Writer Edwin “Bud” Shrake passed away this last Friday at the age of 77. Bud was a long time supporter and board member of the Austin Film Festival. From the early days of the Festival,… Read More
AFF News + Blog
AFF First Look With Steven Puri and Matt Summers
The business of writing can be a confusing and frustrating one. After spending months, if not years, writing and re-writing draft after draft of what you’re sure will be the hit of the Black List,… Read More
The 2009 List: 25 Festivals Worth the Fee
MovieMaker Magazine – April 17, 2009 “Now more than ever, with our country deep in a recession, coughing up the entry fees for a number of film festivals can be an unfeasible expense, so moviemakers… Read More
Remembering Horton Foote
Screenwriter and Playwright Horton Foote, who passed away earlier this month, was actually AFF’s very first Distinguished Screenwriter Award recipient in the early days of the festival and was a long time supporter and friend… Read More
Big News for AFF Alumnus Oren Uziel!
Big News for AFF Alumnus Oren Uziel Oren Uziel’s twist-filled, small town murder mystery Shimmer Lake made a pretty big splash at the 2008 Austin Film Festival.As a finalist for both Drama and the Latitude… Read More
AFF First Look With Chris McQuarrie
When Chris McQuarrie attended the Festival in 2006 (and, yes, that was the same year as the most amazing panel in the history of panels: Shane Black, David Milch, and Sydney Pollack at the Paramount… Read More
Texas Book Fest and the LBJ Library Museum present Hollywood vs. New York: Three Writers’ Perspectives
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library & Museum Hollywood vs. New York: Three Writers’ Perspectives In conjunction with the Texas Book Festival Tuesday, February 17, 6:30 p.m. LBJ Library and Museum Atrium, 10th floor A reception will… Read More
Lining Up Panelists and Tackling Hollywood
Only the second day of February and we’re already lining up panelists for the 2009 Conference, October 22-25. Doug Ellin, “Entourage” creator/writer, and Gina Prince-Bythewood (I’ve invited her FOUR years in a row), writer/director of… Read More
AFF Target® Family Film Series Presents School Play
Target “School Play” Invitation (PDF)