November 2009

Event Date(s) / Time: Wed, 2 Dec, 2009 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Details: Born in a tree house, killed in a friend's living room, 86'ed from his own funeral, Blaze Foley is now a bona fide country music legend. His heartfelt songs are covered by Merle Haggard, John Prine, Willie Nelson and Lyle Lovett. Incorporating rare recordings, original artwork and archival material, BLAZE FOLEY weaves a tale of caution and inspiration for all artists, demonstrating how easily an everyday man can fail in the business world and yet succeed as a legend

Women in Film & Television Houston Date: Saturday, November 7, 2009 Event Details: It's WIFT BREAKFAST RAP! Contact: Melannie O'Connor, WIFT Houston Secretary (To RSVP, please email: seesapphire@yahoo.com)Time: 10:00 AMLocation: ALDEN HOTEL - 1117 Prairie at San Jacinto in downtown HoustonStart your weekend right by joining WIFT Houston for the always-popular Breakfast Rap! Enjoy food, fun, and conversation with our special guest, DIANA REDDISH, agent for Pastorini-Bosby Talent and newest member of the PB team. Breakfast will be affordably priced for WIFT members by Alden Hotel's restaurant, *17. Please R.S.V.P

The award winning Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival returns for its sixth year, to the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, November 6th and 7th, to celebrate the art of disability visibility in film and illustrate how people with disabilities lead both ordinary and extraordinary lives. This year's festival will feature The Eyes of Me, an up-close documentary following four teenagers with blindness over the course of one dynamic year at the Texas School for the Blind in Austin

A Weekend Seminar in San Antonio to Make Your Documentary Happen Join us in San Antonio - Nov. 6-8 - Friday night through Sunday at 5 pm Don't miss this unique chance to work with story consultant Fernanda Rossi, the Documentary Doctor, author of the book "Trailer Mechanics," plus receive project mentoring on your proposal, trailer or documentary idea. This intensive 3-day workshop is right for you, whether you are just beginning, have already shot footage on a documentary project, or are seeking finishing funds.

A Cinematic Celebration of Disability Awareness AUSTIN, TEXAS- Cinema Touching Disability, the first disability awareness film festival in Texas, returns for its sixth year to celebrate disability awareness with its best and most diverse line-up yet. Cinema Touching Disability opens this Friday and Saturday, November 5th and 6th, at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar. Each evening the 2009 Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival will screen feature films, short film competition winners, and special clips, along with presentations of awards to area schools.

The Rockport Film Festival's mission is to celebrate independent cinema on the Texas Coast. A partnership between Rockport Center for the Arts and the Rockport Rotary Club, noth cultural creativity and humanitarian collaboration are supported by the RFF. The RFF offers an affordable retreat where art meets environment, where filmmakers and professionals can network and relax

Austin Polish Society Hosts 4th Annual Polish Film FestivalNovember 5-8, 14, 2009The Long and the Short of Polish Contemporary CinemaFestival will host Polish director Jacek Bromski The Austin Polish Film Festival (APFF) is providing unprecedented opportunities for the Austin community to experience new feature films, documentaries, shorts, animations and visual arts developed through the creative eyes and minds of some of Poland's leading artists.

November 5-8, 2009 Angelika Film CenterDallas, TX Video Fest is now the oldest and largest video festival in the United States, and continues to garner critical and popular acclaim. Since 1986, The Video Fest has specialized in independent, alternative, and non-commercial media, presenting hard-to-find works rarely seen on television, in movie theaters, or elsewhere, despite their artistic excellence and cultural and social relevance. Even in a Web 2.0 environment where everything is seemingly available on the Internet, the Video Fest provides curatorial guidance, a critical voice in the wilderness navigating the vast and diverse landscape of media, helping to interpret …

Event Date(s) / Time: Thu, 11 Mar, 2010 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Details: Save the Date! Location: Austin Studios Stage 5 1901 E 51st Street Fees: Tables start at $5,000 Contact: shannon@austinfilm.org Category: AFS Events Created by: Agnes Varnum

Event Date(s) / Time: Tue, 15 Dec, 2009 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Details: Iris works in a brain-dead job to support her mother and her do-nothing stepfather. The young woman goes out to clubs but isn’t ever asked to dance. A bright new dress gains her a one-night stand and a pregnancy by a business executive, who eventually sends her money and a note telling her to “get rid of the brat” and leave him alone