Amazon Providing Platform for SXSW Films

Details of 10-day "virtual festival" still to be confirmed

"...Films hit by the cancellation of SXSW Film 2020 may..."

April 3, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

From charming zombies to pompous actors, 10 films to seek in 2019

"...few calendar flips away (looking at you, Sundance, SXSW, Tribeca, etc. etc. etc.), we still have a few movies..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Drafthouse Films Acquires 'Graceland'

Plus news on Fantastic Fest's bumper contest

"...Drafthouse Films just doesn't slow down...."

Aug. 30, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Three Days at Tribeca, Three Years Later

Is the film festival still all good in the hood?

"...sound system was plagued with feedback during last Friday's Tribeca Film Festival panel at which Martin Scorsese discussed the..."

May 14, 2004 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Talking With Tribeca

"...Gartenberg, short documentary and experimental film programmer for the Tribeca Film Festival, talks about what attracted him to "Native..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Screens Feature

Mistress

"...independent production of Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal's Tribeca FIlms, a company only a few years old and..."

Nov. 20, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

FF2012: Now It's Your Turn For Fantastic Fest Features

'Combat Girls,' 'Vanishing Waves' acquired, more get release dates

"...Fest hangovers and our inbox is filled with FF2012 films that have been picked up for distribution...."

Sept. 30, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

NY (Heart) TFF

A report from the fourth annual Tribeca Film Festival

"...In its fourth year, New York's Tribeca Film Festival, which concluded last weekend, has begun to..."

May 13, 2005 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fantastic Fest: A Double Barrel Blast of Begos

Director brings Bliss and VFW to fest

"...are only two filmmakers at Fantastic Fest showing two films this year: Japanese trailblazer and legend Takashi Miike, and..."

Sept. 19, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...South by Southwest, find harmony in the three headlining films announced for this year’s streaming festival...."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW and Amazon Announce Virtual Festival Lineup

Feature and shorts from 2020 fest going online for 10 days

"...but today the film festival released the lineup of films that will be part of its online streaming festival..."

April 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Celebrate Texas Independents

A new touring program sends small films far and wide throughout the state

"...it at SXSW, the Austin Film Festival, Sundance, and Tribeca, but – woe is you – the serpentine line..."

Dec. 3, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

This Season's First Classic 30 for 30: 'Benji'

The inspirational & heartbreaking story of Ben Wilson's life and death

"...that will go in the pantheon of great ESPN films such as June 17, 1994; The Two Escobars; and..."

Oct. 23, 2012 Sports Post by Will Eidam

Velvet Ruts and How to Leave Them

Two AFF films explore growing up and moving on in Austin

"...that the Austin Film Festival always has a few films that prominently feature the city's cultural scene. This year..."

Oct. 14, 2016 Screens Feature by Ashley Moreno

Get ’Em While They're Hot

Acquisitions left and right in the Austin film scene

"...It's always good news when we can report on..."

Jan. 14, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Fantasia Review: Black Magic For White Boys

The latest from Onur Tukel is his most rambling and pointed

"...No one makes genre films like Onur Tukel. His genius is in taking a..."

Aug. 5, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Real Stephanie Dupont

"...the film rights from MGM and Robert De Niro's Tribeca Films. (De Niro was one of Walton's telephone pals.)..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Books Feature by Sidney Moody

ATX Television Festival Goes From Small Screen to Big Screen to Small Screen Again

How the celebration of TV is leading the way in streaming fests as it becomes ATX TV ... From the Couch!

"...However, as the dominoes fell, and other festivals like Tribeca Film Festival canceled, McFarland explained they saw three options:..."

June 5, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...feature narrative and documentary competition programs, traditionally featuring eight films apiece, have been expanded to ten films each. While..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Dance, Girl, Dance

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

"...year (longtime Director Geoff Gilmore left last year for Tribeca Enterprises, which owns and operates the Tribeca Film Festival,..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Brea Grant, Modern Scream Queen

The Stylist star, 12 Hour Shift director and UT grad becomes a powerhouse of horror at Fantastic Fest

"...SXSW, while 12 Hour Shift was booked for the Tribeca Film Festival – both of which ended up being..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Black Magic for White Boys

Sorcery and gentrification wrapped together by Onur Tukel, the Brueghel of Brooklyn

"...No one makes genre films like Onur Tukel. His genius is in taking a..."

July 17, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

PJ Raval's Call Her Ganda and the Murder of Beauty

aGLIFF film explores the intersection of transphobia, imperialism, and poverty

"...two years of filming and a world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival in April, Call Her Ganda will be..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Screens Feature by Sarah Marloff

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle

"...Taking a shot at overt product placement in current films, Bullwinkle is seen shooting through a cyberspatial landscape littered..."

June 30, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

First Quarter

Bradley Jackson and Andrew Disney kick off a festival run of their new comedy about the importance of intramurals

"...took a half decade. Jackson distracted himself with short films, winning Best Narrative Short for "Playing Chicken" at the..."

April 25, 2014 Screens Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Page Two: Location, Location, Location

The key to South by Southwest is, as always, Austin

"...Famously, when Orson Welles was asked what films he watched in preparation for making Citizen Kane, he..."

March 24, 2006 Column by Louis Black

DVDanger: Onur Tukel Talks Applesauce

The actor/director redefines comedy-horror

"...Onur Tukel: I loved trashy horror films from middle school through high school. When I got..."

Nov. 24, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Wen Ren’s End-of-the-World Drama Last Sunrise Found Its Spark in China

Light in the dark

"...Earth Caught Fire, but with elements of resource shortage films like Mad Max. You avoid talking too much about..."

July 19, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Asian American Film Festival Raises Its Profile

Asian cinema is back on the calendar and AAAFF celebrates its filmmakers

"...the tail end of fall festival runs for many films, and just at the start of awards season, when..."

June 14, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

New Name but Same Mission for aGLIFF

The All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival embraces the diversity of queer culture

"...are more from jet lag from traveling to Berlin, Tribeca, Montclair, and Frameline, searching for films for his festival...."

Sept. 7, 2018 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

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