success story

A Conversation with Ethan Barrett: On the Making of Rosemary A.D. (After Dad)

02/28/2024 AFF Blog, Alumni Updates, Competitions, News

Filmmaker Ethan Barrett won over the judges' admiration and the audience's heart with his short film Rosemary A.D. (After Dad) at AFF in 2022. The stop-motion animated short film won the Jury Award for Animated... Read More

AFF Success Story: Match Me If You Can

08/22/2023 AFF Blog, News, Success Stories, Winners

Long-time friends of the Festival, Monica Lund, Marian Yeager, and Paul Merryman are excited to announce the distribution of their film Match Me If You Can through Vertical Entertainment. Written by Betsy Morris, Match Me… Read More

On Writing A Fiction Podcast Script by Lilly Camp & Francisco Mendoza

05/16/2018 AFF Blog, News, Screenplay Competition, Success Stories

A little over a year ago, we had an idea for a TV show: a mock-PSA program hosted by a character named Hairy Legs Hannah, who would (supposedly) teach children about liberal values – but... Read More

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