After much deliberation, our distinguished panel of judges has selected this year’s winning films. Congratulations to all of the filmmakers and teams who participated. We are proud to announce our winners.
Kudos to Studio E for winning Best Film of 2017. Their film Goodbye, Meemaw will go on to represent Austin against all the other city winners around the world at Filmapalooza 2018.
After discovering wildly talented, but eccentric and elusive new musician, “Qi” (a.k.a. Frank Ruark), while on safari in the Amazon, reclusive producer Bill Shears finds himself in a financial dilemma. Expecting to have seen a hefty signing advance from the record company weeks ago, and with Qi’s contract deadline fast approaching, Shears has desperately turned to alternative means for maintaining his bank account.
A lonely violinist name Frank meets an unexpected fan only to find that she may be more then what he expected/
A man is trapped in a loop of B minor, what does it take to break out of it?
Live a little... Change a little
Wyatt and his musician friends try unorthodox methods of treatment after he wakes up and realizes he's lost one of his senses.
Corey causes his dad, Frank loads of trouble, and finds himself in jail after hanging with the wrong crowd, and missing his dad's award ceremony.
D&Demons...it's just a game.
Who will win this battle of musical sorcery?
A costume party becomes a night of terror when an uninvited guest infiltrates the group.
Eclipsed-Tired of living in the shadows
A middle-aged former wrestling champ goes back to college to relive his glory days.
A double agent rethinks his priorities
Two old friends with little in common team up to save the world.
At the audition for the hit televised show, America Does Stuff, a young musician confronts a panel of tough judges.
The disgruntled musical ghost of Friendsgiving exacts revenge on an unsuspecting group of coworkers.
Dysfunctional family tries to say goodbye to lingering Grandma.
As Fiona finished applying her war paint she knew the battle would be won.
A detective, that's been trained by the very best, tries every way he knows to break case.
A valuable package is intercepted and stolen, but it may not be what it seems.
Dream big
A fabled story about two buddies, a magical turkey baster, and redemption.
Some kids making a movie where they shouldn't find themselves in the middle of a sabotaging gone wrong.
After her husband's mysterious disappearance, a woman's romance becomes material.
Abby, a young woman, thrown into an intense situation caused by her roommate being shot.
There is a time for everything and everything has its time.
It's a film
An attempt to change the past is foiled by a group of adventurous women.
A washed up "adventurer" and an amateur anthropologist go on an unlikely quest for untold treasures.
A sentient, cosmic orb joins a musician for a late-night jam session