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Initially, AFF was called the <b>Austin Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference</b> and functioned to launch the careers of <a href="/wiki/Screenwriter" title="Screenwriter">screenwriters</a>, who historically have been underrepresented within the film industry. </p><p>AFF is known for its annual October Austin Film Festival & Conference. The Conference was the first event of its kind, bringing professional and amateur screenwriters together to celebrate the role of screenplays in filmmaking and host conversations focusing on craft and on particular films and television series. In addition, the Screenplay Competition receives more entries than any other competition in the world. Several competition finalists and semi-finalists have made sales or found managers and agents at the conference. </p><p>In 2020, the festival was held virtually. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Film_Festival">Film Festival</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austin_Film_Festival&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Film Festival"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Overview">Overview</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austin_Film_Festival&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Each October, Austin Film Festival & Conference presents a program of narrative, animated and documentary features and shorts, including premieres, advance screenings and <a href="/wiki/Independent_film" title="Independent film">independent films</a>. Films showcase the art and craft of strong narrative storytelling and screenings are often accompanied by question and answer sessions with cast members and filmmakers. </p><p>Past guests of the Festival include <a href="/wiki/Joel_and_Ethan_Coen" class="mw-redirect" title="Joel and Ethan Coen">Joel and Ethan Coen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ron_Howard" title="Ron Howard">Ron Howard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Luke_Wilson" title="Luke Wilson">Luke Wilson</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Owen_Wilson" title="Owen Wilson">Owen Wilson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steven_Zaillian" title="Steven Zaillian">Steven Zaillian</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Milch" title="David Milch">David Milch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wes_Anderson" title="Wes Anderson">Wes Anderson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Robert_Duvall" title="Robert Duvall">Robert Duvall</a>, <a href="/wiki/Buck_Henry" title="Buck Henry">Buck Henry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Hopper" title="Dennis Hopper">Dennis Hopper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shane_Black" title="Shane Black">Shane Black</a>, <a href="/wiki/Robert_Altman" title="Robert Altman">Robert Altman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Caroline_Thompson" title="Caroline Thompson">Caroline Thompson</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Chase" title="David Chase">David Chase</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_Franco" title="James Franco">James Franco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Depp" title="Johnny Depp">Johnny Depp</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Landis" title="John Landis">John Landis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Garry_Shandling" title="Garry Shandling">Garry Shandling</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Singer" title="Bryan Singer">Bryan Singer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oliver_Stone" title="Oliver Stone">Oliver Stone</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_L._Brooks" title="James L. Brooks">James L. Brooks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harold_Ramis" title="Harold Ramis">Harold Ramis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Hurwitz" title="Mitchell Hurwitz">Mitchell Hurwitz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Kasdan" title="Lawrence Kasdan">Lawrence Kasdan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Claire_Danes" title="Claire Danes">Claire Danes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barry_Levinson" title="Barry Levinson">Barry Levinson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Russell_Crowe" title="Russell Crowe">Russell Crowe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Pollack" title="Sydney Pollack">Sydney Pollack</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Judge" title="Mike Judge">Mike Judge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Buck_Henry" title="Buck Henry">Buck Henry</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Lasseter" title="John Lasseter">John Lasseter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Robert_Rodriguez" title="Robert Rodriguez">Robert Rodriguez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Daniels" title="Jeff Daniels">Jeff Daniels</a>, and <a href="/wiki/David_Simon" title="David Simon">David Simon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-affhistory_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-affhistory-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Past_films">Past films</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austin_Film_Festival&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Past films"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Recent major films screened at recent festivals include <i><a href="/wiki/Saltburn_(film)" title="Saltburn (film)">Saltburn</a></i> (2023), <a href="/wiki/Inside_Llewyn_Davis" title="Inside Llewyn Davis">Inside Llewyn Davis</a> (2013), <a href="/wiki/Silver_Linings_Playbook" title="Silver Linings Playbook">Silver Linings Playbook</a> (2012), <i><a href="/wiki/The_Artist_(film)" title="The Artist (film)">The Artist</a></i> (2011), <i><a href="/wiki/The_Descendants" title="The Descendants">The Descendants</a></i> (2011), <i><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Who_Lives_at_Home" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeff Who Lives at Home">Jeff Who Lives at Home</a></i> (2011), <i><a href="/wiki/127_Hours" title="127 Hours">127 Hours</a></i> (2010), <i><a href="/wiki/Black_Swan_(film)" title="Black Swan (film)">Black Swan</a></i> (2010), <i><a href="/wiki/Up_in_the_Air_(2009_film)" title="Up in the Air (2009 film)">Up in the Air</a></i> (2009), <i><a href="/wiki/Precious_(film)" title="Precious (film)">Precious: Based on the novel <i>Push</i> by Sapphire</a></i> (2009), and the US Premiere of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jeff_Nichol&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jeff Nichol (page does not exist)">Jeff Nichol</a>'s first film <a href="/wiki/Shotgun_Stories" title="Shotgun Stories">Shotgun Stories</a> in 2007. </p> <ul><li>In 2009, AFF screened <a href="/wiki/Ron_Howard" title="Ron Howard">Ron Howard</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Apollo_13_(film)" title="Apollo 13 (film)">Apollo 13</a></i> – winner of two Oscars in 1996 – as part of a special presentation</li> <li>In 2006, playwright/screenwriter <a href="/wiki/Horton_Foote" title="Horton Foote">Horton Foote</a> and actor <a href="/wiki/Robert_Duvall" title="Robert Duvall">Robert Duvall</a> were present at AFF for a special screening of their 1983 film <i><a href="/wiki/Tender_Mercies" title="Tender Mercies">Tender Mercies</a></i>.</li> <li>In 2005, Austin Film Festival hosted a screening of <a href="/wiki/Shane_Black" title="Shane Black">Shane Black</a>'s directorial debut <i><a href="/wiki/Kiss_Kiss_Bang_Bang" title="Kiss Kiss Bang Bang">Kiss Kiss Bang Bang</a>,</i> which had been given a staged reading at the 2003 Festival.</li> <li>In 1998, The <a href="/wiki/Coen_Brothers" class="mw-redirect" title="Coen Brothers">Coen Brothers</a> premiered the director's cut of <a href="/wiki/Blood_Simple" title="Blood Simple">Blood Simple</a> at the Festival.