Already Confirmed for the 2008 Conference

Early registration deadlines are quickly approaching. You have 17 days to purchase your Producers or Conference badge at the lowest offered rate. To find out more about the Conference check out the Conference Section of the website.

CONFIRMED PANELIST (schedule permitting)

John August (writer/director The Nines, writer Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride, Go, Big Fish, Titan A.E., Charlie’s Angels and Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle)

Curtis Burch, Latitude Productions

Channing Dungey, ABC Studios

Matthew Gross, ABC Studios

Juliana Farrell, Groundswell Productions

Mickey Freiberg, ACME Talent & Literary Agency

John Lee Hancock (writer A Perfect World, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, The Alamo, director The Alamo, The Rookie)

Patrick Hegarty- 2007 AFF Latitude Award Winner, videogame writer on Ghostbusters, Eragon and Rataouille

Buck Henry (writer To Die For, Protocol, What's Up, Doc?, The Owl and the Pussycat, Catch-22, The Graduate)

Jake Kasdan (Walk Hard, The TV Set, Orange County, Zero Effect)

Michael McDonald, ABC Studios

Rachel Miller, Tom Sawyer Productions

Jeff Nathanson (story credit - Indiana Jones 4, writer New York, I Love You, Rush Hour (2& 3), The Terminal, Catch Me if You Can, Speed 2, and writer/director of The Last Shot)

Susan O’Connor, videogame writer (Gears of War and Bioshock)

Dan Petrie Jr. (Beverly Hills Cops, The Big Easy, Shoot to Kill, Turner & Hooch, Toy Soldiers)

Chuck Sklar (Everybody Hates Chris, The Chris Rock Show)

Bob Soderstrom, screenwriter, 2002 AFF Screenplay Competition Winner

Yaphet Smith, Screenwriter

Eric Red (100 Feet, The Hitcher, Near Dark)

Mark Vahradian, Di Bonaventura Pictures


More panelist are being confirmed everyday! Start planning your trip to Austin now.
Buy your badge before May 30th and be entered into a drawing for a free nights stay at the InterContintial Stephen F. Austin Hotel in Downtown Austin, TX.

Summer Film Camp On the News!

See our news articles on News 8 and KVUE!

Four-time camp attendee Elizabeth Breazile, who is now going on to study Radio, Television and Film at UT as a freshman in the fall, shares her reflections on her experiences at the AFF Summer Film Camp...

"I have attended the film camp for 4 years every summer, and I can confidently say that it was what made me want to be a filmmaker. The first year I went, I was 13 and incredibly naive to the whole process of film making. Just during those 2 weeks I learned techniques such as editing, lighting, and the importance of sound that completely revolutionized my views on how to make a movie. Learning under the supervision of actual filmmakers made me confident to go out and start experimenting on my own, and eventually to start making my own movies.

I would tell anyone with even the slightest interest in film making to go, the experience is completely worth it."

For more information and to enroll - click here or call 512.478.4795.

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The Austin Film Festival and its Young Filmmakers Program is proud to present the 6th Summer Film Camp - taking place June 9 - August 8 at McCallum High School with classes in claymation, screenwriting + filmmaking, special effects, music videos and more!

WHEN: June 9 - August 8, 2008
WHERE: McCallum High School5600 Sunshine Drive, Austin TX, 78756 (2222 & Lamar)TIME: Sessions are held 9AM-12PM, 1PM-4PM, or 9AM-4PM
NOTE: Discounts available for Austin Film Festival members, AISD Faculty & Staff, and parents with currently enrolled McCallum HS students.

CLASS SESSIONS // AGE 9 - 12

*CLAYMATION: $195
June 9 - 13, 9AM-12PM
July 7 - 11, 1PM-4PM
July 21-25, 9AM-12PM

Work with three-dimensional media and live-action, stop-motion animation to bring otherwise inanimate characters and objects to life. At the end of the class you will receive a copy of your movie on DVD.

*SCRIPT-TO-SCREEN: $390
July 14-25, 1PM-4PM

Learn how to write, produce, act and direct - all in one place! Hands-on class teaches the basics of production as students collaborate on a 5-10 minute digital video project over a two-week period. At the end of the class students receive copies of their movies on DVD.

*SPECIAL EFFECTS: $195
July 14-25, 1PM-4PM

For every raging blizzard, Old West showdown or battle in space, there's a team of special effects technicians doing their best to make sure audiences beleive the danger and thrills are real. Learn the ins and outs of special effects in this fun and exciting class!

CLASS SESSIONS // AGE 13 - 17

*SCRIPT-TO-SCREEN: $390
June 9-20, 1PM-4PM
July 7-18, 9AM-12PM
July 28-August 1, 9AM-4PM (Advanced Full-Day Class)

Learn how to write, produce, act and direct - all in one place! Hands-on class teaches the basics of production as students collaborate on a 5-10 minute digital video project over a two-week period. At the end of the class students receive copies of their movies on DVD.

*FUNNY SHORTS: MAKING COMEDY FILMS: $390
August 4-8, 9AM-4PM (Advanced Full-Day Class)

In this class students will examine the special skills it takes to make funny movies. From Shakespeare to Will Ferrell, you will learn about how comedy works and why. Then students will work on their own short films and figure out how making people laugh can be hard work and a lot of fun at the same time.

*MUSIC VIDEOS: $390
June 23-27, 9AM-4PM (Advanced Full-Day Class)

Nowadays most music videos are actually short films set to a soundtrack. In this fun class students will be able to develop, plan and execute ideas for a professional looking music video.

To register online or for more information: Visit The Summer Camp Website

Steel City on DVD!

Good news everyone! AFF screenplay finalist turned Official Selection Steel City has made it to DVD today after a successful theatrical run.

Steel City was a hit at AFF in 2006, and is a great family drama incredibly well acted by a fantastic cast. If you haven't seen it, it is definitely worth picking up!

AFF @ 15: Screenplay Alumni Stories

Jimmy Miller (2007 Adult/Family Winner for Slugger) is managed by Josh McGuire of Washington Square Arts. At the 2007 festival he met Gayla Nethercott of Don Buchwald & Associates and she signed on to be his agent. He also met Mary Stuart Masterson who was screening her film Cake Eaters at AFF. Jimmy and Mary Stuart met and knew that Slugger was a perfect project for them to work on together. It has been optioned by Barndoor Productions and Jimmy is currently working on a rewrite. Mary Stuart has signed on to direct Slugger and continues to work closely with Jimmy to develop the project.