Alumni Blog: Alexander Adell
For over thirty years, AFF has played a key role in launching the careers of writers. We recently spoke with Alexander Adell, the winner of our 2022 Fiction Podcast Award, about how AFF helped jumpstart... Read More
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Alumni Blog: Gordon Shoemaker Foxwood
AFF has been instrumental in launching the careers of writers for over three decades. We recently spoke with Gordon Shoemaker Foxwood, our 2023 Dark Matters Feature Audience Award winner, about how AFF helped jumpstart the... Read More
Alumni Blog: Austin Elliott
AFF has been instrumental in launching the careers of writers for over three decades. In this week’s Alumni Blog, our 2023 Drama Teleplay Pilot Award winner, Austin Elliott, shares the process of creating his winning... Read More
Alumni Blog: Kat Sandler
The Austin Film Festival has long been a strong advocate for the fiction podcast as a credible and captivating storytelling medium. With its open and accessible nature, it serves as an excellent platform to showcase... Read More
Alumni Blog: David Singer
David Singer Winner, 2019 Scripted Digital Series Incoming My name is David Singer, and my series Incoming won the Digital Series award in 2019. The show is now in production as a narrative podcast starring... Read More
Alumni Blog: Tania Taiwo
Tania Taiwo Semi Finalist, 2019 Scripted Digital Series Semi Finalist Pharmacopeia My experience at AFF was memorable! I met a ton of people, and even made it to the Pitch Fest stage. And although I... Read More
Alumni Blog: Catherine Wignall
Catherine Wignall 2021 Comedy Teleplay Pilot Noir Town Since becoming a two-time AFF finalist, my first feature, CRAWLERS (prod. Blumhouse), was released on Hulu, and I created and wrote an 8-episode series for Brat TV.... Read More
Alumni Blog: JP LeRoux
JP LeRoux 2022 Horror Award Winner The Psycho Killer's Guide To Love I lost my job the Monday before AFF29 under less-than-ideal circumstances. Leading up to the competition, I was going through a deep existential... Read More
Alumni Blog: Jonathan Easley
Jonathan Easley 2020 Enderby Entertainment Award Winner Adios & Goodbye Winning the Enderby Entertainment Award acted as a catalyst for my burgeoning screenwriting career, giving me some much needed validation and generating interest in my... Read More
