The Austin Film Festival released this year’s full feature-length film line-up Wednesday. Now in its 19th year, AFF will open its roster of more than 60 titles with “Sopranos” auteur David Chase’s feature film debut “Not Fade Away,” which will have its world premiere October 6 as the 2012 New York Film Festival’s Centerpiece Gala movie.
In the Austin program, Chase is joined by AFF’s own previously-announced centerpiece “Flight,” Robert Zemeckis’s tale of airborne heroism starring Denzel Washington. David O. Russell’s “The Silver Linings Playbook,” which has the Toronto film festival’s audience award freshly under its belt, will also screen in Austin.
Other highlights include Dustin Hoffman’s first directorial foray “Quartet,” about a retirement home for musicians; Edward Burns’ “The Fitzgerald Family Christmas”; and the Sundance drama “The Sessions,” which stars John Hawkes, Helen Hunt and William H. Macy, who plays a priest ministering to a paralyzed 38-year-old looking to lose his virginity. The fest’s closer remains for now in the wings.
The festival runs October 18-25 in Austin, Texas.
Click to the next page for the full lineup.
MARQUEE SCREENINGS:
NOT FADE AWAY – David Chase (Writer/Director); David Chase in attendance
FLIGHT – John Gatins (Writer), Robert Zemeckis (Director)
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK – David O. Russell (Writer/Director); Julia Stiles in attendance
THE SESSIONS – Ben Lewin (Writer/Director)
QUARTET – Ronald Harwood (Writer), Dustin Hoffman (Director)
SHADOW DANCER – Tom Bradby (Writer), James Marsh (Director)
THE SAPPHIRES – Tony Briggs, Keith Thompson (Writers), Wayne Blair (Director)
A LATE QUARTET – Seth Grossman, Yaron Zilberman (Writers), Yaron Zilberman (Director)
IT’S A DISASTER – Todd Berger (Writer/Director); Julia Stiles and America Ferrera in attendance
THE FITZGERALD FAMILY CHRISTMAS – Edward Burns (Writer/Director), Edward Burns in attendance
FREE SAMPLES – Jim Beggarly (Writer), Jay Gammill (Director)
A.K.A. DOC POMUS – William Hechter, Peter Miller (Directors)
ANN RICHARDS’ TEXAS – Keith Patterson (Writer), Jack Lofton, Keith Patterson (Directors)
CONGRATULATIONS – Juan Cardarelli, Brian Dietzen, Eric M. Levy, Abby Miller (Writers), Juan Cardarelli, Eric M. Levy (Directors) – World Premiere
THE EYES OF THAILAND – Windy Borman, Tim O’Brien (Writers), Windy Borman (Director)
GLOW: THE STORY OF THE GORGEOUS LADIES OF WRESTLING – Bradford Thomason (Writer), Brett Whitcomb (Director)
I DO – David W. Ross (Writer), Glenn Gaylord (Director)
IDOL IS DEAD – Yukihiro Katô (Writer/Director) – World Premiere
THE KITCHEN – Jim Beggarly (Writer), Ishai Setton (Director)
LAST WILL. & TESTAMENT – Laura Wilson, Lisa Wilson (Directors) – US Premiere
ONLY THE YOUNG – Elizabeth Mims, Jason Tippet (Directors)
THE REP – Morgan White (Writer/Director) – World Premiere
SAMPLE THIS – Robert Burris, Dan Forrer (Writers), Dan Forrer (Director) – World Premiere
SPINNING PLATES – Joseph Levy (Writer/Director) – World Premiere
TO KILL A MEMORY – Dustin Rikert, William Shockley, Philip Tiboni (Writers), Dustin Rikert (Director) – World Premiere; star and musician Kix Brooks (of the country music duo Brooks and Dunn) in attendance
