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Contrast Film Festival

Contrast Film Festival was an Austin festival of boundary-pushing cinema with an emphasis on women and queer filmmakers. It began July 20–22, 2018 and returned for a second year July 18–21, 2019. During the COVID-19 pandemic it presented a sold-out drive-in program with the Museum of Human Achievement, according to its 2020 website, with viewers asked to stay in their cars. No later edition was found, and its web domain was disconnected by 2023, so it is treated as defunct.

Festival · Austin · Since 2018 · Ended 2020

When it ran

Held in July
Museum of Human Achievement (2020 drive-in program)
Contrast Film Festival
Old website ↗︎

Notable


New in 2018 (July 20–22, 2018): 'boundary-pushing cinema, with an emphasis on female and queer creators'	↗︎
Returned for year two July 18–21, 2019	↗︎
Archived site (2020) shows a sold-out drive-in program with the Museum of Human Achievement during the COVID-19 pandemic	↗︎
Domain no longer connected by 2023	↗︎

Sources

The Austin Film Festival Calendar The Austin Chronicle 2018-01-26
Your 2019 Guide to Film Festivals in Austin The Austin Chronicle 2019-01-03
Contrast Film Fest | Austin, TX (archived site) Contrast Film Festival via Wayback Machine 2020-12-31