Issa Rae
Join Larry Wilmore at our 25th Anniversary! Austin, TX – August 28, 2018– Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference (AFF), the premier festival that champions the writers’ contributions to film, television, and new media, announced... Read More
AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL TO RECEIVE $15,000 GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
Austin Film Festival to Receive $15,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts Austin, TX —National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $80 million in grants as part... Read More
“AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL’S ON STORY” PREMIERES SEASON 8 ON PUBLIC TELEVISION
For inquiries contact: Samantha Levine, Marketing Director Marketing@austinfilmfestival.com 512.478.4795 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL’S ON STORY” PREMIERES SEASON 8 ON PUBLIC TELEVISION New Episodes Feature Filmmakers Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird), Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by… Read More
Panelist Spotlight – Deniese Davis is More than Insecure
By Alexandra T. Mitchell Recently, Deniese Davis is known and celebrated for being one of the producers of HBO’s Insecure, starring Issa Rae. What you may not know is that Deniese has been producing for... Read More
Weekly Writing Wisdom: Telling Your Story
This week's Writing Wisdom Blog comes from Issa Rae (creator: Insecure, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl) & Larry Wilmore (Insecure, The Bernie Mac Show). Listen to their On Story® Conversation here. Issa Rae - Collaboration “It’s... Read More
AFF’s On Story Premieres Season Six
Austin Film Festival, is pleased to announce that its original series, On Story, premieres its sixth season on Saturday, April 16th, 2016, on public television stations nationwide. Read More







