Submit Your Play
you can’t win if you don’t enter
SUBMIT BELOW
SUBMIT ONLINE!
Please note the following:
- Before proceeding with the online form, please make sure your play adheres to all rules and formatting.
- If you have problems using the online submission form, please try using another browser and make sure you are allowing pop-ups.
- After you submit, you’ll be redirected to PayPal to pay the entry feee. If you’re not redirected, please scroll up. (The payment button will appear at the top of the entry form.)
- Once submitted, no revisions will be accepted.
- To submit by mail, please see instructions at the bottom of the page.
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FYI – Our online forms are easier to use on desktops and larger browsers.
Early Deadline:
April 20
Late Deadline: May 15
Austin scripts are read and judged by top Hollywood screenwriters – professionals who appreciate good storytelling. There is nothing hollow about a win in Austin.”
– Brian Weakland, 2013 Drama Screenplay Winner
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Don’t see where to pay? Scroll up! (You must first have clicked “Submit” on the entry form)
*Submissions will only be processed when the online form and payment have been submitted in the same session.
Submissions are not received until payment has been processed. Once you have paid via PayPal and have your PayPal receipt, your submission is complete. Due to high volume of submissions, a separate email confirmation from Austin Film Festival may not be received immediately, and will be sent within five business days.
Don’t see where to pay? Scroll up! (You must first have clicked “Submit” on the entry form)
*Submissions will only be processed when the online form and payment have been submitted in the same session.
Submissions are not received until payment has been processed. Once you have paid via PayPal and have your PayPal receipt, your submission is complete. Due to high volume of submissions, a separate email confirmation from Austin Film Festival may not be received immediately, and will be sent within five business days.
SUBMIT BY MAIL
Return your signed, completed entry form, along with your entry fee and other required materials including bound script. (Please see rules page for formatting guidelines.)
MAIL TO:
Script Competitions
Austin Film Festival
1801 Salina Street
Austin, TX 78702
Please include a self-addressed, stamped postcard for each submission if you would like acknowledgement of the receipt of your entry.
Mailed in submissions must be postmarked by deadline date to be eligible.