Austin Film Festival

NAME OF FESTIVAL: Austin Film Festival

SINCE: 1994

WHERE: Austin, Texas, USA

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

Austin Film Festival furthers the art and craft of storytelling by inspiring and championing the work of writers, filmmakers, and all artists who use written and visual language to tell a story.

In addition to an 8 day film festival and 4 day Conference, we offer Year Round Events, a Young Filmmakers Program, a TV show, Radio show, Podcast and more!

Austin Film Festival

Austin Film Festival Announces 2017 Audience Award Winners . COMING TO MY SENSES Wins Courage Award

The Austin Film Festival announced its 2017 Hiscox Audience and Courage Award Winners. The 2017 Hiscox Courage Award went to Coming to My Senses, directed by Dominic Gill.

2017 Austin Film Festival Awards – IN BLUE and TRANSFORMER Win Film Jury Awards

The Austin Film Festival (AFF) announced the 2017 Script Competition Winners and the Film Competition Jury Award Winners.

I, TONYA is Second Closing Night Film of Austin Film Festival | Trailer

I, TONYA, the darkly comedic tale of American figure skater Tonya Harding and one of the most sensational scandals in sports history, will serve as the second Closing Night Film

‘Roman J. Israel, Esq.’ and ‘Mudbound’ Added as Centerpiece Selections of Austin Film Festival

The 2017 Austin Film Festival (AFF), has added to its lineup, Dan Gilroy’s dramatic thriller Roman J. Israel, Esq. and Dee Rees’ epic period piece Mudbound as Centerpiece selections

Austin Film Festival Announces 2017 Film Lineup, CHAPPAQUIDDICK to Close Fest

The 24th Austin Film Festival (AFF) unveiled its lineup of feature films, and Chappaquiddick, a drama recounting Ted Kennedy’s infamous 1969 car accident resulting in the death of his campaign worker, will close out the Festival.

LADY BIRD to Open and THE CURRENT WAR is Centerpiece Film of 2017 Austin Film Festival

Lady Bird will play as Opening Night film and The Current War will serve as the Centerpiece Film of this year’s 2017 Austin Film Festival (AFF) taking place October 26 to November 2.

Austin Film Festival to Honor “48 Hrs.” Walter Hill and “In Living Color” Keenen Ivory Wayans

Legendary writer/director/producer Walter Hill and groundbreaking comedian/writer/director/producer Keenen Ivory Wayans will be honored at the 24th Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference (AFF).

Austin Film Festival Reveals First Wave of Films, PERMANENT, PLEASE STAND BY and More

Permanent with Rainn Wilson and Patricia Arquette, Please Stand By with Dakota Fanning and Toni Collete, and 24 Hours to Live with Ethan Hawke and Liam Cunningham are among the first wave of films revealed for the 2017 Austin Film Festival

Kenneth Lonergan is Austin Film Festival’s 2017 Distinguished Screenwriter

Kenneth Lonergan will be honored as the 2017 Distinguished Screenwriter of the Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference

THE EXILE, MONSTERMAN, KEEP IN TOUCH, MULLY Win Top Awards at 2015 Austin Film Festival

The 2015 Austin Film Festival (AFF) announced its Jury and Hiscox Audience and Courage Award Winners in Film, as well as the Screenplay & Teleplay Competition winners. The jury awarded The Exile, by Arturo Ruiz Serrano (pictured above) as Best Narrative Feature and Monsterman, directed by Antti Haase as Best Documentary Feature. The Audience voted Keep In Touch, written by Sam Kretchmar and Michael Covino as winner of the Hiscox Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature, and Mully directed by […]

THE PROGRAM is Closing Night Film of 2015 Austin Film Festival

The Program has been selected as the Closing Night film of the 2015 Austin Film Festival & Screenwriters Conference (AFF). From Academy Award ®-nominated director Stephen Frears (The Queen, Philomena), comes the true story of the meteoric rise and fall of one of the most celebrated and controversial men in recent history: Lance Armstrong, the world-renowned Tour de France champion. Written by John Hodge (Trainspotting), The Program features Ben Foster, Chris O’Dowd, Guillaume Canet, Dustin […]

22nd Austin Film Festival to Honor John Singleton and Chris Cooper, Opens With LEGEND

John Singleton and Chris Cooper will receive the Extraordinary Contribution to Film and Acting Awards, respectively, at the 2015 Awards Luncheon at the 22nd Austin Film Festival & Screenwriters Conference (AFF). The festival runs October 29-November 5. Singleton will present a retrospective screening of Boyz n the Hood at the 2015 AFF, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay in 1991. Cooper will be in attendance for the AFF […]

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