Call for Entries: Austin Film Festival
Our Mission: To further the art and craft of storytelling by inspiring and championing the work of creators, writers, filmmakers, and all artists who use written and visual language to tell a story. Our sole purpose is to help writers and filmmakers succeed.
Our Connections to the Industry: All Semifinalist & Finalist Judges are working Agents, Managers, Producers, Writers of Major Production Companies in the Industry. Placement as a Semifinalist, Finalist, and all accepted films are highlighted in our Producers Book, which is distributed to our list of over 600 industry professionals.
Our Recognition: Produced films that are Jury Award winners in the Narrative Short, Animated Short, and Documentary Short categories officially qualify to be shortlisted for an Academy Award®.
Our Appreciation: Films that are selected to screen from our competition have the opportunity of 2 screenings with a possible third at our annual event. Many films that screen at Austin Film Festival go on to find distribution.
Our Event: The experience doesn’t end with the entry! The 28th annual Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference, held on October 21-28th, can help advance a career. We offer badge discounts in addition to group discounts and other opportunities for teachers and students to attend!
We would appreciate it if you can share this with your students. For more information, or to submit, visit our Student Opportunities Page. If you have any questions, please feel free to email our film department at programming@austinfilmfestival.com, or script department at screenplay@austinfilmfestival.com,  or you can also call us at 512-478-4795.
To learn more, visit our Student Opportunities page. Bulk discounts are available for film submissions through university or college administrators. Please contact our Film Department or Script Department for more details. We encourage you to share this with your students, and we can’t wait to see what they submit! As always, we’re here to help and support you!