To open our AFF 2012 coverage I decided to pick an Austin based film and filmmaker. Director Don Swaynos talks about his film Pictures of Superheroes, Austin, and the Austin Film Festival experience.
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John Lithgow Art of Film 2011 Conversation with Elvis Mitchell
Here is our final look at the wonderful Art of Film 2011 which honored John Lithgow with the DALLAS Star Award at the majestic Hall of State in Fair Park. Click thru for photos from the red carpet, audio clips from the Conversation with Elvis Mitchell and a nice video of Peter Weller talking about RoboCop !!
Fond Farewell Austin Film Festival 2011
A hell of fun time out in ATX for the 18th shindig that is the Austin Film Festival and Conference. Click thru for photos and winners.
Jay and Mark Duplass at Austin Film Festival
The Duplass Brothers have hit a new level with their latest film Jeff Who Lives at Home . PSD was able to catch up with the guys before the screening, click thru for the video interview.
Adieu Dallas International Film Festival 2011 and Good Night!
The fun folks have either gone home or are no on their way home. For 11 strong days the Dallas IFF enlightened, entertained, and endeared itself into a hungry film community. Over the next few weeks PSD will share with you some of the wonderful memories of the full film festival. We start tonight by checking out Closing Night at the Texas Theatre.
A Wolf is coming.
Ya’Ke takes home the Best Narrative Short from the 2010 Austin Film Festival.
Award-winning Director Ya’Ke Smith discusses former students, his award winning short film Katrina’s Son, and his feature film he is in the process of making. The video interview with Ya’Ke is after the jump.
Are you a Five Time Champion?
A film about love, hope, petty theft, adultery, and the boundless opportunities presented by science. Here is part 2 of our chat with Director Berndt Mader who’s film, Five Time Champion, is at SXSW and also departing for DALLAS IFF in April.
Exclusive Interview: Director Bradley Jackson
Texan Director/Writer Bradley Jackson is another UT film grad making amazing films. His latest film, The Man Who Never Cried, is a finalist for the Doorpost prize. Bradley chatted with PSD about his Houston days and just how he became a film-maker.