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AUSTIN SPOTLIGHT
FILM FEST 2024
AWARD NOMINEES

Film & Screenplay Award Nominations for the 8th annual Austin Spotlight Film Fest. Be sure to tag @austinspotlight & use the hashtag #ASFF2024

AUSTIN SPOTLIGHT
FILM FEST 2024
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

Share the top-rated films & screenplays for our 8th annual showcase. Be sure to tag @austinspotlight & use the hashtag #ASFF2024

AUSTIN SPOTLIGHT
FILM FEST 2024
FILM COMPETITION

Arthouse

  • Aspects of my Gender (00:03:55) directed by Olivia Martinez

  • Thunderbird (00:08:00) directed by Aaron Arizpe

  • Forbidden Fruit (00:07:23) directed by Kayla Whittaker

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Comedy

  • Nobody's Perfect (00:08:51) directed by Joshua Collins

  • Piña Colada (00:18:50) directed by Elliott Calhoun

  • Xander (00:10:39) directed by Jonathan Chao

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Documentary

  • Festival Oaxaca (00:10:59) directed by Neville MacKenzie Farmer

  • The Artist behind "The Essentials" (00:08:45) directed by Lester Platt

  • Conversations with a Cinephile (00:05:11) directed by Ryan Dowling

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Horror

  • The Vulture (00:05:55) directed by Jason Balas

  • All in a Day's Work (00:05:29) directed by TROY FORTENBERRY

  • Spooky Crew (00:11:48) directed by Erin Broussard

  • Jack-O-Lantern (00:09:05) directed by Cody Leveski

  • The Slaughter Creek Slasher of the Dead (00:13:15) directed by John Goode

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Micro Shorts

  • Escape The Noise to Find Your Rhythm (00:00:59) directed by Mark Zanosov, Jake Blackburn

  • EcstASY (00:00:59) directed by Josu geo

  • She Doesn't Like Pizza (00:01:00) directed by Matt McKisson

  • Walk of Generations (00:01:47) directed by Delaney Mann

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Music Video

  • "They Don't Make 'Em Like Willie Anymore" (00:03:19) directed by Blacksmith Rose (collective), K Foster, Karen Foster

