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The Austin Film Festival (AFF) is dedicated to championing the work of aspiring and established filmmakers, defined as screenwriters, directors, editors, producers, actors and all artists who use the language of film to tell a story. The AFF furthers the art, craft and business of filmmaking by providing unique cultural events and services, enhancing public awareness and participation and encouraging dynamic and long-lasting community partnerships.

 

This project is funded and supported in part by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts and in part by the City of Austin Economic Growth & Redevelopment Services Office/Cultural Arts Division believing an investment in the Arts is an investment in Austin’s future. Visit Austin at NowPlayingAustin.com.

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    Austin Film Festival

    1801 Salina Street
    Austin, 78702

    Phone: (512)478-4795   |   Official Website

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    10/19/12	The Muslims Are Coming! Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
    10/18/12- 10/25/12	Austin's 19th Annual Film Festival
    04/04/12	Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
    03/14/12	Austin Film Festival Presents THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
    10/20/11- 10/27/11	18th Annual Austin Film Festival Multiple Locations
    01/11/11- 02/08/11	Agnes on Agnès: Le Cinema De Varda Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    11/23/10- 12/21/10	Fire Beneath the Ice: Films of Iceland Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
    10/21/10- 10/24/10	2010 Film Conferance Multiple Locations
    10/21/10- 10/28/10	17th Annual Austin Film Festival Multiple Locations
    09/08/10	AFF and the Made in Texas Film Seris Presents THE TEXAS CHEERLEADER-MURDERING MOM Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
    08/26/10	AFF & Cine Las Americas International Film Festival Present...31 MINUTES Alamo Drafthouse - Lake Creek
    08/11/10	AFF and the Made in Texas Film Series Present ROBOCOP Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
    08/10/10	AFF Presents THE DRY LAND Followed by Conversations in Film with Ryan Williams Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
    08/07/10	AFF and the Made in Texas Family Film Series Present BENJI Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
    07/29/10	AFF & the Houston Film Commission Present...The Texas Filmmakers Showcase Alamo Drafthouse - Lake Creek
    07/26/10	AFF Presents the Funniest Filmmaker in Austin Cap City Comedy Club
    07/25/10	AFF Presents Conversations in Film with Chuck Sklar Cap City Comedy Club
    07/14/10	AFF and Made in Texas Film Series...ARMAGEDDON Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
    07/03/10	AFF and Made in Texas Family Film Series…SPY KIDS Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
    06/24/10	The Scenesters Alamo Drafthouse - Lake Creek
    06/14/10- 08/06/10	8th Annual Summer Film Camp
    06/05/10	Made in Texas Film Series Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
    06/05/10	Made in Texas Film Series Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
    05/07/10	6th Annual Student Film Expo The Hideout Theatre
    04/29/10	Left Field Alamo Drafthouse - Lake Creek
    04/20/10	The Garden Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
    04/14/10	Rush Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
    03/25/10	BRING IT ON with screenwriter Jessica Bendinger Alamo Drafthouse - Lake Creek
    02/25/10	Herpes Boy Alamo Drafthouse - Lake Creek
    02/10/10	O Amor Natural Alamo Drafthouse - Downtown
    01/28/10- 08/26/10	AFF Presents Alamo Drafthouse - Lake Creek
    12/04/09	One Peace at a Time Regal Arbor Cinema at Great Hills
    10/25/09- 10/29/09	Baghdad Texas Multiple Locations
    10/23/09	MY RUN Film - World Premiere Austin Film Festival
    10/22/09- 10/29/09	16th Annual Austin Film Festival Multiple Locations
    10/21/09	7th Annual Film & Food
    12/18/08	Six Gun Alamo Drafthouse - Lake Creek
    10/16/08- 10/23/08	15th Annual Austin Film Festival 2008 Marquee Screenings
    10/16/08- 10/23/08	15th Annual Austin Film Festival Documentary Feature Competition
    10/16/08- 11/02/08	15th Annual Film Festival AFF Presents. . .Screenings
    10/16/08- 11/02/08	15th Annual Film Festival Narrative Feature Competition
    10/16/08- 11/02/08	15th Annual Film Festival Target Family Film Series
    10/16/08- 10/23/08	15th Annual Austin Film Festival Multiple Locations
    10/16/08- 11/02/08	15th Annual Film Festival Austin Screens
    10/16/08- 10/23/08	15th Annual Austin Film Festival Dark Matters
    10/16/08- 11/02/08	15th Annual Film Festival Comedy Vanguard
    10/15/08	6th Annual Film & Food Charity Party
    09/25/08	Night of the White Pants Alamo Drafthouse - Lake Creek
    08/31/08	The Little Red Truck Free Advance Screening Regal Arbor Cinema at Great Hills
    08/18/08	3rd "Funniest Filmmaker in Austin" Competition Cap City Comedy Club
    08/17/08	THE LONGSHOTS Free Screening Regal Arbor Cinema at Great Hills
    08/10/08	Austin Film Festival Summer Film Camp Showcase Regal Arbor Cinema at Great Hills
    08/02/08	JUMP! Screening Regal Arbor Cinema at Great Hills
    07/31/08	AFF Presents: Uncounted: The New Math of American Elections Alamo Drafthouse - Lake Creek
    07/13/08	The Last Picture Show Paramount Theatre
    06/26/08	Sonic Youth: Sleeping Nights Awake Alamo Drafthouse - Lake Creek
    04/26/08	4th Annual AFF Student Film Expo
    04/24/08	Two Days in April Alamo Drafthouse - Lake Creek
    04/17/08	El Mechanico Loco Regal Arbor Cinema at Great Hills
    04/03/08	Backseat Dobie Theatre
    03/27/08	Beyond the Pale Alamo Drafthouse - Lake Creek
    02/28/08	America Unchained Alamo Drafthouse - Lake Creek
    01/31/08	AFF Presents: Bloodcar Alamo Drafthouse - Lake Creek
    10/13/07	Oliver Stone The Austin Club
    10/11/07- 10/18/07	Austin Film Festival 2007 Paramount Theatre
    10/10/07	5th Annual Film and Food Party The Driskill Hotel
    09/06/07	Short Film Works The Design Center at Penn Field
    08/12/07	Home Movie Day Carver Museum and Cultural Center
    08/05/07	A Conversation in Film with Dan Petrie Jr.
    01/28/07	Reading of Anne Rapp's Double Wide Cap City Comedy Club

