Fandor has won the distribution rights for "Easy," the new short film by Dallas-based writer/director Daniel Laabs. The film follows two brothers, one entering adulthood, the other becoming a teenager. The film will play on Fandor starting March 7, the day of its debut at SXSW. Laabs's earlier films "Sleet/Snow" and "8" will also play as part of a Laabs showcase, part of Fandor's "Spotlight on Texas." The program will also feature work by Richard Linklater, the Zellner brothers, the Duplass brothers, Eric Steele's "Cork's Cattlebaron" starring Robert Longstreet, the debut film by Tobe Hooper, "Eggshells," and Eagle Pennell's "The Whole Shootin' March," alongside a documentary about Pennell, "The King of Texas." In addition to wining the Grand Jury Prize for Texas Shorts for "8" at SXSW 2011, Laabs' "Sleet/Snow" played at SXSW in 2009 as a part of the Austin Film Society Shorts Showcase.
- 3/7/2014
- by Max O'Connell
- Indiewire
Here's the latest Austin and Texas film news.
Texas filmmakers Kat Candler (Hellion), Russell O. Bush (Vultures of Tibet), Craig Whitney (The Garden and the Wilderness), Tony Costello (Little Lions), Eric Steele (Cork's Cattlebaron), and Angela and Mark Walley (Vincent Valdez: Excerpts for John) were recently honored at this year's Texas Filmmaker's Showcase in L.A. (pictured above). The Houston Film Commission selected these filmmakers' short works to represent the Lone Star State and be screened for producers, agents and studio reps at the annual event.The Texas Archive of the Moving Image recently received an Award of Merit from the American Association for State and Local History for its newly redesigned website, Austin Movie Blog reports. The website, which launched last September, was credited as having "an overall richer interactive experience" for visitors, who have online access to historical films. Tami, one of 88 national recipients, will be presented with...
Texas filmmakers Kat Candler (Hellion), Russell O. Bush (Vultures of Tibet), Craig Whitney (The Garden and the Wilderness), Tony Costello (Little Lions), Eric Steele (Cork's Cattlebaron), and Angela and Mark Walley (Vincent Valdez: Excerpts for John) were recently honored at this year's Texas Filmmaker's Showcase in L.A. (pictured above). The Houston Film Commission selected these filmmakers' short works to represent the Lone Star State and be screened for producers, agents and studio reps at the annual event.The Texas Archive of the Moving Image recently received an Award of Merit from the American Association for State and Local History for its newly redesigned website, Austin Movie Blog reports. The website, which launched last September, was credited as having "an overall richer interactive experience" for visitors, who have online access to historical films. Tami, one of 88 national recipients, will be presented with...
- 7/8/2013
- by Jordan Gass-Poore'
- Slackerwood
Here's the latest Austin film news.
Austin Film Society recently announced the participants in its inaugural Artist Intensive, a program designed to mentor narrative feature writers/directors in the development stages of their projects. Last weekend, Austin and New York-based independent bigwigs, like Amy Hobby (producer of Gayby) and Austinite Jeff Nichols (Mud), mentored six filmmakers, which included Austinites Mallory Culbert and Carlyn Hudson with The Big Spoon; 2012 Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund recipients Andy Irvine and Mark Smoot with Lovers Crossing; 2011 Tfpf recipient Daniel Laabs with an untitled project about the aftermath of a fatal car accident in Pennsylvania; and the Texas revenge thriller Seize The Body by James M. Johnston and Todd Connelly. The Houston Film Commission has announced this year's Texas Filmmaker's Showcase, a selection of short films representing the Lone Star State. The showcase will be screened in Los Angeles on June 30 for producers, agents and studio reps.
Austin Film Society recently announced the participants in its inaugural Artist Intensive, a program designed to mentor narrative feature writers/directors in the development stages of their projects. Last weekend, Austin and New York-based independent bigwigs, like Amy Hobby (producer of Gayby) and Austinite Jeff Nichols (Mud), mentored six filmmakers, which included Austinites Mallory Culbert and Carlyn Hudson with The Big Spoon; 2012 Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund recipients Andy Irvine and Mark Smoot with Lovers Crossing; 2011 Tfpf recipient Daniel Laabs with an untitled project about the aftermath of a fatal car accident in Pennsylvania; and the Texas revenge thriller Seize The Body by James M. Johnston and Todd Connelly. The Houston Film Commission has announced this year's Texas Filmmaker's Showcase, a selection of short films representing the Lone Star State. The showcase will be screened in Los Angeles on June 30 for producers, agents and studio reps.
- 6/3/2013
- by Jordan Gass-Poore'
- Slackerwood
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