The 2011 Black List is out! Check it out here: http://www.blcklst.com/ Austin Film Festival has several alums and friends on the list – both writers and their representatives – including Ed Solomon, Tom O’Connor (2003… Read More
AFF News + Blog
Lindsay Doran’s Elements of a First Act
Producer Lindsay Doran recently gave a talk at Sony Pictures Animation on the topic of constructing a first act. As part of her talk she listed ten elements one might expect to find in the… Read More
2008 AFF Film BIGGA THAN BEN: A RUSSIANS’ GUIDE TO RIPPING OFF LONDON Raising Funds Toward US Release!
In the running for Best Narrative Feature at the Austin Film Festival in 2008, Bigga Than Ben: A Russians’ Guide to Ripping Off London is now raising funds towards its US release via an indieGoGo…. Read More
2011 Festival Award Winners Announced
We are proud to announce this year’s winners of the Audience Award, presented by Esurance. Thank you to everyone who voted. There was a major growth in attendance this year, resulting in more people voting… Read More
2011 Winners
2011 Festival Winners Read More
Documentary Storytelling
Still from TOWNSHIP TO THE STAGE One of the great challenges every year is finding documentaries that fulfill our expectations of great narrative storytelling. Real life is very rarely interesting; it takes a great documentarian… Read More
The Art of the Pitch by Max Adams
In anticipation of the bevy of AFF Pitch Sessions, VH-1 Pitch Sessions, High School Pitch sessions, bar pitches, standing in line at the theater pitches and, of course, the old – and sometimes effective –… Read More
Conference Intern Katherine Freeman’s Schedule!
Hey guys! My name’s Katherine Freeman and I’m a conference intern at the 2011 Austin Film Festival. I am currently a student at Southwestern University in Georgetown, TX pursuing a degree in English with a… Read More
Conference Intern Christina Burlison’s Festival Schedule
Hello all! Meet me: Christina Burlison. I’m a screenwriter, a graduate from UT Austin’s Graduate Screenwriting program and I’m currently interning with the Austin Film Festival, which I love, by the way. This year, my… Read More