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    • Event Name: 17th Annual Austin Film Festival
      "Film Fest Retrospective"
      Review posted by: Mitchell Mazurek from Austin, TX, Oct 29, 2010
      

      In a city of many festivals, the Austin Film Fest is one of, if not perhaps THE best festival of the year. Aside from being easily one of the more well-organized fests around town, the number of... Expand

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      In a city of many festivals, the Austin Film Fest is one of, if not perhaps THE best festival of the year. Aside from being easily one of the more well-organized fests around town, the number of offerings as well as the caliber of quality events and screenings is astounding. Q&A's after so many of the viewings, great locations, incredible films, friendly helpful everything, free stuff, panels, community. But what is so unique about Film Fest, and what I feel separates it from other fests like, say ACL or Fantastic Fest, is the creator aspect of it. Most other fests are generally for entertainment purposes, but Film Fest, in a way, is that plus a competition, plus a gathering of a hyper-charged creative community. Aside from filmmakers with their own films in the fest, many goers are creators themselves, which creates this great communal aspect to the entire thing. It's truly a unique experience and perspective on the arts. Doing rather than just watching. Collapse

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    • Event Name: 17th Annual Austin Film Festival
      "Miss Nobody: Love, murder and climbing the corporate ladde"
      Review posted by: Laura from Liberty Hill, TX , Oct 29, 2010
      

      Miss Nobody is an enjoyable movie. Sarah Jane applies for a promotion but the job is given to someone else. After accidentally killing him she tries to cover her tracks by killing off the other... Expand

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      Miss Nobody is an enjoyable movie. Sarah Jane applies for a promotion but the job is given to someone else. After accidentally killing him she tries to cover her tracks by killing off the other executives in the company who have learned about the murder. Subsequently she also takes their jobs, moving up to the #2 spot in the company. To complicate matters Sarah Jane falls in love with the cop who is investigating the murders. The movie was a light comedy and easy to watch. It started off a bit slow but picked up speed as the murders starting happening faster and faster. Kathy Baker played Sarah Jane's crazy mother who ran a boarding house. All though the movie she wore crazy wigs and elaborate dresses. She had me laughing in almost all of her scenes. Missi Pyle created a full character as Sarah Jane's best friend Charmaine. I enjoyed her as the opposite of sweet Sarah Jane. You believed her to be dumb until the twist at the end. I had fun watching this movie. Collapse

