Austin Film Festival Script Competition
Austin Fest Film
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1801 Salina St.
Austin, TX 78702
512-478-4795 (voice)
512-478-6205 (fax)
Web:
http://www.austinfilmfestival.com
Email:
screenplay@austinfilmfestival.com
Contact: Steven DeBose, Director of Script Competitions
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The Ultimate Runway
For thirty years, Austin Film Festival has been catapulting writers into life-changing careers. With one of the most noteworthy competitions among Hollywood tastemakers, AFF consistently yanks newcomers from the isolation of their desks and ushers them into the bustling world of film and television. Whether your dream is to sign a contract, land an agent, learn from an industry icon, or take home the coveted Bronze Typewriter Award, it’s simple: you can’t win if you don’t enter.
Josephson Entertainment Screenwriting Fellowship
This opportunity will provide a one-on-one mentorship in Los Angeles for two fellows – one writer or writing team with a feature script and one writer or writing team with a teleplay pilot – selected from the Final Round of this year’s competition.
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Deadline/Entry Fees
Deadline | Date Days till: |
Entry Fee |
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Earlybird | March 25, 2025 107 |
Feature Screenplay: $60 // Teleplay & Shorts: $50 |
Regular | April 22, 2025 135 |
Feature Screenplay: $70 // Teleplay & Shorts: $60 |
Late | May 27, 2025 170 |
Feature Screenplay: $90 // Teleplay & Shorts: $75 |
Notification: Notifications for all entrants will be sent by mid-September
Rules
See website: https://austinfilmfestival.com/submit/screenplay-and-teleplay-submissions-2/rules-screenplay-and-teleplay/Awards
Awards range from $1000-$5000 per winner. Winners also receive reimbursement of roundtrip airfare (up to $500, excluding frequent flyer miles); hotel reimbursement at the Film Festival (up to $500); and the AFF Bronze Typewriter Award.
***All entrants will receive complimentary Reader Comments, a brief overall summary of the readers' notes.***
Austin Fest Film
Contact
1801 Salina St.
Austin, TX 78702
512-478-4795 (voice)
512-478-6205 (fax)
Web:
http://www.austinfilmfestival.com
Email:
screenplay@austinfilmfestival.com
Contact: Steven DeBose, Director of Script Competitions
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Austin Film Festival Script Competition
Contact
1801 Salina St.
Austin, TX 78702
512-478-4795 (voice)
512-478-6205 (fax)
Web:
http://www.austinfilmfestival.com
Email:
screenplay@austinfilmfestival.com
Contact: Steven DeBose, Director of Script Competitions
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Top Screenwriters and Directors Announce for Austin Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference
The 8th Annual Austin Film Festival (AFF) and Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference announces a blue-ribbon list of Hollywood's top screenwriters and directors who will serve as panelists during this year's Festival and Conference, held Oct. 11-18.
The list of distinguished screenwriters and directors includes:
- Bill Broyles (Cast Away, Apollo 13*)
- Joe Eszterhas (Basic Instinct, Jagged Edge)
- Nick Kazan (Reversal of Fortune*, Frances)
- Neil LaBute (Nurse Betty, In the Company of Men)
- Anne Rapp (Dr. T and the Women, Cookie's Fortune)
- Jeb Stuart (The Fugitive, Die Hard)
- David S. Ward (Major League, The Sting**)
- Bill Wittliff (The Perfect Storm, Lonesome Dove)
** denotes Academy Award winner
Daily Variety calls the Austin Film Festival and Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference one of the most well-respected and prestigious events of its kind. Registration forms and complete rules, regulations, and awards information for the Austin Film Festival's Screenplay, Prime Time Television, and Film Competitions can be downloaded at www.austinfilmfestival.com.
The Austin Film Festival is dedicated to the writer as the heart of the creative process of filmmaking. The AFF uncovers outstanding, emerging writers; serves as a creative catalyst for legendary, contemporary, and student writers; and fosters their development through panels, workshops, and master classes conducted by industry professionals. The AFF is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization.
Updated: 06/26/2001
Austin Film Festival Script Competition
Contact
1801 Salina St.
Austin, TX 78702
512-478-4795 (voice)
512-478-6205 (fax)
Web:
http://www.austinfilmfestival.com
Email:
screenplay@austinfilmfestival.com
Contact: Steven DeBose, Director of Script Competitions
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