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Just when you thought the local film festival season was over, three more movie bashes, each with a unique flavor, unspool tonight through next week. With the Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival, Fantastic Fest and the Austin Film Festival wrapped, it’s time for the smaller-scaled Austin Polish Film Festival, Cinema Touching Disability and Austin Asian American Film Festival to roll in with a wealth of hard-to-find films from around the world.
Austin Polish Film Festival
Celebrating one of the most exciting and prolific producers of world cinema, the fourth annual Austin Polish Film Festival kicked off Thursday and continues through Sunday at the Texas Spirit Theater at the Bullock Museum (1800 N. Congress Ave.) with an array of contemporary Polish movies. Films include:
“Time to Die” (”Pora Umierac”) at 6:30 tonight and “Before Twilight” (”Jeszcze nie weiczor”) at 8:45 tonight.
“Preserve” (”Rezerwat”) at 6:30 p.m. Saturday and “Drowsiness” (”Seenosc”) at 8:45 p.m. Saturday.
“Tomorrow We Are Going to the Movies” (”Jutro idziemy do kina”) at 6:30 p.m. Sunday and “The Glass Trap” (”Szklana pulapka”) at 8:35 p.m. Sunday.
The festival loops back on Nov. 14 with a program of Polish shorts, documentaries and animation at the University of Texas, Communication Building, Studio 4D. Sponsored by the Austin Polish Society. Details, passes and tickets at www.austinpolishsociety.org/austinpff2009.
Cinema Touching Disability
The sixth annual Cinema Touching Disability happens today and Saturday at the Alamo South (1120 S. Lamar Blvd.). The film festival, focusing on movies that depict disabilities in a positive, thoughtful and edifying light, features student film competitions, shorts and the feature documentaries “A Possible Dream: The Andrea Friedman Story” — a portrait of actress Andrea Friedman, who has Down syndrome — and “The Eyes of Me,” a profile of four students at the Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired.
“A Possible Dream” shows at 8:40 tonight. “The Eyes of Me” plays at 8 p.m. Saturday and will be followed by a discussion with director Keith Maitland, producer Patrick Floyd and the film’s subjects.
For the complete schedule and tickets: www.ctdfilmfest.org.
Austin Asian American Film Festival
Forty films from India, Pakistain, Lebanon, China, South Korea and the United States and several themed parties headline this sixth annual festival, running Thursday through Nov. 15 at the Alamo South and the Texas Union Theatre at the University of Texas.
Director Ed Radtke, an Austin resident, will screen his award-winning drama “Speed of Life” at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Alamo South to open the festival. Other highlights include: Mehreen Jabbar’s “Ramchand Pakistani,” Dave Boyle’s “White on Rice,” H.P. Mendoza’s award-winning “Fruit Fly,” the Bollywood Blowout Party, a concert with hip hop artist Jenro, short films and a free outdoor screening of the Oscar-nominated animated feature “Persepolis.”
Chris Garcia
Source-http://www.austin360.com/movies/content/movies/stories/2009/10/1106fests.html
Drive-in movies were once a memory reserved for sharing the back seat of a 1950s wing-tipped Cadillac with their sweetheart on a Saturday night. Luckily, nostalgia found its way back to Austin through a local couple and their innovative interpretation with the Driftin’ Drive-In.
All summer long, the city of Austin has been hosting outdoor movies at the Deep Eddy pool. “Splash Party” movie nights occur every Saturday night at dusk with family-friendly movies. Not very many people know about these awesome “dive-in” movies but if this is the first time you’re hearing of it, never fear: there are more outdoor film screenings to come. Movie-goers can watch the movies while floating in the pool, picnicking on the lawn, or enjoying refreshments from the concessions stand. The regular pool entrance fee pays for both access to the pool as well as the movie. This is a great way to beat the heat and see a great movie with the whole family, so don’t miss the rest of the outdoor dive-in movies!.jpg)
With wholesome gourmet food and a sun dappled outdoor deck and play area, Central Market North is an eatery with a very Austin atmosphere. The spacious, airy patio is a perfect place to enjoy a glass of wine and a delicious dinner, listen to a band every Friday through Sunday, or just grab a casual lunch and watch the kids play. The air is filled with the happy chatter of children and the silver industrial railings and Blue Moon beer umbrellas lend to the easy-going scene. On the warmest Texas summer afternoon the deck and playscape stay cool and breezy thanks to the huge shady oak trees. The winding decomposed granite paths and backdrop of some neat new townhomes with an enviable short walk to Central Market give the area a park like feel.
