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Oct. 23 - 30, 2025

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Armadillo World Headquarters and Austin Film Festival Announce the Winner of the Jim Franklin “The Armadillo Man” Film Fellowship

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Armadillo World Headquarters and Austin Film Festival Announce the Winner of the Jim Franklin “The Armadillo Man” Film Fellowship Austin filmmaker Emil Lozada to direct a new documentary short exploring the life, legacy, and cultural...  Read More

Screenplay Competitions Are Changing. Here’s Where We Stand.

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A Letter from the Screenplay Director: It's a strange time for emerging writers where opportunities seem to vanish as quickly as they appear. While the recent wave of shuttered screenplay competitions might make it feel...  Read More

2025 Script and Film Competitions’ Early Bird Deadline is one week out!

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The 2025 AFF Script and Film Competitions' Early Bird Deadline is 11:59PM CDT on Tuesday, March 25th, and there is no better time than now to submit your latest project! Looking for a little inspiration...  Read More

Alumni Blog: Alexander Adell

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For over thirty years, AFF has played a key role in launching the careers of writers. We recently spoke with Alexander Adell, the winner of our 2022 Fiction Podcast Award, about how AFF helped jumpstart...  Read More

Alumni Blog: Gordon Shoemaker Foxwood

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AFF has been instrumental in launching the careers of writers for over three decades. We recently spoke with Gordon Shoemaker Foxwood, our 2023 Dark Matters Feature Audience Award winner, about how AFF helped jumpstart the...  Read More

Alumni Blog: Austin Elliott

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AFF has been instrumental in launching the careers of writers for over three decades. In this week’s Alumni Blog, our 2023 Drama Teleplay Pilot Award winner, Austin Elliott, shares the process of creating his winning...  Read More

Alum Blog: Richard Dane Scott

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There’s no place like the Writer’s Conference at Austin to not only learn about your craft but to build community. Richard Dane Scott, a 2010 Austin Film Festival finalist, dives into how entering the screenplay...  Read More

Alumni Blog: Laura Hunter Drago

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AFF has been instrumental in launching the careers of writers for over three decades. We recently spoke with Laura Hunter Drago, 2023 Fiction Podcast Award Winner, about her journey from breaking into the world of...  Read More

Alumni Blog: Ryan Ederer

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There’s no place like the Writer’s Conference at Austin to not only learn about your craft, but to build community. AFF has been instrumental in launching the careers of writers for over three decades. Ryan...  Read More

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