  • Brother Cephus - How About Now (00:04:48) directed by Ryan Zarra

  • Set Urself Free (00:03:50) directed by Noah Reyes, Alyssa Garcia

  • First Look (00:00:30) directed by Trevor Miller

  • Ghost Song (00:05:59) directed by Joseph Keckler, M. Sharkey

  • CLTTR - Pink Martini (00:05:20) directed by Jake Stewart

  • Bed By 9 (00:03:37) directed by Christian Klein

  • “Nail Me Down” Music Video (00:04:41) directed by Scarlett Amaris

  • Just Believe (Work in Progress) (00:04:27) directed by Jen Parkhill

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Narrative

  • 12 Pink Roses (00:05:40) directed by Kate Patterson

  • Cabaret Sauvignon (00:08:00) directed by Alexandria Bond

  • Labor + Justice (00:12:26) directed by Sarah Joy Byington

  • Foolhardy Love (00:06:20) directed by Richard Eick

  • Simple Lies (00:10:38) directed by Sergio Eduardo Munoz Esquer

  • HARLEM FRAGMENTS (00:17:00) directed by Cameron Tyler Carr

  • Nowhere To Go (00:08:46) directed by Aaron Murray Vazquez

  • BURLESON (00:14:00) directed by Drake Potts

  • Paint Her Red (00:10:30) directed by Bella Thorne

  • The Perfect Gift (00:06:33) directed by Rob Sheehy

  • Where We Are (00:11:51) directed by Benjamin Johnson

  • Olan, TX (00:13:31) directed by Nathan Markiewicz

  • What Washes Ashore (00:13:30) directed by Harold Nieves Fisch

  • Eggs (00:17:57) directed by Sarah Corean

  • Stockholm Syndrome (00:11:29) directed by Saeed Houshyar

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Sci-fi

  • Reboot (00:03:06) directed by CHRIS QI YAO

  • Entrainment (00:09:58) directed by Bill Prokopow

  • prObed (00:06:37) directed by Umar Shiraz Jafri

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Student

  • Free Fall (00:04:02) directed by Rodolfo Melchiorre III

  • Dinosaurs are Dead (00:12:18) directed by Anya Swanson

  • WHERE IS EVERYBODY? (00:11:48) directed by Rocky

  • This Isn't a Requiem, It's a Séance (00:04:00) directed by Ryan Schwenn, Soufia Ali

  • The Park (00:12:00) directed by Tori Alexis Mosser

  • The Less we Know (00:03:00) directed by Olivia Martinez

  • Rocky Road (00:11:38) directed by Jonathan Dryden-Jaffe

  • Immortal Love (00:08:43) directed by Shyam Madhav

  • Unexpected Surprise (00:04:24) directed by Vinc3 K3lly

  • A Dial Into the Multiverse (00:12:05) directed by Christopher (Kodizia) Taylor

  • Nos Vemos Después (00:13:26) directed by Camille Morales-Zayas

  • Show Pub Queen (00:12:43) directed by Ren Tsukamoto

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Trailers

  • Tamale Season Official Trailer (00:01:38) directed by Isaac Rodriguez

  • Werewolf With A Gun (00:07:33) directed by Tyler Council

  • "Staycation" Teaser Trailer (00:01:20) directed by Russell Emanuel

  • The Murder on Cape Melancholy - Trailer (00:02:09) directed by Christian Meier

AUSTIN SPOTLIGHT
FILM FEST 2024
SCREENPLAY COMPETITION

Feature Screenplay: Comedy

  • Night of the Pig People (92 Pages) written by Sean Whitley

  • IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD SCRIPT (90 Pages) written by Dale A Brandenburg

  • WEASEL'S INFERNO (133 Pages) written by Michael Dardis Walsh, John Richard Thompson

  • Halfway Game (99 Pages) written by Peter Herlan, Stephen Kriter

  • All the Movies I Saw with Allyson (100 Pages) written by Andy Maycock

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Feature Screenplay: Horror

  • Dead Filter (98 Pages) written by Luke Hunter

  • SuperMoon (97 Pages) written by Sophia L Ellis

  • SACRED SUN (93 Pages) written by Michael Louis Gould

  • The Cougar (71 Pages) written by Trevor Miller

  • Concrete Kingdom (83 Pages) written by John Goode

  • Spooghetti (115 Pages) written by Jefferson Jones

  • PSYCHOPOMP: gaikokujin (107 Pages) written by Jose Montalvo

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Feature Screenplay: Narrative

  • She's Never Coming Back (87 Pages) written by Jesse Dorian

  • Let Me Do Right By You (106 Pages) written by Sarah Joy Byington

  • The Match (80 Pages) written by Crystal Rivers

  • Canajoharie - "The Boiling Pot" (120 Pages) written by D C Cummings

  • Falling Star (88 Pages) written by Jason Watson

  • Kaha Akua (87 Pages) written by Roselani Maddox

  • American Death (164 Pages) written by Amadeus Gonzalez

  • Cuernavaca (111 Pages) written by Eliot Galán

  • Stats (93 Pages) written by Kem Joy Ukwu

  • Atomic Nights (110 Pages) written by Mario Mabe, Ryan Williams

  • Songs From The Home Front (137 Pages) written by Jeffrey Rembert

  • L.A.C.R.C. (118 Pages) written by Mirron Willis

  • Angst (73 Pages) written by Jeff Kimball

  • How is God in my Life Today? (76 Pages) written by Erin Elizabeth Rider

  • CARRIE CATCH THE MOON (A Lunar Musical) (70 Pages) written by Michael Dardis Walsh

