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s. an of|. c JH liorsnef he Battalion saidihe!;;^—— autt Boi ' mall” eg topic of tmg. d io ctive id. data com )ay, 1 this Wt ^ent the is to our ilts will mnate ta Aggielife Page 3 • Wednesday, October 6, 1999 eilleVlwt! 'ting and ve resolui i honor iy this si BY MATT MCCORMICK The Battalion ustin is establishing itself quickly as the “third coast” in the motion Lpicture industry, with the assis- |ce of the Austin Film Festival and yjVear of Film Screenwriters’ Conference, gunning from Oct. 7-14, this event ■play host to more than 70 indus- iguests and give movie enthusiasts Jt opportunity to attend film screen- r’oicts'' £ * as well as panels and group dis ft£Ajr fi-O us $ions hosted by some of the best in * “'^■business. > iWarsha Milan, co-director and co- p-ounder of the festival, said the festi- Cl jl originated from a belief that , v [Rtin would be a perfect market for ' ^ ■m festival. ■Austin has been a mecca for cre- tiyity for a long time,” Milan said. We thought seven years ago there itcjuld be a following for a film festi- - r al, and now it seems like this town tas one every month. ” ■In its sixth year, the Austin Film Fes- ival and Heart of Film Screenwriters’ inference has already confirmed that wberoi well-known film personali- wjJi attend. Matthew McConaughey, a Texas na tive, will premiere a new “Don’t Mess With Texas” commercial. James Brooks, director of As Good As It Gets, and Robert Altman, director of Cookie’s Fortune, will be available for question-and-answer sessions. Shane Black and Guillermo del Toro will discuss making movie villains more evil, and Tim McCanlies and Richard Linklater will discuss film making in Texas. In addition to the panels and meet ings, the festival also offers people a chance to view independent films in spe cial screenings. Showing multiple films each night, attendees will have a chance to view Joe the King starring Val Kilmer, John Leguizamo and Ethan Hawke, and A Winding Road, starring Rachel Hunter. Milan said the promoters wanted writers to attend the festival for vari ous reasons. “We wanted it to be a place of inspi ration and camaraderie for established screenwriters,” Milan said. “And we wanted it to be a source of inspiration and a place for experience for aspiring screenwriters.” Milan said the festival has changed very little since its inception. JP BEATO/The Battalion “It really has not changed,” Milan said. “The idea is still the same. It has just gotten a little bigger. We can gen erally expect about 1,400 people to at tend the screenwriters’ conference from all over. ” Milan said much of the success that Austin and Texas enjoy in the film mak ing industry comes from older work. “I think the attention to Texas really started with Tobe Hooper and Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” she said. “Then Linklater and Rodriguez followed and caught more attention.” Milan said their future goals include setting up a writing institute in Austin. “We would really like to set up a writ ers institute for people from all over to come to,” Milan said. “It has not hap pened yet, but it is something we would like to do.” Sarah Forbey, a senior English major, said she plans to attend the festival. “I like seeing different types of movies, and the best place to do that is at a film festival,” Forbey said. Admission to the event ranges from $35 film passes good for all films to $370 for full conference registration. A student discount offers enrolled students to par ticipate in the full-conference for $195. 7 p.m. Body Shots (Paramount location) 7 p.m. Mr. Show (Dobie 2 location) intro by Bob and Dave 9:40 p.m. Blue Ridge Falls (Dobie 1 location) 9:45 p.m. Rockford (Arbor location) 7:15 p.m. Tiara Tango (Arbor location) Jean Smart in attendance 9:30 p.m. Winding Roads (Dobie 2 location) Rachel Hunter in attendance 9:45 p.m. Let the Devil Wear Black (Dobie 1 location) 11:45 p.m. Psycho (Paramount location) Guillermo del Toro introduces writer, Joe Stefano J| 1 1:30 p.m. The Museum of Television and Radio Program 1 (Paramount location) 6:45 p.m. Nashville (Paramount location) intro and Q&A with Robert Altman 6:50 p.m. All About My Mother (Arbor location) intro by Guillermo del Toro 9:30 p.m. Rockford (Paramount location) 7 p.m. Winner of Feature Film Competition (Paramount location) 7:35 p.m. That's the Way 1 Like It (Arbor location) intro and Q&A with director Glen Goei 7 p.m. Princess" (Paramount location) Neil Gaiman in attendance 9:45 p.m. Let the Devil Wear Black (Arbor location) 7:15 p.m. Citizen Hong Kong (Dobie 2 location) 9:45 p.m. Blue Ridge Fall (Arbor location) 7:45 p.m. Wisdom of Crocodiles (Arbor location) 8 p.m. Bob Wills Documentary (Paramount location) Followed by performance by Asleep at the Wheel ROBERT HYNECEK/The Battalion get paid to surf the web www.AIIAdvantage.com
