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Austin Film Festival proudly presents Docuweek at the Alamo Lake Creek

docuweek.jpgThe Austin Film Festival may officially be over, but the good folks at AFF are not done bringing you excellent film. Tonight and tomorrow they team up with the International Documentary Association to present Docuweek, a public theatrical exhibition of outstanding new works that helps to qualify feature and short documentaries for Academy Award considerations. Since its inception 10 years ago, 17 of the screened films have been nominated for Oscars, with 4 winning

AFF Members get in free, while non-members pay only $6 for all of the screenings; so head up to the Alamo Lake Creek, grab a spicy bleu burger and some beers, support up-and-coming documentary filmmakers and see tomorrow's Oscar winners today!

“We developed this showcase to give deserving filmmakers an opportunity to qualify for Oscar® consideration by providing theatrical platforms where their films can be seen,” says IDA Executive Director Sandra Ruch. “We also want to keep encouraging exhibitors to dedicate more screens to nonfiction films.”

Films screening include Purvis of Overtown, The Trials of Darryl Hunt, and An Unreasonable Man.

Click here for times, descriptions and tickets.

AFF and IDA present Docuweek
Monday & Tuesday (6th & 7th)
Alamo Drafthouse Lake Creek
Various Times [Tickets]


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