The screen is set for the 32nd edition of the Austin Film Festival, as organizers have unveiled the final wave of programming for the often-dubbed "writer's festival" that takes place in Austin, Texas, every October.
Included in today's newly announced unveiling are Texas premieres of A Private Life, starring Jodie Foster; Rental Family, led by recent Academy Award winner Brendan Fraser; and Is This Thing On?, directed by Bradley Cooper and starring Will Arnett and Laura Dern.
The festival will also screen Gus Van Sant's Dead Man's Wire. A recent festival favorite, the Bill Skarsgård and Dacre Montgomery starrer was picked up by newly minted distributor Row K following its Venice and TIFF bows last month. The film marked Row K's first acquisition since forming in August.
The Sydney Sweeney starrer Christy will serve as the festival's Opening Night selection, while Eternity, starring Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen, and Callum Turner, will screen in the Centerpiece slot. The festival's Closing Night film is still TBD.
These films join previously announced titles, including Jay Kelly (Noah Baumbach), Hedda (Nia DaCosta), No Other Choice (Park Chan-wook), Nuremberg (James Vanderbilt), The Boy From St. Croix (Scott Duncan), and TIFF's People's Choice winner Hamnet (Chloé Zhao).
In addition to the marquee offerings, the festival will also feature world premieres for the dark comedy Forelock, dramas A Man Walks Down the Street and Nobody Wants to Be Here, Nobody Wants to Leave, as well as the comedy Theatre People.
With the newly announced slate, the festival will showcase over 180 films from 32 countries from October 23 to October 30.
