Notes
from Austin Volume 3 #4 - Austin Film News
Call for Entries: The Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film
Festival is Proud to announce the 1st Annual MAKE A GAY MOVIE
CHALLENGE! Attention amateur filmmakers and wannabes: here's
your chance to make a movie and see it on the big screen. Grab
some friends and that video camera you got over the holidays
and make an MGM digital film short! We are looking for shorts
no longer than 8 minutes.
All AGLIFF asks is
that your short have a queer sensibility about it! The digital
film that you and your friends make will be shown on the big
screen--that is, at the Arbor on June 28th, 2001! The official
call for entries, guidelines and registration form can be
found at www.agliff.org. Deadline for submissions is June
1, 2001
Congrats go out to Kat Candler who will receive the Women in
Motion Award from Emerson College, Friday, April 6th at 6:00pm.
Previous recipients include Eva Kolodner, producer of Boys Don't
Cry.
Candler's award winning feature, cicadas, was recently picked
up by Search Party Films. A free screening of cicadas and
question and answer with the director will follow the presentation.
The story chronicles four teenagers, trying to find acceptance
and understanding at an age where no one could possibly understand.
Emerson College Friday, April 6th 6:00PM 216 Tremont The
Vault Theater Free to the Public
David Zellner wrote to let me know that the Zellner Brother's
first feature, "Plastic Utopia" is for sale on line! There's
a link at the films official website, http://www.plasticutopia.net
I know Wiley Wiggins is in the film, and the Zellners brothers
too. I'd really like to see the thing. I hear it's very unique.
Congratualtions to Peat Duggins for winning Flicker Film grant
#1!
This $100 film grant is given to a local filmmaker at each
and every Flicker, which happens every two months. Entires
received prior to each event will also be included and considered
for the upcoming deadline.
for more info: http://www.flickeraustin.com
THE AUSTIN GAY & LESBIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (aGLIFF)
presents a special screening!
When: Thursday, April 5, 2001 - 7:30 PM What: Film screening
- OUT OF THE PAST Where: The Arbor Theater, 10,000 Research
Blvd. Admission: $5.00 / $4.00 aGLIFF members. Tickets go
on sale a half-hour before showtime at The Arbor Theater.
Out of the Past traces the emergence of gay men and lesbians
in American history through the eyes of a young woman coming
to terms with herself and her place in the world. The documentary
explores the critical link between knowledge of history and
knowledge of self.
Director Jeff Dupre will be present to introduce the film
and answer questions afterwards. Mr. Dupre is available for
phone interviews. Preview tapes also available.
Winner -- Audience Award for Best Documentary Sundance
Film Festival, The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival,
Philadelphia Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Voices: Stephen Spinella, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cherry Jones,
Edward Norton, Leland Gantt
The film tells the story of Kelli Peterson, a teenager from
Utah who founded a Gay-Straight Alliance at her high school
in 1996. Her efforts provoked a statewide backlash as the
school board and, ultimately, the state legislature tried
to find a way to keep the group from meeting. Kelli was thrust
into the national spotlight as she and her friends waged an
intense public struggle to secure the right to meet on campus
like any other student group.
Out of the Past uses Kelli's story to illuminate the history
of gays and lesbians in America, highlighting some of the
more universal aspects of that experience and making otherwise
remote historical material accessible and relevant to a general
audience. In an interview and in conversation with her parents
and friends, Kelli discusses the isolation she experienced,
her decision to come out, and her fight for equality. Her
reflections frame stories of historical figures whose lives
speak to, and resonate with, the themes she addresses.
Award-Winning Austin Animators Host Premiere of their Latest
Short Films Austin animators Lance Myers and Walt Holcombe will
premiere their latest animated short films, "The Astronomer"
and "The Courtship of Sniffy LaPants," on Saturday, April 21
at 9 p.m. The films will screen at the Ritz Upstairs, 320 E.
6th Street in Austin, Texas, (512) 474-9574. Also appearing
will be two Austin combos, each as original as the films themselves:
the theremin-piano duo of Blair Bovbjerg and Cathy Brigham,
and Adult Rodeo. Tickets are available at the door.
Employing traditional animation techniques, Myers and Holcombe
created their moving and unique visions entirely on a computer
with the help of Flash and Adobe AfterEffects. While the speed
and efficiency of computer-aided animation allowed each artist
to single-handedly complete the work of an entire production
team, the results are as beautiful and elegant as a hand-animated
production.
The films feature stellar original scores composed by Austin's
Golden Arm Trio and Erik the Butcher (with members of Tosca).
Walt Holcombe won the prestigious comics industry award,
the Eisner, for his 1998 graphic novel, The King of Persia.
He also created the comic series Poot for Fantagraphics Books.
