2016

DOCUMENTARY SHORT HEAVEN IS A TRAFFIC JAM ON THE 405 WINS ACADEMY AWARD® AFTER QUALIFYING AT THE 2016 AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL

03/05/2018 Alumni Updates, Announcements, News, Press, Press Releases, Success Stories

For inquiries, contact Lauren Kelcher Stevenson kelcher@sunshinesachs.com o 512.646.0149 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Austin, TX – March 5, 2018 – Documentarian Frank Stiefel took home an Academy Award® this Sunday for his short film Heaven is... Read More

Blood Stripe – Audience Award Series

02/10/2017 Events

We wrap up our annual Audience Award Series presented by Hiscox Insurance with an encore screening of our 2016 Audience Award Winner Blood Stripe! Screenwriter to Watch Kate Nowlin (co-writer and lead actress) will join... Read More

An Evening of Award Winning Shorts – Audience Award Series

02/10/2017 Events

Join us for an evening of Award-Winning Shorts and Series presented by Austin Film Festival and Hiscox Insurance. Read More

2016 Audience Award Winners

10/25/2016 AFF Blog, Announcements, Awardees, Film Festival, News, Press, Press Releases

Austin Film Festival (AFF), the premier Festival to recognize the writer’s contribution to film, is pleased to announce its 2016 Jury Award winners, Hiscox Audience and Courage Award Winners, and the Screenplay Competition winners. The... Read More

Austin Film Festival Announces Centerpiece and Closing Night Films

09/27/2016 AFF Blog, Announcements, Festival & Conference, Film Festival, News, Press, Press Releases

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES CENTERPIECE AND CLOSING NIGHT FILMS JAMES L. BROOKS AND KELLY FREMON CRAIG TO ATTEND WITH THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN; BEN YOUNGER TO CLOSE FESTIVAL WITH BLEED FOR THIS Austin, TX… Read More

Full Film and Conference Schedule Announced!

09/14/2016 AFF Blog, Conference, Festival & Conference, Film Festival, News, Press

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FULL FILM AND CONFERENCE SCHEDULE “THE WRITERS FESTIVAL” REVEALS CONFIRMED MARQUEE TITLES LA LA LAND, WAKEFIELD, TRESPASS AGAINST US, NERDLAND, AND OTHERS Frank Marshall, Robin Swicord, Jason Segel slated to attend... Read More

2016 RETROSPECTIVE SERIES PRESENTED BY JASON SEGEL, PAUL FEIG, AND MORE

09/08/2016 AFF Blog, Annual Festival Winners, Conference, Festival & Conference, Film Festival, News, Panelists, Press, Press Releases

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2016 RETROSPECTIVE SERIES PRESENTED BY GUEST PROGRAMMERS JASON SEGEL, PAUL FEIG, PHIL ROSENTHAL, AND MORE Austin, TX – September 8, 2016 – Austin Film Festival (AFF), the premier film festival recognizing... Read More

Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference Reveals Programming for Inaugural Theatre Track / “The Writers Festival” Announces 2017 Playwriting Competition

08/30/2016 AFF Blog, Announcements, Conference, Festival & Conference, News, Panelists, Press, Press Releases

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL & WRITERS CONFERENCE REVEALS PROGRAMMING FOR INAUGURAL THEATRE TRACK “THE WRITERS FESTIVAL” ANNOUNCES 2017 PLAYWRITING COMPETITION Austin, TX – August 30, 2016 – Austin Film Festival (AFF), the premier film festival recognizing writers’… Read More

A Letter From Nicole Perlman

03/30/2016 AFF Blog, Guest Blog, News

Before I ever attended the Austin Film Festival, I marveled at how virtually every professional screenwriter I knew joined the pilgrimage from LA to Texas each October… Read More

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