  • The Merchant (117 Pages) written by Harry J. Xu

  • The Miracle at New Prague (75 Pages) written by Kyle Welford Bergersen

  • The Ultimate Game (170 Pages) written by Kevin Bakko

  • The Fine Art of Christmas (115 Pages) written by Kevin

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Short Screenplay: Comedy

  • COMMERCIAL ACTRESS (15 Pages) written by Zoé Mahfouz

  • The Paranormal Prankster: Casefile 001 - Bigfoot (25 Pages) written by Sean Whitley

  • The Little Theatre Story (29 Pages) written by Amey Richards

  • Clowning Around (6 Pages) written by Jack E Hynes

  • Deep in the Barrio (20 Pages) written by Henry Kana

  • Try a Waffle Cone (17 Pages) written by Miachel Pruett

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Short Screenplay: Horror

  • The Caretaker (9 Pages) written by Crystal Rivers

  • The Lottery Adapted from the short story by shirley jackson (15 Pages) written by Shirley Jackson

  • Nicole, where are you...? - screenplay for short film (30 Pages) written by Alexandar Tomov - junior

  • Hidden (13 Pages) written by Taiyen Stevenson

  • Pumpkin Goulash (22 Pages) written by Yvette Farmer

  • Unleashed (4 Pages) written by Don Franke

  • EL MALE (8 Pages) written by Leonardo Mileikowsky

  • Sprout (19 Pages) written by Helen Hawaz

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Short Screenplay: Narrative

  • The Trouble with Jenny (10 Pages) written by Rani Deighe Crowe

  • Bakery of Life (12 Pages) written by Madison Marie Timm

  • Snapped (9 Pages) written by Crystal Rivers

  • Bye Bye Beetle (9 Pages) written by Sophia Flot-Warner

  • Neuro (11 Pages) written by Maxwell John Mootz

  • The Third Visit (19 Pages) written by Sarah Elizabeth France

  • Separate (6 Pages) written by Anna Lynne Knobloch

  • Mrs. Bradford (7 Pages) written by Leah M Partida

  • Baby Mine (17 Pages) written by Christine Longoria

  • Seeing Beyond... Myself (10 Pages) written by Brock B Young

  • The Meeting (3 Pages) written by Armand Arekian

  • SIDE EFFECTS (13 Pages) written by Fred Perry

  • Self Destruct With Me (16 Pages) written by David Walton Smith

  • Phil's Wake (26 Pages) written by Gabe Spangler

  • Today While Resting (9 Pages) written by Tommy Britt

  • Love Without Evidence (12 Pages) written by Rodney Fleetwood Jr

  • Impermanence (13 Pages) written by Taylor Fredricks

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TV Pilot Screenplay (Long Form)

  • At The Flash (52 Pages) written by Sean Chandler, David Leeper

  • Fangboner (68 Pages) written by Ryan King, Scott Burr

  • HIGHLAND DRIVE Pilot (60 Pages) written by Rosalyn Rosen

  • Last Seen Alive (50 Pages) written by Jillian Lozano

  • Life Gave Me A Twist (77 Pages) written by KEM FRASIER

  • Sly (49 Pages) written by Jesse Dorian

  • Tales Of Crossing Timbers (41 Pages) written by Avraham Yehuda

  • TENTPOLE (61 Pages) written by Linda Pace Alexander

  • The Community: Pilot (51 Pages) written by J Sixto Zubiate

  • The Sands (60 Pages) written by Hannah Looney, Jason Cortez

  • Uncle Payback - equality by all means (68 Pages) written by Daniel Bodenmann

  • War in Burbank (62 Pages) written by Luke Anthony

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TV Pilot Screenplay (Short Form)

  • Be Bold! (35 Pages) written by Ruby Mainieri

  • Debbie (30 Pages) written by Sarah Harvey

  • Noah's Bunker (26 Pages) written by Masho Paramiça

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