Capital City Black Film Festival Returns for 2021

Celebration of Black filmmakers goes hybrid this December

"...back in 2021 for a hybrid event, showcasing Black filmmakers and stories both online and in person after a..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Screens Post by Cody Song

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

The best of the fests from Austin and beyond

"...Austin's film festival highlight some of the best up-and-coming filmmakers. And every year, there are still some titles that..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AutFest Texas Changes the Narrative on Autism

Tonight's online festival lets the community tell its own stories

"...dozens of film festivals celebrate the craft of independent filmmakers - too often leaving the voices of those on..."

Sept. 13, 2020 Screens Post by Naomi Brady

From Austin To Canada: The Virtual Film Fest Experience

Local filmmakers on having world premieres at Fantasia

"...If this was a normal year, then Austin filmmakers Richard Jones and Jason Neulander would probably be on..."

Aug. 31, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How the SXSW Cancellation Has Impacted Austin Movie Theatres

Film theatres scramble to add new programming and give SXSW filmmakers a shot at still getting their movies seen

"...people in worse situations," Gill said, noting that many filmmakers have suddenly found themselves losing their big world premiere..."

March 13, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Don't Miss the Austin Film Society Grants Deadline

Last chance to apply for these career-making funds

"...Film Society's grant program has helped hundreds of Texas filmmakers get their movies made and before audiences: Now the..."

June 4, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tobe Hooper, R.I.P.

Remembering The Texas Chain Saw Massacre director

"...Few and rare are the filmmakers that change the canon with their debut. Yet Tobe..."

Aug. 28, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AFS Announces Filmmaker Grant Panel

Indie filmmakers, Lincoln Center film booker doling out cash

"...who will be picking the recipients, including two noted filmmakers and David Lynch's biographer...."

Aug. 4, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Pledge Your Allegiance

Austin Film Society lets two iconic filmmakers square off in its new series

"...showdown between François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard – both film-critics-turned-filmmakers and the two godheads of the French New Wave..."

Dec. 27, 2013 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Fade to Black

Black filmmakers take center stage at the inaugural Capital City Black Film Festival

"...festival to focus exclusively on the work of black filmmakers and actors. The festival will feature competitive screenings of..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Screens Feature by Amy Gentry

Deconstructing John Milius

SXSW Film explores wild life of a Hollywood iconoclast

"...On Thursday we unveil a dozen-plus interviews with filmmakers showing at SXSW Film. But print space is tight,..."

March 5, 2013 Screens Post by Shawn Badgley

Dance, Girl, Dance

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

"...Park City by several other alumni of the Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund: Ryan Piers Williams, whose feature The Dry..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Keep the River On Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale

"...which neighboring villagers were killed and eaten. However, the filmmakers make the same mistake that Schneebaum often does: They..."

April 20, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Slow Biz of Show Biz

A conversation between filmmakers Richard Linklater and Rachel Tsangari

"...Recently, the two filmmakers got together to discuss Tsangari's directorial debut, which makes..."

March 2, 2001 Screens Feature

Beyond the Closet Door

Gay/Lesbian Filmmakers Find New Inspiration

"...are passing into obsolescence, so it seems that gay filmmakers are letting go of the common (and most times..."

Aug. 30, 1996 Screens Feature

The Staccato Purr of CineFestival

Latino Filmmakers Explore the Middle Class

"...Emerging Latino and Chicano filmmakers shared divergent voices and agendas at the 19th annual..."

Feb. 16, 1996 Screens Feature

Austin Film Society Announces 2023 AFS Grant for Short Films Recipients

Career-changing grants go to 16 projects from Texas filmmakers

"...Film Society has announced the 16 projects from 18 filmmakers that will receive financial support through this year's AFS..."

Jan. 5, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Horror Crew Launch Bloodoath Filmmaker Consulting

Paper Street creatives join forces with genre experts

"...not knowing who to ask about anything. Now veteran filmmakers and distribution experts, including many recognizable names from the..."

Nov. 19, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gretel & Hansel

The woods are dark and deep, but far from lovely ...

"...that he is considered one of horror’s most exciting filmmakers. The Blackcoat’s Daughter, Perkins’ debut feature, remains one of..."

Feb. 7, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Austin's aGLIFF Announces 2019 Honorees

Celebrating directors of seminal queer films Go Fish, Trick

"...major anniversaries in Nineties indie cinema – and the filmmakers who created them – will be celebrated next month..."

July 3, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Asian American Film Festival Raises Its Profile

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

"...she still sees a lack of venues for women filmmakers (especially in the case of The Third Wife, which..."

June 14, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Ma

Octavia Spencer subverts expectations and racist tropes in this fun horror

"...gonzo Annie Wilkes from Misery; it’s clear that the filmmakers understand how to write Sue Ann in opposition to..."

May 31, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Possession of Hannah Grace

Diabolical horror in the morgue is DOA

"...motion sensors and long concrete hallways. There are undoubtedly filmmakers who could’ve taken that setting and created something genuinely..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Meow Wolf: Origin Story

How the legendary art collective beat the world and kept its soul

"...their growth from conception to eventual wild success, the filmmakers deftly meld footage of the collaborative artistic process, frank..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Coen brothers head West, but it's a bumpy ride

"...lesser Coen, despite the movie bearing many of the filmmakers’ trademarks. Both silly and serious, it’s a hodgepodge in..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Make a Film For Beto O'Rourke

Texas' movie heavy hitters want your story of hope

"...Richard Linklater and some friends are looking for local filmmakers to contribute their vision to this year's election...."

Aug. 29, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Blaze

The life and legacy of Austin's ill-fated Duct Tape Messiah

"...from its peers, however, is the obvious affection the filmmakers have for their assortment of damaged characters. In Ben..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Eating Animals

Natalie Portman narrated documentary about the ethics of farming versus factory farming.

"...such a straightforward title, it’s a safe bet the filmmakers would prefer all of humanity simply switch gears and..."

June 29, 2018 Movie Review by Jessi Cape

Damsel

Austin's Zellner brothers head out to demolish myths of the Old West with Robert Pattinson

"...would be unbearable to witness or even imagine. The filmmakers are poking fun at the male ego without portraying..."

June 29, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat

Portrait of the artist as a young man is more a portrait of NYC.

"...the escalating fame Basquiat is about to endure. The filmmakers do well to create a rich milieu, even if..."

May 18, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

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