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Oct. 23 - 30, 2025

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AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES CHRISTOPHER MCQUARRIE AS AWARD HONOREE, UNVEILS FIRST WAVE OF WRITERS CONFERENCE PANELS WITH VISIONARIES BEHIND WICKED, THE STUDIO, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY AND MORE

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Austin, TX (AUGUST 13, 2025) – AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL (AFF), which hosts the world’s largest screenwriters conference and leads in championing the art and craft of storytelling for more than three decades, announced today that...  Read More

WORLD PREMIERE: RETURN TO CHEYENNE

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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

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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

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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

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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

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES SHŌGUN CO-CREATORS JUSTIN MARKS AND RACHEL KONDO TO RECEIVE TOP HONORS AT THE 2024 WRITERS CONFERENCE

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Marks will receive the 2024 Writer’s Writer Award and Kondo will receive the 2024 New Voice Award.  Austin, TX (May 23, 2024) – AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL (AFF) announced today two awardees to be honored as...  Read More

Alumni Blog: Mac Kammerer

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There's no place like the Writer's Conference at Austin to not only learn about your craft, but to build community. AFF has been instrumental in launching the careers of writers for over three decades. Mac...  Read More

A Conversation with Aimee Kuge: The Filmmaker Behind Cannibal Mukbang

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Check out our next interview in our filmmaker interview series, with Aimee Kuge! Aimme Kuge debuted her horror film Cannibal Mukbang at the Austin Film Festival in 2023. She tells us about her experience in...  Read More

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