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Young Filmmakers Competition

The Austin Film Festival will showcase the best youth filmmaking from around the country during the 19th Annual Austin Film Festival, October 18-25, 2012.

The competition is free to enter and open to youth filmmakers ages 13 to 18. The winning filmmaker will be notified prior to the Festival, and will receive two (2) Conference badges to the 2012 Austin Film Festival (for the filmmaker and a legal guardian*), two (2) tickets to the AFF Awards Luncheon (Oct. 20, 2012), an AFF Award and reimbursement (up to $500) of one round-trip airfare to Austin to attend the 2012 AFF; AFF will put the winner up in one room for two nights’ stay at an AFF host hotel during the Film Festival.

While at the Festival the winning filmmakers will have the opportunity to see almost 200 films, learn from panels with industry veterans and network at parties attended by the likes of David Wain, Judd Apatow and Shane Black!

Rules & Guidelines

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Postmark Deadline: August 1, 2012

Additional Information

For more information, contact Stephen at 1-800-310-3378 or belyeu@austinfilmfestival.com.

*Admittance to all Austin Film Festival Parties will only be allowed with the winning filmmaker’s legal guardian also in attendance. No underage drinking will be tolerated.