| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | Twisted VignettesPresented by Austin Film Meet at Blue Theater March 18, 2010 An Evening of Award Winning Short Films From SXSW "Depth of Phil" Writer/Director Jack Daniel Stanley
6:30-7:30 Complimentary Twisted Cocktails While They Last / First Come, First Served
8:00 Free Screening with Filmmaker Q&A
Hosted by AFM Organizer H.Cherdon Bedford
| Austin Film Meet | 03/18/10 | Austin |
Austin Variety Show - Videotaping - Episode #9 Rad GirlsPresented by Austin Variety Show at Dillingerilla Studios March 19, 2010 Our SPECIAL GUESTS for the SXSW week show are THE RAD GIRLS!!! from FUSE.tv's highest rated show. They're on a 3rd Season now with Mav.TV and they have a new DVD out! We'll also have a secret surprise comedian guest too!
8pm - doors open
9pm - The Rad Girls
9:15 - SURPRISE comedian
7:30 - music by Scarlett Drawl
feat. Rad Girl Darling Clementine
8pm - The Real Live Game Show - hosted by Troy Dillinger & Tom Booker
8:45 - burlesque by Goldie... | Austin Variety Show | 03/19/10 | Austin |
SXSW Film FestivalPresented by South By Southwest at Multiple Locations March 12-March 20, 2010 The South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival offers a uniquely creative space for filmmakers, film fans and even cinephiles to partake in the big and small picture discussions about filmmaking today. The Conference hosts a five-day adventure in the latest filmmaking trends and new technology, featuring Conversations with film icons, intimate mini-meetings and one-on-one mentor sessions with industry veterans. The internationally-acclaimed, nine-day Festival boasts some of the most... | South By Southwest | 03/12/10-
03/20/10 | Austin |
Dance With the OnePresented by SXSW at Paramount Theatre March 20, 2010 Nate, a skateboard-riding, small-time pot dealer, wants out of Texas. Out of his family home - broken and haunted by the tragic death of his mother. Out from sharing a roof with his father - a legendary drug dealer, who is stewed in whiskey and grief. Out from the demands of constantly looking out for his lost little brother, Sitter. Out of sight - and heading west - with, Nikki, the girl he has loved since they were children. In a misguided attempt to secure SitterÕs future and... | SXSW | 03/20/10 | Austin |
Essential Cinema:The Pleasures of the FleshPresented by Austin Film Society at Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar March 23, 2010 After a student is raped, her teacher murders the rapist. Even though he is a hero of sorts, the man doesn’t want his act publicized, so a thief who needs to hide a large cache of money simply blackmails the teacher into holding the loot. Since he has already gone down a questionable path of amorality, the teacher takes the money and descends into enjoying every possible sensual urge. This film highlights Oshima’s exploration of sadism, porn, and obsession. | Austin Film Society | 03/23/10 | Austin |
Harlan: In the Shadow of Jew SussPresented by Austin Film Society and Austin Jewish Film Festival at Alamo Drafthouse - Downtown March 24, 2010 Even more than Leni Riefenstahl, film director Veit Harlan was Hitler and Goebbel’s favorite Third Reich filmmaker. He made films in the 1930s which extolled Nazi family values within melodramatic forms. Then in 1939 Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels gave Harlan the most important assignment of his career – to make a gripping, mob-stirring film of Jew Süss. Superficially it was a costume drama set in the 18th century and purporting to be the “true story” of a... | Austin Film Society and Austin Jewish Film Festival | 03/24/10 | Austin |
Advanced PhotoshopPresented by Austin School of Film March 24, 2010 In this course, students work with the advanced tools and features. Students will enhance their ability to create accurate masks and image effects, to retouch images, to work with videofiles, and to automate repetitive tasks. Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to use the various tools to mask and clip layers to edit an image, create and vector paths, use the tools to enhance an image, create special effects, use the video tools to edit the video files and... | Austin School of Film | 03/24/10 | |
BRING IT ON with screenwriter Jessica BendingerPresented by Austin Film Festival at Alamo Drafthouse - Lake Creek March 25, 2010 Join us for a screening cheerleading cult hit BRING IT ON.
