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the most talked about, prolific, outlaw and legendary filmmakers and screenwriters in the entertainment industry
AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL & WRITERS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCE IN-PERSON EVENT FOR OCTOBER WILL HONOR SCOTT FRANK AS 2021 RECIPIENT OF THE BILL WITTLIFF AWARD FOR SCREENWRITING Austin, TX – March 31, 2021 – Austin Film Festival &... Read More
AFF 2020 Winners Announced
AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THE 2020 AUDIENCE AWARDS AND HIGHLIGHTS JURY SELECTIONS FROM THE FILM AND SCRIPT COMPETITIONS AUSTIN, Texas— November 2, 2020— Austin Film Festival (AFF), the premier Festival to recognize the... Read More
AFF 2020 Opening, Centerpiece, and Closing Night Films Announcement
AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES OPENING, CENTERPIECE, AND CLOSING NIGHT FILMS AMONG ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING INCLUDING WWE BROTHERS OF DESTRUCTION PREMIERE OCTOBER 15, 2020 – AUSTIN, TX – Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference (AFF), the premier... Read More
AFF 2020 Full Slate Announcement
AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES MARQUEE SELECTIONS ALONGSIDE FULL FILM AND CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Austin, TX – October 1, 2020 – Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference (AFF), the premier film festival recognizing the writers’ contributions to... Read More
AFF 2020 First Wave Announcement
AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL REVEALS FIRST WAVE OF SCREENINGS SET FOR 27TH ANNIVERSARY & FIRST VIRTUAL LINE-UP, INCLUDING MULTIPLE WORLD & NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERES Austin, TX – August 27, 2020 – Austin Film Festival (AFF), the premier... Read More
Remembering Buck Henry 1930 – 2020
Click here to listen to the On Story episode - Comedy Legends: Buck Henry, Harold Ramis, Judd Apatow, and Larry Wilmore Beloved comedy writer and actor Buck Henry passed away at the age of 89.... Read More
AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES PARTNERS AND JUDGES FOR FICTION PODCAST SCRIPT COMPETITION & CONFERENCE PROGRAMMING
For inquiries, contact Samantha Levine marketing@austinfilmfestival.com 512-478-4795 Executives at podcast industry leaders Stitcher, Authentic, PRI & STUDIO 360, and the creative minds behind THE BRIGHT SESSIONS and TUMANBAY to judge the script competition! AUSTIN,… Read More
Awaiting the Arrival of Eric Heisserer
By Alexandra Mitchell Eric Heisserer is a human; A human who wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay, Arrival. If that’s not enough to make you excited for #AFF2017, learn more about the (hu)man behind this year’s “unfilmable”... Read More
Pamela Ribon – Writer Extraordinaire
Screenwriter. Blogger. Actress. Television writer. Author. These are just a few of the words that describe Pamela Ribon, one of Variety’s 10 Screenwriters to watch. The funny former Austinite studied acting at the University of... Read More









