Austin Film Festival named Sweet Milk Lake its narrative-feature winner and Paper Plane its narrative-short winner. The festival’s script competition received more than 12,500 submissions, producing 78 finalists and awards for 21 writers or teams. Sisters won the drama screenplay award and Pure Intentions won comedy at the 33rd festival.
The 33rd Austin Film Festival announced its script and film competition winners at an awards luncheon in Austin, Texas. The script competition drew more than 12,500 submissions, with 78 finalists and awards for 21 writers or writing teams. Harvey Zielinski’s Sweet Milk Lake won narrative feature; Laura Waters Hinson’s Strange Ashes: The Untold Story of Elisabeth Elliot won documentary feature.[1], [2]
Saoirse Ronan’s Paper Plane won narrative short. Rabbit Heart, written by Anna Leah Bolln and directed by Stella Fachinger, won student short. Emily Grodin and Sophie Sartain’s Buried Under Years of Dust won documentary short. The festival’s narrative, documentary and animated short-film winners qualify for Academy Award consideration; the awards do not confer Oscar nominations.[1]
Zenas Cao’s Sisters won the drama screenplay competition, and Sarah Peele’s Pure Intentions won comedy. Bobby Marino’s Dyscopia took horror. Erin Williams won television drama for Gay Harlem, while Mac Alsfeld won television comedy for Arkadelphia. Rigel Harris’s Body of Work received the stage-play award. D. C. Fairhurst’s Pickpockets won the film competition’s comedy prize.[1]
