2026 Film Jurors
AFF is proud to announce the first wave of confirmed jurors for the 2026 Film Competition! Our esteemed jury consists of industry leaders with various backgrounds across film and television. We’re excited to work with... Read More
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AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2025 SCRIPT COMPETITIONS FINALIST
Announcing Austin Film Festival’s 2025 Script Competition Finalists! We are thrilled to recognize the scripts below as the select few contenders to win an esteemed bronze typewriter trophy or fellowship award. The winners for each... Read More
2025 AFF Writers Conference Schedule Announcement
The Moment You've All Been Waiting For... The 2025 Writers Conference Schedule Is Here! We’re proud to unveil this year’s Writers Conference panels, featuring the best of the business and creatives at the top... Read More
2025 AFF Script Competition Semifinalists and Second Rounders
We are thrilled to announce this year's advancing writers in the 2025 AFF Script Competitions! The following Semifinalists (top 2%) and Second Rounders (top 20%) have been selected from a field of 11,500+ scripts entered... Read More
2025 Film Jurors
Will Goss Dark Matters Will Goss is the Creative Development Coordinator at Crooked Highway. A filmmaker and screenwriter based in Los Angeles, he previously spent over a decade working as a film critic and... Read More
WORLD PREMIERE: RETURN TO CHEYENNE
Austin Film Festival is proud to announce a lineup of WORLD PREMIERES at its 31st season. Today we’ll be looking at the documentary short Return to Cheyenne directed by Jaime Wilken. Return to Cheyenne (USA, 18... Read More
WORLD PREMIERE: PLAYGROUND
Austin Film Festival is proud to announce a lineup of WORLD PREMIERES at its 31st season.Today we’ll be looking at the produced digital series Playground directed by Kendra Alesha McGee. Playground (USA, 16 MIN) Writer/Director: Kendra... Read More
WORLD PREMIERE: MAL CULO
Austin Film Festival is proud to announce a lineup of WORLD PREMIERES at its 31st season. Today we’ll be looking at the narrative short Mal Culo written by, directed by and starring Anna Salinas. Mal Culo... Read More
WORLD PREMIERE: AFFOGATO
Austin Film Festival is proud to announce a lineup of WORLD PREMIERES at its 31st season. Today we’ll be looking at the narrative short Affogato written by, directed by and starring Dani Hurtado. Affogato (USA,... Read More