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Hopper" title="Dennis Hopper">Dennis Hopper</a> was on hand at the 1997 Festival for a screening of 1969's Oscar-nominated classic <i><a href="/wiki/Easy_Rider" title="Easy Rider">Easy Rider</a>.</i></li> <li>In 1996, AFF held an anniversary screening of 1987's indie classic <i><a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Shuffle" title="Hollywood Shuffle">Hollywood Shuffle</a></i> attended by writer/director <a href="/wiki/Robert_Townsend_(actor)" title="Robert Townsend (actor)">Robert Townsend</a>;</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2011">2011</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austin_Film_Festival&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2011"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Among 2011's screenings were <a href="/wiki/Michel_Hazanavicius" title="Michel Hazanavicius">Michel Hazanavicius</a>' <i><a href="/wiki/The_Artist_(film)" title="The Artist (film)">The Artist</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Jay_Duplass" title="Jay Duplass">Jay</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mark_Duplass" title="Mark Duplass">Mark Duplass</a>' <i><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Who_Lives_at_Home" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeff Who Lives at Home">Jeff Who Lives at Home</a></i>, and <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Payne" title="Alexander Payne">Alexander Payne</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Descendants" title="The Descendants">The Descendants</a></i>. Restive, a thriller written and directed by newcomer <a href="/wiki/Jeremiah_Jones" title="Jeremiah Jones">Jeremiah Jones</a> won the Esurance Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature, while there was a tie in Best Documentary Feature category between Adam Cornelius' <i>Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters</i> and Dennis Rice's <i>Stories from an Undeclared War</i>. The award for Extraordinary Contribution to Film-Actor award was given to <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Depp" title="Johnny Depp">Johnny Depp</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2012">2012</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austin_Film_Festival&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2012"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 2012 Austin Film Festival opened with <a href="/wiki/David_Chase" title="David Chase">David Chase</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Not_Fade_Away_(film)" title="Not Fade Away (film)">Not Fade Away</a></i> with Chase in attendance. <a href="/wiki/Julia_Stiles" title="Julia Stiles">Julia Stiles</a> represented both <i><a href="/wiki/Silver_Linings_Playbook" title="Silver Linings Playbook">Silver Linings Playbook</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_a_Disaster" title="It's a Disaster">It's a Disaster</a></i>, the screening for which included a majority of the cast and crew. Distinguished Screenwriter Awardee <a href="/wiki/Eric_Roth" title="Eric Roth">Eric Roth</a> presented a screening of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Insider_(film)" title="The Insider (film)">The Insider</a></i> and Outstanding Television Writer awardee <a href="/wiki/Chris_Carter_(screenwriter)" title="Chris Carter (screenwriter)">Chris Carter</a> showed episodes from both <i><a href="/wiki/The_X-Files" title="The X-Files">The X-Files</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Millennium_(TV_series)" title="Millennium (TV series)">Millennium</a></i> as well as a retrospective screening of <i><a href="/wiki/Murder_By_Decree" class="mw-redirect" title="Murder By Decree">Murder By Decree</a></i>. Other guest programmers included <a href="/wiki/Paul_Feig" title="Paul Feig">Paul Feig</a> who selected <i><a href="/wiki/The_Human_Tornado" title="The Human Tornado">The Human Tornado</a></i> and <a href="/wiki/Phil_Rosenthal" class="mw-redirect" title="Phil Rosenthal">Phil Rosenthal</a> who selected <i><a href="/wiki/Broadway_Danny_Rose" title="Broadway Danny Rose">Broadway Danny Rose</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film slate, programmed by Bears Fonte and Stephen Jannise, featured more World and U.S. Premieres than in any prior year of the festival including the world premieres of <i>Ambush at Dark Canyon</i> (as <i>To Kill a Memory), <a href="/wiki/Come_Morning_(film)" title="Come Morning (film)">Come Morning</a>, Congratulations, Ex-Girlfriends, Flatland 2: Sphereland, Idol Is Dead, Junk, Last Man(s) on Earth, Mar Del Plata, Murt Ramirez Wants to Kick My..., The Muslims Are Coming!, Pictures of Superheroes, The Rep, Sample This, Spinning Plates</i>, and <i>Spring Eddy</i>, which was produced by Executive Director Barbara Morgan and written and directed by George Anson, one of the first AFF programmers.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2013">2013</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austin_Film_Festival&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2013"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 20th Anniversary Austin Film Festival honored actress <a href="/wiki/Susan_Sarandon" title="Susan Sarandon">Susan Sarandon</a> with the 2013 Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award. Sarandon presented a retrospective screening of <a href="/wiki/John_Turturro" title="John Turturro">John Turturro</a>'s <i>Romance and Cigarettes</i>, and joined a conversation on the art and craft of storytelling with the other 2013 awardees, <a href="/wiki/Vince_Gilligan" title="Vince Gilligan">Vince Gilligan</a> (Outstanding Television Writer), <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Demme" title="Jonathan Demme">Jonathan Demme</a> (Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking), <a href="/wiki/Callie_Khouri" title="Callie Khouri">Callie Khouri</a> (Distinguished Screenwriter), and <a href="/wiki/Barry_Josephson" title="Barry Josephson">Barry Josephson</a> (Heart of Film Award). </p><p>Austin Film Festival's Opening Night featured the US premiere of Jonathan Sobel's break-out Toronto International Film Festival heist hit <a href="/wiki/The_Art_of_the_Steal_(2013_film)" title="The Art of the Steal (2013 film)"><i>The Art of the Steal</i></a> starring <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Russell" title="Kurt Russell">Kurt Russell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matt_Dillon" title="Matt Dillon">Matt Dillon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jay_Baruchel" title="Jay Baruchel">Jay Baruchel</a>, as well as the world premiere of AFF success story <i><a href="/wiki/Coffee,_Kill_Boss" title="Coffee, Kill Boss">Coffee, Kill Boss</a></i>, a film that emerged from the festival's Screenplay Competition in 2011. <i>Coffee, Kill Boss</i> stars <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Jemison" title="Eddie Jemison">Eddie Jemison</a> (<i>Ocean's 11-13</i>, <i>Hung</i>), <a href="/wiki/Noureen_DeWulf" title="Noureen DeWulf">Noureen DeWulf</a> (<i>Anger Management</i>) and <a href="/wiki/Robert_Forster" title="Robert Forster">Robert Forster</a> (<i>Jackie Brown</i>, <i>Mulholland Drive</i>). AFF's closing night film featured the US premiere of <i>All Cheerleaders Die</i>. <a href="/wiki/Lucky_McKee" title="Lucky McKee">Lucky McKee</a> and Chris Sivertson co-wrote and directed the film, hailed as a monster midnight sensation in the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_International_Film_Festival" title="Toronto International Film Festival">Toronto International Film Festival</a>. </p><p>Programmed by Ryan Darbonne and Bears Fonte, the 20th anniversary lineup featured more world and U.S. premieres than ever before in the festival's history.