Category: Local Events

Local Events: Austin Film Society’s Special Advance Screening of WHAT MAISIE KNEW

The Austin Film Society presents the Special Advance Screening of WHAT MAISIE KNEW with directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel in attendance! WHO: Austin Film Society and directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel WHAT: Special Advance Screening of WHAT MAISIE KNEW WHEN: Tuesday, July 9 at 7:30 PM WHERE: AFS at the Marchesa (6226 Middle Fiskville Rd) TICKETS: FREE for AFS… Continue reading Local Events: Austin Film Society’s Special Advance Screening of WHAT MAISIE KNEW

Local Movie News: AMC TO JUDGE AFF’S PILOT AWARD

    AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES AMC AS NEW SPONSOR FOR THE 2013 ONE HOUR PILOT AWARD Austin, TX – May 20, 2013 – Austin Film Festival (AFF) is proud to announce that AMC is the official sponsor and judge for the One-Hour Pilot Award of the 2013 Teleplay Competition.  The AMC One-Hour Pilot Award… Continue reading Local Movie News: AMC TO JUDGE AFF’S PILOT AWARD

Movie News/Local Events: VIVAN LAS ANTIPODAS

 “Vivan Las Antipodas” Screens Again Saturday 5/4 & Sunday 5/5   Victor Kossakovsky’s movie is a feast for the senses, a fascinating kaleidoscope of our planet. ¡VIVAN LAS ANTIPODAS! – Long Live The Antipodes! Every screening begins with a 3-minute short film from GE FOCUS FORWARD and is followed by a pre-taped Q&A with Mr.… Continue reading Movie News/Local Events: VIVAN LAS ANTIPODAS

Cine Las Americas 16 Reviews: Narrative/Panorama Shorts

By Mark Saldana One the things I really like about Cine Las Americas is the fact that before most feature films, they present one of the shorts submitted to the festival.  Because  my coverage involves mostly feature length films at festivals, I rarely get the opportunity to view shorts showcases.  This year I was able… Continue reading Cine Las Americas 16 Reviews: Narrative/Panorama Shorts

Cine Las Americas 16 Review: 7 CAJAS/7 BOXES

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) For the piece de resistance, Jean Laurer and her programmers picked an awesome gem of a film to close out the festival. This import from Paraguay had me thoroughly engaged and invested in its story and characters from start to finish. Of all the films I… Continue reading Cine Las Americas 16 Review: 7 CAJAS/7 BOXES

Cine Las Americas 16 Review: Panorama Double Feature

By Mark Saldana As part of their Panorama Short Films line up, this year’s Cine Las Americas festival had a double feature of two, hour long, short films on Saturday night (April 20th).  The Panorama section celebrates Narrative and Documentary films which “represent innovative and independent filmmakers in complement to the rest of the program;… Continue reading Cine Las Americas 16 Review: Panorama Double Feature

Cine Las Americas 16: NOS VEMOS, PAPA/SEE YOU, DAD

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) From Mexico, writer/director Lucia Carreras tells an affecting and even disturbing tale of a young woman’s painful struggles in coping with the loss of her father. Pilar (Cecilia Suarez) has remained very close to her father and has taken care of him up until his death.… Continue reading Cine Las Americas 16: NOS VEMOS, PAPA/SEE YOU, DAD

Cine Las Americas 16 Review: HASTA NUNCA/SEE YOU NEVER

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Exactly twenty four hours after watching The Last Time I Saw Macao, I watched another ambitious film which has a similar approach to storytelling.  Only this time, the experimental technique pays off.  Director Mark Street tells the story of Uruguayan talk radio host Mario Ligetti (Rufo… Continue reading Cine Las Americas 16 Review: HASTA NUNCA/SEE YOU NEVER

Cine Las Americas 16 Review: THE LAST TIME I SAW MACAO

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 2.5  (Out of Four Stars) This experimental film by Joao Pedro Rodriguez and Joao Rui Guerra de Mata ambitiously attempts to combine seemingly random film footage of the city of Macao with a highly imaginative narrative, but doesn’t quite succeed in its execution. The narrative involves the return of an unnamed,… Continue reading Cine Las Americas 16 Review: THE LAST TIME I SAW MACAO