Meet Our Staff!
Bringing writers, filmmakers, and the community together.
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Barbara Morgan - Executive Director
Most recently, Morgan produced the documentary feature, Portrait of Wally(2012), and the narrative feature Spring Eddy(2012).
She developed and produces the TV/Radio/Podcast series On Story, currently airing on PBS and PRI stations across the country.
In 2010, Morgan produced a reading of Bud Shrake’s play “A Friend of Carlos Monson” with director Jeff Nichols. In 2013 Morgan co-edited “On Story: Screenwriters and Their Craft”, which was published by UT Press.
Morgan serves on the Board of Directors for a number of organizations, including International Film Festival Summit and The Wittliff Collections at Texas State University.
Matty Dy - Screenplay/Teleplay Director
Colin Hyer - Conference Director
Outside of the office, Colin enjoys reading Stephen King novels and playing with his dog Mayo.
Liz Mims - Senior Film Program Director
She has worked with Austin Film Festival previously as the Director of the Young Filmmakers Program.
Harrison Glaser - Film Competition Director
After graduating, he began working for Austin Film Festival as an intern in the Conference department. He went on to serve as the Conference Assistant, and is now thrilled to continue to further the Festival’s mission as the Film Competition Director. In addition to working at AFF, Harrison enjoys seeing live music and exploring all of the treats the city of Austin has to offer.
Samantha Levine - Marketing Director
In her spare time, Samantha enjoys yoga, going to see live music and theatre, performing and sleeping.
Allison Kindred - Development Director
She began working for Austin Film Festival in 2008 as a Conference Department Intern. During her last year at UT, she became the Assistant to the Executive Director till 2010 when she moved to the Hospitality Coordinator position for 2 years. During that time Allison planned the Festival parties and was Event Coordinator for AFF’s Young Filmmakers Program fundraising party- Film & Food. She recently took over as Development Director in December 2012.
In her time outside of the office, she enjoys reading, shopping, wine tasting and spending time with her husband, Joey, and their dogs, Briggs and Remington.
Samantha Johnson - Office Manager
Sonia Onescu - Operations Manager
Sonia returned to AFF in 2012 to manage several different projects including the overall On Story® brand. Sonia currently serves as a producer for Austin Film Festival’s PBS-affiliated television show, On Story as well as associate producer of the On Story radio show component currently airing through Public Radio International. Sonia also oversees all of the AFF archives and is currently working to transfer and store over 20 years of material. Originally from Madrid, Spain, Sonia coincidentally moved to Austin the same year of AFF’s inception-something she believes was meant to be. Besides multi-tasking on a daily basis, Sonia enjoys live music, photography, reading, and spending time outdoors.
Katy Daly - Managing Director
Before moving to Austin in 2015, Katy worked as the Manager of Programming at the UNT Art Galleries where she coordinated 90+ exhibitions a year in three student galleries and helped manage two professional, contemporary gallery spaces. Most recently, Katy served as the Executive Assistant at Austin Film Festival, providing administrative support on various projects including On Story and festival logistics. As the Managing Director, Katy works alongside the entire AFF team to help further the vision and mission of the organization through new and current projects and initiatives. When not in the office, Katy enjoys reading, cooking, drinking wine, and spending time with friends and family.
Gabbi Lindgren - Screenplay Competition Administrative Director
Eva Mikes - Assistant to the Executive
Stefan Allen - Young Filmmakers Program Coordinator
Jamal Knox - Marketing Coordinator
Roy Morgan - Canine Relations
He’s a big fan of head pats, belly scratches, and great filmic storytelling. Follow us on social media — especially instagram — to get more updates from this cool canine.
Roy Morgan
Canine Relations
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