Now in its 15th year, Austin Film Festival’s annual Film & Food Fundraising Party is one of the most highly anticipated events in Austin! The glamorous and historic Driskill Hotel hosts this fantastic evening of flowing cocktails and inventive culinary treats, presented by 20 of Austin’s hottest restaurants. Read More
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Live-to-Picture – Star Wars: A New Hope
Join us for a special screening with live score performed by the Austin Symphony Orchestra in honor of the 40th Anniversary of Star Wars. Read More
Live-to-Picture – Manual Cinema: Lula Del Ray
Alluringly low-fi, this troupe of theatrical artists are not just puppeteers, but creators of otherworldly landscapes through a striking combination of live actors, old-school projectors, and silhouette magic. Read More
PATTI CAKE$ – Free Advance Screening
In a coming-of-age story straight out of Jersey, an unlikely rapper finds her voice as a one-of-a-kind hip-hop legend in the making in PATTI CAKE$, the first feature film from acclaimed commercial and music-video director Geremy... Read More
POV Series: Swim Team
Parents of a boy on the autism spectrum form a competitive swim team, recruiting other teens on the spectrum and training them with high expectations and zero pity. Swim Team chronicles the extraordinary rise of... Read More
Top Reason to Attend: An All-Star Line Up
If you check out our past panelist page and note all the successful writers/directors/producers/executives/agents that have attended in the past, and those we expect this year, you’ll be astounded. And if you bit the bullet… Read More
Summer Film Camp Showcase
RSVP for a camper 9-12 If you are a human and are seeing this field, please leave it blank. Fields marked with an * are required First Name * Last Name * Camper's Name Email... Read More
Awaiting the Arrival of Eric Heisserer
By Alexandra Mitchell Eric Heisserer is a human; A human who wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay, Arrival. If that’s not enough to make you excited for #AFF2017, learn more about the (hu)man behind this year’s “unfilmable”... Read More
Pitch Day
Join AFF for a day of pitching fun! Fine tune your pitch before you take on the big leagues at AFF 2017 with AFF’s Pitch day on Sunday, July 23rd. This workshop is great to practice an elevator-style pitch and can help writers to conquer their fears of public speaking and selling themselves. Read More
