Color Book directed by David Fortune won the award for Narrative Feature and Desert Angel directed by Vincent DeLuca won for Documentary Feature at the 31st Austin Film Festival and Writers Conference in Austin, Texas.
In Color Book, a single father finds himself navigating the challenges of raising his son, who has Down syndrome, following his wife’s recent passing. Seeking solace, they embark on a journey across Metro Atlanta to attend their first baseball game together.
The documentary Desert Angel follows Rafael Larraenza who for 25 years has risked his life along the US-Mexico border to lead lost immigrants out of the desert.
The award for Comedy Vanguard Feature went to Nancy Boyd’s Lady Parts written by Bonnie Gross. Lady Parts is a dramedy feature film where a young woman’s sex life becomes a family affair when she has to undergo a vulvar vestibulectomy.
The 2024 Austin Film Festival featured 150+ films screened, including all the winning films. The Writers Conference featured over 100 individual events, including panels, roundtables, and networking events focused on the craft and business of script writing.
2024 Film Competition Awards & Fellowship Winners
Narrative Feature
Color Book | David Fortune
Documentary Feature
Desert Angel | Vincent DeLuca
Comedy Vanguard Feature
Lady Parts | Bonnie Gross
Dark Matters Feature
In Vitro | Tom McKeith, Talia Zucker, Will Howarth; director: Tom McKeith, Will Howarth
Narrative Short
Punter | Jason Adam Maselle
Documentary Short
I Am Ready, Warden | Smriti Mundhra
Animated Short
Yuck! | Loïc Espuche
Student Short
Lice | Vindhya Gupta
Enderby Entertainment Filmmaking Fellowship
Special Delivery | Emily Everhard
Texas Short Film Award
There’s a Klansman in the Trunk! | Xavier Ingram
Produced Digital Series
Sasha Counters! | Anna Zaytseva
2024 Screenplay Competition Award & Fellowship Winners
Drama Feature Screenplay Award
Hung Over | Michail Eggelhoefer
Comedy Feature Screenplay Award
Love That for You | Forrest Brown
Drama Teleplay Pilot Award
The Mitfords | Vivian Kerr
Comedy Teleplay Pilot Award
Florence Unfiltered | Davis and Sarah Ball
Drama Teleplay Spec Award
The Great: A Hole In Horizon | Rosy Lum
Comedy Teleplay Spec Award
Abbott Elementary: Has Been | Forrest Hanson
Horror Screenplay Award
Pound for Pound | Benjamin R. Moody
Sci-Fi Screenplay Award
Audrey | Imogen Grace
Short Screenplay Award
The Dyson-Nüwa Project | Joey Yu
Playwriting Award
Insertion | Sarah Groustra
Scripted Digital Series Award
UR Killing Me | Michael Iannconi and Sarah Moen
Fiction Podcast Award
Saint Cassandra | Zaity Salman
YMH Studios Comedy Fellowship
Chasing Shadows | Tony Ferrendelli and Kim Turner
Big Indie Screenwriting Fellowship
X Marks the Spot | Mason Greer
TV Comedy Fellowship
Screech of Betrayal | Joshua Logan
Enderby Entertainment Award
Megaball | Aaron Kozak
Josephson Entertainment TV Fellowship
The G.Y.M | Dani Hanks
Separated | Jessica Sieff
2024 Young Filmmaker Competition Winner
Beautiful | Jonah Sachs
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