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Austin Film Festival

Oct. 23 - 30, 2025

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AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2025 SCRIPT COMPETITIONS FINALIST

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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

32nd Annual Austin Film Festival Full Schedule Announcement

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AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FULL FILM SCHEDULE, INCLUDING THE OPENING NIGHT SELECTION CHRISTY Texas premieres include A PRIVATE LIFE starring Jodie Foster, CHRISTY starring Sydney Sweeney, DEAD MAN’S WIRE starring Bill Skarsgård and Al Pacino,...  Read More

2025 Big Indie Narrative Feature Award/Fellowship & Screenwriting Fellowship

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Announcing the Return of Big Indie Pictures to AFF’s Script and Film Competitions! To continue our mission to uplift storytellers, we are thrilled to welcome back Big Indie Pictures as the official sponsor of AFF...  Read More

Alumni Blog: Alexander Adell

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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

Alumni Blog: Gordon Shoemaker Foxwood

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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

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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: Laura Hunter Drago

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AFF has been instrumental in launching the careers of writers for over three decades. We recently spoke with Laura Hunter Drago, 2023 Fiction Podcast Award Winner, about her journey from breaking into the world of...  Read More

2024 Film Jurors

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Take a look at the 2024 Jurors for the Film Competitions below! 2024 FILM COMPETITIONS JURORS Clint Bentley Narrative Shorts Clint Bentley is a writer, director and producer based in Texas. JOCKEY, his feature directorial...  Read More

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