SCREEN ATX was born out of dedication to the film and television industry and an affinity for the craft. Based in Austin TX, a growing hub for the big and small screen, our mission is is to support, showcase, and celebrate the work of emerging and established filmmakers.

SCREEN ATX judges watch every submission and rate solely on talent and quality of work. We know the dedication and passion that goes into your films and award those deserving of recognition.

Friday, April 26 Pre-Fest Mixer
Bouldin Acres North
1806 W. Braker Lane
Austin, TX 78758
7pm-11pm

Saturday, April 27, 2024 Theatre Screening Schedule:

Block 1: Documentaries
9:00am-10:52am
Don't Mess With Texas: An Abortion Story, Lefty O'Doul: America's Forgotten Hero, American Pot Story: Oaksterdam

Block 2: From Cute To Creepy
11:00am-12:37pm
Don't Text And Ride, Topanga, .25, Birdhouse, Hunt Me, Do You Accept?, Jack O'Lantern, Tip

Block 3: Texas Knee Slappers
12:45pm-2:43pm
I Never Saw Venice, Lone Stars

Block 4: Sci-Fi And Freaky Stuff
2:50pm-4:37pm
Rage, pr0bed, The Righteous And The Wicked, The Astral Woods

Block 5: Dramas, Foreign And Domestic
4:45pm-7:02pm
In Frame, Candy Bar, The World Around Me, Noctiluca, Lost Marbles, Katele, Nemesis, Hope, Smoke

Block 6: Out There
7:10pm-8:30pm
Slumber Party, Who Invited The Robots?, Cycles, The Pencil, The Ossan, My 01

Awards, Q&A
8:45pm-9:45pm

Special Event Screening: The Legend Of El Chupacabra (Austin Premiere...tickets sold separately)
10:00pm-11:40pm

Saturday Night Post Festival Celebration
Mister Tramps
8565 Research Boulevard, Austin, TX 78758
Dining Room
10:30pm-2:00am

Awards & Prizes

Here is the official list of 2024 certificate and trophy winners. Congratulations to all who were nominated as well!

SCREEN ATX SUBMISSIONS
CERTIFICATE WINNERS
Best Hair & Makeup: In Frame
Best Costumes: Fanny Scat Investigates
Best Score: The Righteous And The Wicked
Best Original Song: Hunt Me
Best Sound: Slumber Party
Best Sound Editing: Rage
Best Cinematography: The Pencil
Best Visual Effects: pr0bed
Best Special Effects: Jack-O-Lantern
Best Editing: I Never Saw Venice
Best Concept: Katele
Best Twist: The Strangle Of Ivy
Sweetest Moment: Birdhouse
Best Horror: Tip
Best Sci-Fi: Who Invited The Robots?
Best Drama: Hope
Best Comedy: Lost Marbles
Best Western: Don't Text And Ride
Best Screenplay: Jonathan Quesada, Candy Bar
Best Foreign Language Film: Always In Sight
Best Cultural Experience: The World Around Me
Best Cast Of Two Or Fewer: Do You Accept?
Best Ensemble Cast: Bomb
Best Supporting Actress: Maria Gabriela De Faria, Cycles
Best Supporting Actor: Joseph Davison, Wuss
Best Actor: Eric Roberts, My 01
Best Actress: Sean Young, My 01
Best Director: Celina Igwe, Noctiluca

TROPHY WINNERS
Student Documentary Short: Don't Mess With Texas: An Abortion Story
Documentary Short: Lefty O'Doul: America's Forgotten Hero
Documentary Feature: American Pot Story: Oaksterdam
International Short: Nemesis
International Feature: Ujan Story
Student Narrative Short: 0.25
Narrative Short: The Ossan
Narrative Feature: The Astral Woods
Texas Short: Smoke
Texas Feature: Lone Stars
TV Pilot: Topanga
Best Of Fest: My 01

SCREEN ATX will take place on April 27th 2024.