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Overall, the 2013 festival included 28 world premiere features: <i><a href="/wiki/Cavemen_(film)" title="Cavemen (film)">Cavemen</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Finding_Neighbors" title="Finding Neighbors">Finding Neighbors</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Jack,_Jules,_Esther_and_Me" title="Jack, Jules, Esther and Me">Jack, Jules, Esther and Me</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Odd_Way_Home" title="The Odd Way Home">The Odd Way Home</a></i>, <i>Siren</i>, <i>Dog Days</i>, <i>Living Dolls</i>, <i>Political Bodies</i>, <i>Take Away One</i>, <i>120 Days</i>, <i>La Navaja de Don Juan</i>, <i>Brightest Star</i>, <i>Coffee</i>, <i>Kill Boss</i>, <i>Mop King</i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Blood_Punch" title="Blood Punch">Blood Punch</a></i>, <i>Dark Mountain</i>, <i>Innocence</i>, <i>Dug Up</i>, <i>Dear Sidewalk</i>, <i>The Road to Livingston</i>, <i>Sombras de Azul</i>, <i>Always Learning</i>, <i>The Bloc</i>, <i>The Fable of Shannon Cable</i>, <i>Handy</i>, <i>Not Safe For Work</i>, <i>Speak Now</i>, and <i>3 References</i>, as well as another 8 US premieres.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 9 films were picked up for distribution within two weeks of the festival's close. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2014">2014</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austin_Film_Festival&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2014"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 2014 Austin Film Festival honored writer and director <a href="/wiki/Jim_Sheridan" title="Jim Sheridan">Jim Sheridan</a> with the 2014 Distinguished Screenwriter Award. Sheridan presented his 1993 film <a href="/wiki/In_the_Name_of_the_Father_(film)" title="In the Name of the Father (film)"><i>In the Name of the Father</i></a>, followed by a conversation with other 2014 awardees, <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Weiner" title="Matthew Weiner">Matthew Weiner</a> (Outstanding Television Writer), and <a href="/wiki/Edward_Zwick" title="Edward Zwick">Edward Zwick</a> (Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking). </p><p>Austin Film Festival's Opening Night featured a screening of Richard Lagravenese's <i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Five_Years_(film)" title="The Last Five Years (film)">The Last Five Years</a></i> starring <a href="/wiki/Anna_Kendrick" title="Anna Kendrick">Anna Kendrick</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Jordan_(actor,_born_1984)" title="Jeremy Jordan (actor, born 1984)">Jeremy Jordan</a>. During the Closing Night, <a href="/wiki/Jon_Stewart" title="Jon Stewart">Jon Stewart</a> made his screenwriting and directorial debut when he screened his feature film <a href="/wiki/Rosewater_(film)" title="Rosewater (film)"><i>Rosewater</i></a>. <i>Rosewater</i>, based on the New York Times best-selling memoir <i>Then They Came for Me: A Family's Story of Love, Captivity, and Survival</i>, stars <a href="/wiki/Gael_Garcia_Bernal" class="mw-redirect" title="Gael Garcia Bernal">Gael Garcia Bernal</a>. </p><p>Overall, the 21st annual Austin Film Festival featured 18 world premieres including: 7 Minutes and Dawn Patrol. The festival also featured the Academy Award-winning film <a href="/wiki/The_Imitation_Game_(2014_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Imitation Game (2014 film)"><i>The Imitation Game</i></a> starring <a href="/wiki/Benedict_Cumberbatch" title="Benedict Cumberbatch">Benedict Cumberbatch</a> and <a href="/wiki/Keira_Knightley" title="Keira Knightley">Keira Knightley</a>, as well as <i><a href="/wiki/Big_Hero_6_(film)" title="Big Hero 6 (film)">Big Hero 6</a></i>, winner of the <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Animated_Feature" title="Academy Award for Best Animated Feature">Academy Award for Best Animated Feature</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2018">2018</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austin_Film_Festival&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2018"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Notable films screened at AFF included <i><a href="/wiki/Shoplifters_(film)" title="Shoplifters (film)">Shoplifters</a>,</i> <i><a href="/wiki/Boy_Erased" title="Boy Erased">Boy Erased</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Can_You_Ever_Forgive_Me%3F" title="Can You Ever Forgive Me?">Can You Ever Forgive Me?</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/The_Front_Runner_(film)" title="The Front Runner (film)">The Front Runner</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Little_Woods" title="Little Woods">Little Woods</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Dancing_Dogs_of_Dombrova" title="The Dancing Dogs of Dombrova">The Dancing Dogs of Dombrova</a></i> and <a href="/wiki/Roger_Corman" title="Roger Corman">Roger Corman</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Rock_All_Night" title="Rock All Night">Rock All Night</a></i> (1957), <a href="/wiki/The_Black_String_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Black String (film)">The Black String</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2019">2019</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austin_Film_Festival&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2019"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>AFF screened features <i>A Hidden Life</i> (Writer/Director: Terrence Malick), <i>Clemency</i> (Writer/Director: Chinonye Chukwu), <i>Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Oh My God I Think It's Over</i> (Director: Katie Hyde), <i>Ford v Ferrari</i> (Writer: Jez & John Henry Butterworth, Jason Keller, Director: James Mangold), <i>Harriet</i> (Writer: Gregory Allen Howard and Kasi Lemmons, Director: Kasi Lemmons), <i>Honey Boy</i> (Writer: Shia LaBeouf, Director: Alma Har’el), <i>Last Week At Ed's</i> (Director: Meg Kasdan, Lawrence Kasdan), <i>Marriage Story</i> (Writer/Director: Noah Baumbach), <i>Motherless Brooklyn</i> (Writer: Edward Norton (Screenplay), Jonathan Lethem (based on the novel by), Director: Edward Norton), <i>Peace</i> (Writer/Director: Robert Port), <i>Portrait of a Lady on Fire</i> (Writer/Director: Céline Sciamma), <i>Rattlesnake</i> (Writer/Director: Zak Hilditch), <i>Skyman</i> (Writer/Director: Daniel Myrick), <i>The Kill Team</i> (Writer/Director: Dan Krauss), <i>The Report</i> (Writer/Director: Scott Z. Burns), <i>The Truth</i> (Writer: Hirokazu Koreeda, Adaption by Lea Le Dimna, Director: Hirokazu Koreeda), <i>The Two Popes</i> (Writer: Anthony McCarten, Director: Fernando Meirelles), <i>Waves</i> (Writer/Director: Trey Edward Shults), <i>Yellow Rose</i> (Writer: Diane Paragas & Annie J. Howell, Director: Diane Paragas), <i>The Bygone</i> (Writer/Director: Graham Phillips, Parker Phillips), <i>DC Noir</i> (Writer: George Pelecanos, Director: George Pelecanos, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Nick Pelecanos, Stephen Kinigopoulos), <i>Drowning</i> (Writer/Director: Melora Walters), <i>Family Obligations</i> (Writer/Director: Kenneth R. Frank), <i>The Illegal</i> (Writer/Director: Danish Renzu) <i>The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain</i> (Writer/Director: David Midell), <i>Limbo</i> (Writer: Anil Kizilbuga, Director: Tim Dunschede), <i>Not To Be Unpleasant But We Need To Have A Serious Talk</i> (Writer: Giorgos Georgopoulos, Maria Fakinou, Director: Giorgos Georgopoulos), <i>Undertow</i> (Writer/Director: Miranda Nation), <i>Wade in the Water</i> (Writer: Chris Retts, Director: Mark Wilson), <i>The Witness</i> (Writer: Mitko Panov, Wladyslaw Pasikowski, David Riker, Director: Mitko Panov).