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2025 AFF Writers Conference Schedule Announcement

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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 ANNOUNCES CHRISTOPHER MCQUARRIE AS AWARD HONOREE, UNVEILS FIRST WAVE OF WRITERS CONFERENCE PANELS WITH VISIONARIES BEHIND WICKED, THE STUDIO, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY AND MORE

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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

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

AFF 2020 Winners Announced

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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

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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

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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

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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

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