Plan Your Weekend At AFF now!
Now is the time to plan your trip to the 33rd Annual Austin Film Festival, taking place October 29 – November 5, 2026. For a limited time, you can save $40 on a Weekend badge... Read More
Conference
AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2026 AWARDEES AND FELLOWSHIPS
AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL TO HONOR NINA JACOBSON AND ERIC KRIPKE AT THE 2026 AWARDS LUNCHEON; ANNOUNCES INDUSTRY FELLOWSHIPS INCLUDING THE DONNERS’ COMPANY, AMC, VALHALLA ENTERTAINMENT, YMH STUDIOS, AND STARBURNS INDUSTRIES Austin, TX (April 1, 2026) – AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL (AFF), which hosts the world’s largest screenwriters conference and leads in championing the art... Read More
2025 Winners
Awardees Screenplay & Teleplay Film: Jury Winners Film: Audience Awards 2025 Festival Awards 2025 AWARDEES Rian Johnson 2025 Recipients of the Bill Wittliff Award for Screenwriting Christine Vachon 2025 Recipient of the Polly Platt Award... Read More
2025 AFF Writers Conference Schedule Announcement
The Moment You've All Been Waiting For... The 2025 Writers Conference Schedule Is Here! We’re proud to unveil this year’s Writers Conference panels, featuring the best of the business and creatives at the top... Read More
AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL DEBUTS FIRST WAVE OF FILMS AND 2025 WRITER’S WRITER AWARD
Announcing First Wave of World Premieres and Texas Premieres featuring ETERNITY, HEDDA, TRAIN DREAMS, and WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY and 2025 Writer's Writer Award Honorees Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar Austin, TX... Read More
AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES CHRISTOPHER MCQUARRIE AS AWARD HONOREE, UNVEILS FIRST WAVE OF WRITERS CONFERENCE PANELS WITH VISIONARIES BEHIND WICKED, THE STUDIO, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY AND MORE
Austin, TX (AUGUST 13, 2025) – AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL (AFF), which hosts the world’s largest screenwriters conference and leads in championing the art and craft of storytelling for more than three decades, announced today that... Read More
AFF announces 2025 Bill Wittliff Awardee: Rian Johnson
Austin, TX (July 31, 2025) – AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL (AFF) announced today the Bill Wittliff Award for Screenwriting will be given to celebrated writer-director Rian Johnson, during the 2025 Writers Conference happening October 23 –... Read More
AFF X The 97th Academy Awards®
The 2025 edition of the Academy Awards® are upon us, and as the best and brightest prepare to walk the red carpet, AFF is excited to offer you the opportunity to hear directly from Oscar... Read More
AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2025 AWARDEES AND FELLOWSHIPS
AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES CHRISTINE VACHON, YVETTE LEE BOWSER TO RECEIVE TOP HONORS; INDUSTRY FELLOWSHIPS TO INCLUDE ENDERBY ENTERTAINMENT, AMC, BIG INDIE PICTURES, YMH STUDIOS, AND NICKELODEON WRITING PROGRAM At AFF’s renowned Writers Conference, Vachon... Read More