We are proud to announce our 2024 finalists for trophy selections and the nominees for certificate selections:

TROPHY FINALISTS:

BEST OF FEST: Candy Bar, My 01, Wuss

DOCUMENTARY SHORT: Lefty O’Doul: America’s Forgotten Hero, The Vanishing Strings Of The Andes

INTERNATIONAL SHORT: Katele, Nemesis, They Don't Leave

NARRATIVE SHORT: Lost Marbles, Noctiluca, The Ossan

STUDENT NARRATIVE SHORT: Birdhouse, Doorway, .25

TEXAS SHORT: Hope, Smoke, Who Invited The Robots?

TV PILOT: Fanny Scat Investigates, Topanga

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE, INTERNATIONAL FEATURE, NARRATIVE FEATURE, STUDENT DOCUMENTARY SHORT, and TEXAS FEATURE will be announced at the festival.

CERTIFICATE NOMINEES:

BEST MAKEUP & HAIR:
IN FRAME
FANNY SCAT INVESTIGATES
LIFE OF RILEY
TOPANGA
HUNT ME

BEST COSTUMES:
FANNY SCAT INVESTIGATES
KATELE
IN FRAME
JACK-O-LANTERN
SLUMBER PARTY

BEST ACTOR:
Trevor Ashley, FANNY SCAT INVESTIGATES
David Delao, SMOKE
Julien Hemmendinger, I NEVER SAW VENICE
Charlie McElveen, NOT HIM
Eric Roberts, MY 01

BEST ACTRESS:
Trisha Arozqueta, NOCTILUCA
Lisa Datz, LIFE OF RILEY
Brigitte Graham, THE OSSAN
Kariana Karhu, HOPE
Sean Young, MY 01

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Dean Hermansen, THE OSSAN
Rajan Velu, FANNY SCAT INVESTIGATES
Joseph Davison, WUSS
Trevor Lown, JEANNINE CANDY
Frantzy Moreau, CANDY BAR

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Katharine Chin, NOT HIM
Dionne Gipson, LIFE OF RILEY
Anna Antonia, SMOKE
Maria Gabriela De Faria, CYCLES
Mary Riitano, THEY DON'T LEAVE

BEST CAST OF TWO OR FEWER:
HUNT ME
ADVANCED PLACEMENT
THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE WICKED
NEMESIS
DO YOU ACCEPT?

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST:
TIP
IN FRAME
FANNY SCAT INVESTIGATES
BOMB
ALWAYS IN SIGHT

BEST CONCEPT:
KATELE
RAGE
THE OSSAN
THE PENCIL
THE STRANGLE OF IVY

BEST TWIST:
WUSS
JEANNINE CANDY
THE STRANGLE OF IVY
THE OSSAN
HELP IS...ON THE WAY?

SWEETEST MOMENT:
HUNT ME
KATELE
THE WORLD AROUND ME
BIRDHOUSE
THEY DON'T LEAVE

BEST COMEDY:
DON'T TEXT AND RIDE
FANNY SCAT INVESTIGATES
HUNT ME
JEANNINE CANDY
LOST MARBLES

BEST DRAMA:
HOPE
KATELE
LIFE OF RILEY
NOCTILUCA
WUSS

BEST HORROR:
THE OSSAN
THE PENCIL
THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE WICKED
THEY DON’T LEAVE
TIP

BEST SCI-FI:
ADVANCED PLACEMENT
MY 01
PROBED
THE ASTRAL WOODS
WHO INVITED THE ROBOTS?

BEST WESTERN:
DON'T TEXT AND RIDE

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
ALWAYS IN SIGHT
UJAN STORY
KATELE
THE WORLD AROUND ME
THE PENCIL

BEST CULTURAL EXPERIENCE:
THE WORLD AROUND ME
KATELE
THE VANISHING STRINGS OF THE ANDES
SMOKE
UJAN STORY

BEST SOUND:
THE VANISHING STRINGS OF THE ANDES
THEY DON'T LEAVE
CYCLES
SLUMBER PARTY
THE WORLD AROUND ME

BEST SOUND EDITING:
RAGE
THEY DON'T LEAVE
BOMB
THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE WICKED
THE STRANGLE OF IVY

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
KATELE
THE OSSAN
THE PENCIL
SMOKE
SLUMBER PARTY

BEST EDITING:
FANNY SCAT INVESTIGATES
I NEVER SAW VENICE
SMOKE
THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE WICKED
ADVANCED PLACEMENT