<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020">2020</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austin_Film_Festival&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2020"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>AFF screenings in 2020 went all-virtual due to the <a href="/wiki/Impact_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_on_cinema" title="Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema">impact of COVID-19 pandemic</a>. </p><p>Writer-Director <a href="/wiki/Paul_Kowalski" title="Paul Kowalski">Paul Kowalski</a> won the Narrative Feature Audience Award and a Jury mention for his film <a href="/wiki/Paper_Tiger_(2021_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Paper Tiger (2021 film)"><i>Paper Tiger</i></a>, which made its world premiere.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kowalski was subsequently named one of “25 Screenwriters To Watch” by the festival.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Badger, written and directed by <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kazem_Mollaie&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kazem Mollaie (page does not exist)">Kazem Mollaie</a>, made its North American premiere,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and won the Best Narrative Jury Award.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The virtual writer's conference included panels and workshops featuring <a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Doran" title="Lindsay Doran">Lindsay Doran</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scott_Frank" title="Scott Frank">Scott Frank</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Willmott" title="Kevin Willmott">Kevin Willmott</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tracey_Scott_Wilson" title="Tracey Scott Wilson">Tracey Scott Wilson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2021">2021</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austin_Film_Festival&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 2021"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first in-person return since 2019 was held. The Writer's Conference featured <a href="/wiki/Brad_Ingelsby" title="Brad Ingelsby">Brad Ingelsby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Joy" title="Lisa Joy">Lisa Joy</a> and Linda Yvette Chavez (<a href="/wiki/Gentefied" title="Gentefied">Gentefied</a>). The opening night film was <a href="/wiki/Peter_Hedges" title="Peter Hedges">Peter Hedges'</a> <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19</a> themed <i>The Same Storm</i> on October 21–28. Notable films were <i><a href="/wiki/C%27mon_C%27mon_(film)" title="C'mon C'mon (film)">C'mon C'mon</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_French_Dispatch" title="The French Dispatch">The French Dispatch</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Souvenir_Part_II" title="The Souvenir Part II">The Souvenir Part II</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Worst_Person_in_the_World_(film)" title="The Worst Person in the World (film)">The Worst Person in the World</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film_competition">Film competition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austin_Film_Festival&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Film competition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>AFF is accredited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, making all Jury Award-winning Narrative Short, Documentary Short, and Animated Short films eligible for an Academy Award. </p> <dl><dt>Notable Past Winners</dt></dl> <ul><li>In 2000, <a href="/wiki/Jason_Reitman" title="Jason Reitman">Jason Reitman</a> won the Jury Award for his short film <i><a href="/wiki/In_God_We_Trust" title="In God We Trust">In God We Trust</a></i> and later won AFF Audience Awards for <i><a href="/wiki/Juno_(film)" title="Juno (film)">Juno</a></i> (2007) and <i><a href="/wiki/Up_in_the_Air_(2009_film)" title="Up in the Air (2009 film)">Up in the Air</a></i> (2009). <i>Juno</i> went on to receive four Academy Award nominations, winning the Oscar for Best Writing: Original Screenplay in 2008; <i>Up in the Air</i> was nominated for six Oscars in 2010, including a nomination for Best Director for Reitman.</li> <li>In 2003 and 2005, Cary Fukanaga received AFF awards for his student short films; Fukanaga has since gone on to direct the critically acclaimed <i><a href="/wiki/Sin_Nombre_(2009_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sin Nombre (2009 film)">Sin Nombre</a></i> (2009) and <i><a href="/wiki/Jane_Eyre_(2011_film)" title="Jane Eyre (2011 film)">Jane Eyre</a></i> (2011).</li> <li><i>The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore</i>, the 2011 AFF Best Animated Short Jury and Audience Award Winner, went on to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Short in 2012.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Writer's_Conference"><span id="Writer.27s_Conference"></span>Writer's Conference</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austin_Film_Festival&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Writer's Conference"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Overview_2">Overview</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austin_Film_Festival&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The conference, which takes place in October and lasts for four days, features a variety of panel discussions, conversations with filmmakers and screenwriters, workshops, roundtables, script-to-screen examples, and attracts producers, agents, managers, development executives, working screenwriters and filmmakers. The conference sessions cover basics like researching and editing your story, pitching and marketing your script or film, finding and working with a writing partner or director, facing a blank page on a bad day, or risking a new direction after establishing success. </p><p>The 2011 conference featured more than 90 sessions including such examples as: </p> <ul><li>A Conversation with <a href="/wiki/Alec_Berg" title="Alec Berg">Alec Berg</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Seinfeld" title="Seinfeld">Seinfeld</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Curb_Your_Enthusiasm" title="Curb Your Enthusiasm">Curb Your Enthusiasm</a></i>)</li> <li>The Art of Storytelling with <a href="/wiki/John_Lasseter" title="John Lasseter">John Lasseter</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chief_Creative_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Creative Officer">Chief Creative Officer</a> for <a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_Animation_Studios" title="Walt Disney Animation Studios">Walt Disney</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pixar" title="Pixar">Pixar</a>), <a href="/wiki/Caroline_Thompson" title="Caroline Thompson">Caroline Thompson</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Edward_Scissorhands" title="Edward Scissorhands">Edward Scissorhands</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Nightmare_Before_Christmas" title="The Nightmare Before Christmas">The Nightmare Before Christmas</a></i>), and <a href="/wiki/Hart_Hanson" title="Hart Hanson">Hart Hanson</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Bones_(TV_series)" title="Bones (TV series)">Bones</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Finder_(U.S._TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Finder (U.S. TV series)">The Finder</a></i>)</li> <li>In-depth presentations on the script-to-screen process for <i><a href="/wiki/Toy_Story_3" title="Toy Story 3">Toy Story 3</a></i> with screenwriter <a href="/wiki/Michael_Arndt" title="Michael Arndt">Michael Arndt</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Fight_Club" title="Fight Club">Fight Club</a></i> with screenwriter <a href="/wiki/Jim_Uhls" title="Jim Uhls">Jim Uhls</a> and author <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Palahniuk" title="Chuck Palahniuk">Chuck Palahniuk</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Bob%27s_Burgers" title="Bob's Burgers">Bob's Burgers</a></i> with writer/producer <a href="/wiki/Jim_Dauterive" title="Jim Dauterive">Jim Dauterive</a>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Veronica_Mars" title="Veronica Mars">Veronica Mars</a></i> with