Academy Award

Congratulations to Cord Jefferson on winning the Academy Award® for Best Adapted Screenplay!

03/11/2024 AFF Blog, Announcements, Awardees, Conference, News, On Story

Congratulations to Cord Jefferson on winning the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay! By AFF Conference Director Emily Lock Photo by Michael Baker / ©A.M.P.A.S. Last night Cord Jefferson, the recipient of AFF’s inaugural Writer’s... Read More

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL FILM AND SCRIPT COMPETITIONS NOW OPEN

12/16/2021 Announcements, Annual Festival Winners, Competitions, Festival & Conference, Film Festival, Press Releases, ubermenu, Winners

Austin, TX (December 16, 2021) – Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference (AFF), the premier film festival recognizing the writers’ contributions to film, television, and new media, is pleased to announce that it is now... Read More

2021 Oscar® Nominations & Prediction Contest!

03/16/2021 Contests

What a crazy year 2020 has been! But we're so excited to announce another round of our annual Oscars® Prediction Contest! We're honored to have hosted the creative team behind recent Oscar® nominee Onward at... Read More

2019 Oscar Nominations & Predictions Contest!

01/23/2019 Contests, News

WOW! Last year we played 5 films that are nominated for Academy Awards this year! We’re proud to be part of these films’ journeys so far and wish them luck on February 24th! We were also... Read More

2018 Oscar Nominations & Predictions Contest!

01/24/2018 Contests, News

WOW! Last year we played 9 films that are nominated for Academy Awards this year! We’re proud to be part of these films’ journeys so far and wish them luck on March 4th! Frank Stiefel and... Read More

2017 Oscar Nominations & Predictions Contest!

01/25/2017 Contests, News

We’re thrilled to see so many films and filmmakers from our AFF family nominated for Academy Awards® this year. We’re proud to be part of these films’ journeys so far and wish them luck on February... Read More

Enter AFF’s Oscar Prediction Contest

01/20/2016 Contests, Get Involved, News

You’ve seen all the films, you’ve picked your favorites, and now you’re ready to make your predictions. Try your luck at predicting the 88th Annual Academy Award® winners with AFF’s Oscar Prediction Contest! The entrant who most closely predicts the winners gets… Read More

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