Austin Film Festival

The main submission deadline for Austin Film Festival is around 8 July 2026. Confirmed for the current edition.

Submitting to Austin Film Festival costs from USD 60 as a rough guide. Entry fees usually rise closer to the deadline and vary by category.

No premiere requirement. Austin Film Festival accepts films that have screened elsewhere.

Austin Film Festival takes place in Austin, United States.

Austin Film Festival is a legitimate, established film festival: it is listed in Circkit's curated, human-vetted festival database, which deliberately excludes known scam festivals and certificate mills; it ranks among the upper tiers of the festival circuit. As with any festival, confirm the current deadline and fee on the official site before you pay. You can also run Austin Film Festival through Circkit's free Scam Radar for an independent safety check.