Events -- We're Here All Year!
It's not just the festival and conference. Year-round opportunities to attend conversations with industry pros, advance screenings, special retrospectives, filmmaker Q&As, and parties.
AN EVENING OF AWARD WINNING FEATURES PRESENTED BY AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL We are back to showcasing some of our audience's favorite films from past AFF years! Whether you loved them or missed them, we are... Read More
Setting the Scenery: AFF’s New Mexico Writers Retreat
https://austinfilmfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Ghost-Ranch-Hero-Video-v2.mp4 Austin Film Festival is excited to announce a new partnership with Ghost Ranch. This August 11 - 15, 2021, join our organizations for a weekend retreat in Abiquiu, New Mexico, as we explore... Read More
SCRIPT-TO-SCREEN: CITY SLICKERS
SCRIPT-TO-SCREEN: CITY SLICKERS Celebrate 30 Years of City Slickers with co-writers Babaloo Mandel and Lowell Ganz. In this virtual panel, legendary comedy screenwriters Mandel and Ganz will discuss this classic comedy starring Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern,... Read More
An Evening of Award Winning Shorts
AN EVENING OF AWARD WINNING SHORTS PRESENTED BY AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL Join us for our first LIVE screening in over a year, at the Galaxy Theater at 7:30 PM CDT, for a special encore showing... Read More
The Reps Roundtable
This event is now SOLD OUT. Please stay tuned for more events in the future. ALREADY PURCHASED YOUR TICKET? STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO ACCESS THE EVENT. VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLE: THE REP'S ROUNDTABLE... Read More
Live: AFF Shorts Showcase
This Friday, October 23rd we're extremely excited to host a short film showcase of some incredible local talent. Please join us to celebrate the works from filmmakers within our own backyard at Vesper Austin! We'll... Read More
Live Script Reading: SAN ANTONIO by Ya’Ke Smith
SAN ANTONIO WRITTEN BY YA'KE SMITH Displaced from New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina, Cheryl has lived in San Antonio for the past 15-years. Never healing from the death of her son by drowning during Katrina,... Read More
Virtual Script Reading: The Honey Pot
Written/Directed by Steve Mims Seduced into a secretly filmed ménage à trois, an angst-filled inept politician is blackmailed into murdering a lovable rival candidate. Watch the teaser: https://austinfilmfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/HONEYPOTteaserFINREV-1.mp4 RSVP HERE MEET THE WRITER/DIRECTOR Clio™... Read More
Inspiration in Isolation
An afternoon chock full of seasoned advice from industry gatekeepers, executives, and producers on what they look for in a script. Read More










