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Austin Action Film Fest
Festival for action and stunt-driven video.
Festival · Austin, Travis County · Central Texas
Categories
Pitch Competition
Standalone Action Sequence (trailers, reels, music videos, scenes)
Short Film (0–5, 5–20, 21–59 min)
AI/Animated/Anime Film
Feature Film
Short Film Script
Feature Length Script
Action Series Pilot
Best Poster
Best Horror Film
Add-on awards: action actor/actress, active duty/veteran film, VFX/SFX, costume, score, Best in Texas
Red Carpet Interview
Standalone Action Sequence (trailers, reels, music videos, scenes)
Short Film (0–5, 5–20, 21–59 min)
AI/Animated/Anime Film
Feature Film
Short Film Script
Feature Length Script
Action Series Pilot
Best Poster
Best Horror Film
Add-on awards: action actor/actress, active duty/veteran film, VFX/SFX, costume, score, Best in Texas
Red Carpet Interview
Prizes
Over $2,000 in prizes, including two years of marketing to sales agents and distributors, film reviews, software and script coverage for winning screenplays
Notable
| Describes itself as an IMDb-qualifying international action film festival, film market, screenwriting competition and stunt training event | ↗︎ |
| Listed as running 10 years on FilmFreeway | ↗︎ |
| The site lists 2026 champions and a 2026 instructor lineup, and says organizers recruit distributors, sales agents and financiers at the American Film Market and SXSW; programming also includes a video game tournament | ↗︎ |
| Submission fees run $3–$120 across categories and deadlines (incl. member pricing), with some free categories | ↗︎ |
Sources
- Austin Action Fest & Market Austin Action Fest
- Austin Action Fest & Market FilmFreeway
Submissions open
All deadlines| Deadline | Call | |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2026 | EarlybirdAustin Action Fest & Market 2027 · action and stunt shorts and features, fight scenes, reels and trailers, animation, scripts, pitch competition · Fees $5–$120 depending on category and deadline | Apply ↗︎ |
| Apr 4, 2027 | RegularAustin Action Fest & Market 2027 · action and stunt shorts and features, fight scenes, reels and trailers, animation, scripts, pitch competition · Fees $5–$120 depending on category and deadline | Apply ↗︎ |
| Jun 2, 2027 | ExtendedAustin Action Fest & Market 2027 · action and stunt shorts and features, fight scenes, reels and trailers, animation, scripts, pitch competition · Fees $5–$120 depending on category and deadline | Apply ↗︎ |
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