2010 Austin Film Race Starts April 23

The 2010 Austin Film Race is only a few weeks away -- are you ready?

For the last three years, film racing has been an annual event in Austin, with local filmmakers competing with each other to make an original short in 24 hours.  Films are limited to four minutes in length and must adhere to the year's theme as well as incorporate a surprise element, either a prop or an action. All of the films will screen at the Dobie after the competition ends on April 29 at 7:00 p.m, and a selection of the best films will continue to the national competition.

Adam Donaghey, who produced Lovers of Hate, Earthling and Audrey the Trainwreck this year alone is also producing the local event. That made me think, if Chris Doubek was the SXSW 2010 Most Frequent Actor, does that make Donaghey the Most Frequent Producer?

Anyway, a whole variety of prizes are being given out for several categories. Last year's top local winning film, "Breathe" by the Fiction Factory team, is only 2:49 minutes in length, and took home the bulk of the awards. The theme was hunger, with the surprise element an action -- waving. Check it out after the jump (and you can see more on the official website).

More information is available at the Austin Film Race site. You can save $10 on the registration fee by using the discount code FILMRACER.