Anna Zschiesche

Our Script Competition’s Foundation and Process

06/24/2020 AFF Blog, Competitions, News, Screenplay Competition

At Austin Film Festival, story comes first and foremost above all else. We fully acknowledge the hard work and passion you put into your script, and rest assured, your story is in good hands. By... Read More

Alumni Blog: Bud Force

06/24/2020 AFF Blog, Alumni Updates, Competitions, Film Competition, Guest Blog

Cowboys: A Documentary Portrait was a project created from the truest sense of passion and a need to tell a story we felt had not been told. My family moved to rural Texas from the... Read More

Alumni Blog: Austin Calling by Indianna Bell

06/17/2020 AFF Blog, Alumni Updates, Competitions, Film Competition, Guest Blog

Fresh out of uni, myself and my co-creators all had plenty of ideas and oodles of enthusiasm, ready and rearing to go on as many projects as we could muster. However we quickly realised that... Read More

AFF 2017 Fiction Podcast Finalist, Justin Glanville, releases “The Mystery of Easter Island” on all major podcast platforms!

06/17/2020 AFF Blog, Alumni Updates, Competitions, Success Stories

A new podcast drama, The Mystery of Easter Island, tells the story of real-life British ethnographer Katherine Routledge's journey to Easter Island in 1914. The first five episodes of the six-episode first season are available... Read More

ANNOUNCING: RICHARD LAGRAVENESE TO JUDGE THE DRAMA FEATURE CATEGORY PRESENTED BY WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA, EAST AND 2ND WAVE OF SEMIFINALIST JUDGES

05/20/2020 Competitions, Juror Announcements, News

Richard Lagravenese is a film & television writer/director/producer. Writer: Behind The Candelabra (Emmy, BAFTA Nominations), The Fisher King (Academy Award®, BAFTA and WGA award nominations), Unbroken, Water for Elephants, The Bridges of Madison County, A Little... Read More

Festival Throwback with Sage Kosiorek

05/14/2020 AFF Blog

Hi, my name is Sage Kosiorek. This is my first year as Director of Script Competitions and what a ride it has been so far. The task of stepping into a role like this amid... Read More

Filmmaker Blog: David Midell & The Killing Kenneth Chamberlain

05/13/2020 AFF Blog, Alumni Updates, Competitions, Guest Blog

Before I began making films, I worked as a teacher and therapist for children and adults with autism and other cognitive/mental health challenges. I worked with many different age groups and communities, from elementary school... Read More

AFF at Home: Writing for Episodic Q&A with VJ Boyd

05/11/2020 AFF Blog, News

We collected your questions from the AFF at Home: Writing for Episodic page and social media for a virtual Q&A with VJ Boyd about writing for television. JUSTIFIED: Timothy Olyphant as Raylan Givens in season... Read More

AFF at Home: Writing for Episodic

05/06/2020 AFF Blog, News

Welcome to week seven of AFF at Home! For those of you just joining us – AFF at Home is Austin Film Festival’s way of promoting a sense of community, engagement, and creativity in a... Read More

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