>From: "Davis, James M" <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: FYI >Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 11:44:51 -0600 (CST) > >Subject: Austin Film Festival - Call for Entries > > >The 10th Annual Austin Film Festival is announcing its Call For Entries for >the Screenplay, Prime Time, and Film Competitions. Please pass this on to >anyone who may be interested. Thank you for your time. > >Screenplay Competition deadline: May 15th. Entry fee: $40. Categories: >Adult/Family and Comedy. > >Prime Time Teleplay Competition deadline: June 15th. Entry fee: $30. >Categories: Sitcom and Drama. > >Film Competition early deadline: June 15th. Entry fee: $40. Categories: >Feature, Short, and Student Short. Late deadline: July 15th. Entry Fee: >$50. > >All rules, and entry forms are available at www.austinfilmfestival.com or >call us at 1-800-310-FEST(3378). > >For the past six years award winning feature films have received >distribution as a result of their AFF screening. Short films screened in >competition at the Austin Film Festival are eligible to be nominated for an >Academy Award. > >Matt Lopez, The Passenger, Finalist, 2001: "If you're trying to break in as >a writer, you need credibility and contacts, and I was able to get both at >the Austin Film Festival. Within a week after the Festival, I got a half >dozen calls from agents and producers who were now interested in meeting >me-instant credibility. And by being 'on the ground' at the Festival, I >made a number of important contacts that I brought home with me. I sold my >first screenplay four months after the Festival (to Dreamworks), and the >credibility and contacts I gained in Austin were instrumental in that." > >Bob Soderstrom, Jerusalem, Adult/Family Winner, 2002: "After winning the >Austin Film Festival, my script was requested by many agencies and now I'm >repped by William Morris. The Festival offers wonderful opportunities to >learn from and mix with some of the best writers, producers, and agents in >the business. I'll be back in 2003!" > > > > > > >______________