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AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL FILM AND SCRIPT COMPETITIONS NOW OPEN

12/16/2021 Announcements, Annual Festival Winners, Competitions, Festival & Conference, Film Festival, Press Releases, ubermenu, Winners

Austin, TX (December 16, 2021) – Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference (AFF), the premier film festival recognizing the writers’ contributions to film, television, and new media, is pleased to announce that it is now... Read More

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2021 JURY AND AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS

11/01/2021 Announcements, Annual Festival Winners, Competitions, Festival & Conference, Film Festival, Press Releases, ubermenu, Winners

For inquiries, contact aff@mprm.com The 28th annual festival highlights jury selections from the film and script competitions AUSTIN, TX (November 1, 2021) — Austin Film Festival (AFF), the premier Festival to recognize the writer’s contribution... Read More

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES CENTERPIECE AND CLOSING NIGHT FILMS

10/05/2021 Announcements, Festival & Conference, Film Festival, Press Releases, ubermenu

For inquiries, contact aff@mprm.com The anticipated 28th annual Film Festival also announces inaugural Spotlight and Centerpiece screenings as well as Channing Godfrey Peoples as the New Voice Award Recipient Austin, TX (October 6, 2021) –... Read More

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FULL LIVE EVENT LINEUP AND CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

09/23/2021 Announcements, Festival & Conference, Film Festival, Press Releases, ubermenu

For inquiries, contact aff@mprm.com Peter Hedges’ “The Same Storm” is set to open the anticipated 28th annual Film Festival Austin, TX (September 22, 2021) – Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference (AFF), the premier film... Read More

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL REVEALS SECOND WAVE FILM SELECTIONS FOR 28TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL

09/09/2021 Announcements, Festival & Conference, Film Festival, Press Releases, ubermenu

For inquiries, contact aff@mprm.com A spotlight on local voices, highlights from this round include JOCKEY and RANCH WATER Austin, TX (September 9, 2021) - Austin Film Festival (AFF), the premier film festival recognizing writers’ and... Read More

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL REVEALS FIRST 10 FILMS AND AWARD HONOREES FOR 28TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL

08/25/2021 Announcements, Festival & Conference, Film Festival, Press Releases, ubermenu

For inquiries, contact aff@mprm.com Highlights include awardees Michael Schur and Stephanie Allain along with anticipated screenings of MEMORIA and THE HUMANS. Austin, TX (August 24, 2021) - The Austin Film Festival (AFF) announced today... Read More

NEW JUROR ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 2021 COMPETITIONS

08/04/2021 AFF Blog, Announcements, Competitions, Film Competition, Juror Announcements, News, Screenplay Competition

We're delighted to announce the following jurors for this year's Film and Script Competitions! We will announce more judges soon, so stay tuned or sign up for our newsletter to stay informed! SCRIPT COMPETITIONS -... Read More

An Evening of Award Winning Features

05/26/2021 Audience Award Series, Events, News, Screenings

AN EVENING OF AWARD WINNING FEATURES PRESENTED BY AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL We continue our virtual encore screenings and pre-recorded Q&A sessions of past AFF Audience Award Winners! Save the date for Thursday, June 24th starting... Read More

First Wave of 2021 Script Competition Semifinalist Judge Announcements!

05/05/2021 AFF Blog, Competitions, Juror Announcements, News, Screenplay Competition

We're excited to announce the first wave of judges for our 2021 Script Competitions! Here's the list in alphabetical order: Jacobo Aparicio International TV and Film Coordinator at Anonymous Content Jacobo Aparicio works at Anonymous... Read More

TRICKS OF THE TRADE: REVIVING AN ABANDONED SCRIPT

There may be instances when you want to throw away your script and never look back. For some reason, the story isn't working, the characters don't feel alive, dialogue does not seem natural, and you... Read More

TRICKS OF THE TRADE: WRITING IN A WINTER WONDERLAND

In the spirit of the holiday season, we've gathered some tips and tricks from our 2019 "Writing in a Winter Wonderland" panel on how to bring audiences together through the power of storytelling. 1. Timeless... Read More