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Austin Film Festival

Oct. 23 - 30, 2025

Film Competition

WORLD PREMIERE: PLAYGROUND

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Austin Film Festival is proud to announce a lineup of WORLD PREMIERES at its 31st season.Today we’ll be looking at the produced digital series Playground directed by Kendra Alesha McGee.   Playground (USA, 16 MIN) Writer/Director: Kendra...  Read More

WORLD PREMIERE: MAL CULO

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Austin Film Festival is proud to announce a lineup of WORLD PREMIERES at its 31st season. Today we’ll be looking at the narrative short Mal Culo written by, directed by and starring Anna Salinas.   Mal Culo...  Read More

WORLD PREMIERE: AFFOGATO

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Austin Film Festival is proud to announce a lineup of WORLD PREMIERES at its 31st season. Today we’ll be looking at the narrative short Affogato written by, directed by and starring Dani Hurtado.   Affogato (USA,...  Read More

AFF31 Second Wave of Film Programming

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AFF is set to premiere NIGHTBITCH, THE ROOM NEXT DOOR, and Texas films LA GLORIA, TEXAS CULT HOUSE and more.   Austin, TX (September 16, 2024) – Austin Film Festival (AFF), the premier film festival...  Read More

Alumni Blog: Alexander Adell

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For over thirty years, AFF has played a key role in launching the careers of writers. We recently spoke with Alexander Adell, the winner of our 2022 Fiction Podcast Award, about how AFF helped jumpstart...  Read More

Alumni Blog: Gordon Shoemaker Foxwood

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AFF has been instrumental in launching the careers of writers for over three decades. We recently spoke with Gordon Shoemaker Foxwood, our 2023 Dark Matters Feature Audience Award winner, about how AFF helped jumpstart the...  Read More

Alumni Blog: Mac Kammerer

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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. AFF has been instrumental in launching the careers of writers for over three decades. Mac...  Read More

2024 Film Jurors

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Take a look at the 2024 Jurors for the Film Competitions below! 2024 FILM COMPETITIONS JURORS Clint Bentley Narrative Shorts Clint Bentley is a writer, director and producer based in Texas. JOCKEY, his feature directorial...  Read More

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