show creator <a href="/wiki/Rob_Thomas_(writer)" title="Rob Thomas (writer)">Rob Thomas</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Awards">Awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austin_Film_Festival&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since its inception, Austin Film Festival has awarded prominent screenwriters for their contribution to the industry. In 2000, the festival created a separate award for television writers, and then in 2006, an award for filmmakers, usually a director or a writer/director. Four times the festival has awarded an actor with a separate award, in 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2015. In 2013, the festival created an award for producers, naming it the Heart of Film Award after the original name of the festival. </p> <ul><li>Distinguished Screenwriter Award</li> <li>Outstanding Television Writer Award</li> <li>Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award</li> <li>Extraordinary Contribution to Film - Acting Award</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Past_awardees">Past awardees</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austin_Film_Festival&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Past awardees"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Distinguished Screenwriter Award Recipients</dt></dl> <p>2021 <a href="/wiki/Scott_Frank" title="Scott Frank">Scott Frank</a> (<a href="/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Gambit_(miniseries)" title="The Queen's Gambit (miniseries)">The Queen's Gambit</a>) <br /> 2019 <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Bass" title="Ronald Bass">Ronald Bass</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rain_Man" title="Rain Man">Rain Man</a>) <br /> 2018 <a href="/wiki/Tony_Gilroy" title="Tony Gilroy">Tony Gilroy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Michael_Clayton_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael Clayton (film)">Michael Clayton (film)</a> <br /> 2017 <a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Lonergan" title="Kenneth Lonergan">Kenneth Lonergan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Manchester_by_the_Sea_(film)" title="Manchester by the Sea (film)">Manchester by the Sea</a>) <br /> 2016 <a href="/wiki/Nancy_Meyers" title="Nancy Meyers">Nancy Meyers</a> (<a href="/wiki/The_Intern_(2015_film)" title="The Intern (2015 film)">The Intern</a>), (<a href="/wiki/The_Holiday" title="The Holiday">The Holiday</a>)<br /> 2015 <a href="/wiki/Brian_Helgeland" title="Brian Helgeland">Brian Helgeland</a> (<a href="/wiki/42_(film)" title="42 (film)">42</a>), (<a href="/wiki/A_Knight%27s_Tale_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="A Knight's Tale (film)">A Knight's Tale</a>)<br /> 2014 <a href="/wiki/Jim_Sheridan" title="Jim Sheridan">Jim Sheridan</a> (<a href="/wiki/My_Left_Foot" title="My Left Foot">My Left Foot</a>), (<a href="/wiki/In_the_Name_of_the_Father_(film)" title="In the Name of the Father (film)">In the Name of the Father</a>)<br /> 2013 <a href="/wiki/Callie_Khouri" title="Callie Khouri">Callie Khouri</a> (<a href="/wiki/Thelma_%26_Louise" title="Thelma & Louise">Thelma & Louise</a>), <a href="/wiki/Nashville_(2012_TV_series)" title="Nashville (2012 TV series)">Nashville</a><br /> 2012 <a href="/wiki/Eric_Roth" title="Eric Roth">Eric Roth</a> (<a href="/wiki/Forrest_Gump" title="Forrest Gump">Forrest Gump</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Insider_(film)" title="The Insider (film)">The Insider</a>, <a href="/wiki/Munich_(2005_film)" title="Munich (2005 film)">Munich</a>)<br /> 2011 <a href="/wiki/Caroline_Thompson" title="Caroline Thompson">Caroline Thompson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Edward_Scissorhands" title="Edward Scissorhands">Edward Scissorhands</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Nightmare_Before_Christmas" title="The Nightmare Before Christmas">The Nightmare Before Christmas</a>)<br /> 2010 <a href="/wiki/David_Peoples" title="David Peoples">David Peoples</a> (<a href="/wiki/Blade_Runner" title="Blade Runner">Blade Runner</a>, <a href="/wiki/Unforgiven" title="Unforgiven">Unforgiven</a>)<br /> 2009 <a href="/wiki/Steven_Zaillian" title="Steven Zaillian">Steven Zaillian</a> (<a href="/wiki/Schindler%27s_List" title="Schindler's List">Schindler's List</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Girl_with_the_Dragon_Tattoo_(2011_film)" title="The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 film)">The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo</a>)<br /> 2007 <a href="/wiki/John_Milius" title="John Milius">John Milius</a> (<a href="/wiki/Apocalypse_Now" title="Apocalypse Now">Apocalypse Now</a>, <a href="/wiki/Conan_the_Barbarian_(1982_film)" title="Conan the Barbarian (1982 film)">Conan the Barbarian</a>)<br /> 2006 <a href="/wiki/Shane_Black" title="Shane Black">Shane Black</a> (<a href="/wiki/Lethal_Weapon" title="Lethal Weapon">Lethal Weapon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kiss_Kiss_Bang_Bang" title="Kiss Kiss Bang Bang">Kiss Kiss Bang Bang</a>)<br /> 2005 <a href="/wiki/Harold_Ramis" title="Harold Ramis">Harold Ramis</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ghostbusters" title="Ghostbusters">Ghostbusters</a>, <a href="/wiki/Groundhog_Day_(film)" title="Groundhog Day (film)">Groundhog Day</a>)<br /> 2004 <a href="/wiki/Barry_Levinson" title="Barry Levinson">Barry Levinson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sleepers_(film)" title="Sleepers (film)">Sleepers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toys_(film)" title="Toys (film)">Toys</a>)<br /> 2003 <a href="/wiki/Frank_Pierson" title="Frank Pierson">Frank Pierson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Dog_Day_Afternoon" title="Dog Day Afternoon">Dog Day Afternoon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cool_Hand_Luke" title="Cool Hand Luke">Cool Hand Luke</a>)<br /> 2002 <a href="/wiki/Richard_LaGravenese" title="Richard LaGravenese">Richard LaGravenese</a> (<a href="/wiki/P.S._I_Love_You_(film)" title="P.S. I Love You (film)">P.S. I Love You</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Fisher_King" title="The Fisher King">The Fisher King</a>)<br /> 2001 <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Kasdan" title="Lawrence Kasdan">Lawrence Kasdan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Return_of_the_Jedi" title="Return of the Jedi">Return of the Jedi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Raiders_of_the_Lost_Ark" title="Raiders of the Lost Ark">Raiders of the Lost Ark</a>)<br /> 2000 <a href="/wiki/Paul_Mazursky" title="Paul Mazursky">Paul Mazursky</a> (<a href="/wiki/Down_and_Out_in_Beverly_Hills" title="Down and Out in Beverly Hills">Down and Out in Beverly Hills</a>, <a href="/wiki/An_Unmarried_Woman" title="An Unmarried Woman">An Unmarried Woman</a>)<br /> 1999 <a href="/wiki/James_L._Brooks" title="James L. Brooks">James L. Brooks</a> (<a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a>, <a href="/wiki/As_Good_as_It_Gets" title="As Good as It Gets">As Good as It Gets</a>)<br /> 1998 <a href="/wiki/Paul_Schrader" title="Paul Schrader">Paul Schrader</a> (<a href="/wiki/Taxi_Driver" title="Taxi Driver">Taxi Driver</a>, <a href="/wiki/Raging_Bull" title="Raging Bull">Raging Bull</a>)<br /> 1997 <a href="/wiki/Buck_Henry" title="Buck Henry">Buck Henry</a> (<a href="/wiki/The_Graduate" title="The Graduate">The Graduate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Catch-22_(film)" title="Catch-22 (film)">Catch-22</a>)<br /> 1996 <a href="/wiki/William_D._Wittliff" title="William D. Wittliff">Bill Wittliff</a> (<a href="/wiki/Legends_of_the_Fall" title="Legends of the Fall">Legends of the Fall</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Perfect_Storm_(film)" title="The Perfect Storm (film)">The Perfect Storm</a>)<br /> 1995 <a href="/wiki/Horton_Foote" title="Horton Foote">Horton Foote</a> (<a