AFF News + Blog
The New Capital Badge
AFF is happy to announce the new Capital Badge! Thank you to everyone who participated in the Twitter contest to help name the badge. Read More
Enter AFF’s Oscar Prediction Contest
You’ve seen all the films, you’ve picked your favorites, and now you’re ready to make your predictions. Try your luck at predicting the 88th Annual Academy Award® winners with AFF’s Oscar Prediction Contest! The entrant who most closely predicts the winners gets… Read More
Panelist Spotlight – Nicole Perlman
Nicole Perlman received her Film and Dramatic Writing degree from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in 2003. Since then she has gone on to win the Tribeca Film Festival’s Sloan Grant for Science in Film for her screenplay Challenger, which also placed on the 2006 Black List. Read More
2016 Panelists – First Round
2016’s first round of confirmed panelists include fantastic writers and amazing executives! Read More
Guest Blog: Jeb Stuart
In excitement and anticipation for the upcoming Die Hard screening with Jeb Stuart next week, Austin Film Festival asked him a few questions about the film. Don’t miss this holiday classic on Tuesday, December 15th. 2015 at the historic Paramount Theatre. Read More
2015 Screenplay Finalists, Semifinalists & Second Rounders
AFF is pleased to announce the 2015 Screenplay & Teleplay Competition Finalists, Semifinalists and Second Rounders. They were chosen from a record field of 8,627 individual scripts (up by about 1800 scripts from last year). Read More
Booger Red – Staff Pick
While watching Booger Red for the first time…I could do nothing but sit, firmly planted at the edge of my seat, and try to catch my breath. Read More
Guest Blog: MD Anderson’s Mel Klein
An Extraordinary Story of Strength and Courage At the heart of every successful film is a compelling story. In the case of Until 20, a documentary of the extraordinary life of James Ragan, producer-directors Jamila… Read More