AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL & CONFERENCE
The Writers Festival
”Admit it. Writers are sexy. Writers are dope. Writers buy pain and sell it as hope. And that, my friend, is how all stories find a heartbeat. Want to know more about how that formula works? Well, we’ve got a Film Festival & Writers Conference down here in Austin that will get you as close as you’ll ever get to that process, and the writers who do it best. Great movies, great television, great theater – it all begins with words and stories and the people who write them. And the AFF Writers Conference is where they all gather. And guess what – they share! It’s the greatest Festival ever if you want to be a screenwriter, a TV writer, a playwright, or a podcaster.
For 25 years now AFF has fired up its spotlight and pointed it directly where the Hollywood sun don’t always shine – the writer. We offer hundreds of films, TV premieres, and informative panels that will inspire you to the max and help you boost your own ideas. And there are parties and spirits galore in which to enhance or drown any emotion or reaction that manifests itself in you. Not to mention a ton of networking with other writers and filmmakers. (Yes, including the famous ones.) These opportunities are what make it all worthwhile and achievable when the circus leaves town. You’ll take home priceless knowledge and insight, and maybe even a few leads.”
Locations:
Films: Theaters all throughout downtown Austin and the surrounding area. Including: The Paramount Theatre, The State Theatre, Alamo Drafthouse Village, The Long Center for the Performing Arts: Debra and Kevin Rollins Theatre, The Hideout Theatre, and Galaxy Highland 10 Theatre.
Conferences: The Driskill Hotel, Intercontinental Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Central Presbyterian Church, and St. David’s Church.Date + Time: Thursday, October 24 2019 - October 31 2019
Price Range: $75.00 - $695+
Badges
Producers Badge - grants you access to everything, including panels, all Film Festival films and to all parties!
Conference Badge - grants you access to the four days of panels at the conference, unlimited access to the film screenings throughout the festival and entry to some of the parties, including the Late Night Welcome Party, the Pitch Finale Party, the Heart of Film Conference Party and the On Story Party.
Weekend Badge - grants you access to the Conference on Saturday and Sunday, all films and entry to the Pitch Finale Party, the Heart of Film Conference Party and the On Story Party.
Lone Star Badge - grants you access to Saturday panels and entry to all of the films and the Pitch Party. To purchase a badge, visit the Badges and Passes information page.
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