The Austin Film Festival is dedicated to championing the work of aspiring and established filmmakers, defined as screenwriters, directors, editors, producers, actors and all those artists who use the language of film to tell a story. The AFF furthers the art, craft and business of filmmaking by providing unique cultural events and services, enhancing public awareness and participation, and encouraging dynamic and long-lasting community partnerships.

The Austin Film Festival is a not for profit 501c3 corporation.

Paul Alvarado-Dykstra

Paul Alvarado-Dykstra is the Central Texas Representative of the Texas Motion Picture Alliance (TXMPA), the statewide industry advocacy organization for film, television, commercial and video game makers (txmpa.org).  He is also co-founder of Fantastic Fest (named one of Variety's ten favorite film festivals in the world; fantasticfest.com), and Ain't It Cool, Inc. (aintitcool.com). He has worked with award-winning filmmakers Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy) and Tim McCanlies (The 2 Bobs, Secondhand Lions), Emmy-winning producer Scott Carter (Real Time With Bill Maher) and Oscar-nominated documentarian Frances Reid (Long Night's Journey Into Day). Most recently, he executive produced Jen White’s debut feature Between Floors (Winner, Best Director - Atlanta Underground Film Festival). He also serves as Vice President of Villa Muse, an innovative, over 1, 000-acre mixed-use development planned for 2012, which will be anchored by Villa Muse Studios - a new nexus for the creative industries in Texas, offering comprehensive, globally competitive production and post facilities for film, television, commercials, music, video games and animation. In addition, he serves on the board of the Film Texas Fund and the advisory board of the Austin School of Film. He can regularly be found bowling at The Highball and/or on Twitter @robogeek