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Announcing the Wonder Project/Stand Together Fellowship

04/04/2025 AFF Blog, Competitions, Screenplay Competition, Submit

Austin Film Festival is thrilled to partner with Wonder Project | Stand Together to offer a year-long paid fellowship opportunity! See the announcement of the partnership in The Hollywood Reporter. This unique fellowship will provide... Read More

Alumni Blog: Meggie Spellman

05/24/2024 AFF Blog, Alumni Updates, Winners

As I thought of where to submit the spec, I knew AFF had a great reputation for bringing writers together. Whether looking for a supportive community of writers or simply a deadline to motivate your... Read More

Big Indie Fellowship Highlight

04/17/2024 30th Anniversary Blog, AFF Blog, Conference, Conversations in Film, Events, News

Here at the AFF, we are excited to announce our partnership with Big Indie Pictures for the Big Indie Pictures Screenplay Fellowship. Big Indie has partnered on some amazing projects over the years and... Read More

ANNOUNCING NEW COMPETITION PARTNER BIG INDIE PICTURES

03/20/2024 AFF Blog, Announcements, Competitions, Film Competition, News

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL AND BIG INDIE PICTURES Big Indie Pictures will be sponsoring both the AFF Film Competition’s Narrative Feature Award and Fellowship, as well as the Script Competition’s Big Indie Pictures Screenwriter Fellowship. AUSTIN,... Read More

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