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32nd Annual Austin Film Festival Full Schedule Announcement

09/30/2025 AFF Blog, Announcements, Festival & Conference, Film Festival, News, Press, Press Releases

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FULL FILM SCHEDULE, INCLUDING THE OPENING NIGHT SELECTION CHRISTY Texas premieres include A PRIVATE LIFE starring Jodie Foster, CHRISTY starring Sydney Sweeney, DEAD MAN’S WIRE starring Bill Skarsgård and Al Pacino,... Read More

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES CHRISTOPHER MCQUARRIE AS AWARD HONOREE, UNVEILS FIRST WAVE OF WRITERS CONFERENCE PANELS WITH VISIONARIES BEHIND WICKED, THE STUDIO, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY AND MORE

08/13/2025 AFF Blog, Announcements, Awardees, Conference, Festival & Conference, Film Festival, News, Panelists, Press Releases

Austin, TX (AUGUST 13, 2025) – AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL (AFF), which hosts the world’s largest screenwriters conference and leads in championing the art and craft of storytelling for more than three decades, announced today that... Read More

AFF announces 2025 Bill Wittliff Awardee: Rian Johnson

07/31/2025 AFF Blog, Announcements, Awardees, Conference, Festival & Conference, News, Press, Press Releases

Austin, TX (July 31, 2025) – AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL (AFF) announced today the Bill Wittliff Award for Screenwriting will be given to celebrated writer-director Rian Johnson, during the 2025 Writers Conference happening October 23 –... Read More

WORLD PREMIERE: RETURN TO CHEYENNE

10/09/2024 AFF Blog, Conference, Conversations in Film, Festival & Conference, Film Competition, Film Festival, News, Press, World Premiere

Austin Film Festival is proud to announce a lineup of WORLD PREMIERES at its 31st season. Today we’ll be looking at the documentary short Return to Cheyenne directed by Jaime Wilken. Return to Cheyenne (USA, 18... Read More

WORLD PREMIERE: PLAYGROUND

10/07/2024 AFF Blog, Conference, Conversations in Film, Festival & Conference, Film Competition, Film Festival, News, Press, World Premiere

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

10/07/2024 AFF Blog, Conference, Conversations in Film, Festival & Conference, Film Competition, Film Festival, News, Press, World Premiere

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

10/04/2024 AFF Blog, Conference, Conversations in Film, Festival & Conference, Film Competition, Film Festival, News, Press, World Premiere

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

31st Annual Austin Film Festival Full Schedule Announcement

09/25/2024 AFF Blog, Announcements, Festival & Conference, Film Festival, News, Press, Press Releases

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FULL FILM AND CONFERENCE SCHEDULE, INCLUDING THE 2024 BILL WITTLIFF AWARD FOR SCREENWRITING RECIPIENT ROBIN SWICORD AND CENTERPIECE FILM THE ORDER AFF is set to premiere THE ORDER, THE BRUTALIST and... Read More

AFF31 Second Wave of Film Programming

09/16/2024 AFF Blog, Festival & Conference, Film Competition, Film Festival, News, Press, Press Releases

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