Torrance Shipman (Kirsten Dunst) is an ideal high school girl: She's captain of her school's decorated cheerleading squad and has a perfect college boyfriend. But pressure mounts as Torrance attempts to lead her crew to its sixth consecutive national title. She's determined to let nothing -- not family, schoolwork or a talented inner-city squad with a score to settle -- get in the way of winning. Gabrielle Union, Eliza... | Austin Film Festival | 03/25/10 | Austin |
Screenwriting Workshop with Brian McDonaldPresented by Sweetwood Productions at The State Theatre March 27, 2010 Learn the secrets of Dickens, Steinbeck and Billy Wilder in this master class taught by writer/director/producer Brian McDonald. This class is for screenwriters, novelists, playwrights or anyone who is telling a fictional story. This workshop is to a writer what anatomy class is to an illustrator. You will learn how to construct a story from the ground up by examining classic films and stories.Brian has taught his craft at Pixar, George Lucas’s ILM, and Disney Feature Animation. He... | Sweetwood Productions | 03/27/10 | Austin |
Script to Screen: GraverobbersPresented by Austin Actors Conservatory at The Hideout Theatre March 28, 2010 Graverobbers is the story of a man who recalls a tragic past-life and becomes so obsessed with it that he nearly ruins his life in the present. A professional read of the screenplay Graverobbers by Brian McDonald, followed by a Q&A with the author.
| Austin Actors Conservatory | 03/28/10 | Austin |
Austin Film MeetPresented by Austin Film Meet at Multiple Locations March 1-March 29, 2010 Free to Attend. Donations Appreciated.
All are welcome. Food & beverage available.
Don't forget your business cards for networking after.
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The Austin Film Meet is a weekly support, networking and collaboration group for indie film and media makers and supporters. We focus on raising skill levels and professionalism through increased awareness, education and experience. We encourage a sense of... | Austin Film Meet | 03/01/10-
03/29/10 | Austin |
Mexican American Cultural Center Presents: El PadrecitoPresented by Mexican American Cultural Center at Mexican American Cultural Center March 30, 2010 The Mexican American Cultural Center is proud to present a screening of the film EL PADRECITO starring legendary comic actor CANTINFLAS! Both shows are free and open to the public. Seniors attending the morning screening will be served Lunch. | Mexican American Cultural Center | 03/30/10 | Austin |
Essential Cinema:Violence at NoonPresented by Austin Film Society at Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar March 30, 2010 An amoral drifter enters a home to terrorize a maid (Shino), whom he has known earlier on a farm, but he ends up raping and killing the mistress of the house. Eisuke continues his serial violations/murders with Shino as witness and accomplice. Strangely, Shino begins writing Eisuke’s wife (a schoolteacher) to let her know what her husband is really doing. Told with flashbacks and reportedly over 2000 edits, VIOLENCE AT NOON proved Oshima to be a master of the creative film form. | Austin Film Society | 03/30/10 | Austin |
Introduction to Dreamweaver & FetchPresented by Austin School of Film March 30, 2010 This workshop will introduce you to the foundations of web design using Dreamweaver and Fetch so that you can create your first website. The class will cover site organization and planning, domains and hosting, creating html pages, tables, graphics, video, buttons, links, and more. In class you will create a basic website and learn how to upload it with Fetch. Who should attend? It is intended for people who are brand new to web design, as well as basic users who wish to fill in gaps in... | Austin School of Film | 03/30/10 | |
Monofunus Press March EventsPresented by Monofunus Press at Multiple Locations March 11-March 30, 2010 We've got so much going on this month, we decided to share our schedule with you. We didn't have room for all the unofficial day parties our bands are playing; those times are available on the bands' own sites!
