so as a Creative Ambassador for..."

Aug. 1, 2014 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Austin Film Festival: The Teller and the Truth

Texas filmmaker attempts to cherchez la femme

"...and a dead end: In 1974, her car was found submerged in a nearby river with no clues left..."

Nov. 2, 2015 Screens Post by Caitlin Moore

What the Hell Is Rue McClanahan Doing With All Those Cats?

The bizarro relics of the Found Footage Festival

"...this Sunday. 2) Watch the touring show of the Found Footage Festival, which is brought to you by some..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Finders Keepers

Get your red hot viral video right here

"...stop off in Austin tonight with two screenings of Found Footage Festival 5...."

March 30, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

DVDanger: The Atticus Institute

Or, in defense of found footage and mockumentaries

"...contrast, this decade has become a quagmire of supernatural found footage horrors set in mental institutions. Most of them..."

Jan. 24, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Long Trip up the 'Dark Mountain'

Writer/director Tara Anaïse brings her wilderness horror to Austin

"...two terrible fears to combine, it's claustrophobia and agoraphobia. Found footage horror Dark Mountain blends both, as a hapless..."

July 29, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Outwaters' Experiment in Terror

Writer/director/star Robbie Banfitch draws inspiration from found footage and arthouse forebears

"...Robbie Banfitch's polarizing new film, seems like your typical found footage horror experience. The movie is presented as the..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Alejandra Martinez

Homegrown Horror

Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett on 'V/H/S/2'

"...In a found footage horror movie, the audience is either the hunted..."

July 26, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Housecore Horror Takes a Trip With Ruggero Deodato

Italian found footage pioneer joins Coffin Joe and more

"...Don't watch that video. Don't lace that film. If found footage horror has taught us anything, it's that nothing..."

Sept. 11, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Live Screening Screams Abound in It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This

Filmmakers bring their found-footage horror to Fallout Theater on its IRL-only tour

"...fear of spoiling the experience, except that it’s a found footage horror that builds on the filmmakers’ real lives..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Screens Feature by Katherine McNevins

Feeding the 'Afflicted'

Clif Prowse and Derek Lee have a new angle on found footage

"...to a genre. Afflicted does it twice. One is found footage. The other … co-directors/stars Clif Prowse and Derek..."

Sept. 24, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Raises a Smile With First Announcement

The Banshees of Inisherin, V/H/S/99, sharks, and more

"...The festival, running Sept. 22-29 at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar..."

Aug. 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: All This Horror Business

Catching up with the major terror releases

"...Italian director last year during the Housecore Horror Film Festival, and he insisted on taking iPhone pictures of everyone..."

July 26, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...Booking a film festival is about whittling. This year, the SXSW Film Festival..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...not just a few titles for this year's film festival, but the complete list of all the movies at..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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