Austin Film Festival’s 2022 Screenwriters To Watch List, Presented by MovieMaker

The screenwriter might be the last person you’re thinking about walking out of a movie theater. Nonetheless, it is the screenwriters who provide the foundational art for all movies by giving moviemakers… often themselves… the emotional narrative to create their visual masterpieces.

For a generation, the Austin Film Festival has honored some of the greatest storytellers in film and television. Now entering its 29th year of championing the story and its creators, AFF strives to continue to bring a new generation of writers into the spotlight because their work is cause for celebration. Once again partnering with MovieMaker, here are 15 screenwriters that have been given that spotlight. Read their stories. They are names you should know.