The first juror in our spotlight is Emily Best, Founder and CEO of Seed&Spark, the world’s first crowd-funding and digital distribution platform made just for independent film. Emily has provided an important platform for countless… Read More
Archives for May 2015
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Alumni Update: #ChicagoGirl Now Playing on Netflix and on Fusion Network
AFF 2014 Documentary Selection #ChicagoGirl: The Social Network Takes on a Dictator is now available to stream on Netflix. It is also airing on the Fusion Network. Joe Piscatella’s film tells the story of an American… Read More
This Week in Screenwriting: May 13th, 2015
Cannes report: Day 1 A.C.L.U takes on bias against women in Hollywood Roadside Attactions buys AFF alum/writer Chris Sparling’s Sea of Trees, directed by Gus Van Sant AFF 2012 Outstanding Television Writer Chris Carter’s The… Read More
Guest Blog: Jared Frieder
With the final deadline for the Screenplay Competition coming up on May 20, we’re featuring a guest blog post from one of last year’s winners to share his thoughts on why you should submit your… Read More
This Week in Screenwriting: May 6, 2015
Writer/director and AFF Alum Brian Helgeland’s upcoming Legend releases trailer Shonda Rhimes and Pariah writer/director Dee Rees team up for FX Drama based on The Warmth of Other Suns AFF Alum and Blade Runner 2… Read More
Alumni Update: Paul Harrill and Ashley Manor Selected as ’10 to Watch’
Paul Harrill and Ashley Manor, AFF 2014 alumni with their film Something, Anything, have been selected as part of The Independent‘s “10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2015.” The Independent honors 10 filmmakers every spring who are poised… Read More