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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
Alumni Blog: Nick Gambino
Nick Gambino The Fuck-It List, WINNER 2022 DRAMA FEATURE SCREENPLAY AWARD Presented by Writers Guild of America, East Since winning the Drama Feature Screenplay category in October 2022 with THE FUCK-IT LIST, things have been... Read More
Alumni Blog: Sean Collins-Smith
Sean Collins-Smith Story Editor, CHICAGO PD; Staff Writer, FIELD OF DREAMS AFF Winner, 2018; AFF Finalist, 2017, 2021 It’s not an exaggeration to say the Austin Film Festival set me on my path to Los... Read More
AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL AND ROOSTER TEETH ANNOUNCE NEW FELLOWSHIP AWARD
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For inquiries, contact Samantha Levine marketing@austinfilmfestival.com 512.478.4795 AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL AND ROOSTER TEETH ANNOUNCE NEW FELLOWSHIP AWARD The Rooster Teeth Fellowship Award will be presented as part of AFF’s Script Competitions AUSTIN,... Read More
What Our Readers Look For
WHAT OUR READERS LOOK FOR At AFF, story comes first and foremost above all else. We fully acknowledge the hard work and passion you put into your script and, rest assured, your story is in… Read More
First Wave of Script Competition Judges Announced!
Curious about which industry professionals could potentially read your script in this year’s competition? We’re excited to announce the first group of confirmed judges who will be tasked with evaluating this year’s top scripts. Past... Read More
3 Reasons You Should Write A Fiction Podcast Script Even If You Don’t Know What A Fiction Podcast Is:
#1 : You want a career as a writer: As our friend Micah Bloomberg says: Working on this podcast…gave me exposure and action that I haven’t had before, which changed the nature of my career.”... Read More








