Questions answered by Van Ditthavong writer/director of Sleeping in Plastic What Inspired you to come up with the idea for the film? I lived in Texas from 2004 to 2011 and during those years, I… Read More
Guest Blog
Screenplay Competition Semi-Finalist Blog: Adam Dick
I thought I was a goner when I received the call from the Austin Film Festival telling me that my script “Teacher” had made the semi-finals. It was, I believe, the last day of notifications... Read More
The First Feature Experience by Ronak Shah
Making Love Goes Through Your Mind had been my dream since before I came to UCLA. It was an important part of what made me choose UCLA as the film school I wanted to attend... Read More
How to Write a Killer Podcast Script with Sarah Rhea Werner
When you start to write a podcast script, you’re going to make a series of choices. The first choice: what kind of tools are you going to use to make your story? How are you... Read More
“AFF is Awesome!” A Script Competition Second Rounder Blog by Edward Kiniry-Ostro
AFF is Awesome! by Edward Kiniry-Ostro Living my soul’s passion has been cute. Brené Brown would be proud. Authenticity is key these days and I am on this journey to thrive. Weirdly enough though, dreams... Read More
Livestream: How To Write A Successful Podcast Script
Join Sarah Rhea Werner of the hit audio drama Girl In Space for this live event full of tips, tricks, and advice for writers of all skill levels. Read More
Filmmakers, Find Your Fertilizer – An AFF Alumni Filmmaker Blog Post by Joshua Toro
As a young filmmaker, I understand the impulse to apotheosize our idols as singular forces of genius and to commit ourselves to self-reliant perfection in their footsteps. We work with a tally card in our... Read More
Ali Keller: Playwright to Producer
In late 2017, I signed on to be an Associate Producer of Zero Issue, the world’s first superhero mockumentary with New York Picture Company (NYPC) in order to learn about film. When I started I’d... Read More
Write, Repeat, Retreat — Recap!
AFF’s first Writers’ Day Retreat of the year took place at New Republic Studios this past Sunday and we thank all of our writers for coming out. We hope that you were able to leave the event… Read More