The Austin Film Festival has long been a strong advocate for the fiction podcast as a credible and captivating storytelling medium. With its open and accessible nature, it serves as an excellent platform to showcase... Read More
David Singer Winner, 2019 Scripted Digital Series Incoming My name is David Singer, and my series Incoming won the Digital Series award in 2019. The show is now in production as a narrative podcast starring... Read More
Tania Taiwo Semi Finalist, 2019 Scripted Digital Series Semi Finalist Pharmacopeia My experience at AFF was memorable! I met a ton of people, and even made it to the Pitch Fest stage. And although I... Read More
Catherine Wignall 2021 Comedy Teleplay Pilot Noir Town Since becoming a two-time AFF finalist, my first feature, CRAWLERS (prod. Blumhouse), was released on Hulu, and I created and wrote an 8-episode series for Brat TV.... Read More
JP LeRoux 2022 Horror Award Winner The Psycho Killer's Guide To Love I lost my job the Monday before AFF29 under less-than-ideal circumstances. Leading up to the competition, I was going through a deep existential... Read More
Jonathan Easley 2020 Enderby Entertainment Award Winner Adios & Goodbye Winning the Enderby Entertainment Award acted as a catalyst for my burgeoning screenwriting career, giving me some much needed validation and generating interest in my... Read More
Nick Gambino The Fuck-It List, WINNER 2022 DRAMA FEATURE SCREENPLAY AWARD Presented by Writers Guild of America, East Since winning the Drama Feature Screenplay category in October 2022 with THE FUCK-IT LIST, things have been... Read More
Sean Collins-Smith Story Editor, CHICAGO PD; Staff Writer, FIELD OF DREAMS AFF Winner, 2018; AFF Finalist, 2017, 2021 It’s not an exaggeration to say the Austin Film Festival set me on my path to Los... Read More
Our Script Competition for 2023 is open for entries! Here at the Austin Film Festival, we hope to give storytellers the opportunity to share their voices and have a chance at getting discovered in the... Read More