Austin Film Festival to Honor Producing Legend Christine Vachon

Living Single creator Yvette Lee Bowser recognized for TV career

"...event will be the winners of this year’s script competition, with a number of fellowships and awards up for..."

Feb. 26, 2025 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Last One Down the Mountain: Belated Thoughts on the Sundance Film Festival

Even virtually, the 2024 fest felt revitalized

"...narrative and documentary films in the U.S. and World competition categories. Below are some brief takes on films I..."

Feb. 21, 2024 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Lighter Side of Freezing Your Eggs in Scrambled

SXSW alum Leah McKendrick's finds a fertile topic for comedy

"...Taking herself seriously means a new attitude around screenwriting. “Now I’m a spoiled asshole,” McKendrick jokes. “I pour..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Five Filmmakers to Learn From at Austin Film Festival 2022

The picks of the panels in this year's writers conference

"...horror directors, her feature debut Nanny took the Dramatic Competition Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2022, was quickly snapped..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Interview: Bradley Grant Smith’s “Male Gaze Gazes on the Male Gaze” in Our Father

Dick Wolf, Chicago, and the politics of writing female leads

"...Father, Bradley Grant Smith is officially a multi-hyphenate, adding screenwriting and directing to his previous credits as an actor,..."

March 26, 2021 Screens Post by Selome Hailu

Austin Film Festival Announces Audience, Jury Awards

Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain takes top award in both

"...Brothers from the Suburbs, created by Patrick Wimp Script Competition..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Brains Behind the Virgin Cheerleaders in Chains

Filmmaker Gary Gannaway on how Seinfeld influenced his metahorror

"...and official selection at the NoLa film festival screenplay competition, and that's where I met [director Paulo Biscaia Filho]...."

May 13, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

UT's Radio-TV-Film Program Hits the Half-Century Mark

Department celebrates with student showcase screening

"...film "Skunk" took first place in Cannes' student film competition – this department has much to celebrate...."

Oct. 30, 2015 Screens Feature by Caitlin Moore

The Good Eye: Crossing the (180-Degree) Line

Austin actresses go behind the camera

"...film of all experience levels with opportunities to mingle, screenwriting workshops, feedback on rough cuts, and whatever else members..."

March 20, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

What a Ride

Annie Silverstein's road to Cannes

"...at Cannes and being one of the 16. The competition wasn't even in my mind," Silverstein recalls. "I don't..."

July 4, 2014 Screens Feature by Neha Aziz

Love & Air Sex

Bryan Poyser's Austin-made rom-com delivers splendidly on the promise of its raunchy title.

"...with the titular event, air sex is a real competition – the sexual equivalent of air guitar, performed clothed..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Film Festival Drops and Gives Us 10

Lineup includes latest from Jonathan Demme, Alexander Payne

"...Film Festival’s full slate drops in mid-September, but the screenwriting-centric fest served up a 10-film teaser today, as well..."

Aug. 19, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

ATX Television Festival Launches Pitch Competition

Clock's ticking: You've got 90 seconds to sell a TV show

"...kickstart a career. No, the ATX Television Festival Pitch Competition doesn't re-create the closed quarters, but 90 seconds is..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Making History, Part One

Playwright Robert Schenkkan on bringing LBJ to the stage in 'All the Way'

"...radio station, because it would have been in direct competition with LBJ's own television station, part of his somewhat..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Culture Flash

A dozen NEA grants, an Austinite for State Artist, and Austin High takes state

"...a program instructing high school students in story structure, screenwriting, and film production Austin Film Society: $35,000 to support AFS..."

May 27, 2011 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Bridesmaids

The "wedding industrial complex" is under siege in this funny new comedy written by Kristen Wiig.

"...Kemper, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Jon Hamm. There's an old screenwriting saw about how to create conflict for a character:..."

May 13, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Morality at Play

In a Better World director Susanne Bier on her creative process

"...was serving as a juror of the World Dramatic competition. Only the week before, In a Better World was..."

March 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film

Daily reviews and interviews

"...Dance With the OneNarrative Feature, Narrative Competition D: Mike Dolan; with Gabriel Luna, Xochitl Romero..."

March 19, 2010 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Dance, Girl, Dance

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

"...Grand Jury Prize, as well as the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. In 2004, Granik brought Vera Farmiga to world..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Film Festival: Film & Screenwriting Awards Announced

Grown in Detroit and Tobruk take top honors

"...Winners were also announced today for AFF's screenwriting competition......"

Oct. 24, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Where the Writers Roam

The 2009 Austin Film Festival

"...The long-running fest is an especially inclusive one, with screenwriting hopefuls hanging out alongside industry vets, swapping stories and..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Film News

Touchdown! Cue the band and fireworks or whatever; plus, all 'Quiet' on the Burnt Orange front, and more

"...... Former Austinite Joe Conway (Undertow) is on a screenwriting streak. His Paradise, Texas – with set decoration by..."

June 9, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Summer Camp Guide

"...little something for every young cinephile, be it animation, screenwriting, music videos, or straight-up filmmaking. Ages 10-18. 906 E...."

April 28, 2006 Features Feature by Nora Ankrum

At the Austin Film Festival

Harold Ramis and Mike Judge receive awards; plus, go to www.austinfilmfestival.com for a list of film competition winners

"...For a list of Austin Film Festival competition winners, see www.austinfilmfestival.com...."

Oct. 28, 2005 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Festival Express

Summer's almost gone, which – with apologies to South by Southwest and Cine Las Americas – means Austin's film-festival season is about to get going

"...Parallax View, as well as the UT and International competitions and Cinemakids. For the specs on admission and more,..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

I Hope You're Happy Now

Andrew Bujalski, who wrote 'Funny Ha Ha' in Austin and wrapped it in Boston, on the film's unlikely fate

"...better second feature, Mutual Appreciation, which premiered in the competition at this year's SXSW? So, if this isn't quite..."

July 8, 2005 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Short Cuts

Addressing Jerm Pollet, Owen Egerton, and John Erler's 'Sinus' problems; plus, 'Shaun of the Dead' and 'Tron' Suit Guy

"...this year's events and participants, among them a pitch competition that allows contestants to pitch their ideas to a..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

Local screenwriter Todd Morris gets in good with Miramax / Dimension, and our apologies to the Ragamuffin Film Festival … not that they needed us, anyway.

"...made it to the final rounds of Disney's annual screenwriting fellowship competition. "We had originally written it with Matthew..."

July 25, 2003 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Love Liza

"...Hoffman’s brother Gordy Hoffman, who received Sundance’s Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award for the script) is anything but textbook. And..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Down From the Mountain

There was no snow at Sundance this year, but a strong slate nonetheless.

"...sexual reassignment surgery; HBO also produced Grand Jury Dramatic competition winner American Splendor, which is based on the dour..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

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