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Oct. 23 - 30, 2025

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32nd Annual Austin Film Festival Full Schedule Announcement

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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

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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

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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

31st Annual Austin Film Festival Full Schedule Announcement

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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

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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

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES SHŌGUN CO-CREATORS JUSTIN MARKS AND RACHEL KONDO TO RECEIVE TOP HONORS AT THE 2024 WRITERS CONFERENCE

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Marks will receive the 2024 Writer’s Writer Award and Kondo will receive the 2024 New Voice Award.  Austin, TX (May 23, 2024) – AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL (AFF) announced today two awardees to be honored as...  Read More

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES RONALD D. MOORE TO RECEIVE THE 2024 OUTSTANDING TELEVISION WRITER AWARD

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Moore will be honored at the Festival’s Awards Luncheon and discuss his accomplished body of work at AFF’s annual Writers Conference.  Photo credits: Dennys llic Austin, TX (March 27, 2024) – AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL (AFF)...  Read More

Realm Podcast Fellowship

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AUSTIN, TX (April 3, 2024) - Realm, an independent audio entertainment company, announces a brand new partnership with Austin Film Festival to sponsor the 2024 Fiction Podcast Competition. The partnership includes a distinguished Fiction Podcast Award...  Read More

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2023 JURY AND AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS

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AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2023 JURY AND AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS  The 30th Anniversary Festival highlights jury & audience selections from the film and script competitions.  AUSTIN, TX (November 7, 2023) — Going on 30 years,...  Read More

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