Austin Film Festival (AFF), the premier Festival to recognize the writer’s contribution to film, television, theatre and new media, is thrilled to announce the 2020 Film Competition Jury & Audience Award winners alongside the Script Competition winners. Following each screening, audience members cast their votes for the Audience Award, recognizing the audience’s Festival favorites among the 2020 film slate.
Marquee Feature: Dave Not Coming Back, written and directed by Jonah Malak
Narrative Feature: Paper Tiger, written and directed by Paul Kowalski
Documentary Feature: The Book Keepers, written and directed by Phil Wall
Dark Matters Feature: Blinders, written by Tyler D. Savage and Dash Hawkins, directed by Tyler D. Savage
Comedy Vanguard Feature: Reboot Camp, written and directed by Ivo Raza
Texas Independent Feature: Horton Foote: The Road to Home, directed by Anne Rapp
Narrative Short: The Yellow Dress, written and directed by Alex Ko
Documentary Short: Little Rink, written and directed by Lisa Melmed
Animated Short: To: Gerard, written and directed by Taylor Meacham
Narrative Student Short: Molly Robber, written and directed by Austin Hall and Zach Visviks
Produced Digital Series Presented by Stage 13: Break In, created by Justin Gallaher and Samuel Roseme
Narrative Feature: The Badger, written and directed by Kazem Mollaie
Documentary Feature: The Book Keepers, written and directed by Phil Wall
Comedy Vanguard Feature: Standard, written and directed by Fernando González Gómez
Dark Matters Feature: The Blue Orchid, written by Carl Marott and Hans Frederik Jacobsen, directed by Carl Marott
Narrative Short: The Recordist, written by Indianna Bell, directed by Indianna Bell and Josiah Allen
Narrative Student Short: Home, written and directed by Adewale Olukayode
Documentary Short: Blood on our Side, written by Rodrigo Hernandez, Elpida Nikou and Gino Moreno, directed by Rodrigo Hernandez and Elpida Nikou
Animated Short: To The Dusty Sea, written and directed by Héloïse Ferlay
Produced Digital Series Presented by Stage 13: #martyisdead, created by Pavel Soukup
Enderby Entertainment Fellowship Award: 1,2,3, All Eyes On Me, written by Emil Gallardo and Derek Ho, directed by Emil Gallardo
The 2020 Script Competition Winners were chosen from a record field of 13,175 scripts entered in the Screenplay, Digital Series, Playwriting, and Fiction Podcast Competitions. Finalists were reviewed by an industry panel of judges including Raamla Mohamed (writer Scandal, Little Fires Everywhere), Richard LaGravenese (writer The Fisher King, Freedom Writers, Water For Elephants), Trey Ellis (executive producer True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight For Equality; writer The Tuskegee Airmen, The Inkwell) James V. Hart (writer Hook, Bram Stoker’s Dracula), Christine Boylan (writer/producers The Punisher, Once Upon A Time), Eric Heisserer (writer Arrival, Birds Box), Alvaro Rodriguez (co-creator/executive producer Seis Manos; writer/co-producer Last Rampage), Rebecca Windsor (Director, Warner Bros. Television Workshop), Annie Silverstein (writer/director Bull, Skunk), and Brian Yorkey (showrunner 13 Reasons Why, playwright Next to Normal) among others.
In addition, some sponsored awards included the Scholastic Entertainment Fellowship For Kids And Family Content and the Rooster Teeth Fellowship and Development Deal. Here are a few thoughts on the scripts and writers which were selected within these categories:
Gabriel and Losben crafted a story that deftly balances humor, heart, and tension from start to finish. Following these smart, capable, and real kid leads into the vastness of space is a journey we’d gladly take again and again.”
– The Scholastic Entertainment Team
RT Fellowship Award: ALEXIS PERKINS: THE MCLEAN LADIES FOUNDATION FOR MODERN LITERARY APPRECIATION
Alexis’ script sets the table for a riotous story that takes place in 1950’s America, featuring an ensemble of women who accidentally gain superpowers from a cake laced with plutonium. Not only is this script wildly entertaining, but Alexis populated this story with clever, nuanced characters, and the distinct, hilarious comedy throughout helped to showcase the idiosyncrasies of the time period in a refreshing way. This concept and Alexis’ comedic voice are a perfect fit for Rooster Teeth.
RT Development Deal Winner: NINA KIM: PLEASE DON’T HATE ME
Nina tells a hilarious and engaging coming-of-age story centered around 15-year-old Korean-American Beatrice. This diverse, female-driven narrative is packed with witty moments that explore emotional themes of self-discovery and a great fit for the Rooster Teeth brand.”
– The Rooster Teeth Team
02.11.2020 | Editor's blog
Cat. : AWARDS