AFF proudly congratulates its past and present panelists on their Emmy nominations. The 61st Annual Emmy Awards will be held on Sept. 12... (read more) Emmy Nominations For AFF PanelistsAcademy Award®-winning filmmaker Ron Howard will be presented with the Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award at the 16th Annual Austin Film Festival & Conference, October 22-29, 2009... (read more) RON HOWARD TO BE HONORED BY AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL WITH EXTRAORDINARY CONTRIBUTION TO FILMMAKING AWARDMo Perkins received her Masters degree at UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television. While at UCLA she was the recipient of numerous awards including the Dorothy Arzner Award, The Wasserman Award and the Motion Picture Association of America Award. Her master’s thesis film, "Piss Hat" was selected for the UCLA Director’s Spotlight Award and was a National Finalist for the Student Academy Awards in 2005.... (read more) AFF follow up with Maureen Perkins