Austin Film Festival, the premier film festival recognizing writers’ and filmmakers’ contributions to film, television, and new media, announced two late additions to its film slate. Dan Gilroy’s dramatic thriller Roman J. Israel, Esq. and Dee Rees’ epic period piece Mudbound will serve as AFF’s Centerpiece selections this Sunday, October 29th. Roman J. Israel, Esq. stars Denzel Washington as a driven, idealistic defense attorney whose life is upended when a turbulent series… Continue reading Austin Film Festival adds Roman J. Israel, Esq. and Netflix’s Mudbound as its centerpiece selections
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Austin Film Festival Announces full Film and Conference Schedule
Austin Film Festival & Screenwriters Conference (AFF), the premier film festival recognizing the writers’ contributions to film, television, and new media, announced today the full schedule of films and panels for the 24th annual event, this October 26-November 2. AFF’s feature film slate includes over 25 World, North American and US Premieres, a robust retrospective… Continue reading Austin Film Festival Announces full Film and Conference Schedule
We Interview the cast of Brave New Jersey to discuss the premiere of their film during Austin Film Festival
(Photo credit above by Fernando Martinez) Brave New Jersey, which is set in a small New Jersey town in 1938, had its world premiere at Austin Film Festival over the weekend. The film depicts the reactions of a small town as they are overcome with mass hysteria on the night of Orson Welles’s legendary 1938 War… Continue reading We Interview the cast of Brave New Jersey to discuss the premiere of their film during Austin Film Festival