We are pleased to announce the Texas Short Filmmaker Award Underwritten by Austin Movie Gear. Opened in 2013, Austin Movie Gear is a locally owned and operated rental house dedicated to providing low prices… Read More
Film Competition
Announcing the Ghetto Film School Fellowship Award
The Austin Film Festival is pleased to announce the inaugural Ghetto Film School Fellowship Award in association with Ghetto Film School, an award-winning nonprofit founded in 2000 to educate, develop and celebrate the next generation… Read More
NEW JUROR ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 2021 COMPETITIONS
Take a look at the 2021 Jurors for the Film and Script Competitions, below! SCRIPT COMPETITIONS - FINALIST ROUND Dayo Adesokan - writer/producer Superstore COMEDY PILOT CATEGORY JUROR Dayo Adesokan was born in Lagos, Nigeria,... Read More
AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2021 SCRIPT AND FILM COMPETITION FELLOWSHIP AND AWARD LINE-UP
Austin, TX – April 21, 2021 – Austin Film Festival (AFF), the premier film festival recognizing the writers’ contribution to film, television, and new media, announced new and returning partners for their 2021 film and script... Read More
2020 Austin Film Festival Program Book
Want to see what the 2020 Virtual Austin Film Festival is all about? Download a digital copy! 2020 Program Book Please note that from time to time, changes to our schedule can occur and will... 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
Alumni Blog: Austin Calling by Indianna Bell
Fresh out of uni, myself and my co-creators all had plenty of ideas and oodles of enthusiasm, ready and rearing to go on as many projects as we could muster. However we quickly realised that... Read More
AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL ENDERBY ENTERTAINMENT FILMMAKING FELLOWSHIP AWARD AND JURY ADVISORY PROGRAM
For inquiries, contact Nicholas Martin marketing@austinfilmfestival.com 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 film,... Read More
2019 Filmmaker Q&A Hubert Charuel of Cows with no name
Questions Answered by Hubert Charuel of Cows with no name How did you find your subject matter? I found the subject matter in the editing room. When I was filming, I didn’t really know it… Read More