The Austin Film Festival has announced their slate of films and panels for the 23rd annual fest which takes place from October 13-20. The event includes screenings of festival favorites Lion, Nerdland, Trespass Against Us as well as the buzzworthy movie musical La La Land. The fest will also include 20 world premieres including the indie romance One Night starring Anna Camp as well as the Spanish thriller The Writer’s Burrow. There will also be a Retrospective series guest programmed by Jason Segel, Paul Feig, Phil Rosenthal, and others.
The Screenwriters Conference schedule will take place the first four days of the fest and includes some of today’s most talented writers. Those expected to attend are Nancy Meyers, Katie Dippold, Tony Hale, Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber, Paula Pell, Nicole Pearlman, Bobby Farrelly, Alan Yang, and more.
Below you will find a complete list of films screening at the festival.
MARQUEE FEATURES
LOVING, Writer/director: Jeff Nichols
CRUNCH TIME: Episodes 1-6, Writers: Andrew Disney, Bradley Jackson; Director: Andrew Disney (World Premiere)
GIMME DANGER, Director: Jim Jarmusch
GOOD FORTUNE, Directors: Josh Tickell, Rebecca Tickell
LA LA LAND, Writer/Director: Damien Chazelle
LION, Writer: Luke Davies; Director: Garth Davis
MY SCIENTOLOGY MOVIE, Director: John Dower
NERDLAND, Writer: Andrew Kevin Walker, Director: Chris Prynoski
THE SALESMAN, Writer/Director: Asghar Farhadi
THE THINNING, Writer: Michael J. Gallagher, Steve Greene; Director: Michael J. Gallagher
TRESPASS AGAINST US, Writer: Alastair Siddons; Director: Adam Smith
WAKEFIELD, Writer/Director: Robin Swicord
RETROSPECTIVE PROGRAMMING
HAPPY GILMORE (1996), Writers: Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler; Director: Dennis Dugan; Presented by Tim Herlihy
THE LAST SUPPER (1996),Writer: Dan Rosen; Director: Stacy Title; Presented by Dan Rosen
A LITTLE PRINCESS (1995),Writers: Elizabeth Chandler, Richard LaGravenese; Director: Alfonso Cuaron; Presented by Richard LaGravenese and Mark Johnson
THE MUPPETS (2011),Writers: Jason Segel, Nicholas Stroller, Jim Henson; Director: James Bobin; Presented by Jason Segel
THE PRODUCERS (1967), Writer/Director: Mel Brooks; Presented by Phil Rosenthal
WHAT’S UP DOC? (1972), Writers: Buck Henry, David Newman, Robert Benton, Peter Bogdanovich; Director: Peter Bogdanovich; Presented by Paul Feig
NARRATIVE FEATURES
BLOOD STRIPE,Writers: Remy Auberjonois, Kate Nowlin; Director: Remy Auberjonois
BOYS IN TREES, Writer/Director: Nicholas Verso (U.S. Premiere)
CHRONESTHESIA, Writer/Director: Hayden Weal (North American Premiere)
HOLDING PATTERNS, Writer/Director: Jake Goldberger (World Premiere)
NO RETREAT, Writers: J.D. Singer Nicholas, Zafonte; Director: Nicholas Zafonte (World Premiere)
SUBURBAN COWBOY, Writer: Ryan Colucci; Directors: Ryan Colucci, Dragan Roganovic (World Premiere)
THE TIGER HUNTER, Writers: Sameer Gardezi, Lena Khan; Director: Lena Khan
DOCUMENTARY FEATURES
BERLIN REBEL HIGH SCHOOL, Writer/Director: Alexander Kleider (World Premiere)
DR. FEELGOOD: DEALER OR HEALER, Writer: Mark Monroe; Director: Eve Marson
