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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First Three Pages LIVE!
Submit the first three pages of your scripts, sketches, podcasts, or whatevers! Selected projects will be performed. Experience your story with strangers, make friends, and listen to feedback. Read More
Audience Award Series: Mr. Fish: Cartooning From The Deep End
Winner of the 2017 Documentary Feature Audience Award presented by Hiscox Insurance Subjects Mr. Fish and Diana Day and director Pablo Bryant will be in attendance Having found success creating compelling, and often, adult-themed editorial... Read More
Artist Services Roundtable
Artist Services Roundtable Tuesday, May 29, 2018 | 6:30 pm | Southern Heights Brewery FREE PARKING! Join us at Southern Heights Brewery for a casual and informative roundtable workshop covering all things filmmaking. In the spirit of AFF’s popular... Read More
On Writing A Fiction Podcast Script by Lilly Camp & Francisco Mendoza
A little over a year ago, we had an idea for a TV show: a mock-PSA program hosted by a character named Hairy Legs Hannah, who would (supposedly) teach children about liberal values – but... Read More
What Our Readers Look For
WHAT OUR READERS LOOK FOR At AFF, 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… Read More
ON WINNING THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL SCRIPT COMPETITION, PART II
By Troy Anthony Miller Troy Anthony Miller is a writer, filmmaker, and improv comedian. His screenplay The Hitch was the 2013 AFF Horror Award Winner, subsequently optioned by Frank Darabont’s Darkwoods Productions. Troy has done... Read More
ON WINNING THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL SCRIPT COMPETITION, PART I
By Caroline Hopkins Caroline Hopkins is a high school English and creative writing teacher in Sacramento, CA and won Austin Film Festival’s Drama Screenplay Award for her script Brokenhearted in 2017. This year, she was… Read More
TONY GILROY TO RECEIVE “DISTINGUISHED SCREENWRITER” AWARD AT 2018 AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL AND WRITERS CONFERENCE
For inquiries or media credentials: Samantha Levine, AFF marketing@austinfilmfestival.com 512-478-4795 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TONY GILROY TO RECEIVE “DISTINGUISHED SCREENWRITER” AWARD AT 2018 AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL AND WRITERS CONFERENCE “THE WRITERS FESTIVAL” ALSO ANNOUNCES “HEART OF... Read More
