YOUR PERSONAL FESTIVAL COMPANION
The films. The people in the room. The ones you can’t catch twice. Make the most of your week in Austin.
BUILD YOUR FESTIVAL
Start with a day. Follow your curiosity.
For features without an identified pickup. Earlier festivals are listed in film details.
All times Austin local
THE SMALL PRINT, MADE USEFUL
This static guide contains 84 films and shorts programs across 139 screenings from the official AFF schedule. Switch between the original Grid and a compact List above the results; your view preference is remembered in this browser. Both views use the same filters and saved picks. All categories are shown by default. Use the Include checkboxes to hide shorts, Dark Matters, or retrospectives. Shorts are grouped into their scheduled programs; individual films are listed in program details when available.
Attendance is screening-specific. Cast credits do not mean an actor is attending. “Actors attending” matches listed attendees against credited cast across this guide, with a small verified actor list. No attendee listed means attendance is unconfirmed, not that nobody will be there.
“Picked up” means a confirmed distributor is listed. It does not promise a release date. A “Rights acquired” tag describes a reported rights acquisition, without assuming a confirmed U.S. distributor.Release dates are U.S. dates. Early-viewing days are calculated from each AFF screening to the first exact date recorded here. For Bunker and Iron Boy, an earlier December qualifying run has no exact date here; the cards identify the later opening used. Limited releases may not include Austin. All 62 new features have been checked. “No U.S. release announcement found” means our search found none, not that the film is unsold. Overseas releases, tentative plans, and individual special screenings are described separately and are excluded from early-viewing calculations. Individual shorts’ release dates have not been researched.
Premiere labels describe the first AFF screening. World means the first public showing worldwide; U.S. and Texas designate the first showing in that territory. Earlier festival listings are linked in details, with dates where verified. This research covers features without an identified distributor or rights buyer; it does not imply they are unsold. A missing earlier festival is not proof that a film has never screened. Shorts programs contain multiple films and are not assigned a single premiere status. Retrospectives remain marked as previously released.
Screening times are the full scheduled blocks, which may include introductions and Q&A. Runtime is the length of the film itself.
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Official film schedule ↗ · Each film’s detail view links to its individual listings and release sources.
A LITTLE GEOGRAPHY GOES A LONG WAY
Walking estimates below start at State Theatre / the Royal Sonesta area. They’re rough planning estimates, not live directions. Add time for lines and finding your auditorium.
Walkable within the downtown festival cluster, near the Omni and Royal Sonesta.
Both are inside the Bullock Museum at 1800 Congress. A longer walk from downtown; allow extra travel time. Different auditoriums, same building.
Farther from downtown. Consider a bus or ride if time is tight. These two campus venues are a short walk apart.
Outside the downtown walking circuit, at 6700 Middle Fiskville Road. Check live driving or transit time and allow for traffic.
Locations: AFF’s official venue guide ↗. Walking estimates are our planning estimates, not AFF guidance.