The 29th Annual Austin Film Festival  is coming up on October 27 – November 3, 2022 with a very exciting lineup of films and panels. Known to celebrate the art and craft of storytelling, this festival honors the writers’ contributions to film, television, and new media. Read on for lots of details.

The Austin Film Festival is recognized as one of the top film festivals in the country and shines the spotlight on both top-billed films and indies alike. This year, AFF’s feature film slate includes 33 World, North American, and US Premieres, and highly anticipated marquee titles to be screened at the downtown historic Paramount Theater as well as many other in-person locations. View the full schedule of screenings, parties and events.

There are so many terrific films to be seen at AFF, many that will be on the verge of release, and that you’ll later discover are big award nominees. AFF will be screening film and television premieres plus competition films, documentaries, shorts. etc. with all-star line-ups and Q&As by writers, actors, and filmmakers.

The opening night film for 2022 will be THE WHALE, and the film’s director, Darren Aronofsky will be receiving the 2022 Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award. Aronofsky and Samuel D. Hunter, writer of THE WHALE, will attend the screening and participate in additional programming for AFF’s Writers Conference.

Another exciting premiere at Austin Film Festival includes SAM & KATE on Friday, October 28. SAM & KATE is Writer/Director Darren Le Gallo’s directorial debut. Joining Le Gallo in Austin will be the film’s stars, Dustin Hoffman, Sissy Spacek, Jake Hoffman, and Schuyler Fisk. This is the first time Jake and Schuyler (Sissy’s daughter) are working with their parents.

Your festival pass also grants access to several fun parties and social events along with engaging panels. There are many festival pass options for purchase this year, ranging from virtual to all-access. Click here to see what type of badge best fits your interest. Save $5 using promo code Do512AFF.

While attending the Austin Film Festival is more suited towards adults and makes for great date nights or parents’ night out, we do want to mention that AFF offers wonderful youth programming right here for our local kids and teens. The Young Filmmakers Program provides a year-round exploration of creativity, collaboration, and storytelling to Texas students ages 9 to 18. The Program consists of four key initiatives: the Young Filmmakers Competition, its Annual Summer Film Camp, the Festival and Conference Scholarship Program, and its signature, in-school, Digital Storytelling program, which provides English and Language Arts, TEKS-aligned curriculum on the arts of screenwriting, narrative podcasting, and film production. Click here to learn all about the youth programming.

Learn much more about Austin Film Festival and keep up with the latest news about this year’s programming at austinfilmfestival.com.

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