screenplay competition

Screenplay Competition Semi-Finalist Blog: Adam Dick

08/07/2019 AFF Blog, Alumni Updates, Conference, Guest Blog, Screenplay Competition

I thought I was a goner when I received the call from the Austin Film Festival telling me that my script “Teacher” had made the semi-finals. It was, I believe, the last day of notifications... Read More

From Screenplay Submission to Success Story

04/12/2017 AFF Blog, Screenplay Competition

Your entry in this year’s Screenplay Competition could be the entry point for a career in writing for film and television. Past competition entrants have signed with major agencies and have had their scripts... Read More

New and Returning Screenplay Competition Sponsors!

03/01/2017 AFF Blog, Announcements, News

Each year, AFF assembles a group of influential organizations and production companies to sponsor various awards within the Screenplay Competition. We’re proud to include new sponsor Skybound Entertainment and returning sponsor AMC to this year’s… Read More

Guest Blog: Jimmy Mosqueda

04/20/2016 AFF Blog, Guest Blog, News

If you’re a serious screenwriter, you go to Austin. That’s just what you do. It’s like a religious pilgrimage, but instead of prayer and quiet contemplation, there’s beer, barbecue, and Shane Black. Read More

AFF at Home: Wrapping Up

Welcome to week ten of AFF at Home! We’ve reached the end of Austin Film Festival’s AFF at Home project but, like any writer knows, it can be difficult to tell when a project is... Read More

AFF at Home: Animation

Welcome to week nine of AFF at Home! For those of you just joining us – AFF at Home is Austin Film Festival’s way of promoting a sense of community, engagement, and creativity in a... Read More

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL ENDERBY ENTERTAINMENT FILMMAKING FELLOWSHIP AWARD AND JURY ADVISORY PROGRAM

For inquiries, contact Kelly Lafargue marketing@austinfilmfestival.com o 512.478.4795 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Austin, TX - May 18, 2020 - Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference (AFF), the premier film festival recognizing the writers’ contributions to... Read More

AFF at Home: Nonfiction & Fiction Adaptations

Welcome to week eight of AFF at Home! For those of you just joining us – AFF at Home is Austin Film Festival’s way of promoting a sense of community, engagement, and creativity in a... Read More

AFF at Home: Writing for Episodic

Welcome to week seven of AFF at Home! For those of you just joining us – AFF at Home is Austin Film Festival’s way of promoting a sense of community, engagement, and creativity in a... Read More

AFF at Home: Comedy

Welcome to week six of AFF at Home! For those of you just joining us – AFF at Home is Austin Film Festival’s way of promoting a sense of community, engagement, and creativity even in... Read More

Announcing: Deadline Extension & Virtual Pitch Competition!

The Script Competitions Late Deadline Extended to June 1, 2020! Due to the ongoing pandemic, we want to give you all a little more time to finish and polish off your scripts. We’ll now be... Read More

AFF at Home: Action & Description

Welcome to week five of AFF at Home! For those of you just joining us – AFF at Home is Austin Film Festival’s way of promoting a sense of community, engagement, and creativity even in... Read More

AFF at Home: Setting

Welcome to week four of AFF at Home! For those of you just joining us – AFF at Home is Austin Film Festival’s way of promoting a sense of community, engagement, and creativity even in... Read More

AFF at Home: Dialogue

Welcome to week three of AFF at Home! For those of you just now joining us – AFF at Home is Austin Film Festival’s way of promoting a sense of community, engagement, and creativity even... Read More

AFF at Home: Character Q&A with Brian Helgeland

We collected your questions from the AFF at Home: Character page and social media for Brian Helgeland for a virtual Q&A about creating character. Brian Helgeland, writer L.A. Confidential, Mystic River, writer & director A... Read More

AFF at Home: Character

Welcome to week two of AFF at Home! For those of you just joining us – AFF at Home is Austin Film Festival’s way of promoting a sense of community, engagement, and creativity even in... Read More

AFF at Home: Spark Your Story Q&A with Wendy Calhoun

We collected your questions from the AFF at Home: Spark Your Story page and social media for Wendy Calhoun for a virtual Q&A about how to get a new project going. Wendy Calhoun, writer/producer EMPIRE,... Read More

AFF at Home: Spark Your Story

Welcome to week one of AFF at Home! In this time of distance and restrictions - we wanted to promote a sense of community, engagement, and creativity. AFF at Home will guide you through a... Read More

AFF at Home

We're excited for our Festival & Conference in October, but if this season has made us aware of anything - it’s that we don’t want to wait. Launching this Wednesday, we’ve created a virtual experience... Read More

Our Script Competition’s Foundation and Process

At Austin Film Festival, 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 good hands. By... Read More

Alumni Blog: Bud Force

Cowboys: A Documentary Portrait was a project created from the truest sense of passion and a need to tell a story we felt had not been told. My family moved to rural Texas from the... Read More