THE HARVEST RUN, Writers/Directors: Steven Balvanz, Aaron McAdams (World Premiere)
MONOGAMISH, Director: Tao Ruspoli (North American Premiere)
MY LIFE AS A FILM, Writer/Director: Eva Vitija (North American Premiere)
PROGAMER, Director: Justin Agnew (World Premiere)
SANTOALLA, Directors: Andrew Becker, Daniel Mehrer
DARK MATTERS FEATURES
THE CLIFF, Writers: Natxo Lopez, Andres Martorell, Helena Taberna; Director: Helena Taberna
ELECTRIC NOSTALGIA, Writer/Director: Jacob Leighton Burns
FOUND FOOTAGE 3D, Writer/Director: Steven DeGennaro
MIDDLE MAN, Writer/Director: Ned Crowley
THE MAN WHO WAS THURSDAY, Writer/Director: Balazs Juszt (North American Premiere)
THE WRITER’S BURROW, Writers: Francisco Conde, Kurro González; Director: Kurro González (World Premiere)
COMEDY VANGUARD FEATURES
5 DOCTORS, Writers: Max Azulay, Matt Porter, Phil Primason; Directors: Max Azulay, Matt Porter (World Premiere)
BRAVE NEW JERSEY, Writers: Michael Dowling, Jody Lambert; Director: Jody Lambert (World Premiere)
DIANI AND DEVINE MEET THE APOCALYPSE, Writer/Directors: Etta Devine, Gabriel Diani (World Premiere)
THE GOLDEN RUT, Writer/Directors: Nick and Josh Holden (World Premiere)
HOT AIR,Writers: Jeremy M. Goldstein and Derek Sieg; Director: Derek Sieg(World Premiere)
HEART OF FILM FEATURES
11:55, Writers: Ari Issler, Ben Snyder, Victor Almanzar; Directors: Ari Issler, Ben Snyder
AN ACQUIRED TASTE, Writer/ Director: Vanessa Lemaire
ALMOST ADULTS, Writer: Adrianna DiLonardo; Director: Sarah Rotella
AMERICAN WRESTLER: THE WIZARD, Writer: Brian Rudnick; Director: Alex Ranarivelo
THE BIG FLIP — STORIES FROM THE MODERN HOME FRONT, Writer/Director: Izzy Chan (World Premiere)
CHRONICALLY METROPOLITAN, Writer: Nicholas Schutt; Director: Xavier Manrique
DELINQUENT, Writer/Director: Kieran Valla
FINDING SOFIA, Writer/Director: Nico Casavecchia (U.S. Premiere)
FINDING OSCAR, Writers: Frank Marshall, Ryan Suffern; Director: Ryan Suffern
ONE NIGHT, Writer/Director: Minhal Baig (World Premiere)
PUSHING DEAD, Writer/Director: Tom E. Brown
TWO TRAINS RUNNIN’, Writer: Benjamin Hedin; Director: Sam Pollard
THE VIAGRA CHRONICLES, Writer/Director: Chiara Sambuchi (North American Premiere)
WRESTLING ALLIGATORS,Writers: Udy Epstein, Tchavdar Georgiev, Andrew Shea; Director: Andrew Shea
TEXAS INDEPENDENT FEATURES
THE BIG SPOON, Writers: Mallory Culbert, Carlyn Hudson; Director: Carlyn Hudson (World Premiere)
CANINE SOLDIERS — THE MILITARIZATION OF LOVE, Director: Nancy Schiesari (World Premiere)
FUNNIEST, Director: Katie Pengra, Dustin Svehlak (World Premiere)
HOMESTATE, Writers: David Hickey, Blaise Miller; Director: David Hickey (World Premiere)
QUAKER OATHS, Writer/Director: Louisiana Kreutz (World Premiere)
STORIES FROM ABROAD FEATURES
THE LOAD, Writers: Alan Jonsson Gavicia, Arturo Ruiz Serrano; Director: Alan Jonsson Gavicia
LONG LIVE DEATH, Writer: Erol Yesilkaya; Director: Sebastian Marka
MY MOTHER’S WOUND Writers: Ozan Aciktan, Ozan Guven, Fethi Kantarci, Uygar Sirin, Mehmet Turgut, Funda Çetin; Director: Ozan Aciktan
Dino-Ray Ramos | Staff Writer
