Competitions

Austin Film Festival Renews Partnerships with Enderby Entertainment, Writers Guild of America, East, and Rooster Teeth for Screenplay and Film Competitions

01/19/2023 AFF Blog, Competitions

To continue its mission to better serve writers and filmmakers Austin Film Festival is pleased to announce returning sponsors for its 2023 Screenplay and Film Competitions. Sponsors will once again serve on the jury for their... Read More

2022 Winners

11/17/2022 Annual Festival Winners, Awardees, Festival & Conference

Awardees Screenplay & Teleplay Film: Jury Winners Film: Audience Awards 2022 Festival Awards 2022 AWARDEES Dede Gardner 2022 Recipient of the Polly Platt Award for Producing Stephen Merchant 2022 Recipient of the Outstanding Television Writer... Read More

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2022 SCRIPT COMPETITION FINALISTS

10/17/2022 Competitions, Screenplay Competition

AFF is thrilled to announce the 2022 Script Competition Finalists! 70 scripts were chosen for the Final Round with one winner to be determined in each of the 18 categories. The winners will be announced... Read More

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2022 SCRIPT COMPETITIONS SEMIFINALISTS & SECOND ROUNDERS!

09/28/2022 Competitions, Screenplay Competition

We are pleased to announce the 2022 Script Competitions Semifinalists (top 2%) and Second Rounders (top 20%). They were chosen from a field of 10,000+ scripts entered in our Screenplay, Digital Series, Playwriting, and Fiction... Read More

NEW JUROR ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 2022 COMPETITIONS

08/17/2022 AFF Blog, Announcements, Competitions, Film Competition, Juror Announcements, News, Screenplay Competition

Take a look at the 2022 Jurors for the Film and Script Competitions, below! SCRIPT COMPETITIONS - FINALIST ROUND Devon Greggory Drama & Comedy Spec Born the youngest of nine, in the heart of Dixie,... Read More

First Wave of 2022 Script Competition Semifinalist Judge Announcements!

08/10/2022 AFF Blog, Competitions, Juror Announcements, News, Screenplay Competition

We're excited to announce the first wave of judges for our 2022 Script Competitions! Here's the list: Matt Dy Matt Dy attended the University of Texas at Austin and received a Bachelor of Science in... Read More

Announcing the Austin Movie Gear Award

03/29/2022 AFF Blog, Announcements, Competitions, Conference, Festival & Conference, Film Competition, News

We are pleased to announce the Texas Short Filmmaker Award Underwritten by Austin Movie Gear. Opened in 2013, Austin Movie Gear is a locally owned and operated rental house dedicated to providing low prices… Read More

Announcing the Ghetto Film School Fellowship Award

03/22/2022 AFF Blog, Announcements, Competitions, Conference, Festival & Conference, Film Competition, News

The Austin Film Festival is pleased to announce the inaugural Ghetto Film School Fellowship Award in association with Ghetto Film School, an award-winning nonprofit founded in 2000 to educate, develop and celebrate the next generation… Read More

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL FILM AND SCRIPT COMPETITIONS NOW OPEN

12/16/2021 Announcements, Annual Festival Winners, Competitions, Festival & Conference, Film Festival, Press Releases, ubermenu, Winners

Austin, TX (December 16, 2021) – Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference (AFF), the premier film festival recognizing the writers’ contributions to film, television, and new media, is pleased to announce that it is now... Read More

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