Austin Film Festival Screenplay & Teleplay Competition Call For Entries
Written by: FFT Webmaster | February 25th, 2011
18th ANNUAL AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL SCREENPLAY AND TELEPLAY COMPETITION ACCEPTING ENTRIES!
As one of the most well respected contests of its kind, AFF’s Screenplay and Teleplay competitions continue to encourage and advocate the work for new, talented writers.
Screenplay Postmark Regular Deadline: MAY 15th
Screenplay Postmark Late Deadline: JUNE 1st
Teleplay Postmark Deadline: JUNE 1st
Screenplay Categories
Drama (Historical, Western, Drama, Family, Romance, Horror, Thriller, etc.)
Comedy (Dark, Satirical, Slapstick, etc.)
Additional Categories
Latitude Productions Award (for adult-themed, character driven scripts with a budget under $10 million)
Dark Hero Studios Sci-Fi Award (fantasy, horror, science fiction, etc)
To be considered for these additional awards you must have your screenplay entered in either the Drama or Comedy Categories.
Teleplay Categories
Sitcom Spec
One-Hour Spec
Sitcom Pilot
One-Hour Pilot
Open to any spec scripts for currently airing television program AND original pilot scripts
We will provide Readers Notes to all screenplays and teleplays that reach the Second Round (top 10%) or higher in the competition at no extra charge!
All winners will be announced at the 2011 Austin Film Festival and Screenwriters Conference held October 20-27, 2011.
Submit today at www.austinfilmfestival.com
For more information contact Matt Dy, Screenplay Competition Director at 1-800-310-3378 or matt@austinfilmfestival.com.
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