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48 Hour Film Project Austin
Local 48-hour short film contest.
Festival · Austin, Travis County · Central Texas
Categories
Best Film
Best Writing
Best Directing
Best Editing
Best Cinematography
Audience Favorite
Best Writing
Best Directing
Best Editing
Best Cinematography
Audience Favorite
Prizes
Best Film advances to Filmapalooza; jury craft awards and audience favorites per screening group.
Notable
| Earliest Austin edition listed under Previous Years on the city page is 2002; editions are listed every year from 2002 through 2026 | ↗︎ |
| Austin has also hosted spin-off competitions: Horror (2015, 2017), Science Fiction (2016, 2018), Horror/Sci-Fi (2019), Horror Comedy and Global Film Challenge (2021), Film de Femme (2022) and Politics Comedy (2024) | ↗︎ |
| 2026 Best Film: Soul Bound by Final Hour Boys, which goes on to Filmapalooza 2027 | ↗︎ |
| 2026 competition weekend was June 5–7; a 2027 Austin project is listed with no dates yet | ↗︎ |
| Films must run 4–7 minutes, plus up to 60 seconds of end credits | ↗︎ |
Sources
- 48 Hour Film Project - Austin 48 Hour Film Project
- Events 48 Hour Film Project
- How it Works 48 Hour Film Project
- Filmmaking Rules 48 Hour Film Project
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