AFF Winners Announced

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The awards luncheon for Austin Film Festival was held today, with the following winners announced for the film, screenplay and teleplay competitions:

Film Competitions

  • Documentary Feature Jury Award: Grown in Detroit - Directors: Manfred Poppenk, Mascha Poppenk
  • Documentary Feature Special Jury Mention: Downtown Calling - Director: Shan Nicholson
  • Animated Short Jury Award: Lost and Found - Director: Philip Hunt
  • Narrative Student Short Jury Award: Welgunzer - Writer: Bradford Schmidt
  • Narrative Student Special Jury Mention: Adelaide - Writer: Liliana Greenfield-Sanders
  • Narrative Short Jury Award: Nice Shootin' Cowboy - Writer: Ben Phelps
  • Narrative Short Special Jury Mention: The Taxidermist - Writers: Bert & Bertie; Washdays - Writer: Graham Lester George
  • Narrative Feature Jury Award: Tobruk - Writer: Vaclav Marhoul
  • Narrative Feature Special Jury Recognition for Acting: Myna Se Va
  • Narrative Feature Special Jury Recognition for Independent Filmmaking: Thor at the Bus Stop

Screenplay and Teleplay Competitions

  • Drama Screenplay: Pure by Jeff Williams
  • Comedy Screenplay: Eight Knights by Caroline Carrigan
  • Latitude Productions Screenplay Award: Palmer by Cheryl Guerriero 
  • Sci-Fi Screenplay: The Sensitivity Program by John Harden and Skot Christopherson
  • Drama Teleplay: Medium: Crush by Joey Hargrove
  • Sitcom Teleplay: The Office: It’s Not Easy Being Green by Benjamin Healy

The Austin Film Festival continues through Thursday, October 29 at various venues around Austin. Visit the Austin Film Festival website for more details and the schedule.