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1901 E. 51st St.
Austin, TX 78723

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WHEN IS TOMORROW

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Saturday, May 10 - 9:45pm
Jake and Ron were once best friends but haven't seen each other in five years but meet up once again before Jake's wedding. With married life imminent, the puppyishly energetic live-wire Jake is keen to have one last night of wild fun - and ropes a reluctant Ron into 'partying' around town. Complications - and confrontations - duly ensue. By Austin filmmaker Kevin Ford. 
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Inside the Circle

Monday, May 12 - 10pm
Capturing the raw power of a grassroots hip-hop movement in the heart of Texas, INSIDE THE CIRCLE tells the story of two strikingly talented b-boys, Josh and Omar, former best friends who become dance floor rivals.
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BLIND MOUNTAIN (Mang shan)

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Tuesday, May 13 -
Bai Xuemei is a pretty graduate who is promised a good job working as a salesman for a medical company. Her new employers take her into the mountains, ostensibly to buy medicinal herbs; she is drugged, and wakes up to find that she has been sold to a peasant family as a wife for their truculent son.
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UT Documentary Showcase

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Wednesday, May 14 - 7pm
Three short films from the University of Texas at Austin's graduate program in documentary film. Catch these up-and-coming filmmakers as they present two stories from Mexico, and one from North African immigrants living in France.
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Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund Workshop: McAllen

Thursday, May 15 - 7pm
The Austin Film Society and the McAllen Convention and Visitors' Bureau will present this free informational workshop about AFS's Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund, which annually offers grants of up to $25,000 to Texas filmmakers.
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BLIND SHAFT (Mang jing)

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Tuesday, May 20 - 7pm
In the dark caves of one of the many illegal Chinese coal mines, Song and Tang murder a co-worker whom they have convinced to pose as Tang's brother. By forcing the mine's collapse upon their deceased colleague, and thereby making his death seem accidental, Tang and Song use their colleague's death to extort money from the mine's management.
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Texas Film Commission PA Workshop

May 31 - June 1, Sat & Sun 8:30 - 4pm
A two-day intensive program will teach the ins and outs of being a successful production assistant for those who wish to pursue working on films in Texas! Held at Austin Studios, a 100,000 sq ft. production facility.
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Learn About The Austin Film Society

SUMMER FILM CAMPS!

June 16-20
July 14-18
July 28-August 1st

AGES 11-15.
Come learn filmmaking with the pros at Austin Studios this summer. Our filmmaking camps teach hands-on narrative and experimental techniques using digital video. read more

AFS News

THE CASSIDY KIDS On IFC This Sunday

Produced by a host of local talent, including director Jacob Vaughan, writer » read more

“CREATIVE INSIGHTS” SEMINAR KICKS OFF AT UT FORUM

On Friday, March 14th, Film scholar and critic Alison Macor lead the first » read more

EDUCATION DIRECTOR HONOREE AT SXSW INTERACTIVE DEWEY AWARDS

AFS Director of Outreach & Education, Christian Raymond, was honored » read more

SWAMP Announces Emerging Filmmakers Fellowship Program

For 31 years, the Southwest Alternate Media Project (SWAMP) has promoted » read more

WIN BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S AT 2008 HALL OF FAME

Each year the Texas Hall of Fame Awards presents a Live » read more

TEXAS FILM HALL OF FAME HONORS ZZ TOP, WILSON AND HARPER TO PRESENT

The Austin Film Society (AFS) announced today that the "little » read more

AFS Announces New Honorees Judge, Fairchild; Rather to Emcee Hall of Fame

The Austin Film Society (AFS) announced today that Mike Judge » read more

HONEYDRIPPER in Theaters

After the star-studded premiere in Austin, John Sayles' HONEYDRIPPER, » read more

 

Big Screen Small Screen

AFS Alumni at Maryland

Submitted by Bryan Poyser on May 1, 2008 - 3:44pm.

The 10th Annual Maryland Film Festival kicks off tonight

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Writ Writer at Ruiz May 8th

Submitted by Bryan Poyser on April 30, 2008 - 12:19pm.

Susanne Mason's WRIT WRITER, a TFPF-funded documentary

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Benefit Tonight for Injured Filmmaker

Submitted by Bryan Poyser on April 29, 2008 - 2:50pm.

One of the most talked about films at SXSW this year

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Savjani at Cannes

Submitted by Bryan Poyser on April 29, 2008 - 10:28am.

The Cannes Film Festival announcements were made last week

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FINAL CALL FOR INTERNSHIP APPLICATIONS

Submitted by Adam W. Tate on April 28, 2008 - 10:23am. |

It's that time again...

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