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Austin Film Festival
Screenwriter-focused festival and conference.
Festival · Austin, Travis County · Central Texas
Checked Oct 15, 2026 · 621 films and shows shot in Austin · Records: IMDb ↗︎ · Wikipedia ↗︎ · Wikidata ↗︎
Categories
Narrative Feature
Documentary Feature
Dark Matters Feature
Short Film
Digital Series
Documentary Feature
Dark Matters Feature
Short Film
Digital Series
Prizes
$2,500 cash each for the Narrative Feature and Documentary Feature awards, $1,000 for Dark Matters Feature, plus travel reimbursement and the AFF Typewriter Award (2026 rules)
Notable
| Listed on FilmFreeway as an Academy Award-qualifying festival; Wikipedia says eligible winning shorts can be considered for the Oscars | ↗︎ |
| Included in MovieMaker's Top 50 Festivals Worth the Entry Fee for 2025 | ↗︎ |
| AFF says the 2026 edition has over 200 panels, 175 films and dozens of networking events | ↗︎ |
| AFF says it shows over 150 regional, national and world premieres each year | ↗︎ |
| 2026 added two University of Texas venues, Hogg Memorial Auditorium and the Texas Union Theater | ↗︎ |
Sources
- Austin Film Festival Austin Film Festival
- Submit – Film Competitions Austin Film Festival
- AFF33 Venue Information Guide Austin Film Festival 2026-10-09
- AFF 2026 At a Glance Austin Film Festival
- AFF History Austin Film Festival
- About Austin Film Festival
- Austin Film Festival on FilmFreeway FilmFreeway
- austinfilmfestival.com austinfilmfestival.com
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