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Austin Film Festival

Oct. 23 - 30, 2025

Script Competition 2023

Alumni Blog: Kat Sandler

30th Anniversary Blog, AFF Blog, Competitions

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

Alumni Blog: David Singer

30th Anniversary Blog, AFF Blog, Competitions

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

Alumni Blog: Tania Taiwo

30th Anniversary Blog, AFF Blog, Competitions

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

Alumni Blog: Catherine Wignall

30th Anniversary Blog, AFF Blog, Competitions

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

Alumni Blog: JP LeRoux

30th Anniversary Blog, AFF Blog, Competitions

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

Alumni Blog: Jonathan Easley

30th Anniversary Blog, AFF Blog, Competitions

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

Alumni Blog: Sean Collins-Smith

30th Anniversary Blog, AFF Blog, Competitions

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

5 Perks To Submitting To AFF From Alyssa

30th Anniversary Blog, AFF Blog

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

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