AFF Doc Just a Little Bit Crazy now on DVD!

Will Dotter's documentary Just a Little Bit Crazy premiered at the Austin Film Festival in 2004 as part of our first Documentary competition. Shot in near by Taylor, Texas, the doc tells the story of the Taylor Jaycees’ annual National Rattlesnake Sacking Competition and Arts and Crafts Show, where the snakes are untamed with fangs full of venom. The film explores the small town Texas cultural phenomenon of snake sacking, where contestants attempt to get ten live rattlesnakes into their burlap sacks in the fastest time possible.

Soon after the AFF premiere, Will found DVD distribution for the film and as of Tuesday, Feb. 28th, can be found wherever quality DVDs are sold.

Check back soon for an interview with Will about the film.

Herzog is not afraid.

Werner Herzog's Grizzly Man has been one of my favorite films of last year ever since we screened it way back in the summer. No matter what the Oscar committee might think, the man makes amazing, compelling films.

And on top of that he may just be the coolest man alive. In recent weeks he has saved Joaquin Phoenix from a car crash as well as walking away completely unphased from a sniper attack.

So in honor of the great (crazy?) man, The Daily News has published some excerpts from his "diary". Pretty good stuff.

Can a film happen without a writer??

Sometimes the producers, director and stars of a film forget that without a script.. there would be no FILM.

http://artfulwriter.com/archives/2006/02/the_invisible_m.html

AFF Podcast # 2 - Harold Ramis & Submitting Your Screenplay: Do's and Don'ts

In the second episode of the Austin Film Festival Podcast we introduce the "Starmeter" game, AFF screenplay competition director Dawn Wiercinski talks about the do's and don'ts of submitting your screenplay to a contest, and Harold Ramis wraps things up with some thoughts on storytelling.

Download the second AFF Podcast now!