Video Contests, Film Festivals, and Awards

Austin Film Festival 2009: Call for Films and Screenplays

By Austin Film Festival
posted Apr 1, 2009, 06:05

Austin Film FestivalThe Austin Film Festival is among the select events accredited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, so all award winning narrative short and narrative student short films are also eligible for an Academy Award.

Film categories include: Narrative Feature, Narrative Short, Narrative Student Short, Documentary Feature, and Documentary Short.

The Screenplay Competition has two primary categories: Drama Category (Historical, Western, Drama, Family, Romance, Horror, Thriller, etc.) and/or Comedy Category (Dark, Satirical, Slapstick, and more).

The Teleplay Competition includes both Drama and Sitcom categories and is open to any spec script for the currently airing network or cable television program.

New for 2009: For the first time since its inception, AFF�s screenplay competition will be providing Readers Notes to all Second Rounders (top 10%) for no additional charge. To enter your submissions and check for deadline dates, go online to www.austinfilmfestival.com.


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