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AFF Alumni News Sundance Alert! A special shout-out to former AFF Film Program Director Kelly Williams, who will be taking a film to Sundance this year. Kelly produced the short film Hellion, which was one of only 32 short films from the United States accepted into the prestegious Festival. Hellion was written and directed by Kat Candler, who is an esteemed AFF alumnus and panelist. Congrats Kelly and Kat, we're all very proud of you! Finalist Update Jon James Miller, 2011 Drama Screenplay Finalist for “Garbo’s Last Stand” is now represented by Michael Cendejas at the Lynn Pleshette Agency in Los Angeles. Jon adapted the story of Greta Garbo’s secret journey to assassinate her biggest fan, Adolf Hitler, from Jon’s debut novel, represented by the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency. Jon credits advancing in the Austin competition and efforts on the part of his literary agents at SDLA in securing a screenplay agent: “Placing in the finals and attending Austin gave my screenplay the exposure and recognition needed to attract a great script agent,” Jon says, “I’ll always have Austin and the wonderful staff to thank for getting my screenwriting career off the ground.” Please visit www.jonjamesmiller.com and www.garboslaststand.com for more information . The 2012 Screenplay & Teleplay Competition is now open for submissions. Click here for more info and to submit. - - - - - - - -
 Snapshots from AFF 2011
“I had a blast being there this year. This was (I think) my 3rd year as a panelist and my 4th time at the Festival. I came the first time, years back, as a newbie writer, which I completely still am, just older! For some reason this year was the best. Surely it's the city, the sweet people like yourself who run the fest and maybe too, seeing my boss awarded -- which was great and so deserved, but I think mainly it's the fact that as time goes on, I'm ever more thankful to get to be in a place that not only honors writers, but creates a 4-day party where we writery-nerds can band together!” - Kiel Murray, writer CARS; Development Executive, Pixar Animation Studios
 On Story is a new series which takes a look at the creative process of filmmaking through the eyes of some of the entertainment industry's most prolific writers, directors and producers. Each episode will also showcase short films from the region's most promising filmmakers. underwritten by Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation Full episodes of "On Story" presented by the Austin Film Festival are available online at klru.org/affonstory.
This project is funded and supported in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division and by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts. | |  | ISSUE 142 December 14, 2011 | ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1. Screenplay and Film Competition Open for Submissions!
2. Reminder: Discounted 2012 Badges Deadline - Dec 31
3. AFF Filmmakers Nominated for Spirit Awards 4. AFF Membership - The Perfect Holiday Gift! 5. From the AFF Blog...
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1. Austin Film Festival Now Accepting Film & Screenplay Submissions! It’s never too early to submit or start planning to enter in one of the most prestigious screenplay and film competitions in the country. AFF offers a springboard for aspiring professionals eager to break into the business. Why wait any longer? 2012 is the year to kick-start your film career. | Dion Cook, winner of the 2011 Drama Screenplay Award | | Screenplay & Teleplay Competition
Two Ways to Submit: Deadlines Regular Deadline: May 15 ($40) Late Deadline: June 1 ($50) Teleplay Deadline: Jume 1 ($30) |
Click here for a list of Success Stories from our Screenplay Competition.
| Afarin Eghbal , 2011 Documentary Short Competition Jury Award Winner | | Film Competition
Regular Deadline: June 1 ($45) Late Deadline: July 2 ($50)
Very Late Deadline: July 16 ($60) | "I have been lucky enough to have had my film screened at many festivals worldwide - but one of my festival highlights has to be the Austin Film Festival. Not only can it boast the eclectic and vibrant setting of Austin, but the festival played host to a plethora of big name directors, writers and actors. For me personally, picking up an award at the same ceremony as Caroline Thompson, John Lasseter and Johnny Depp will be a memory I will cherish for the rest of my life."
-Afarin Eghbal, Director, Abuelas 2011 Documentary Short Competition Jury Award Winner 2. Reminder: Deadline for Discounted 2012 Badges is December 31st! There's still time to get your 2012 Badges at a discount- but hurry, because prices go up after December 31, 2011!
Check out what 2011 registrants are saying about AFF...
| Terry Rossio talking with a registrant at the Film Texas BBQ | "The Austin Film Festival is the first entry on my calendar every year; always memorable, always fun, always life changing, and always it makes my writing better."
- Terry Rossio, writer SHREK, DÉJÀ VU, THE MASK OF ZORRO, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN franchise | Franklin Leonard and Jim Herzfeld | "Oh, Austin! The only Film Fest in the world that puts a screenwriter on a pedestal by day... and flat on their ass by night. Thank you, AFF, for the inspiration and inebriation."
- Jim Herzfeld, writer MEET THE FOCKERS, MEET THE PARENTS, TAPEHEADS, writer/producer Married… With Children
"The Austin Film Festival teems with cinematic magic: the synchronicity of meetings that were meant to happen, the Texas flood of conversation between amazing artists who paint with words, opportunities and camaraderie knocking like so much cowbell. It’s the Kick Yourself If You Miss It roundtable for writers and aspirers alike to swim in the Driskill Bar-sweetened creative soup of ideas, advice and the joy of the craft for a few blessed days before returning to the hardscrabble work of ass-in-the-chair Getting It Done. Beautiful people, beautiful time -- AFF hasn’t just opened doors for me, it’s kicked them off the hinges. Thanks, amigos. Badge up for 2012. We’re gonna have a real good time together."
- Alvaro Rodriguez, writer MACHETE, SHORTS, FROM DUSK TILL DAWN 3: THE HANGMAN'S DAUGHTER, ALIED FORCED | 3. AFF Alumni News: The Dynamiter and Hello Lonesome Nominated for Film Independent Spirit Awards | The nominees for the Film Independent Spirit Awards, one of the most prestigious awards in independent film, have been announced, and two of the Austin Film Festival’s Narrative Feature competitors made the list! THE DYNAMITER (AFF 2011) and HELLO LONESOME (AFF 2010) have both been nominated for the John Cassavetes Award, which recognizes the best feature made for under $500,000. Congratulations to writer Brad Inglesby and director Matthew Gordon of THE DYNAMITER and writer/director Adam Reid of HELLO LONESOME on this incredible accomplishment! Other nominated films that screened at AFF include ALBERT NOBBS, THE ARTIST, THE DESCENDANTS, MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE, PARIAH, and SHAME. Don’t miss AFF 2012 for your first chance to see next year’s nominated films! 4. AFF Membership - The Perfect Holiday Gift | | | 5. From the AFF Blog... AFF Friends Are Getting a Jump on the New Year! The 2011 Black List is out! Check it out here. Austin Film Festival has several alums and friends on the list - both writers and their representatives - including Ed Solomon, Tom O'Connor (2003 AFF Screenplay Competition Winner), Christopher Cantwell (2010 AFF Screenplay Competition Semi-Finalist), Mike Jones, Allison Doyle (Oasis Media Group), Rebecca Ewing (UTA), Jeff Gorin (WME), Gayla Nethercott (The Nethercott Agency), Andrew Deane (Industry Entertainment), David Boxerbaum (Paradigm), and Ryan Saul (APA). We wouldn't have this list if not for Franklin Leonard, Black List creator, AFF and writer champion extraordinaire. Also, no strangers to the Black List, Brian McGreevy and Lee Shipman have just signed a deal with Netflix and Gaumont International Television to adapt McGreevy's book HEMLOCK GROVE into a 13-episode series. This should make their adaptation panel at next year's Conference interesting! See what Franklin Leonard, creator of The Black List, has to say about AFF here.
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