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Montclair Honors ‘The Worst Person In The World; ‘Disfluency’ Wins Narrative Award At Austin Film Festival – Fest Briefs
The Montclair Film Festival (MFF) unveiled its 2021 winners, with Joachim Trier's The Worst Person In The World taking the top prize. This year's festival featured four competitive categories: Fiction, Documentary, Future/ Now, and New Jersey Filmmaking. Additionally, the Fiction and Documentary juries also awarded…
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Alamo Drafthouse Sets ‘Godzilla’ Anniversary Screenings; ‘Spencer’ To Close Austin Film Festival; Lord & Miller Headlining Infinity Fest – Film Briefs
EXCLUSIVE: On November 3, Austin’s Alamo Drafthouse Cinema will partner with Janus Films to host the coast-to-coast world premiere for a new 4K remastering of Toho International Inc.’s 1954 classic, Godzilla (Gojira). The restoration screening comes on the King of Monsters’ 67th birthday, with others to be presented…
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‘The Same Storm’ To Open 28th Austin Film Festival; Animation Is Film Sets Lineup – Fest Briefs
On Thursday, the Austin Film Festival unveiled its 2021 lineup, comprising 26 World, North American, and US Premieres, setting Oscar nominee Peter Hedges’ The Same Storm as its Opening Night Film.
The feature examining the tumult of the Covid-19 pandemic boasts a stacked cast, with Noma Dumezweni, Mary-Louise Parker…
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Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference To Return With In-Person Event In Fall
EXCLUSIVE: After a year of virtual festivals and Zoom-centric events, the Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference is ready to bring things into the new normal this fall with an in-person festival — one of the first since the pandemic. The eight-day festival is now set to take place October 21–28 in Austin…
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Austin Film Festival Unveils Full Slate Of Programming – Update
UPDATE: October 1, 2020: The Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference (AFF), has unveiled their full schedule for its 27th annual Festival which takes place October 22-29.
Marquee selections include the US Premiere of Dave Not Coming Back, which chronicles the 283-meter cave dive of friends Don and Dave, who find a…
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‘The Obituary Of Tunde Johnson’ To Open 26th Annual Austin Film Festival
EXCLUSIVE: The 26th annual Austin Film Festival (AFF) has set The Obituary of Tunde Johnson as their opening night film. The fest takes place on October 24-31.
The film, written by up-and-comer Stanely Kalu and directed by Ali LeRoi, will make its U.S. premiere after debuting to critical acclaim at the Toronto…
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Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference To Honor Oscar-Winning Screenwriters James Ivory and Ron Bass, Unveils Program Lineup
EXCLUSIVE: The 26th Annual Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference is putting some shine on the often unsung and overlooked heroes of film: the writer. This year, the fest revealed that they will be honoring Oscar-winning screenwriters James Ivory with the "Extraordinary Contribution to Film" Award and Ron Bass with…
Austin Film Festival Lineup Begins To Emerge: ‘A Hidden Life’, ‘Harriet’, ‘Crazy Ex’ Docu, More
The Austin Film Festival said Friday that Terrence Malick’s A Hidden Life, the Harriet Tubman biopic Harriet and Hirokazu Kore-eda’s The Truth will be in the lineup for the 26th annual fest, which is set for October 24-31.
The first wave of films also includes the world premieres of the documentary Cowboys, written…
Sci-Fi Pic ‘Clara’ To Get Day-And-Date Release Via Screen Media
After a successful festival run, Clara has been acquired by Screen Media for U.S. distribution, the company said today. Clara, starring Patrick J. Adams and Troian Bellisario, tells the story of an obsessive astronomer and a curious artist who form an unlikely bond, leading to a profound, scientific discovery. A May…
‘Vox Lux’ To Open Austin Film Festival
The Austin Film Festival Writers Conference has selected Brady Corbet’s Vox Lux as its opening-night film. The fest, which runs October 25-November 1, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Corbet, who wrote and directed the music drama, will attend and participate in the annual AFF's Writers…
Universal Cable Productions Backs Pitch Competition At Austin Film Festival
Universal Cable Productions said today that it will present the Austin Film Festival's annual Pitch Competition, which kicks off October 25. The event gives contestants 90 seconds to pitch their best ideas to a panel of judges made up of agents, producers, managers and screenwriters.
This year’s judges are Kate…
Austin Film Festival’s 25th Anniversary Lineup Set; ‘Donnybrook’ Among Fantastic Fest Winners; Screamfest Gets Help From Lin Shaye – Festival Briefs
The Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference has set its full lineup for the 25th anniversary edition that runs October 25-November 1. The full slate includes 23 world, North American and U.S. premieres, and features awards-season slots for Steve McQueen's Widows, Peter Farrelly's Green Book, Mike Leigh's…
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