1.0Austin Film Festivalhttps://austinfilmfestival.comrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://austinfilmfestival.com/blog/news/the-conference-choose-your-own-adventure-adam-goetz/">THE CONFERENCE: Choose Your Own Adventure – Adam Goetz</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://austinfilmfestival.com/blog/news/the-conference-choose-your-own-adventure-adam-goetz/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“THE CONFERENCE: Choose Your Own Adventure – Adam Goetz” — Austin Film Festival" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>The best thing about Austin Film Festival is the lack of separation between the invited filmmakers and the festival attendees. Now I’ve only been working here since June, so I’m not sure how this dynamic came to be, but I think I have a pretty good idea (or at least a bad idea that will allow me to say some nice things about the festival). Austin Film Festival has managed to construct an environment that is so enjoyable, that panelists would rather mingle at The Driskill Bar than retreat to their swanky hotel rooms. The filmmakers party like attendees, and the attendees are treated like filmmakers. There’s a mutual respect in the air that isn’t seen at other film festivals. Austin Film Festival brings people together, rather than highlighting their differences with a velvet rope.https://austinfilmfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/AdamGoetz.jpg