href="/wiki/To_Kill_a_Mockingbird_(film)" title="To Kill a Mockingbird (film)">To Kill a Mockingbird</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tender_Mercies" title="Tender Mercies">Tender Mercies</a>) </p> <dl><dt>Outstanding Television Writer Award Recipients</dt></dl> <p>2022 <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Merchant" title="Stephen Merchant">Stephen Merchant</a> (<a href="/wiki/The_Outlaws_(2021_TV_series)" title="The Outlaws (2021 TV series)">The Outlaws</a>) </p><p>2021 <a href="/wiki/Michael_Schur" title="Michael Schur">Michael Schur</a> (<a href="/wiki/Parks_and_Recreation" title="Parks and Recreation">Parks and Recreation</a>) <br /> 2019 <a href="/wiki/David_Benioff" title="David Benioff">David Benioff</a> & <a href="/wiki/D._B._Weiss" title="D. B. Weiss">D. B. Weiss</a> (<a href="/wiki/Game_of_Thrones" title="Game of Thrones">Game of Thrones</a>) <br /> 2018 <a href="/wiki/Larry_Wilmore" title="Larry Wilmore">Larry Wilmore</a> (<a href="/wiki/The_Bernie_Mac_Show" title="The Bernie Mac Show">The Bernie Mac Show</a>) <br /> 2017 <a href="/wiki/Keenen_Ivory_Wayans" title="Keenen Ivory Wayans">Keenen Ivory Wayans</a> (<a href="/wiki/In_Living_Color" title="In Living Color">In Living Color</a>) <br /> 2016 <a href="/wiki/Marta_Kauffman" title="Marta Kauffman">Marta Kauffman</a> (<a href="/wiki/Grace_and_Frankie" title="Grace and Frankie">Grace and Frankie</a>), (<a href="/wiki/Friends" title="Friends">Friends</a>)<br /> 2015 <a href="/wiki/Norman_Lear" title="Norman Lear">Norman Lear</a> (<a href="/wiki/All_in_the_Family" title="All in the Family">All in the Family</a>), (<a href="/wiki/The_Jeffersons" title="The Jeffersons">The Jeffersons</a>)<br /> 2014 <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Weiner" title="Matthew Weiner">Matthew Weiner</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mad_Men" title="Mad Men">Mad Men</a>), (<a href="/wiki/The_Sopranos" title="The Sopranos">The Sopranos</a>)<br /> 2013 <a href="/wiki/Vince_Gilligan" title="Vince Gilligan">Vince Gilligan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Breaking_Bad" title="Breaking Bad">Breaking Bad</a>), (<a href="/wiki/The_Lone_Gunmen_(TV_series)" title="The Lone Gunmen (TV series)">The Lone Gunmen</a>)<br /> 2012 <a href="/wiki/Chris_Carter_(screenwriter)" title="Chris Carter (screenwriter)">Chris Carter</a> (<a href="/wiki/The_X-Files" title="The X-Files">The X-Files</a>), (<a href="/wiki/Millennium_(TV_series)" title="Millennium (TV series)">Millennium</a>)<br /> 2011 <a href="/wiki/Hart_Hanson" title="Hart Hanson">Hart Hanson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bones_(TV_series)" title="Bones (TV series)">Bones</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Finder_(U.S._TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Finder (U.S. TV series)">The Finder</a>)<br /> 2010 <a href="/wiki/David_Simon" title="David Simon">David Simon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Homicide:_A_Year_on_the_Killing_Streets" title="Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets">Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Wire" title="The Wire">The Wire</a>)<br /> 2009 <a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Hurwitz" title="Mitchell Hurwitz">Mitchell Hurwitz</a> (<a href="/wiki/The_Ellen_Show" title="The Ellen Show">The Ellen Show</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arrested_Development_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Arrested Development (TV series)">Arrested Development</a>)<br /> 2008 <a href="/wiki/Greg_Daniels" title="Greg Daniels">Greg Daniels</a> (<a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Hill" title="King of the Hill">King of the Hill</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Office_(U.S._TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Office (U.S. TV series)">The Office</a>)<br /> 2007 <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Gordon_Caron" title="Glenn Gordon Caron">Glenn Gordon Caron</a> (<a href="/wiki/Now_and_Again" title="Now and Again">Now and Again</a>, <a href="/wiki/Medium_(TV_series)" title="Medium (TV series)">Medium</a>)<br /> 2006 <a href="/wiki/David_Milch" title="David Milch">David Milch</a> (<a href="/wiki/NYPD_Blue" title="NYPD Blue">NYPD Blue</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deadwood_(TV_series)" title="Deadwood (TV series)">Deadwood</a>)<br /> 2005 <a href="/wiki/Mike_Judge" title="Mike Judge">Mike Judge</a> (<a href="/wiki/Beavis_and_Butt-Head" title="Beavis and Butt-Head">Beavis and Butt-Head</a>, <a href="/wiki/Office_Space" title="Office Space">Office Space</a>)<br /> 2004 <a href="/wiki/Garry_Shandling" title="Garry Shandling">Garry Shandling</a> (<a href="/wiki/It%27s_Garry_Shandling%27s_Show" title="It's Garry Shandling's Show">It's Garry Shandling's Show</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Larry_Sanders_Show" title="The Larry Sanders Show">The Larry Sanders Show</a>)<br /> 2003 <a href="/wiki/Tom_Fontana" title="Tom Fontana">Tom Fontana</a> (<a href="/wiki/The_Jury_(TV_series)" title="The Jury (TV series)">The Jury</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oz_(TV_series)" title="Oz (TV series)">Oz</a>)<br /> 2002 <a href="/wiki/Darren_Star" title="Darren Star">Darren Star</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sex_and_the_City" title="Sex and the City">Sex and the City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beverly_Hills,_90210" title="Beverly Hills, 90210">Beverly Hills, 90210</a>)<br /> 2001 <a href="/wiki/Gary_David_Goldberg" title="Gary David Goldberg">Gary David Goldberg</a> (<a href="/wiki/Family_Ties" title="Family Ties">Family Ties</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spin_City" title="Spin City">Spin City</a>)<br /> 2000 <a href="/wiki/David_Chase" title="David Chase">David Chase</a> (<a href="/wiki/Northern_Exposure" title="Northern Exposure">Northern Exposure</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Sopranos" title="The Sopranos">The Sopranos</a>) </p> <dl><dt>Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award Recipients</dt></dl> <p>2022 <a href="/wiki/Darren_Aronofsky" title="Darren Aronofsky">Darren Aronofsky</a> (<a href="/wiki/The_Whale_(2022_film)" title="The Whale (2022 film)">The Whale</a>) </p><p>2018 <a href="/wiki/Roger_Corman" title="Roger Corman">Roger Corman</a> (<a href="/wiki/The_Wild_Angels" title="The Wild Angels">The Wild Angels</a>), (<a href="/wiki/The_Pit_and_the_Pendulum_(1961_film)" title="The Pit and the Pendulum (1961 film)">The Pit and the Pendulum (1961 film)</a> <br /> 2017 <a href="/wiki/Walter_Hill" title="Walter Hill">Walter Hill</a> (<a href="/wiki/Alien_(film)" title="Alien (film)">Alien</a>), (<a href="/wiki/The_Warriors_(film)" title="The Warriors (film)">The Warriors</a>) <br /> 2016 <a href="/wiki/Paul_Feig" title="Paul Feig">Paul Feig</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ghostbusters" title="Ghostbusters">Ghostbusters</a>), (<a href="/wiki/The_Heat_(film)" title="The Heat (film)">The Heat</a>)<br /> 2015 <a href="/wiki/John_Singleton" title="John Singleton">John Singleton</a> (<a href="/wiki/Four_Brothers_(film)" title="Four Brothers (film)">Four Brothers</a>), (<a href="/wiki/2_Fast_2_Furious" title="2 Fast 2 Furious">2 Fast 2 Furious</a>), (<a href="/wiki/Shaft_(2000_film)" title="Shaft (2000 film)">Shaft</a>)<br /> 2014 <a href="/wiki/Edward_Zwick" title="Edward Zwick">Edward Zwick</a> (<a href="/wiki/Glory_(1989_film)" title="Glory (1989 film)">Glory</a>), (<a href="/wiki/Legends_of_the_Fall" title="Legends of the Fall">Legends of the Fall</a>)<br /> 2013 <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Demme" title="Jonathan Demme">Jonathan Demme</a> (<a href="/wiki/The_Silence_of_the_Lambs_(film)" title="The Silence of the Lambs (film)">The Silence of the Lambs</a>),(<a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_(film)" title="Philadelphia (film)">Philadelphia</a>)<br /> 2012 <a