Austin Film Festival Announces Winners From the Film and Script Competitions

AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#AFF26–AFF announces the Audience Award winners:

Marquee Feature: Last Week at Ed’s, directed by Meg & Lawrence Kasdan

Narrative Feature: The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain, written and directed by David Midell

Documentary Feature: Cowboys, directed by John Langmore & Bud Force

Dark Matters Feature: Noise, written and directed by Jérémy Laval

Comedy Vanguard Feature: The Planters, written and directed by Alexandra Kotcheff & Hannah Leder

Texas Independent Feature: When We Last Spoke, written by Joanne Hock & Rick Eldridge, directed by Joanne Hock

Narrative Short: The President and the Crossing Keeper, written by Jean-Marc Peyrefitte & Marc Syrigas, directed by Jean-Marc Peyrefitte

Documentary Short: Dead Woman’s Pass, directed by Lali Houghton

Animated Short: The Fox and the Bird, written by Christophe Pagnon & Vincent Gessler, directed by Sam & Fred Guillaume

Narrative Student Short: Holy Jail, written and directed by Maria Lavelle

Produced Digital Series Presented by Stage 13: Brothers from the Suburbs, created by Patrick Wimp

Click here for the Film Jury Award winners.

The Script Competition Jury Award winners are:

Drama Screenplay Award presented by the Writers Guild of America, East: Scandalous! by Matthew Fantaci

Comedy Screenplay Award presented by Sony Pictures Animation: Rearranged by Zarna Garg and Greg Fortier

Sci-Fi Screenplay Award: Service Animals by Christopher Corte

Enderby Entertainment Award: Service Animals by Christopher Corte

Horror Screenplay Award: Delirium by Alex D Reid

AMC Drama Teleplay Pilot Award: Ghostrunner by Jonathan Flicker

Comedy Pilot Award: Good Lord by Tillery Johnson

Short Screenplay Award: You are My Fish and I Will Keep You Alive by Em Frederick

Scripted Digital Series Award presented by Stage 13: Incoming by David Singer

Drama Teleplay Spec Award: The Crown: Heir Apparent by Lygia Gordon

Comedy Teleplay Spec Award: Atlanta: Ghetto Submarine by Kyra Rogers

Playwriting Award: After the Fall by Miki Kim

Fiction Podcast Award: Old Forks Inn by Rose Judson

Click here for the full list of winners.

ABOUT AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL:

AFF is a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the art, craft and business of writers and filmmakers and recognizing their contributions to film, television, theatre and new media. AFF is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department and the Texas Commission on the Arts. For more information visit www.austinfilmfestival.com.

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