If you love movies- not just watching them, but talking about them, quoting them, arguing about them, then Austin is your go-to city.<\/p>\n
Because once again, the Texas Film Awards are turning the capital into something that feels suspiciously like Hollywood, just with more boots and fewer paparazzi barricades. On March 5, the annual celebration returns to Troublemaker Studios, where so many great Texas films have been made and celebrated.<\/p>\n
Austin Film Society Powers Texas Cinema<\/p>\n
The event is hosted by the Austin Film Society, founded by filmmaker Richard Linklater.
Since the mid-1990s, AFS has distributed nearly $3 million in grants to more than 700 Texas-based film projects, helping turn Austin into a serious creative hub for filmmakers who want independence without leaving the state.<\/p>\n
The Texas Film Awards serve as its biggest fundraiser- but they also double as a reminder that Texas talent has global reach.<\/p>\n
Texas Film Awards Honor Industry Legends<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s inductees include filmmaker Julian Schnabel, actors Sydney Chandler and Sonny Carl Davis.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: Former 80’s Star Falls for West Texas Charm<\/a><\/p>\n The presenter lineup reads like a festival marquee:<\/p>\n Oscar Isaac presenting to SchnabelGabriel Luna introducing a special anniversary tributeLinklater presenting alongside producer Mike BlizzardNoah Hawley returning to the stageA 25-Year Tribute to a Texas-Made Classic<\/p>\n And then there\u2019s the moment that\u2019s going to hit millennials right in the childhood.<\/p>\n The awards will include a 25th anniversary tribute to Spy Kids, the Robert Rodriguez-created franchise that proved a family blockbuster could be made in Texas and still take over the world.<\/p>\n