href="/wiki/Frank_Darabont" title="Frank Darabont">Frank Darabont</a> (<a href="/wiki/Shawshank_Redemption" class="mw-redirect" title="Shawshank Redemption">Shawshank Redemption</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Walking_Dead_(TV_series)" title="The Walking Dead (TV series)">The Walking Dead</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Green_Mile_(film)" title="The Green Mile (film)">The Green Mile</a>)<br /> 2011 <a href="/wiki/John_Lasseter" title="John Lasseter">John Lasseter</a> (<a href="/wiki/Up_(2009_film)" title="Up (2009 film)">Up</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tangled" title="Tangled">Tangled</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toy_Story" title="Toy Story">Toy Story</a>)<br /> 2010 <a href="/wiki/Robert_Rodriguez" title="Robert Rodriguez">Robert Rodriguez</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sin_City_(film)" title="Sin City (film)">Sin City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grindhouse_(film)" title="Grindhouse (film)">Grindhouse</a>)<br /> 2009 <a href="/wiki/Ron_Howard" title="Ron Howard">Ron Howard</a> (<a href="/wiki/The_Da_Vinci_Code_(film)" title="The Da Vinci Code (film)">The Da Vinci Code</a>, <a href="/wiki/A_Beautiful_Mind_(film)" title="A Beautiful Mind (film)">A Beautiful Mind</a>)<br /> 2008 <a href="/wiki/Danny_Boyle" title="Danny Boyle">Danny Boyle</a> (<a href="/wiki/Slumdog_Millionaire" title="Slumdog Millionaire">Slumdog Millionaire</a>, <a href="/wiki/127_Hours" title="127 Hours">127 Hours</a>)<br /> 2007 <a href="/wiki/Oliver_Stone" title="Oliver Stone">Oliver Stone</a> (<a href="/wiki/Platoon_(film)" title="Platoon (film)">Platoon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wall_Street_(1987_film)" title="Wall Street (1987 film)">Wall Street</a>)<br /> 2006 <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Pollack" title="Sydney Pollack">Sydney Pollack</a> (<a href="/wiki/Out_of_Africa_(film)" title="Out of Africa (film)">Out of Africa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tootsie" title="Tootsie">Tootsie</a>) </p> <dl><dt>Extraordinary Contribution to Film – Acting Award Recipients</dt></dl> <p>2015 <a href="/wiki/Chris_Cooper" title="Chris Cooper">Chris Cooper</a> (<a href="/wiki/The_Bourne_Identity_(2002_film)" title="The Bourne Identity (2002 film)">The Bourne Identity</a>), (<a href="/wiki/American_Beauty_(1999_film)" title="American Beauty (1999 film)">American Beauty</a>)<br /> 2013 <a href="/wiki/Susan_Sarandon" title="Susan Sarandon">Susan Sarandon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Dead_Man_Walking_(film)" title="Dead Man Walking (film)">Dead Man Walking</a>), (<a href="/wiki/Atlantic_City_(1980_film)" title="Atlantic City (1980 film)">Atlantic City</a>), (<a href="/wiki/Thelma_%26_Louise" title="Thelma & Louise">Thelma & Louise</a>)<br /> 2011 <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Depp" title="Johnny Depp">Johnny Depp</a> (<a href="/wiki/Edward_Scissorhands" title="Edward Scissorhands">Edward Scissorhands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_(2010_film)" title="Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)">Alice In Wonderland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean_(film_series)" title="Pirates of the Caribbean (film series)">Pirates of the Caribbean</a>) </p> <dl><dt>Heart of Film Award Recipient</dt></dl> <p>2019 <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Petrie_Jr." title="Daniel Petrie Jr.">Daniel Petrie Jr.</a> (<a href="/wiki/Beverly_Hills_Cop" title="Beverly Hills Cop">Beverly Hills Cop</a>)<br /> 2013 <a href="/wiki/Barry_Josephson" title="Barry Josephson">Barry Josephson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Columbia_Pictures" title="Columbia Pictures">Columbia Pictures</a>), (<a href="/wiki/Enchanted_(2007_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Enchanted (2007 film)">Enchanted</a>), (<a href="/wiki/Bones_(TV_series)" title="Bones (TV series)">Bones</a>) </p><p><b>Polly Platt Award for Producing</b> </p><p>2021 <a href="/wiki/Stephanie_Allain" title="Stephanie Allain">Stephanie Allain</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hustle_%26_Flow" title="Hustle & Flow">Hustle & Flow</a>)<br /> 2019 <a href="/wiki/Sarah_Green_(film_producer)" title="Sarah Green (film producer)">Sarah Green (film producer)</a> (<a href="/wiki/The_Tree_of_Life_(film)" title="The Tree of Life (film)">The Tree of Life (film)</a>), (<a href="/wiki/Loving_(2016_film)" title="Loving (2016 film)">Loving (2016 film)</a>) </p><p><b>New Voice Award</b> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Nikyatu_Jusu" title="Nikyatu Jusu">Nikyatu Jusu</a> (<a href="/wiki/Nanny_(film)" title="Nanny (film)">Nanny</a>) </p><p>2021 <a href="/wiki/Channing_Godfrey_Peoples" title="Channing Godfrey Peoples">Channing Godfrey Peoples</a> (<a href="/wiki/Miss_Juneteenth" title="Miss Juneteenth">Miss Juneteenth</a>)<br /> 2019 <a href="/wiki/Catherine_Reitman" title="Catherine Reitman">Catherine Reitman</a> (<a href="/wiki/Workin%27_Moms" title="Workin' Moms">Workin' Moms</a>) </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Screenplay_and_teleplay_competitions">Screenplay and teleplay competitions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austin_Film_Festival&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Screenplay and teleplay competitions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="History/background"><span id="History.2Fbackground"></span>History/background</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austin_Film_Festival&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: History/background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since 1994, Austin Film Festival has been recognizing the work of the writer through the Screenplay and Teleplay Competitions. With representatives from agencies and production companies participating in the judging process, advancing writers and their scripts gain industry attention, networking opportunities and workshops. </p><p>In past years, judges have included representatives from <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros." title="Warner Bros.">Warner Bros.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_Movies" title="Nickelodeon Movies">Nickelodeon Movies</a>, <a href="/wiki/ABC_Studios" class="mw-redirect" title="ABC Studios">ABC Studios</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fortis_Films" title="Fortis Films">Fortis Films</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pixar" title="Pixar">Pixar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Escape_Artists" title="Escape Artists">Escape Artists at Sony</a>, Oasis Media, <a href="/wiki/United_Talent_Agency" title="United Talent Agency">United Talent Agency</a> and many others. </p><p>All awards are presented during the Austin Film Festival Awards Luncheon. Those advancing to the Semifinalist level or beyond will have the option to attend exclusive panels hosted by participating panelists. They will also be included in the Producers Book, distributed to competition judges and other industry professionals. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Categories">Categories</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austin_Film_Festival&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Categories"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Categories for the Screenplay Competition include: </p> <ul><li>Drama</li> <li>Comedy</li> <li>The Enderby Entertainment Award</li> <li>The Skybound Entertainment Sci-Fi Award</li> <li>Horror</li> <li>The HUMANITAS Originals</li> <li>Short Screenplay</li></ul> <p>Categories for the Teleplay Competition include: </p> <ul><li>AMC One-Hour Pilot</li> <li>One-Hour Spec</li> <li>Sitcom Pilot</li> <li>Sitcom Spec</li> <li>The HUMANITAS Originals</li></ul> <p>AFF also has a category for Scripted Digital Series, both written and produced. </p><p>In 2017 AFF announced their inaugural Playwriting and Scripted Fiction Podcast competitions aimed at supporting writers and championing story across all mediums. </p><p>Finalists in all categories receive one complimentary Producer's Badge to attend the Austin Film Festival and Conference and one complimentary Awards Luncheon ticket. