ABOUT US
ALI ALKHAFAJI
FESTIVAL DIRECTOR
Ali is the Festival Director for "Austin Under the Stars". He hosts two other film festivals called "LA Under the Stars" & "Austin Spotlight Film Festival".
AUTS draws in crowds of over 500 people & donates proceeds to Autism Society of Texas.
MADISON MORELAND
MARKETING DIRECTOR
As a graduate of the University of Texas, Madison handles daily outreach & promotion within the student community both locally with the Department of Radio-Television-Film & nationally.
MICHAEL SCHUERMANN
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
With an exceptional background in communications & visual arts, Michael has been instrumental in creating the Austin Under the Stars brand.
Michael now works as a motion designer & animator in video production.
NICK WILLIAMS
JUDGE/PHOTOGRAPHER
A graduate of the University of Texas RTF program, Nick is an award winning cinematographer & documentary director.
RYAN ROBINSON
JUDGE/PHOTOGRAPHER
Stepping into the producer/director arena from an actor background, Ryan has created incredible stories to impact his community. He has written multiple stage plays and films in the great state of Texas. Ryan has started his own production company specializing in commercial work, along with short/feature films.
TIAN LIU
JUDGE
Studied at Harvard Business School, graduate of New York Film Academy and an outstanding director of Photography, Tian Liu has truly carved out a reputation for herself as an highly influential person in the US media market. Her works have made appearance on the covers of "VOGUE", "GQ", "Forbes" and other international magazines. Winning more than 50 best cinematography awards at film festivals, she worked with Oscar winner Kim Basinger, Lynne Littman, and three-time Oscar nominee for best cinematography, Dean Cundey.