HISCOX Filmmaker Q&A Blog: BEAUTY MARK
What inspired you come up with the idea for the film? Why did you want to tell this story? The film is inspired by true events that happened to one of my film's producers. Child... Read More
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HISCOX Filmmaker Q&A Blog: BOOST
What inspired you come up with the idea for the film? A lot of inspiration came from my city, Montreal, with both its rampant auto theft as well as a lack of representation of people/communities outside... Read More
A Blog Post from Fiction Podcast Competition Judge and PRI Vice President, Content Strategy & Development, Kathy Merritt
It’s a simple request with a not so simple response – “Tell me a story.” From the time we’re children, we intuitively seek out stories in our lives, and through films and books, friends and... Read More
Justin Lader on My Cousin Vinny
When Screenwriter to Watch Justin Lader heard we were doing a 25th Anniversary Screening of My Cousin Vinny, he wanted to share with us the film’s impact on his journey as a screenwriter: When I… Read More
The Fresh Panels of Austin
Now this is a blog post all about how 90s pop culture can run this town, and I would like to take some minutes, just to check in, and tell you all about the fresh… Read More
Is it funny “ha ha” or funny “hehe?”: Comedy Conference Walk-Through
“Laughter is the best medicine”. It’s one of the world’s oldest sayings, yet we lose track and passion of it’s meaning. What’s laughter? What’s this medicine? Where can we get it? How expensive is it?… Read More
Claire Norris – Conference Intern – My Dream AFF Schedule
Good morning! And in case I don’t see ya, good afternoon, good evening, and good night! My name is Claire Norris, and I’m an intern in the Conference department at AFF. One look at the… Read More
Guest Blog: Monsterman’s Antti Haase
“I have visited many film festivals around the world with my films. Austin Film Festival was the most filmmaker friendly festival I have ever attended…” Read More
Guest Blog: The Sound and the Shadow’s Justin Miller
One year earlier I sat alone in the center aisle of the 380-seat Bullock IMAX theatre waiting to do a tech QC. In a few hours, The Sound and the Shadow would make its Texas Premiere as part of the Austin Film Fest. The lights dimmed and the sound swelled through the massive system. As the title card emerged on the six-story screen, I thought, ‘Damn, there it is.’ Read More