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      "Black Swan: Beautiful but disorienting"
      Review posted by: Laura from Liberty Hill, TX , Oct 28, 2010
      

      Black Swan is the story of a rising ballet star as she struggles to embody both the white and black swans in the ballet Swan Lake. Nina is cast in first lead role as the Swan Queen. She has no... Expand

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      Black Swan is the story of a rising ballet star as she struggles to embody both the white and black swans in the ballet Swan Lake. Nina is cast in first lead role as the Swan Queen. She has no problem being the delicate white swan but has trouble finding her inner seductress to dance the part of the black swan. She strives for complete perfection in her dancing and it is this perfection that drives her over the edge. As she loses her self in the black swan her also loses her grip on reality, having delusions and not knowing what is real. I loved the many beautiful ballet scenes. I was surprised how much ballet there was in the movie. Nina was a very whiny character. She fretted though the entire movie. I did share in her joy and cry with her when she found out she got the part. The movie left my mind in a whirl. As I left the theatre I had no idea what really happened, what was real, what was fake or why it ended they way it did. Only after some reflection could I make any sense of it Collapse

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      "Brother's Justice: Funny, But Too Long"
      Review posted by: Laura from Liberty Hill, TX , Oct 27, 2010
      

      Brother’s Justice is a documentary style film about Dax Shepard as he tries to leave comedy to become a karate action star. He convinces his friend, Nate Tuck, to produce the movie titled... Expand

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      Brother’s Justice is a documentary style film about Dax Shepard as he tries to leave comedy to become a karate action star. He convinces his friend, Nate Tuck, to produce the movie titled Brother's Justice. There is however, no script and no one wants anything to do with the movie. Nate is just about broke after trying to produce other movies that Dax wanted to make. The friendship falls apart during the movie as Dax demands more money and blames Nate for all the troubles they are facing. Nate finally leaves Hollywood broke and defeated. Two years go by and Dax has been forced to make three more comedies. He finds Nate who agrees to work on Dax newest project, a western version of Brother's Justice. The movie and funny and I enjoyed it. Two times during the movie I got bored and thought, "this is too long." They had several big name stars in it, Ashton Kutcher to name one. I had a hard time watching Dax take advantage of Nate over and over again. In all the movie was funny and enjoyable. Collapse

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    • Event Name: 17th Annual Austin Film Festival
      "Do You Believe In Magic?"
      Review posted by: Mitchell Mazurek from Austin, TX, Oct 25, 2010
      

      Not just in a young girl's heart, but in the hearts of a handful of other teenagers, too. At the Austin Film Festival, "Make Believe" is a documentary about different teen-magicians from all over the... Expand

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      Not just in a young girl's heart, but in the hearts of a handful of other teenagers, too. At the Austin Film Festival, "Make Believe" is a documentary about different teen-magicians from all over the world with different amounts of experience all gearing up for and competing to be the number one teen-magician in the world at the World Magic Seminar in Las Vegas. "Make Believe" is an explosion of coming of age tales, as these young adults face their dreams, still with the optimism and hopefulness of youth, and then how all but one of the teenagers dreams is met with the wall of what the now-jaded adult populace would call the reality of the real world, and shows the stark nature of how one can be good but not exceptional enough to continue with one's dreams. "Make Believe" is a story about hopes, and dreams, and passions, and longing, and you of how it felt back when you had a dream of who you would be now, and revives your inner-child so that maybe your dreams don't need to die. Collapse

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    • Event Name: 17th Annual Austin Film Festival
      "The Last Lovecraft=Ridiculous/Awesome"
      Review posted by: Allison from austin, tx, Oct 25, 2010
      

      The Last Lovecraft follows the adventures of the last relative in the bloodline of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, the American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction. Jeff and his friend Charlie... Expand

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      The Last Lovecraft follows the adventures of the last relative in the bloodline of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, the American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction. Jeff and his friend Charlie have to save the world from impending doom when the creatures from Lovecraft’s work turn out to be real. If you know nothing about H.P. Lovecraft, don’t worry, I didn’t either, but you don’t have to. The writer fills you in along the way. It’s a crazy fun time. Don’t go looking for some serious horror, this film embraces its ridiculous nature, and quite frankly, it’s fantastic! Collapse

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      "Shorts are always a suprise"
      Review posted by: Allison from Austin, Tx, Oct 24, 2010
      

