Hey there, boob tube fans: Grab a buddy and some snacks, turn off your phone, and settle in on the couch for a monumental binge session. The ATX Televis
This year’s edition of all things on the small screen, the ATX Television Festival, is staying virtual for the second year in a row. It runs June 11-20.
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Just get a little more cozy on that couch. Austin s annual celebration of all things television will beamed to your home again this year.
ATX Television Festival on Thursday announced an expanded 10-day virtual event for 2021. Last year, the festival also held an at-home edition due to the coronavirus pandemic. This year s event, ATX s 10th, will run June 11-20.
The fest promises screenings, panels, roundtable discussions, interstitial content, VOD programming, special events and more. The programming will have an interactive element, according to organizers, and some segments will be filmed at familiar Austin spots.
Festival founders Caitlin McFarland and Emily Gipson told the American-Statesman last year that they hoped things would be back to normal for a physical 2021 event, but McFarland said it “would be tone deaf and naive to not consider it not happening.” At the time, they left open the possibility of a hybrid of physical and virtual spaces for 202