Parties

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On Story Season 9 Premiere Party

02/26/2019 Events, On Story, Parties

Walk ups are welcome! On Story Season 9 Premiere Party & Live Taping with writer Ralph Breaks The Internet Pamela Ribon Join AFF for the Season 9 Premiere Party of On Story®. We will feature a... Read More

On Story Season 8 Premiere Party

03/16/2018 Events, On Story, Parties

The RSVP is now closed. Walk ups are welcome up to capacity! On Story Season 8 Premiere Party & Live Taping Join AFF for the Season 8 Premiere Party of On Story®. We will feature a... Read More

9th Annual Hair of the Dog Brunch

02/08/2018 Events, Parties

Austin Film Festival invites you and a guest to join us for complimentary beverages and bites! Read More

On Story Season 7 Premiere Party

03/24/2017 Events, On Story, Parties

On Story Season 7 Premiere Party & Live Taping Join AFF for the Season 7 Premiere Party of On Story®. We will feature a live taping of the show with special guest Philipp Meyer. Meyer will discuss the... Read More

Film & Food Fundraising Party

09/13/2016 Events, Parties, ubermenu

Now in its 15th year, Austin Film Festival’s annual Film & Food Fundraising Party is one of the most highly anticipated events in Austin! The glamorous and historic Driskill Hotel hosts this fantastic evening of flowing cocktails and inventive culinary treats, presented by 20 of Austin’s hottest restaurants. Read More

On Story Season 6 Premiere Party

04/05/2016 Events, On Story, Parties

Premiere Party & Live Taping Join AFF for the Season 6 Premiere Party of our Lone Star EMMY® Award-winning television show, On Story®. We will be featuring a live taping of the show with special... Read More

AFF at Home: Wrapping Up

Welcome to week ten of AFF at Home! We’ve reached the end of Austin Film Festival’s AFF at Home project but, like any writer knows, it can be difficult to tell when a project is... Read More

AFF at Home: Animation

Welcome to week nine of AFF at Home! For those of you just joining us – AFF at Home is Austin Film Festival’s way of promoting a sense of community, engagement, and creativity in a... Read More

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL ENDERBY ENTERTAINMENT FILMMAKING FELLOWSHIP AWARD AND JURY ADVISORY PROGRAM

For inquiries, contact Kelly Lafargue marketing@austinfilmfestival.com o 512.478.4795 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Austin, TX - May 18, 2020 - Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference (AFF), the premier film festival recognizing the writers’ contributions to... Read More

AFF at Home: Nonfiction & Fiction Adaptations

Welcome to week eight of AFF at Home! For those of you just joining us – AFF at Home is Austin Film Festival’s way of promoting a sense of community, engagement, and creativity in a... Read More

AFF at Home: Writing for Episodic

Welcome to week seven of AFF at Home! For those of you just joining us – AFF at Home is Austin Film Festival’s way of promoting a sense of community, engagement, and creativity in a... Read More

AFF at Home: Comedy

Welcome to week six of AFF at Home! For those of you just joining us – AFF at Home is Austin Film Festival’s way of promoting a sense of community, engagement, and creativity even in... Read More

Announcing: Deadline Extension & Virtual Pitch Competition!

The Script Competitions Late Deadline Extended to June 1, 2020! Due to the ongoing pandemic, we want to give you all a little more time to finish and polish off your scripts. We’ll now be... Read More

AFF at Home: Action & Description

Welcome to week five of AFF at Home! For those of you just joining us – AFF at Home is Austin Film Festival’s way of promoting a sense of community, engagement, and creativity even in... Read More

AFF at Home: Setting

Welcome to week four of AFF at Home! For those of you just joining us – AFF at Home is Austin Film Festival’s way of promoting a sense of community, engagement, and creativity even in... Read More

AFF at Home: Dialogue

Welcome to week three of AFF at Home! For those of you just now joining us – AFF at Home is Austin Film Festival’s way of promoting a sense of community, engagement, and creativity even... Read More

AFF at Home: Character Q&A with Brian Helgeland

We collected your questions from the AFF at Home: Character page and social media for Brian Helgeland for a virtual Q&A about creating character. Brian Helgeland, writer L.A. Confidential, Mystic River, writer & director A... Read More

AFF at Home: Character

Welcome to week two of AFF at Home! For those of you just joining us – AFF at Home is Austin Film Festival’s way of promoting a sense of community, engagement, and creativity even in... Read More

AFF at Home: Spark Your Story Q&A with Wendy Calhoun

We collected your questions from the AFF at Home: Spark Your Story page and social media for Wendy Calhoun for a virtual Q&A about how to get a new project going. Wendy Calhoun, writer/producer EMPIRE,... Read More

AFF at Home: Spark Your Story

Welcome to week one of AFF at Home! In this time of distance and restrictions - we wanted to promote a sense of community, engagement, and creativity. AFF at Home will guide you through a... Read More

AFF at Home

We're excited for our Festival & Conference in October, but if this season has made us aware of anything - it’s that we don’t want to wait. Launching this Wednesday, we’ve created a virtual experience... Read More

Our Script Competition’s Foundation and Process

At Austin Film Festival, story comes first and foremost above all else. We fully acknowledge the hard work and passion you put into your script, and rest assured, your story is in good hands. By... Read More

Alumni Blog: Bud Force

Cowboys: A Documentary Portrait was a project created from the truest sense of passion and a need to tell a story we felt had not been told. My family moved to rural Texas from the... Read More