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THE HIT MAKER FRESH OFF OF HIS GHOSTBUSTERS REMAKE, THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL TOASTS THE IMPRESSIVE CAREER OF DAPPER DIRECTOR PAUL FEIG. By Kathy BlacKwell No other event celebrates the writing behind the TV shows and movies we love so much like the 23rd annual Austin Film Festival, October 13–20. In addition to a week of film premieres and screenings, the fest brings in the best in the business for panels and conversations, and it honors industry legends each year. Among the 2016 honorees are Marta Kauffman of Friends, Nancy Meyers (The Intern), and Paul Feig, known for Freaks & Geeks, Bridesmaids, Spy, and the summer hit Ghostbusters. Feig, an AFF veteran, also appears in the second book by AFF's On Story Project: On Story— Screenwriters and Filmmakers on Their Iconic Films, out October 4 by University of Texas Press. Austin Way talked to Feig about the festival, the all-female Ghostbusters, and dealing with social media trolls. What do you love about the Austin Film Festival? The most fun I have is when I'm on a panel about a specific topic, and we can talk to these burgeoning writers about it. That's what is so genius about AFF: It gets into the nitty-gritty of the craft. AUSTINWAY.com 35 photography by seth olenick The debonair director: Paul Feig and his three-piece suits (which he wears daily) will return to the Austin Film Festival in October, this time as the recipient of the 2016 Extraordinary Contribution to Film Award. SCENE EVERYBODY 's talkin g aBOu t...