SXSW FRI 3.12/MON 3.15/TUE 3.16/WED 3.17/THU 3.18/FRI 3.19/SAT 3.20
or, jump to POST-SXSW
FRI 3.12
Alamo Ritz, 10:15pm: SXSW Film's Music Videos program, featuring the video for Diagonals' "Clones."
MON 3.15
11am, Paramount Theater:... | Monofunus Press | 03/11/10-
03/30/10 | Austin |
Quest for HonorPresented by Screen Door Film at Studio 4D at UT March 31, 2010 The alarming rise in “honor killing,” the heinous act of men killing daughters, sisters, and wives who threaten “family honor,” endangers tens of thousands of women in Iraq, Turkey, Jordan and adjoining countries.
Global communication through satellite television, Internet, and cell phones has raised the expectations of young Middle Eastern women, who now are not content to marry a much older relative their father might chooses and live a life of servitude.... | Screen Door Film | 03/31/10 | Austin |
DV & HD Cameras BasicsPresented by Austin School of Film March 27-April 3, 2010 Your choice in camera and skill with it are crucial components to ensuring great work. How you frame and follow action is more important than the camera you choose, but the camera does make a difference. This class will approach standard compositional and shooting practices that will help your work with any camera and then move on to discussing the key differences between the digital and high definition cameras now on the market, to help you decide on the best camera for the jobs you need... | Austin School of Film | 03/27/10-
04/03/10 | |
First Monday MixPresented by Reel Women and the Austin Film Meet at Stompin' Grounds April 5, 2010 This coffee-place-in-the-morning/cocktail-place-at-night is owned by actor Dana McConnell, so we know he'll treat us right with discounts on drinks and a taco bar. $3 wells, $3 domestics and $1 off everything else.
Co-sponsored by the AUSTIN FILM MEET!
HOSTS: Entertainment Attorney DEENA KALAI & Talent Agent HEATHER COLLIER
| Reel Women and the Austin Film Meet | 04/05/10 | Austin |
Essential Cinema:Merry Christmas Mr LawrencePresented by Austin Film Society at Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar April 6, 2010 David Bowie plays a “silent, ethereal POW” in a Japanese military camp during WW2. He finds his own way to protest the mistreatment rife in the camp and eventually comes to the attention of the commander (played by Ryuichi Sakamoto, a composer/performer). While the Japanese officer and the British prisoner may find their own understanding, another POW (Tom Conti) suffers under the punishment of a sadistic sergeant. Certainly an alternative view of the cultural conflicts brought... | Austin Film Society | 04/06/10 | Austin |
Sound Recording for Film & Video Presented by Austin School of Film April 10, 2010 The hardest thing to maintain on set is almost always capturing quality sound. Even on major productions or when shooting in the field, sound is often problematic, and knowing how to be prepared for reliable sound capture will enhance the quality of your work save you time and money in post-production. This course introduces students to a range of microphones and techniques for troubleshooting in the field and offers a comprehensive introduction to recording quality sound for your... | Austin School of Film | 04/10/10 | |
The Banff Mountain Film FestivalPresented by Paramount Theatre at Paramount Theatre April 10-April 11, 2010 Get swept away to the most captivating places on earth! Whole Earth Provision Company brings the 2010 Banff Mountain Film Festival back to the Paramount Theatre for two nights of incredible films: stunning cinematography, thrilling action, and intriguing cultures from around the world. | Paramount Theatre | 04/10/10-
04/11/10 | Austin |
Film: Peter MatthiessenPresented by Harry Ransom Center at Harry Ransom Center April 12, 2010 Peter Matthiessen: No Boundaries, a documentary film about the National Book Award-winning writer and environmental activist, written and directed by Jeffrey Sewald. Matthiessen's archive resides at the Ransom Center.
