July 2009

Event Date(s) / Time: Thu, 13 Aug, 2009 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Details: "Life is evolution" - Paul Plante After returning to Troy, NY from Vietnam in 1970, Paul bought a trailer for his family. Realizing how inhumane trailers are, he decided to build a house around the trailer. But he never made any blueprints

KAMP HOLLYWOOD PROVIDES STUDENTS SUMMER FUN AND SKILLS July 27 - August 29:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.MediaTech Digital Film StudiosLas Colinas Communication Complex400 E. Royal LaneIrving, TX 75039 Kamp Hollywood is one of the nation's first hands-on moviemaking summer camps that integrate film production and acting for young people ages 8-18.

Event Date(s) / Time: Tue, 4 Aug, 2009 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Details: With the local Chief of Police hot on their trail and strong-arm fishermen keeping tabs on them, a group of filmmakers recruit an “Ocean's Eleven”-style team of underwater sound and camera experts, special effects artists from Industrial Light and Magic, marine explorers, adrenaline junkies and world-class free divers who will carry out an undercover operation to photograph the off-limits cove, while playing a cloak-and-dagger game with those who would have them jailed. The result is a provocative mix of investigative journalism, eco-adventure and arresting imagery that adds up to an urgent plea for hope. FREE sneak preview open to AFS Members only

Event Date(s) / Time: Sat, 15 Aug, 2009 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Details: The Austin Film Society and Fantastic Fest are excited to present a special Austin screening of Quentin Tarantino's newest film INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS. The screening will be held at The Alamo Downtown in both theaters

Event Date(s) / Time: Tue, 28 Jul, 2009 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Details: A mutual love of cinema transcends childhood and reunites two friends through a bizarre accident. Location: Alamo South Lamar 1120 S

Event Date(s) / Time: Tue, 18 Aug, 2009 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Details: The Austin Film Society, Original Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas, Ain't It Cool News and SXSW are excited to present the World Premiere of Miramax Films' EXTRACT, the latest comedy from writer/director and Austinite Mike Judge (OFFICE SPACE, KING OF THE HILL, IDIOCRACY). Location: The Paramount Theater 713 Congress Aven ( Map ) Fees: $100 VIP Tix / $30 Mezz and $17 Balcony Contact: afs@austinfilm.org Category: AFS Events Created by: Agnes Varnum

Event Date(s) / Time: Wed, 12 Aug, 2009 9:30 PM - 11:00 PM Details: The Weather Underground is a feature-length documentary that explores the rise and fall of the radical movement that waged a low-level war against the government throughout much of the 1970s - bombing the Capitol building, breaking Timothy Leary out of prison, and evading one of the largest FBI manhunts in history. Co-director Sam Green will be in attendance. Location: Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar 1120 S

Event Date(s) / Time: Wed, 12 Aug, 2009 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Details: In this beautiful, meditative, and thought-provoking second feature from So Yong Kim, two sisters in Seoul, Korea must adapt to drastic changes in their lives as their mother leaves them to search for their estranged father. Director So Yong Kim will be in attendance. Location: Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar 1120 S.

DALLAS FILM SOCIETY, Producer of the AFI DALLAS International Film Festival and the Dallas Museum of Art have partnered this summer to bring High School and Middle School students an intensive look at specific professions in the film industry.

July 18 - 19, 2009 Location: