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2009 Audience Award Winners Announced!

admin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:54:40 -0800

Out of Competition Audience Award Winner
Up in the Air
Writers: Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner
Director: Jason Reitman

Comedy Vanguard Audience Award Winner
Herpes Boy
Writer: Byron Lane
Director: Nathaniel Atcheson

Narrative Feature Competition Audience Award Winner
Happy Ending
Writer/Director: Atsuhiro Yamada

Documentary Feature Competition Audience Award
Co-Winners:
My Run
Director: Tim VandeSteeg

Torey’s Distraction
Director: Tisha Blood

Narrative Short Audience Award Winner
Love Bug
Writer/Director: Kat Candler

Narrative Student Short Audience Award Winner
Adelaide
Writer/Director: Liliana Greenfield-Sanders

Documentary Short Audience Award Winner
Mr. Okra
Director: T.G. Herrington

Animated Short Audience Award Winner
The Incident at Tower 37
Director: Chris Perry

2009 Film Competition Winners

admin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:17:58 -0700

The 2009 Jury winners have been announced! Congratulations to:

Documentary Short Award
Q&A
Directors: Mike Rauch, Tim Rauch

Documentary Feature Jury Award
Grown in Detroit
Directors: Manfred Poppenk, Mascha Poppenk

Documentary Feature Special Jury Mention
Downtown Calling
Director: Shan Nicholson

Animated Short Jury Award
Lost and Found
Director: Philip Hunt

Narrative Student Short Jury Award
Welgunzer
Writer: Bradford Schmidt

Narrative Student Special Jury Mention
Adelaide
Writer: Liliana Greenfield-Sanders

Narrative Short Jury Award
Nice Shootin' Cowboy
Writer: Ben Phelps

Narrative Short Special Jury Mention
The Taxidermist
Writers: Bert & Bertie
Washdays
Writer: Graham Lester George

Narrative Feature Jury Award
Tobruk
Writer: Vaclav Marhoul

Narrative Feature Special Jury Recognition for Acting
Myna Se Va

Narrative Feature Special Jury Recognition for Independent Filmmaking
Thor at the Bus Stop

2009 Screenplay and Teleplay Competition Winners

admin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:09:32 -0700

The 2009 Screenplay winners have been announced! Congratulations to:

Drama
"Pure"
by Jeff Williams

Comedy
"Eight Knights"
by Caroline Carrigan

Latitude
"Palmer"
by Cheryl Guerriero

SciFi
"The Sensitivity Program"
by John Harden and Skot Christopherson

TV Sitcom
"The Office: It's Not Easy Being Green"
by Benjamin Healy

TV Drama
"Medium: Crush"
by Joey Hargrove

Michael Keaton to present Ron Howard with AFF Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award

admin — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:49:11 -0700

Golden Globe® and Emmy® nominated actor Michael Keaton will be presenting Academy Award®-winner Ron Howard with the Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award at the 16th Annual Austin Film Festival & Conference.

Steven Zaillian to Receive Distinguished Screenwriter Award at 2009 Austin Film Festival

admin — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:25:13 -0700

“Starting with our inaugural Distinguished Screenwriter Award recipient, Pulitzer Prize and Oscar®-winning screenwriter Horton Foote, the Austin Film Festival annually celebrates a screenwriter for their body of work and contributions to furthering the art of screenwriting,” said Austin Film Festival Executive Director and Co-Founder Barbara Morgan. “Steven’s work is revered and respected by so many screenwriters. We are delighted that he will be joining us this October..."

Ron Howard to be Honored by Austin Film Festival with Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award

admin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:46:33 -0700

Producer, director and actor Ron Howard is one of this generation’s most popular directors. From the critically acclaimed dramas A Beautiful Mind and Apollo 13 to the hit comedies Parenthood and Splash, he has created some of Hollywood’s most memorable films...

Mitchell Hurwitz to Receive Outstanding Television Writer Award at 2009 Austin Film Festival

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:07:26 -0700

Hurwitz is a television writer and producer, best known as the creator of the television sitcom, “Arrested Development,” which earned numerous Emmy Awards...

2010 Conference & Festival

admin — Tue, 09 May 2006 02:53:26 -0700

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Conference: October 21 - 24
Festival: October 21 - 28

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