| Harry Ransom Center | 04/12/10 | Austin |
Lighting 101Presented by Austin School of Film April 17, 2010 It's as much a truism that "you don't have to light video" as it is that a lot of video looks very poorly lit. We'll examine traditional cinematic lighting values and how they can be applied to your video work... without hiring the gaffer with a grip truck. We'll have tips and tricks for low-budget lighting in the field and inexpensive lighting equipment that you can buy at a hardware store so that your video can look its best. Additionally, we'll discuss the differences between... | Austin School of Film | 04/17/10 | |
Tom Booker's Commercial Audition WorkshopPresented by The Institution Theatre at Dillingerilla Studios April 3-April 24, 2010 This class will teach you how to use your training in improvisation to improve your audition skills. We will go through a series of different types of auditions as we show and discuss what improv techniques can be used in the commercial audition process. Students will be taped during their auditions so the can see what they need to work on and how much their work has improved during the class. | The Institution Theatre | 04/03/10-
04/24/10 | Austin |
Luke Savisky PerformancePresented by Austin Museum of Art April 28, 2010
New Works artist brings his film projections to life during the Fusebox Festival. His film montages on unusual projection surfaces in unlikely environments stretch the limits of visual media. Details at www.fuseboxfestival.com. Co-sponsored by the Austin Film Society, the City of Austin, and Fusebox Festival | Austin Museum of Art | 04/28/10 | |
Film: Another Glorious DayPresented by Harry Ransom Center at Harry Ransom Center April 29, 2010 Playwright Kenneth Brown, whose archive resides at the Ransom Center, introduces Another Glorious Day, a documentary film exploring the history, context, and performances of the Living Theatre's European tour of his play, The Brig (1963). A question and answer session follows.
| Harry Ransom Center | 04/29/10 | Austin |
Austin School of Film: Winter/Spring Class SchedulePresented by Austin School of Film at Ausin School of Film August 12, 2009-May 3, 2010 UPCOMING CLASSES
YOUTH COURSES
Art of Animation & Animation Workflow TBD
Digital Filmmaking February 13 - May 8
Teen Acting on Camera TBD
Cine Joven TBD
ADULT COURSES
Final Cut Pro 101 January 13 - 15
DV & HD Cameras Basics January 16 & 23
Introduction to Photoshop January 26
Pre-production & Planning Workshop January 26 & 27
Final Cut Pro... | Austin School of Film | 08/12/09-
05/03/10 | AUSTIN |
Avant-Garde & Experimental FilmmakingPresented by Austin School of Film March 25-May 13, 2010 ASoF’s Avant-Garde & Experimental Filmmaking course is a comprehensive introduction to experimental filmmaking. The students will explore the history and evolution of experimental film and are encouraged to navigate the images in their minds to create their own individual works. This course is dedicated to the appreciation of film as an art form and a medium of expression. Students will learn how to use and shoot on Super 8mm cameras, process their films and edit their footage to... | Austin School of Film | 03/25/10-
05/13/10 | |
Digital Filmmaking 1Presented by Austin School of Film March 28-May 23, 2010 Ages 10 - 17 This introductory course provides hands-on exercises in composition, camera movement, storyboarding, image, sound development and editing instruction in Final Cut Pro. Each student shoots numerous digital video exercises during class. Students will be guided through both the technical aspects of filmmaking and the various film genres that influence Independent and Mainstream Cinema. All films are screened for the public at the end of the semester at the Alamo Drafthouse during... | Austin School of Film | 03/28/10-
05/23/10 | |
Creation of AnimationPresented by Austin School of Film March 28-May 23, 2010 Learn the art of animation from professional animator Jeanne Stern, who has created work for films, the internet, television, and education. Some of Jeanne’s short films, including “Zut-Alors,” “Sprout,” and “Piano Mouths,” have shown at SXSW, the Smithsonian, the Orlando Museum of Art, PBS, the Providence Children’s Museum, and Heather Henson’s Handmade Puppet Dreams. Jeanne earned her MFA in Film at the University of Texas at Austin.... | Austin School of Film | 03/28/10-
05/23/10 | |
Making Movies Film Series:Duel in the SunPresented by Harry Ransom Center at Harry Ransom Center June 10, 2010 King Vidor's Duel in the Sun (1946), featuring Jennifer Jones and Gregory Peck.
The Making Movies Film Series presents films that are featured in the Making Movies exhibition. Visit the galleries, open until 7 p.m. on Thursdays, before attending the screenings.
| Harry Ransom Center | 06/10/10 | Austin |
Making Movies Film Series:Black NarcissusPresented by Harry Ransom Center at Harry Ransom Center June 17, 2010 Deborah Kerr and David Farrar star in Black Narcissus (1947), directed by Michael Powell and Emerich Pressburger.
The Making Movies Film Series presents films that are featured in the Making Movies exhibition. Visit the galleries, open until 7 p.m. on Thursdays, before attending the screenings.
| Harry Ransom Center | 06/17/10 | Austin |
Making Movies Film Series:North by NorthwestPresented by Harry Ransom Center at Harry Ransom Center June 24, 2010 Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959), starring Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint.
The Making Movies Film Series presents films that are featured in the Making Movies exhibition. Visit the galleries, open until 7 p.m. on Thursdays, before attending the screenings.
| Harry Ransom Center | 06/24/10 | Austin |
Making Movies Film Series:DetourPresented by Harry Ransom Center at Harry Ransom Center July 8, 2010 Edgar G. Ulmer directs Tom Neal and Ann Savage in Detour (1945).
The Making Movies Film Series presents films that are featured in the Making Movies exhibition. Visit the galleries, open until 7 p.m. on Thursdays, before attending the screenings.
| Harry Ransom Center | 07/08/10 | Austin |
Making Movies Film Series:Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Presented by Harry Ransom Center at Harry Ransom Center July 15, 2010 Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton star in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), directed by Mike Nichols.
The Making Movies Film Series presents films that are featured in the Making Movies exhibition. Visit the galleries, open until 7 p.m. on Thursdays, before attending the screenings.
| Harry Ransom Center | 07/15/10 | Austin |
Making Movies Film Series:CasinoPresented by Harry Ransom Center at Harry Ransom Center July 22, 2010 Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, and Joe Pesci star in Casino (1995), directed by Martin Scorcese.
The Making Movies Film Series presents films that are featured in the Making Movies exhibition. Visit the galleries, open until 7 p.m. on Thursdays, before attending the screenings.
| Harry Ransom Center | 07/22/10 | Austin |
AFF PresentsPresented by Austin Film Festival at Alamo Drafthouse - Lake Creek January 28-August 26, 2010 1/28/2010- AFF Presents… Natural Selection
2/25/2010- AFF Presents… TBD
3/25/2010- AFF Presents… TBD
4/29/2010- AFF Presents… 31 Minutes
5/27/2010- AFF Presents… The Scenesters
6/24/2010- AFF Presents… Simmons on Vinyl
7/29/2010- AFF Presents… Houston Film Commission’s Texas Filmmakers Showcase
8/26/2010- AFF Presents… TBD | Austin Film Festival | 01/28/10-
08/26/10 | Austin |
AFF PresentsPresented by Austin Film Festival at Alamo Drafthouse - Lake Creek January 28-August 26, 2010 1/28/2010- AFF Presents… Natural Selection
2/25/2010- AFF Presents… TBD
3/25/2010- AFF Presents… TBD
4/29/2010- AFF Presents… 31 Minutes
5/27/2010- AFF Presents… The Scenesters
6/24/2010- AFF Presents… Simmons on Vinyl
7/29/2010- AFF Presents… Houston Film Commission’s Texas Filmmakers Showcase
8/26/2010- AFF Presents… TBD | Austin Film Festival | 01/28/10-
08/26/10 | Austin |
| Made in Texas Film Series | Austin Film Festival | 03/10/10-
09/08/10 | Austin |
Texas Photo FestivalPresented by City of Smithville October 10, 2010 Whether you are a professional photographer or an amateur enthusiast, bring your camera and tripod to historic downtown Smithville on the second Sunday in October for the annual Texas Photo Festival. Models and backdrops will be provided in a variety of settings representing “The American Family”. Come practice your skills, test your camera’s limits, or consult with professionals on hand as you walk freely among the vignettes searching for that perfect shot. Make sure... | City of Smithville | 10/10/10 | |
Polish Cinema SeriesPresented by Austin Public Library at Multiple Locations March 16-December 29, 2010 The Austin Public Library and the Austin Polish Society present the Polish Cinema Series featuring 16 award winning films from outside the Hollywood paradigm. While Polish films tend towards hard drama and serious themes, this series covers a range of genres and time periods, including several films with a lighter side. The Polish Cinema Series is free and open to the public.