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Young_Filmmakers_Program">Young Filmmakers Program</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austin_Film_Festival&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Young Filmmakers Program"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Young Filmmakers Program was created to encourage and support students ranging in ages from 9 – 18 with their creativity and literacy skills through the arts of screenwriting and filmmaking. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Digital_Storytelling">Digital Storytelling</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austin_Film_Festival&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Digital Storytelling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Digital Storytelling (DS), an arts education program improving students’ reading, writing and communication skills using film, was launched in fall 2005 and integrated into high school English Language Arts (ELA) classes. </p><p>DS provides the curriculum, reading materials, state-of-the-art film equipment, and professional filmmaker instructors to participating schools. The curriculum developed by Austin Film Festival and Austin Independent School District has allowed DS to be an effective component of TEKS test preparation, and has been implemented in high schools with a high number of economically disadvantaged students or students considered at-risk. DS has proven to be a success over the past years in Akins High School, where the program has been used since 2005. Akins High School ELA TEKS scores have increased from 77% in 2005 to 86% in 2007, while the district average score was 83% in 2007. Both the principal and teachers of Akins High School acknowledge DS as a main contributor to this improvement. DS is working toward being incorporated into all Austin ISD high school as well as neighboring school systems. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Arts_education_outreach">Arts education outreach</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austin_Film_Festival&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Arts education outreach"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Austin Film Festival's Young Filmmakers Program Arts Education Outreach Scholarship grants access to over 300 scholarships awarded to students and teachers in both middle and high school. Participants are given the chance to attend the 19th Annual Austin Film Festival and Conference to learn more about the art and business of filmmaking and screenwriting. The conference also hosts panels specifically designed for students and teachers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Summer_Film_Camp">Summer Film Camp</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austin_Film_Festival&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Summer Film Camp"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Summer Film Camp, presented by Austin Film Festival's Young Filmmakers Program, is an annual program of screenwriting, filmmaking, and claymation workshops designed specifically for young and aspiring filmmakers. The camp is held at <a href="/wiki/Austin_High_School_(Austin,_Texas)" class="mw-redirect" title="Austin High School (Austin, Texas)">Austin High School</a>, home to one of the leading media arts programs in the U.S. Specialized workshops offer students ages 9–18 access to in-depth personal instruction from industry professionals. </p><p>Campers are also given the opportunity to participate in panel discussions with talented guest speakers concerning their expertise and experiences in the industry. Past speakers include <a href="/wiki/Anne_Rapp" title="Anne Rapp">Anne Rapp</a> (screenwriter - <i><a href="/wiki/Dr._T_and_the_Women" class="mw-redirect" title="Dr. T and the Women">Dr. T and the Women</a></i>, script supervisor - <i><a href="/wiki/Funny_People" title="Funny People">Funny People</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/He%27s_Just_Not_That_Into_You_(film)" title="He's Just Not That Into You (film)"><i>He's Just Not That Into You</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Color_Purple_(1985_film)" title="The Color Purple (1985 film)">The Color Purple</a></i>), <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Nichols" title="Jeff Nichols">Jeff Nichols</a> (writer/director – <i><a href="/wiki/Shotgun_Stories" title="Shotgun Stories">Shotgun Stories</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Take_Shelter" title="Take Shelter">Take Shelter</a></i>), <a href="/wiki/Dan_French" title="Dan French">Dan French</a> (Emmy Award-nominated late-night comedy writer), Alvaro Rodriguez (screenwriter, <a href="/wiki/Machete_(2010_film)" title="Machete (2010 film)"><i>Machete</i></a>) and <a href="/wiki/Tom_Holland_(filmmaker)" title="Tom Holland (filmmaker)">Tom Holland</a> (writer/director - <i><a href="/wiki/Fright_Night" title="Fright Night">Fright Night</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Child%27s_Play_(1988_film)" title="Child's Play (1988 film)"><i>Child's Play</i></a>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Austin_Film_Festival's_On_Story"><span id="Austin_Film_Festival.27s_On_Story"></span>Austin Film Festival's <i>On Story</i></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austin_Film_Festival&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Austin Film Festival's On Story"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>On Story</i>, AFF's thirty-minute television series on <a href="/wiki/Public_broadcasting#Television" title="Public broadcasting">Public television</a>, first aired in 2011 on Austin’s PBS station <a href="/wiki/KLRU" title="KLRU">KLRU</a>. It is distributed nationwide by the National Educational Telecommunications Association. <i>On Story</i> gives viewers a look behind the scenes at the creative process behind the making of popular movies and television shows. The series consists of footage from AFF panels and screenings, featuring screenwriters and filmmakers discussing their talents and films. Each episode is aired with one or two short films that have been previously screened at the Festival with an introduction from the film's writer or director. </p><p>In October 2013, AFF published <i>On Story--Screenwriters and Their Craft</i> with the University of Texas Press. This book presents the advice of award-winning screenwriters who have appeared on the show <i>On Story</i>, including <a href="/wiki/John_Lee_Hancock" title="John Lee Hancock">John Lee Hancock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peter_Hedges" title="Peter Hedges">Peter Hedges</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Kasdan" title="Lawrence Kasdan">Lawrence Kasdan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Whit_Stillman" title="Whit Stillman">Whit Stillman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Robin_Swicord" title="Robin Swicord">Robin Swicord</a> and <a href="/wiki/Randall_Wallace" title="Randall Wallace">Randall Wallace</a>. </p><p>In 2014, <i>On Story</i> received the Lone Star EMMY Award for the episode <i>Breaking Bad: A Conversation with Vince Gilligan</i>. </p><p>In February 2015, <i>On Story</i> launched a radio program airing on Austin's public radio station <a href="/wiki/KUT" title="KUT">KUT FM</a> and <a href="/wiki/Public_Radio_International" title="Public Radio International">Public Radio International</a> (now <a href="/wiki/Public_Radio_Exchange" title="Public Radio Exchange">Public Radio Exchange</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>On Story</i> is currently in over 80% of television markets. 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