      I love seeing short film series because they are always so diverse in what they have to offer. Mathieu Riccordi’s False Creek Stories , Andrew Olsen’s Quest for Adventure, and Allen Keller’s... Expand

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      I love seeing short film series because they are always so diverse in what they have to offer. Mathieu Riccordi’s False Creek Stories , Andrew Olsen’s Quest for Adventure, and Allen Keller’s Welcome to the Jungle Gym were all entertaining, but, to me, the real highlights of this series of short films was Day Labor, directed by Lowell Frank and Public Relations, directed by Gianna Sobol. Day Labor follows an excerpt from the life of an illegal Mexican immigrant named Santiago as he tries to earn enough money to take care of his family. It was a very captivating piece. I was in it every moment. This heart felt drama was immediately followed by the quirky, upbeat Public Relations. This movie follows the life of two personal assistants, answering the question "What would happen if you finally got to meet one of the people behind the daily faceless phone conversations for work and they turned out to be really hot?" Shorts 8 was so great! Do yourself a favor and go see some shorts. Collapse

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    • Event Name: 17th Annual Austin Film Festival
      "Blue Valentine took my heart"
      Review posted by: Allison from Austin, Tx, Oct 23, 2010
      

      Blue Valentine, directed by Derek Cianfrance, is a life experience, following the story of a young couple's relationship over a cross cutting time line. This film was a long term project that ended up... Expand

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      Blue Valentine, directed by Derek Cianfrance, is a life experience, following the story of a young couple's relationship over a cross cutting time line. This film was a long term project that ended up being completed 6 years later than originally expected. In the end, the director shared with us that over 60 drafts of this script were written. I personally am grateful for every extra moment it took because the life experience that the director said he and all those working on the film gained over that time could definitely be seen throughout the film. Every moment between Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams felt so true to real life, that I left feeling I had emotionally experienced two whole lives separate from my own, each painful and harsh moment of reality. My only complaint would be that i wish there had been more. The credits rolled and I was still waiting, not ready to leave these people and their complicated world. Its a heart breaker, but I definitely recommend it. Collapse

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    • Event Name: 17th Annual Austin Film Festival
      "LUNAfest 2010 - Films for, by and about women"
      Review posted by: Laura from Liberty Hill, TX, Oct 22, 2010
      

      There were 9 amazing films shown tonight ranging from animated to documentary and Drama. All the films were wonderful and high quality. The Translator was a story about a foreign film translator... Expand

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      There were 9 amazing films shown tonight ranging from animated to documentary and Drama. All the films were wonderful and high quality. The Translator was a story about a foreign film translator making choices as she finds her story on a subway line. It was engaging, insightful and empowering. A little film about big moments is what the director called it. Irene is a documentary about a Scottish woman dealing with Alzheimer's, how it affects her daughter and how she tries to keep her independence. This film made me cry because it reminded me of the struggle my own grandmother went through. Her daughter stayed with her every day to take care of her but in the end it was not safe for her to live alone. It was heart breaking to watch the struggle of mother and daughter. Love on the Line is a hinged paper doll type animation about two young lovers having "cybersex" through the telegraph. I loved the animation style and the story was very funny. Thank you to the film makers for the Q&A. Collapse

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      "Shorts are sure to please"
      Review posted by: Laura from Liberty Hill, TX , Oct 22, 2010
      

      I attended the viewing of The Butterfly Circus, The Man Who Knew How to Fly, Sad Bear, Make Up and Spanola Pepper Sauce Company. They were all outstanding! Make Up was by far my favorite but it... Expand

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      I attended the viewing of The Butterfly Circus, The Man Who Knew How to Fly, Sad Bear, Make Up and Spanola Pepper Sauce Company. They were all outstanding! Make Up was by far my favorite but it was a close race. It is a story of a lady selling cosmetics door to door. It has a major twist at the end that I suspected early on but they threw me off track with another twist. Spanola Pepper Sauce Company was a very simple film. It had only one actor and was set in an empty field. The man tells about the pepper sauce, what he does with his family on a typical Sunday, how he kills Vampires when he happens to come across them and how his wife was turned into one. It is an intriguing and thought provoking film that I loved. Sad Bear was my least favorite but it was still a great film. It was touching and little sad but the bear did not look like any bear I have ever seen. Three of the filmmakers stayed after the viewing to do a talk back. It was wonderful to hear about their inspiration. Collapse

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