September 2009

September 12, 2009Noon - 5:00pmRice University Media Center Southwest Alternate Media Project (SWAMP) and Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts (TALA) present the the 5th Annual Business of Film Conference, a day-long event focusing on the business of making movies. This information-packed conference features panels and discussions with professionals from the film, legal and financial worlds that address a wide range of topics - including starting a production company, funding resources, music rights, distribution and much more! BUSINESS OF FILM 2009 SCHEDULE (Subject to Change) 12 Noon Opening Panel: New Trends In …

The Texas Film Commission, in partnership with the McAllen Chamber of Commerce, the Rio Grande Valley Film Commission and the Texas Leadership Institute, invites you to join us on Thursday, September 10th, 2009, in McAllen for "When Hollywood Comes to Town," a day-long workshop to show your community how to put its best foot forward for on-location filming. At the workshop, you'll: meet film industry professionals, covering topics including how location decisions are made learn how to document your locations for inclusion in the Texas Film Commission's database.

Event Date(s) / Time: Thu, 17 Sep, 2009 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Details: The Austin Film Society celebrates Texas filmmakers at this year's Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund celebration.

Event Date(s) / Time: Mon, 14 Sep, 2009 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Details: Winner of the Audience Award at SXSW 2009! This intensely personal documentary chronicles parents Rupert Isaacson and Kristin Neff's struggle to make sense of their child's autism and find healing for him and themselves with the shamans of Mongolia. But it is also the story of the special bond between father and son, one of the greatest gifts life can offer, as society enters an era of direct, hands-on parenting by fathers. This odyssey gives insight into how, in life's darkest moments, a gateway to joy and wonder can be found

Austin, TX - 2 September 2009 - Austin based writer/director, Bradley Jackson, and producers Russell Groves and Andrew Lee are competing in this year's second annual Doorpost Film Project, which attracts inspirational filmmakers from around the world. This year, Jackson happens to face competition from a team in Dallas and, coincidentally, one of his childhood friends who also resides in Austin.

Professional Discount Game Developers Conference

Fantastic Fest 2009September 24 - October 1, 2009www.fantasticfest.com

Event Date(s) / Time: Tue, 8 Sep, 2009 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Details: James Cagney is hoping to launch Coca Cola into the Soviet Union while simultaneously trying to stop the romance of his boss's daughter with an East Berlin Communist firebrand. Location: VENUE CHANGE: Alamo Ritz 320 E 6th Street Fees: FREE for AFS Members / $6 for all others Contact: afs@austinfilm.org Category: AFS Events Updated by: Agnes Varnum

Event Date(s) / Time: Tue, 29 Sep, 2009 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Details: A CBS sports cameraman gets injured while covering a football game and his shyster brother-in-law smells big money with a lawsuit against the network, stadium, and football team. Location: VENUE CHAGE: Alamo Ritz 320 E 6th Street Fees: FREE for AFS Members / $6 for all others Contact: afs@austinfilm.org Category: AFS Events Updated by: Agnes Varnum