GUEST PROGRAMMERS
Chris Carter (2012 Outstanding Television Writer Awardee) presents… Murder by Decree; episodes from “The X-Files” and “Millennium”
Eric Roth (2012 Distinguished Screenwriter Awardee) presents… The Insider
Paul Feig presents… The Human Tornado
Phil Rosenthal presents… Broadway Danny Rose
COMEDY VANGUARD
BAD PARENTS – Caytha Jenkins (Writer/Director)
THE BITTER BUDDHA – Steven Feinartz (Director)
EX-GIRLFRIENDS – Alexander Poe (Writer/Director) – World Premiere; Jennifer Carpenter (“Dexter”) in attendance
THE EXQUISITE CORPSE PROJECT – Adam Conover, Chioke Nassor, Dave Segal, Joel Clark, Raphael Bob-Waksberg (Writers), Ben Popik (Director)
LAST MAN(S) ON EARTH – Aaron Hultgren (Writer/Director)
MISSED CONNECTIONS – Kenny Stevenson (Writer), Eric Kissack (Director)
THE MUSLIMS ARE COMING! – Negin Farsad, Dean Obeidallah (Directors)
PICTURES OF SUPERHEROES – Don Swaynos (Writer/Director) – World Premiere
DARK MATTERS
BONEBOYS – Kim Henkel (Writer), Duane Graves, Justin Meeks (Directors)
IT’S IN THE BLOOD – Scooter Downey, Sean Elliot (Writers), Scooter Downey (Director)
SATURDAY MORNING MASSACRE – Jory Balsimo, Aaron Leggett, Jason Wehling (Writers), Spencer Parsons (Director)
VAMPIRA AND ME – R.H. Greene (Director)
FAMILY FILMS
FLATLAND 2: SPHERELAND – Dano Johnson (Writer/Director)
MURT RAMIREZ WANTS TO KICK MY ASS – Dan Lee (Writer/Director) – World Premiere
R.L. STINE’S THE HAUNTING HOUR – Episodes presented by Billy Brown and Dan Angel (Writers/Producers)
PASSPORT TO AFRICA
THE FADE – Andy Mundy-Castle (Director)
FINDING MERCY – Robyn Paterson (Director)
PUNK IN AFRICA – Keith Jones, Deon Maas (Writers/Directors)
RISING FROM ASHES – T.C. Johnstone (Director)
TEXAS INDEPENDENTS
THE GIRL – David Riker (Writer/Director)
SATELLITE OF LOVE – Jonathan Case, Will Moore (Writers). Will Moore (Director)
SPRING EDDY – George Anson (Writer/Director) – World Premiere
NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION
ALLEGIANCE – Michael Connors (Writer/Director)
COME MORNING – Derrick Sims (Writer/Director) – World Premiere
JUNCTION – Tony Glazer (Writer/Director)
JUNK – Kevin Hamedani, Ramon Isao (Writers), Kevin Hamedani (Director) – World Premiere
LAST STOP: SALVATION – Baris Pirhasan (Writer), Yusuf Pirhasan (Director)
LIARS FIRES AND BEARS – Jeremy Cloe (Writer), Jeremy Cloe, Lundon Boyd (Directors)
MAR DEL PLATA – Ionathan Klajman (Writer), Ionathan Klajman, Sebastian Dietsch (Directors) – World Premiere
SPARROWS DANCE – Noah Buschel (Writer/Director)
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION
ELEMENTAL – Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee (Director)
THE FOUR HORSEMEN – Ross Ashcroft (Director) – US Premiere
INFORMANT – Jamie Metzger (Director)
LAST DAY AT LAMBEAU – Michael Neelsen (Director)
THE MISSING PIECE: THE TRUTH ABOUT THE MAN WHO STOLE THE MONA LISA – Joe Medeiros (Director)
MR. CAO GOES TO WASHINGTON – S. Leo Chiang (Director)
PLIMPTON! STARRING GEORGE PLIMPTON AS HIMSELF – Thomas Bean (Director)
WHERE HAVE ALL THE MERMAIDS GONE? – Nathaniel Kramer (Director) – US Premiere
Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.