BEST SCORE:
DOORWAY
SLUMBER PARTY
THE PENCIL
THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE WICKED
THE VANISHING STRINGS OF THE ANDES

BEST ORIGINAL SONG:
BOMB
IN FRAME
HELP IS...ON THE WAY?
HUNT ME
THE WORLD AROUND ME

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:
DOORWAY
MY 01
PROBED
THE ASTRAL WOODS
THE OSSAN

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS:
THE STRANGLE OF IVY
DOORWAY
JACK-O-LANTERN
KATELE
TIP

BEST SCREENPLAY:
Chris Aronsten, FANNY SCAT INVESTIGATES
Walter Waia, KATELE
Jonathan Quesada, CANDY BAR
Kevin R. Thompson, IN FRAME
Nadine Wilson, WUSS

BEST DIRECTOR:
Joshua Gallas, SMOKE
Celina Igwe, NOCTILUCA
Venita Ozols-Graham, THE OSSAN
Tony Radevski, FANNY SCAT INVESTIGATES
Nadine Wilson, WUSS

Good luck to all the nominees and finalists!

Rules & Terms

Narrative feature films over 45 minutes.

Narrative short films between 5 and 30 minutes.

Documentary feature films between 45 and 100 minutes.

Documentary short films up to 30 minutes.

TV pilots up to 60 minutes.

Student short films up to 30 minutes.

We welcome animation, LGBTQ+, faith, and music-themed productions (but not necessarily music videos).

RULES AND REGULATIONS

SCREEN ATX does NOT offer FEE WAIVERS at this time.

1. All films MUST be in English or have English subtitles to be considered.

2. All films MUST be original works and not made prior to January 2024.

3. Our theater screen is huge so 2K or 4K is preferred for best visuals but we will also accept full HD 1080p.

4. There is NO premiere status required for SCREEN ATX, but Texas premiere is preferred.

5. By submitting the material, the applicant hereby agrees to indemnify, hold harmless and defend the festival & its employees from any liability, claims and damages in connection with the submission and from any fees and expenses, including but not limited to reasonable attorney’s fees, that any of them may incur in connection therewith.

6. I/We agree to hold SCREEN ATX harmless from and defend them against all claims, demands, losses, damages, judgments, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys fees) arising out of or in connection with any and all claims of third parties, whether or not groundless, based on any film submitted to the festival.

7. I/We understand that failure to adhere to the competition rules and regulations will result in disqualification and forfeiture of entry fee.

8. All submissions for SCREEN ATX are to be paid through the FilmFreeway platform. The submission fee is non-refundable. Refunds will be assessed on a case by case basis and no refund will be submitted without prior approval.

9. SCREEN ATX reserves the right to amend the rules and regulations at any time.
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  • Gretchen Hatton

    So grateful to have our short film screened at this year's Screen ATX! We were in NZ for the screening, but we came to Austin a week later & met up with Luke who gave us an award for our film! Luke & Martha had great communication & were super supportive of international filmmakers. Excited to see what's next for this festival, highly recommend!

    May 2024
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  • dana cowden

    What a great festival and great hosts! The screenings were well organized and well attended. The awards ceremony was the cherry on top. Awesome certificates and cool trophies handed out to the filmmakers. Bravo Screen ATX!

    May 2024
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  • Anthony T Tran

    We had a wonderful and exceptional time at the festival. Luke an Martha are outstanding. We had the opportunity to network and meet some amazing filmmakers. Highly recceommend this festival. I know they have bigger, better and brighter things coming next year. Luke and Martha Rock!!!

    May 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks for the encouragement as Luke and I took over the festival direction for the first time - next year's gonna be even bigger and better!

  • Ingela Ogard

    Really great festival at a wonderful venue! Nadia, Elizabeth and the team are just fantastic and super professional - we were incredibly honored to win Best Short Film with A Real Adventure!

    May 2023
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  • Nick Fraser

    Thank you so much to Screen ATX for screening Rogue Guardian. Lovely people with great communication skills and I'll be submitting again in the future.

    May 2023
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