2024 FILM AND SCRIPT COMPETITIONS
Upcoming Deadlines
Film Competition – Early Bird Deadline 3/22/24
Screenplay & Teleplay Competition – Early Bird Deadline 3/22/24
Produced Digital Series Competition – Early Bird Deadline 3/22/24
Scripted Digital Series Competition – Early Bird Deadline 3/22/24
Fiction Podcast Script Competition – Early Bird Deadline 3/22/24
Playwriting Competition – Early Bird Deadline: 3/22/24
Austin Film Festival
October 24 – 31, 2024
Our Conference and Festival offers participants the perfect environment to open up the creative senses to more forms of storytelling. It will also offer an action-packed arena for networking and crossover events that can lead to exciting new job opportunities.
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All Competition Deadlines
Film Competition
Feature & Short Film
Early Bird Deadline: 3/22/24
Regular Deadline: 5/17/24
Late Deadline: 6/21/24
Extended Deadline: 7/6/24
Produced Digital Series Competition
Early Bird Deadline: 3/22/24
Regular Deadline: 5/17/24
Late Deadline: 6/21/24
Extended Deadline: 7/6/24
Screenplay & Teleplay Competition
Feature Screenplay
Early Bird Deadline: 3/22/24
Regular Deadline: 4/19/24
Late Deadline: 5/24/24
Short Screenplay & Teleplay
Early Bird Deadline: 3/22/24
Regular Deadline: 4/19/24
Late Deadline: 5/24/24
Scripted Digital Series Competition
Early Bird Deadline: 3/22/24
Regular Deadline: 4/19/24
Late Deadline: 5/24/24
Extended Deadline: 7/6/24
Fiction Podcast
Early Bird Deadline: 3/22/24
Regular Deadline: 4/19/24
Late Deadline: 5/24/24
Extended Deadline: 7/6/24
Playwriting Competition
Early Bird Deadline: 3/22/24
Regular Deadline: 4/19/24
Late Deadline: 5/24/24
Need help?
For questions regarding submissions and special inquiries, please email our new Screenplay Department Manager: Alyssa Alvarado –scriptdirector@austinfilmfestival.com
For questions regarding reader inquiries and opportunities, please contact our new Script Competitions Manager: scriptmanager@austinfilmfestival.comor call us at 512-478-4795.
For all film inquiries please reach out to programming@austinfilmfestival.com.