{"id":1311,"date":"2018-09-25T23:10:33","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T23:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ramolawpc.com\/?p=1311"},"modified":"2018-10-02T23:34:36","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T23:34:36","slug":"austin-film-festivals-25th-anniversary-lineup-set-donnybrook-among-fantastic-fest-winners-screamfest-gets-help-from-lin-shaye-festival-briefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ramolawpc.com\/new\/austin-film-festivals-25th-anniversary-lineup-set-donnybrook-among-fantastic-fest-winners-screamfest-gets-help-from-lin-shaye-festival-briefs\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Film Festival\u2019s 25th Anniversary Lineup Set; \u2018Donnybrook\u2019 Among Fantastic Fest Winners; Screamfest Gets Help From Lin Shaye \u2013 Festival Briefs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"deadline-hollywood-logo-o\"The Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference has set its full lineup for the 25th anniversary edition that runs October 25-November 1. The full slate includes 23 world, North American and U.S. premieres, and features awards-season slots for Steve McQueen\u2019s Widows, Peter Farrelly\u2019s Green Book, Mike Leigh\u2019s Peterloo and Paul Dano\u2019s Wildlife, joining the previously announced likes of Boy Erased, The Favourite and closing-night film The Front Runner. Ben is Back, the drama starring Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges, is bowing as AFF\u2019s Centerpiece selection, with writer-director Peter Hedges in attendance. Meanwhile, the festival\u2019s retrospective series this year will feature Tony Gilroy presenting his 1995 film Dolores Claiborne, Graham Yost presenting 1994\u2019s Speed, and writer Mick Garris in attendance for a Halloween presentation of Hocus Pocus. Gilroy and Yost will be part of the annual Writers Conference schedule, which will take place the first four days of the festival. The TV program includes the Season 2 premieres of Netflix\u2019s Friends From College and Starz\u2019s Counterpart.<\/p>\n

Tim Sutton\u2019s Donnybrook starring Jamie Bell, Frank Grillo, Margaret Qualley and James Badge Dale has won the main competition audience award at Fantastic Fest, which wraps Thursday in Austin. The pic stars Bell as an ex-soldier who needs to find some extra cash, fast, while his wife\u2019s homicidal dealer (Grillo) pursues, leading him to join a bare-knuckle fighting contest with a $100,000 prize. IFC acquired the film out of Toronto. Also a winner in the main competition was Peter Strickland, named best director for In Fabric, the stylish horror pic that bowed at Toronto and was just acquired by A24. Other winners announced include Isabella Isabella Ekl\u00f6f\u2019s Holiday (best picture\/director, Next Wave category) and Demi\u00e1n Rugna\u2019s Terrified (Horror best picture).<\/p>\n

The Hollywood-based Screamfest Horror Film Festival unveiled its first films for its 18th annual edition, which will feature Insidious franchise star and horror staple Lin Shaye as ambassador. Her latest film The Final Wish directed by Timothy Woodward Jr is among the first wave of films unveiled for the event, which runs October 9-18 at the TCL Chinese 6 Theaters. Other pics set include a 10th anniversary screening of Toby Wilkins\u2019 Splinter, a multiple award winner at the fest in 2008; Daniel Farrands\u2019 Amityville Murders; Doron and Yoav Paz\u2019s The Golumn from Israel; and films from the U.S., Sweden, the UK, China, India and Italy.<\/p>\n

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The Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference has set its full lineup for the 25th anniversary edition that runs October 25-November 1. The full slate includes 23 world, North American and U.S. premieres, and features awards-season slots for Steve McQueen\u2019s Widows, Peter Farrelly\u2019s Green Book, Mike Leigh\u2019s Peterloo and Paul Dano\u2019s Wildlife, joining the previously
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