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
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ON WINNING THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL SCRIPT COMPETITION, PART II
By Troy Anthony Miller Troy Anthony Miller is a writer, filmmaker, and improv comedian. His screenplay The Hitch was the 2013 AFF Horror Award Winner, subsequently optioned by Frank Darabont’s Darkwoods Productions. Troy has done... Read More
ON WINNING THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL SCRIPT COMPETITION, PART I
By Caroline Hopkins Caroline Hopkins is a high school English and creative writing teacher in Sacramento, CA and won Austin Film Festival’s Drama Screenplay Award for her script Brokenhearted in 2017. This year, she was… Read More
FROM SCREENPLAY ENTRANT TO SUCCESS STORY
We mean it when we say “Don’t let your best ideas just sit there.” Here are some writers who entered their scripts in the competition, advanced, and turned their story into a success story…. Read More
From Screenplay Submission to Success Story
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





