Indie Meme Film Festival Goes Virtual

Celebration of South Asian cinema comes to your living room

"...Austin is the home to more locally-curated film festivals than any other city, so the closure of cinemas..."

April 20, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Virtual Film Festival Pioneer Indie Meme Hits Its Stride

The celebration of South Asian cinema is still on your screens for year two

"...When the pandemic lockdown forced film festivals to cancel their in-person plans, Indie Meme – the..."

April 9, 2021 Screens Feature by Shane Pfender

Indie Meme Continues Pioneering Virtual Film Festival

Celebration of South Asian cinema heads into weekend two of virtual festival

"...With theatres closed, film festivals are finding new ways to bring audiences and films..."

May 8, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Goes Virtual

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

"...script, has become the latest local gathering to go virtual, with the announcement today that this year's gathering (scheduled..."

July 28, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Arthouse Film Festival Goes Global for Its Second Virtual Year

Making your screen into an arthouse

"...a wide selection of short films. Shifting to the virtual world in response to the pandemic has enabled them..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Screens Feature by Adrienne Hunter

Virtual ACL Music Fest Keeps Flags Flying

Nostalgic livestream and rising Austin talent fundraise for the Austin Parks Foundation

"...chose select local acts for early slots on its virtual presentation Oct. 9-11...."

Oct. 16, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Pushing Virtual Boundaries at the Austin Arthouse Film Festival

Celebration of experimentation does some experimenting of its own

"...second wave worked out how to transfer their regular festivals over to a virtual format. Now is the era..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

From Austin To Canada: The Virtual Film Fest Experience

Local filmmakers on having world premieres at Fantasia

"...Fest. Now it's one of the first major Fall festivals to go online only, and that's impacting the filmmakers..."

Aug. 31, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Virtual Reality Offers a World Without Rules for Filmmakers

The first rule of VR storytelling is that there are none

"...The first rule of virtual reality is that there are no rules to virtual..."

March 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Matthew Monagle

SXSW and Amazon Announce Virtual Festival Lineup

Feature and shorts from 2020 fest going online for 10 days

"...Several festivals are looking at online options in lieu of outright..."

April 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Is Live

On Story returns on PBS as fest announces live October dates

"...Festival has announced an equally huge return. After a virtual year online, the festival will return in person this..."

March 31, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Polish Film Festival Goes Hybrid for 2020

The extended festival takes a virtual look at Warsaw

"...of that year's esteemed Gdynia Film Festival. Like many festivals this year, APS was unable to follow through on..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Screens Feature by Naomi Brady

Austin Jewish Film Festival Goes Longer For You

Fest now running through Friday, with free films

"...Film festivals this year have had to take the leap into..."

Nov. 18, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ATX Television Festival Switches to Streaming

TV fest adopts virtual format in response to coronavirus

"...As film festivals find ways to either reboot, reschedule, or find ways..."

April 6, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Creates XR Austin for Online Festival

Digital environment will be virtually like being there

"...collaborated with extended reality experts VRrOOm to create a virtual downtown Austin in the SXSW Online XR world...."

March 2, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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

The best of the fests from Austin and beyond

"...that haven't been widely released yet. With so many festivals switching to virtual formats, we've had more titles than..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AFS Cinema Joins Forces with Sundance Film Festival

Local arthouse becomes satellite venue for the Utah fest

"...Nine months ago, when the coronavirus pandemic hit, film festivals were among the first cultural entities to be hit,..."

Dec. 2, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Music at the Movies With Sound Unseen

Sound Unseen Film + Music Festival becomes a virtual tale of two cities

"...It's been a glum year for music festivals, as the pandemic lockdown closed venues and silenced speakers,..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Party Never Stops with the Uncaged New Year's Eve Bash

Meet the Cheddar Goblin in an 8-Bit Alamo as South Lamar goes virtual

"...Alamo Drafthouse boots 2020 out the door with its virtual UnCaged New Year's Eve Bash, a night of simulated..."

Dec. 27, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films of 2021 You Haven't Seen Yet

From retro horror to COVID survival, the best of the fests

"...events like Sundance and Slamdance have had to go virtual). But that doesn't mean we're done with some of..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Richard Whittaker's Top 10 in 2020 Cinema

"Who knew?"

"...This year has been one I'll remember for innovation: virtual festivals, the virtual cinema boom, drive-ins. This year has..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Sound Unseen Drops Full Playlist

Online music film fest adds Bee Gees, Sound of Metal

"...and flicks fest from Minneapolis that's opening a second virtual stage in Austin during the pandemic, has announced that..."

Oct. 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Smart Growth

Reflecting on 20 years of South by Southwest Interactive Festivals

"...perhaps more significantly, we realized we've been talking about virtual reality, privacy, ebooks, and more for nigh on 20..."

March 1, 2013 Screens Feature by Monica Riese

We Have an Issue: Speeding Toward Normal

In this week's issue: How Greg Abbott's Great Unmasking puts state and local leadership at odds yet again, plus the SXSW virtual experience

"...delivered a box of cheese – that's for a virtual tasting with Nick Offerman on Thursday. I set a..."

March 19, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

Back to the Screens for the Lake Travis Film Festival

Sophomore celebration of indie film opens the new era of in-person film festivals

"...the pandemic closed theatres. Now, after a year of festivals turning to streaming platforms, it will be one of..."

June 11, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...Think film festivals are all about dour, arty indie pics? Yeah, that’s..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Amazon Providing Platform for SXSW Films

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

"...Amazon announced that they plan to launch a 10-day virtual festival later this month...."

April 3, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Returns ... In the Flesh

Alamo Drafthouse's genre celebration, coming to a cinema soon

"...and will be one of the first major in-person festivals to take place in theatres. However, for those not..."

June 22, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Must-See Programming From the ATX Television Festival

10 nights of TV from the fest's 10th (and virtual) season

"...ATX TV + FNL Pep Rally: 10 Festivals Later: Join ATX founders Emily Gipson and Caitlin McFarland..."

June 11, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

Pho on the coast, statuesque women in Dallas; June is time to hit the road

"...As things are opening up there are more festivals, events, and happenings around the state. Maintain a social..."

June 3, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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