Tuesday, March 16 at 6:30pm
University Hills Branch, 4721 Loyola Ln.
Fuks/Lucky... | Austin Public Library | 03/16/10-
12/29/10 | Austin |
| Cine de Oro | Mexican American Cultural Center | 01/28/10-
12/30/10 | Austin |
Weekly Viewing PartyPresented by Austin Variety Show at Iron Gate Lounge January 31, 2010 - Ongoing Austin's newest TV Show announces a weekly viewing party for fans every Sunday at Austin's coolest new lounge, Iron Gate on East 6th Street. The viewing party will begin at 10pm, an hour before the show's weekly 11pm broadcast slot. Attendees of the free event can watch the Austin Variety Show's Sunday broadcast on a giant screen outdoors (weather permitting). For inclement weather, the viewing party will move inside.
The Austin Variety Show showcases Austin's best comedy, music,... | Austin Variety Show | 01/31/10-
Ongoing | Austin |
African Film SeriesPresented by African American Technical Resource Center (A-TRC) at Huston-Tillotson University November 19, 2009 - Ongoing The African-American Artists Technical Resource Center (AAATRC) works with artists, small arts organizations, businesses and other community members to use the arts as a tool for community development. AAATRC has three areas of focus, community cultural development, art and community collaborations and artists' professional services.
Huston-Tillotson College's Agard Lovingood Theatre Room
| African American Technical Resource Center (A-TRC) | 11/19/09-
Ongoing | Austin |
Esquina Tango: Monthly Foreign Movie NightPresented by EsquinaTango Cultural Society of Austin at EsquinaTango August 21, 2009 - Ongoing Join us for our monthly foreign movie viewing with English Subtitles. Work on your Spanish while enjoying different and beautiful films: classic, modern, comedy, drama and more!Hosted by the Spanish Conversational Group. Bring your own beverage. Popcorn provided!!
About the Movie: After the corrupt former Mayor is killed by the peasants, poor janitor Juan Vargas is appointed new Mayor of a desert town in central Mexico. Although he tries to bring the motto of the ruling party to... | EsquinaTango Cultural Society of Austin | 08/21/09-
Ongoing | Austin |
Master Pancake Theatre at the Alamo DrafhousePresented by Alamo Drafthouse - Downtown at Alamo Drafthouse - Downtown September 23, 2009 - Ongoing Longtime Alamo weekend headliner John Erler presides over MASTER PANCAKE THEATER! The longtime Alamo tradition of bad movies paired with live comedy continues under the experienced hand of Erler, his comedy partner Joe Parsons and a rotating gang of Austin comedians, national celebrities and local personalities. scroll down to see the list of upcoming Pancake shows! | Alamo Drafthouse - Downtown | 09/23/09-
Ongoing | Austin |
Land. Identity. Opportunity.Presented by Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum at Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum September 7, 2005 - Ongoing Three floors of exhibits -- three themes as big as Texas history: Land, Identity and Opportunity. The exhibits at The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum will surround you with the sights, sounds and (sometimes) smells of Texas history. Each floor of exhibits highlights important chapters in The Story of Texas through objects, media programs, and recreated environments. Founded as a non-collecting institution, the Museum exhibits bring the Story of Texas to life through an ongoing process... | Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum | 09/07/05-
Ongoing | Austin |
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