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Austin Film Festival 2005 Call for Entries

The Austin Film Festival has added a new award to our Screenplay Competition.

We have the Adult/Family category containing all genres from Drama, Western, Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Historical, etc....
We also have the Comedy category including slap-stick, romantic, black comedy, etc..
($40 entry fee each submission)

Winner (one per category) receives:$5000 cash; Hotel and Airfare reimbursement up to $500 each- excluding frequent flyer miles; Bronze AFF Typewriter award

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We now have included the NEW Burnt Orange Award. Your script must already be entered in the Adult/Family or Comedy category to be eligible for this award. The AFF and Burnt Orange Productions is looking for the best script to be FILMED here in Central Texas- not necessarily set in Texas. Lots of movies are made here every year- Miss Congeniality, The Faculty, The Rookie, Home Fries, etc...
The Burnt Orange Award winner will still be eligible to win the Adult/Family or Comedy Award.

Burnt Orange Winner receieves:$2500 cash; Hotel and Airfare reimbursement up to $500 each- excluding frequent flyer miles; Bronze AFF Typewriter award; and OPPORTUNITY to have your script produced by Burnt Orange Productions
(there is an additional $20 fee for submissions)

Postmarked deadline for Screenplay Competition is May 16, 2005

Please email the Screenplay Competition Director at dawn@austinfilmfestival.com, or call 800-310-3378 with any questions.
 
Burnt Orange Productions will be looking at possibly producing the winning script for the Burnt Orange Award. They are looking for the best low-budget script that could be FILMED here in Texas. It is a great opportunity, and your script is still eligible for the Adult/Family or Comedy Awards.
 
As a by the way- all entrants for any of our competitions receive a discount to our Screenwriters Conference, Oct. 20-23rd and Film Festival, Oct. 20-27th.

We already have a great list of panelists, including Harold Ramis as our Distinguished Screenwriter Award recepient!!
 
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