2015 - Willem kampenhout
This has been one of the best festivals I have ever attended and screened my film at. The theater is always full, and mostly of fans of science fiction. They have great events for the film makers, accommodations that are close by, and best of all, an amazing selection of films. You will find OWA Alumni as some of the best in the circuit. I could not give this festival a higher rating. Bears Fonte is an incredibly experienced festival director, and has selected a wonderful team who are passionate, talented, and dedicated to this festival. You would be mistaken not to submit your sci-fi films here.
-Willem Kampenhout; writer/director, THE SURFACE
This has been one of the best festivals I have ever attended and screened my film at. The theater is always full, and mostly of fans of science fiction. They have great events for the film makers, accommodations that are close by, and best of all, an amazing selection of films. You will find OWA Alumni as some of the best in the circuit. I could not give this festival a higher rating. Bears Fonte is an incredibly experienced festival director, and has selected a wonderful team who are passionate, talented, and dedicated to this festival. You would be mistaken not to submit your sci-fi films here.
-Willem Kampenhout; writer/director, THE SURFACE
2015 - Jaron henrie-mccrea
Other Worlds Austin was a blast! Great audiences, movies, and afterparties/hangover brunches. The festival staff were so awesome and supportive -- and were directly responsible for getting me the drunkest I've been in years! And the city of Austin was amazing -- lovely people, delicious food (especially tacos), and just fun to walk around and experience because there's so much to do. Hope to be back with our next film!
-Jaron Henrie-McCrea; director, CURTAIN
Other Worlds Austin was a blast! Great audiences, movies, and afterparties/hangover brunches. The festival staff were so awesome and supportive -- and were directly responsible for getting me the drunkest I've been in years! And the city of Austin was amazing -- lovely people, delicious food (especially tacos), and just fun to walk around and experience because there's so much to do. Hope to be back with our next film!
- Jaron Henrie-McCrea; director, CURTAIN
2015 - Claire Carré
I next brought the film to our first genre festival, Other Worlds Austin. Only in its second year, the festival was small in scale but big in heart and festival team spirit. Only at Other Worlds would I end up taking photos with someone else also wearing a Star Trek uniform. It was great to show our science fiction film to a crowd made up entirely of sci-fi fans, who really got it. Embers was the Closing Night Film and had the honor to win the Inaugural Mary Shelley Award. Our actress Greta Fernández won Best Actress in a Feature Film. The most touching moment of my festival experiences so far came from an audience member at Other Worlds Austin who had previously experienced amnesia after coming out of a coma. He told me that my film captured the confusion of what it felt like to not remember and to feel glimmers of meaning without being able to hold onto something specific. He insisted that I needed to keep making movies because he wanted to see them.
-Claire Carré; director/co-writer, EMBERS
I next brought the film to our first genre festival, Other Worlds Austin. Only in its second year, the festival was small in scale but big in heart and festival team spirit. Only at Other Worlds would I end up taking photos with someone else also wearing a Star Trek uniform. It was great to show our science fiction film to a crowd made up entirely of sci-fi fans, who really got it. Embers was the Closing Night Film and had the honor to win the Inaugural Mary Shelley Award. Our actress Greta Fernández won Best Actress in a Feature Film. The most touching moment of my festival experiences so far came from an audience member at Other Worlds Austin who had previously experienced amnesia after coming out of a coma. He told me that my film captured the confusion of what it felt like to not remember and to feel glimmers of meaning without being able to hold onto something specific. He insisted that I needed to keep making movies because he wanted to see them.
-Claire Carré; director/co-writer, EMBERS