Austin Film Festival's On Story®

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Austin Film Festival’s On Story is a one-hour series that offers a look inside the creative process from today’s leading writers, creators and filmmakers.

Austin Film Festival's On Story is recorded live at Austin Film Festival and at our year-round events. Searching for a show that your core listeners and audiences can get behind? Rooted in the fine craft of storytelling, and the creative process, On Story is for any film or TV fan curious to learn more!


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On this week’s episode, we’ll hear from author, screenwriter, and television creator Noah Hawley. Hawley created FX’s award winning series Fargo, w...

  • Added: Aug 01, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
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This week on On Story we’ll hear from television writers, David Benioff & D.B. Weiss on their process of adapting the Emmy Award-winning HBO televi...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
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This week on On Story we’ll join queens of comedy Katie Dippold, Liz Meriwether, & Paula Pell for a conversation all about writing for laughs. Late...

  • Added: Aug 29, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
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This week on On Story we’re taking a look at the process of writing science fiction with Westworld co-creator, Lisa Joy. And later we’re joined by ...

  • Added: Sep 07, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
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This week on On Story we’ll hear from screenwriter April Shih who has worked on shows like Dave, You’re The Worst, and This is America and Tripper ...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
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This week on On Story, American playwright and screenwriter Ted Tally discusses his film adaptations including, 12 Strong which stars Chris Hemswor...

  • Added: Sep 21, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
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This week on On Story we’re joined by filmmakers Gina Prince-Bythewood and Amy Talkington for conversations on writing and directing for film and t...

  • Added: Sep 28, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
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This week on On Story we’ll hear from veteran screenwriters John Lee Hancock, Brian Helgeland and Robin Swicord on the process of creating compell...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
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This week on On Story we’re exploring the crime drama series Mare of Easttown with the show’s creator, Brad Inglesby. Later in the episode, we’re t...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
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This week on On Story we’re diving behind the pages of the 1999 classic horror film The Blair Witch Project with screenwriter Daniel Myrick & his w...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
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This week on On Story we’re exploring the crime drama series Mare of Easttown with the show’s creator, Brad Inglesby. Later in the episode, we’re t...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
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On today’s episode, Die Hard versus Lethal Weapon with filmmaker Shane Black and writer-director Jeb Stuart. Later in our program, the screenwriter...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
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This week on On Story we’re joined by Dune screenwriter, Eric Roth for a conversation about his work. Later in the episode, we’re talking to Hustle...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
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On this week’s On Story we’ll speak with the writers behind Mad Men, Westworld, and 11.22.63 to explore audiences fascination with film and televis...

  • Added: Nov 22, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
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This week on On Story we’ll hear from legendary independent filmmaker and 2018 Austin Film Festival Awardee Roger Corman whose extensive body of wo...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
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This week on On Story writer Derek Kolstad, creator of the John Wick franchise reflects on his thrilling career, how he weaves emotion and humanity...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
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From Austin Film Festival this is On Story, a look inside the creative process from today’s leading creators, writers and filmmakers. I’m your host...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
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On this week’s episode of On Story, we bring you The Polar Express & Big Fish two classic films adapted from popular books which were seemingly una...

  • Added: Dec 27, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
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This week on On Story we’re taking a look at the process of writing science fiction with Westworld co-creator, Lisa Joy. And later we’re joined by ...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
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This week on On Story we’ll hear from Seinfeld writer David Mandel. And later will hear from screenwriting duo Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewsk...

  • Added: Jan 11, 2023
  • Length: 54:00