Numerous American, European and Japanese magazines have featured
Holcombe and his unusual yet endearing work. As an animator
for Sapient (formerly Human Code), his animated work has appeared
in game titles for Nickelodeon and Disney.
Lance Myers began traditional cell animation at Austin's
premier animation studio, Heart of Texas Productions. He contributed
to the numerous feature film productions, including Space
Jam, Prince of Egypt and Quest for Camelot. He presently is
senior animator for Sapient (formerly Human Code), a multimedia
studio. Lance fronted the band Gal's Panic and, currently,
he is lead singer of the Playdoh Squad. "The Astronomer" has
been showcased in both the SXSW
2001 Film Festival and the California SUN Animation Festival
2001.
Casting Call
Actors are needed for a 10-minute short, directed by Andy
Krakower. Shooting will be held on weekends begining, Mid
April and will continue through Late May. Actors will be provided
with a copy of the short and will gain valuable experience
to add to their resume.
5 male roles age 18-22 race: N/A
Auditions will be held in the Conference Room (4.222) at
the Texas Union on the University of Texas at Austin Campus
Friday April 6, 2:30pm-5:30pm Saturday April 7, 3:00pm-6:00pm
Sunday April 8, 2:00pm-5:00pm
If you have any questions call the producer, Adrian Lara
(512) 495-5133
From Cinemaker:
2000 was a strong year for Cinemaker. Nearly 100 short super
8 films were produced for Cinemaker festivals. The process
of selecting the films for the compilation tape took longer
than expected as it was hard to choose only 20 from the fourty
strong films we received. But finally, here is the list.
Congratulations to all the filmmakers who's films were selected
for the tape. Stay tuned for release party information!
"BEST OF 2000" Compilation Tape Picks
Bread + Chocolate = Cake Donald Thalhuber
Iris Chris Immel
I Let Go Shannon Owens
This Place We Now Call Home Brian Rawlins and Rachel Andersen
My Summer Vacation Andre Silva and Dave Miller
Jejune Andrew Busti
Variations on Cannonball Aaron Valdez
Art Car Geoff Marslett
Pendulum Jen Proctor
Double Study in Wonder Woman Donald Thalhuber
Last Heartbeats Barna Kantor
Bread Alone Andre Silva
Georgia Andrew Busti
Missives from Mars Mars
Additional Staff Pix:
The Interlude Will Lead To Something Pretty Justin Hennard
Abiquiu 25 Jeff Britt
There's No Such Thing As the Thought Police Sebastian Castillo
Neither John Bedolla
Strangling Myself Like Vincent Adrian Archuletta
Sick As A Dog Sebastian Castillo
Alchemy Works is holding auditions by appointment for child
actresses (8 - 11 years old) to play the lead role in its short
film, "Princess Peanut." The role is non-paid, but cast members
will receive a tape of the finished film, and meals will be
provided. The shoot is scheduled for June 5 - 9 in Austin.
Auditions will take place Saturday, April 7th at the Austin
History Center (Guadelupe and 9th Streets), in the O. Henry
Room from 1:00 - 5:30 p.m. Please contact Lorie Marsh at 443-8229
or info@moviemidwifing.com to schedule an appointment.
Mark Lovell, a member of the up-and-comming "Bedlam Faction",
a splinter theater group that recently broke off the lauded
Austin Free Shakespeare Society, recently wrote to me to tell
me of their next production of Ben Johnson's "Volpone."
Says Lovell, "It features a bunch of us who are interested
in doing the theater thing as something more serious than
an advanced hobby, and contains many of the guys you may remember
from AFSS, including Andy Bond, Robert Deike, me, Emily Abrams,
Shanna Smith, and more (I don't want to forget anyone, but
it's getting late, and I can't remember everybody right now.
. . ) However, we are charging now - like 8 bucks, which ain't
exactly free, but for live theater, it ain't bad."
"Volpone" runs from April 19th to May 12th at the Off Center,
which is located off Hidalgo,
Available NOW - the Original British Queer as Folk Series One
and Two -uncut, uncensored - too hot for American television!
Thanks to the support of C1TV, for every VHS or DVD copy of
the Original British Queer as Folk Series that you purchase
through this link, C1TV will make up to a $7 donation to Aglliff
film festival ($5 for Series One, $2 for Series Two.)
For more information or to purchase http://www.c1tv.com/agliff
(U.S. compatible NTSC version Videos, and Region 1 DVD's.
This is a limited time offer.)
More info at http://www.agliff.org
Lodger's
Notes: Why
did Agliff, the Austin Gay Film Festival people, pick "Reel
Deal" host Corey Coleman to host their Oscar night party? He
isn't openly gay as far as I know. Aren't there enough talented
and interesting gay people in Austin? Couldn't Agliff find someone
gay in town to host the party. Isn't there a rather large and
hilarious website author and cable access host who would be
better for the job?
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