Category: Austin Film Festival

AFF Movie News: Austin Film Festival – Highlights of International and Local Stories Not to Miss

The Austin Film Festival begins Thursday, October 24, 2024, with many features that bring stories via documentaries and fiction. The festival runs through October 31, and there are two opportunities to view some films during the festival: at downtown venues or the Galaxy Theater. Here is a list of featured films as a preview of… Continue reading AFF Movie News: Austin Film Festival – Highlights of International and Local Stories Not to Miss

Movie Review: After Austin Film Festival 2023, The Big Bend has Theatrical Release in Austin, TX

Written and directed by Brett Wagner, The Big Bend is a unique mix of reality and fiction. It is based on an incident in which one of his friend’s children (The Big Bend’s film’s producer Aaron Brown) was briefly lost in the national park. It’s an experience that stuck with him, and that’s where the… Continue reading Movie Review: After Austin Film Festival 2023, The Big Bend has Theatrical Release in Austin, TX

Austin Film Festival 2023: AMERICAN FICTION Depicts The Real Struggles of Finding One’s Impactful Voice

This fascinating and relevant entry from this year’s Austin Film Festival examines the struggles of Black artists who hope their work can impact their culture. Through the eyes and mind of one particular writer, the protagonist struggles to remain a viable and successful artist, expressing his experience while also feeling the weight of his own… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2023: AMERICAN FICTION Depicts The Real Struggles of Finding One’s Impactful Voice

AFF 2023 Film Review: Sci-Fi Comedy Invaders from Proxima B has World Premiere at the Austin Film Festival

Filmmaker Ward Roberts wears many hats in the Sci-Fi comedy feature film Invaders from Proxima B that landed in the Austin Film Festival for the World Premiere. Roberts is the writer/director of the funny and very family-friendly story about an alien who lands in the backyard of the Jankins family. Roberts (The Nice Guys, “Westworld”… Continue reading AFF 2023 Film Review: Sci-Fi Comedy Invaders from Proxima B has World Premiere at the Austin Film Festival

AFF 2023 Film Review: World Premiere of Grapefruit at Austin Film Festival

Chase Joliet’s directorial debut, Grapefruit, celebrated its World Premiere at this year’s Austin Film Festival and is competing for the Austin Film Festival’s Best Narrative Feature award. Joliet (It Comes At Night, To The Wonder, Voyage Of Time) wrote and directed his feature film starring Joliet as Travis Williams, alongside his wife Steph Barkley as… Continue reading AFF 2023 Film Review: World Premiere of Grapefruit at Austin Film Festival

AFF 2023 Film Review: documentary Studio One Forever Screening at the Austin Film Festival Twice

Director Marc Saltarelli’s feature documentary, Studio One Forever, has been on the festival circuit for the past few months and has won four awards. After world premiering at the 2023 Outfest LA LGBTQ+ film festival, it is now available to view during the Austin Film Festival on Friday, October 27th, at 9:15 pm in The… Continue reading AFF 2023 Film Review: documentary Studio One Forever Screening at the Austin Film Festival Twice

Austin Film Festival News: Austin Filmmaker Sharon Arteaga’s film, In Tow, has Hometown Premiere

In Tow is the 2021 Austin Film Society Grant for Shorts Projects winner and the MPS Camera and Lighting Services Austin Award winner. The screenplay was a finalist in the 2019 Tribeca Chanel Through Her Lens competition and runner-up at the 2020 New Orleans Film Festival South Pitch. Sharon Arteaga’s Texas-produced short film In Tow… Continue reading Austin Film Festival News: Austin Filmmaker Sharon Arteaga’s film, In Tow, has Hometown Premiere

Austin Film Festival 2022: WOMEN TALKNG

This year’s Austin Film Festival had such a great line-up of feature films made by some of the most talented directors who have worked in cinema for the past several decades. As I was selecting my movies, I would see names like Darren Aronofsky, Rian Johnson and would instantly want to select those screenings. I… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2022: WOMEN TALKNG

Austin Film Festival 2022: THE WHALE

El largometraje, The Whale, tiene un protagonista masculino con sobrepeso y, para ser claros, no se lo menciona como una ballena en la película. Charlie (Brendan Fraser) es profesor a través de cursos en línea, escuchamos su voz, pero la audiencia no lo ve al comienzo de la película. Ha pasado por varios problemas de… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2022: THE WHALE