Now celebrating its 20th year — as well as the 35th anniversary of its parent organization, the Austin Film Society — the Texas Film Awards will honor such diverse talents as actors Kaitlyn Dever and Shelley Duvall and neo-soul auteur Erykah Badu at its annual ceremony on March 12.
Duvall’s film debut, the Houston-shot “Brewster McCloud,” will also be recognized with the org’s Star of Texas Award. The event is still scheduled to take place tonight, with emcee Parker Posey, AFS co-founder Richard Linklater and several local filmmakers and past honorees in attendance.
Dever will not attend. This morning, the AFS sent Variety the following statement: “The 20th Texas Film Awards are still scheduled to take place on Thursday, March 12th.
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