Guest Blog

Guest Blog: What I Learned Reading for Austin Film Festival’s Screenwriting Competition

08/12/2020 AFF Blog, Competitions, Guest Blog

5 COMMON MISTAKES MADE BY SCREENWRITERS by Eric Toms The Austin Film Festival’s screenwriting competition is one of the most prestigious writing competitions in the entertainment industry, with nearly 12,000 applying every year. Not to... Read More

Alumni Blog: Bud Force

06/24/2020 AFF Blog, Alumni Updates, Competitions, Film Competition, Guest Blog

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

06/17/2020 AFF Blog, Alumni Updates, Competitions, Film Competition, Guest Blog

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

Filmmaker Blog: David Midell & The Killing Kenneth Chamberlain

05/13/2020 AFF Blog, Alumni Updates, Competitions, Guest Blog

Before I began making films, I worked as a teacher and therapist for children and adults with autism and other cognitive/mental health challenges. I worked with many different age groups and communities, from elementary school... Read More

Corey Pallatto Hughan’s experience volunteering!

01/15/2020 AFF Blog, Festival & Conference, Guest Blog, News

Looking back on this year’s Austin Film Festival, it’s hard to decide what I enjoyed most since I attended it twice—as both a volunteer and a badgeholder. 2019 was my third year volunteering, and it... Read More

Sibling Bond by Siqi Song

01/13/2020 AFF Blog, Awardees, Guest Blog, News

Siqi Song, winner of the Jury Award for an Animated Short for her film SISTER. The genesis of SISTER came from my personal experience. The idea of telling a story about siblings has been in... Read More

2019 Filmmaker Q&A Hubert Charuel of Cows with no name

10/02/2019 AFF Blog, Festival & Conference, Film Festival, Guest Blog, Hiscox Filmmaker Blog, Q&A

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

2019 Filmmaker Q&A Matt Patterson and Ron Meade of Apartment 413

09/25/2019 AFF Blog, Guest Blog, News, Q&A

Questions answered by Matt Patterson Director and Ron Maede Writer of Apartment 413 What inspired you to come up with the idea for the film? FROM MATT (director of Apartment 413): I actually discovered the… Read More

2019 Filmmaker Q&A: Bud Force of Cowboys

09/25/2019 AFF Blog, Festival & Conference, Film Festival, Guest Blog, Q&A

Questions Answered by Bud Force Co-Director/Producer Cowboys What inspired you to come up with the idea for the film? This film came into fruition from the ideas of two separate people who didn't know each... Read More

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