Austin Film Festival Screenplay and Teleplay Competition

Austin Film Festival CALL FOR ENTRIES!

Details

Presented by: Alex

Start date: Jan 1, 2008

Mailing address:
1145 West 5th Street
Suite 210
Austin, TX 78703
United States

Phone: 512-478-4795

Fax: 512-478-6205

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Contact: Alex McPhail, Screenplay/Teleplay Competition Director

Description

The 15th Annual Austin Film Festival announces our 2008 Call for Entries for the Screenplay and Teleplay Competitions. The Screenplay Competition has two primary categories: Drama and Comedy. Teleplay Competition includes both Drama and Sitcom categories. This year, you have the opportunity to have your script considered for the Latitude Productions Award (www.latitudeproductions.com) and Sci-Fi Award. Latitude Productions is looking for adult character driven narrative features with a possible production budget less than 10 million dollars. Sci-Fi includes fantasy, horror, science fiction, surrealism, myth/legend and fantastical storytelling. To be considered for either Latitude Productions or Sci-Fi awards you must have your screenplay entered in either the Adult/Family or Comedy Category. Awards range from $2500-$5000. For more info check out www.austinfilmfestival.com.

Deadlines and Fees

Description Date Fee
First deadlineMay 15, 2008$40
Late deadlineJun 1, 2008$50

Awards

Screenplay Competition: Drama ($5000), Comedy ($5000), Sci-Fi ($2500), Latitude Productions ($2500) (www.latitudeproductions.com)
Teleplay Competition: Sitcom ($1000) and Drama ($1000)

Formats

Screenplay - Feature ,Sitcom ,TV Episodic

Genres

Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Detective, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Musical, Mystery, Myth, Political, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, War, Western

Rules

ALL updated rules and award information can be found at www.austinfilmfestival.com

Announcements

Winner(s) announced: Oct 18, 2008

Award winners are announced at the Award's Luncheon during the Austin Film Festival and Screenwriters' Conference. Semi-Finalists and Finalists are called before the Conference to let them know their current status in the competition.

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