Austin Film Festival 2011

Screenplay Postmark Deadlines
Regular Postmark Deadline MAY 15th ($40)
Late Postmark Deadline JUNE 1st ($50)

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL IS NOW ACCEPTING 2011 SCREENPLAY & TELEPLAY ENTRIES!

Screenplay Categories
DRAMA (Historical, Western, Drama, Family, Romance, Horror, Thriller, etc.)
COMEDY (Dark, Satirical, Slapstick, etc.)

ANNOUNCING 2011 SPONSORED AWARDS
LATITUDE PRODUCTIONS AWARD (must be an adult-themed, character driven script with a budget under $10 million)
Latitude Productions is a motion picture production company operating out of Los Angeles with full access to the industry professionals who make movies happen. The 2008 Latitude Productions Award winner, SHIMMER LAKE written by Oren Uziel, was purchased by Fox after winning the award. This year’s winner will be guaranteed a meeting with Curtis Burch, the President of Latitude Productions. Burch was Vice President of Creative Affairs at James Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment and before that was an executive at Castle Rock Entertainment. He developed such projects as THE FUGITIVE, THE RUNNING MAN, and UNLAWFUL ENTRY.

DARK HERO STUDIOS SCI-FI AWARD (includes Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Surrealism, Myth/Legend and Fantastical Storytelling)
David Hayter and Benedict Carver’s newly formed Dark Hero Studios will produce feature films, television programming, internet content, graphic novels and videogames. Hayter’s screenwriting credits include WATCHMEN, X-MEN, X2, and THE SCORPION KING. Carver has produced DOOMSDAY and TEKKEN among other films and was also previously Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and Co-Productions at Screen Gems. Dark Hero Studios’ focus on action, sci-fi and horror genres makes them an ideal partner for judging this year’s Sci-Fi Competition.

To be considered for either the Latitude Productions Award or the Dark Hero Studios Sci-Fi Award you must have your screenplay entered in either the Drama or Comedy screenplay categories.

{TELEPLAY COMPETITION}

Teleplay Categories (Open to spec scripts for any currently airing television program AND original pilot scripts)
SITCOM SPEC
ONE-HOUR SPEC
SITCOM PILOT
ONE-HOUR PILOT

Teleplay Postmark Deadline: JUNE 1st ($30)
NEW!: The TV Pilot Category
For the first time, AFF is accepting original pilot entries in the teleplay competition. Recently, original pilots have joined the traditional spec script as the principal currency for staffing TV shows. Who knows? You may have the next great sitcom or one-hour drama on your hands, so enter your original pilot script and get noticed!

Screenplay and teleplay winners will be announced at the 2011 Austin Film Festival and Screenwriters Conference held October 20-27, 2011.

{WHY YOU SHOULD ENTER}
The competition offers benefits to all entrants, from the first round up:

AFF puts your script in front of the right people. Semifinalist and Finalist scripts are evaluated directly by representatives from major production companies. In past years, judges have included representatives from Warner Bros., Nickelodeon Movies, ABC Studios, Fortis Films, Pixar Animation Studios, and many others. These are the people you want reading your script.

~All entrants are eligible for discounts and specialty programs during the Austin Film Festival and Conference, and as your script advances you will receive additional benefits.

~All entrants advancing to the Second Round of judging are invited to participate in roundtables throughout the Conference and will receive reader’s notes on their script at no extra charge.

~Semifinalists and Finalists will sit alongside agents, producers and top industry writers in a series of special panels during the 2011 Austin Film Festival and Conference.

~All Semifinalist and Finalist scripts will be included in the 2011 Producers Book which is distributed to more than 300 managers, agents, producers and other industry professionals.

Click here for a list of Success Stories from our Screenplay Competition.

{2 Ways to Submit}
* ONLINE (requires additional $5 processing fee) – Quick and easy!
* MAIL

Click here to submit today!

{CONTACT}
For more information contact Matt Dy, Screenplay and Teleplay Competition Director at 1-800-310-3378 or matt@austinfilmfestival.com

{ARE YOU A FILMMAKER?}
Austin Film Festival is also accepting 2011 film entries. To submit through Withabox click here. For more information about the Film Competition, please visit our website.

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