WELCOME TO THE ACTION!!!!

 

Welcome to the Austin Action Fest, a film festival, Film Market, live action event and video game tournament all jammed into one! General Action, Kung Fu Flicks, Shooters, Thrillers and Horror Films are all welcome. As long as there is either kickin, stabbin, chasin, shootin, or jabbin, we don’t discriminate! Submit! If you are purchasing tickets, BEWARE that these films are unrated and some of the titles may be rated R. We are an officially listed IMDB Event so winning in one of our categories will be visible there as well.

We ACTIVELY work to put these projects in front of audiences but even more importantly, right in front of DISTRIBUTORS, SALES AGENTS and FINANCIERS. We attend events like the American Film Market and SXSW to directly contact and invite film professionals to our event for you! Our motto is #WhoYouFeedin? So we try to exemplify that in our approach to getting our filmmakers seen and most importantly, paid. We allow industry professionals to peruse catalogs from previous years to ensure your submission has the longest possible shelf life with us!

 

Join us for Austin Action Fest & Market 2025 August 8th, 9th and 10th

For A Unique Physical and Virtual Experience 8/8/2025!

 

Friday 8/08/25 –  We kick things off opening night with an action demonstration.  Hit the red carpet and take some killer photos….we’ll even bring the props. No Retreat 1 and 3 will be screening and will be introduced by none other than Writer/Producer Keith Strandberg and Actor/Karate Champion Keith Vitali. Don’t miss the chance to get a signed poster and the sneak peak of a very special documentary.  Later that evening mingle and cut loose during the after party at Zero Latency vr gaming and axe throwing. 

Saturday 8/09/25 –  Saturday is full of film screenings and a panel on distribution led by one of our distribution sponsors producer/stunt coordinator Janell Vela Smith.   One of our selections will be given a streaming distribution deal from Janell’s IDTVFLIX! We will end the night with another networking party event.  Also don’t miss the premiere of Maurice Moore’s Texas-made psychological thriller Finding Solace will have its local premiere on Friday, August 9, at 7 p.m.  Due to overwhelming demand, a second theater has been added.  After the films wrap prepare for another networking mixer party with pool and drinks at the Golden Horn.  

Sunday 8/10/2025 – Do not miss the inaugural Stunt Intensive. There will be special perks given to those who attend this first event!  Join us at the Jungle Movement Academy for a day Full Of Action.  Get action film ready with classes covering Stage Combat, Weapons Training, Basic Wrecks/Falls, Parkour, Tricking, Wire Training, High Falls, Tae-Kwon Do, Ving Tsun, Jiu-Jitsu, Pistol and Rifle Manipulation, Armed Group Movement & Tactics and more. 
 
Need a hotel room? Use our discount and book a room at the Fairfield Inn! Located at 959 Reinli St, Austin, Tx 78751. Here’s a direct link
The Fairfield Inn & Suites Austin-University Area
   

2025 Screening Schedule

Schedule Subject to Change

FRIDAY BLOCK 1 6PM – 11PM

Opening Remarks – 10m
Sponsor Remarks – 5m
BREAK / PHOTOS – 30m
Demo 1 – 5m
BREAK – 5m
The Place She Dwells – 2m
The Killer Ex Trailer – 2m
Sweet Tooth 7m
Keith Strandberg/Keith Vitali 20m
No Retreat, No Surrender 1 – 85m
BREAK – 10m
Demo 2 – 3m
No Retreat, No Surrender 3 -101m
After Party – ???

SATURDAY – BLOCK 1 10AM – 2:10PM

Shivering Demons – 5m
#MomLife – 24m
Mission 17 – 8m
Knight Owls – 34m
The Bunker – 7m
Night Shade – 5m
Welcome To The Party 2m
Aggrieved – 26m
The Visit – 4m
Dante’s Inferno – 29m
1 in the Chamber – 7m
BloodHounds – 9m
Just the Janitor – 25m
Sword And Shield – 5m
The Heist Job – 12m
The Milk Situation – 5m
One – 11m
River – 26m

SATURDAY – BLOCK 2 2PM – 6PM

Fighting at 12,000ft – 3m
Dark Legacy – 33m
Dark Love – 12m
Dyscalculia – 2m
Jackal and Hide – 12m
Takeout -14m
Le Shift – 8m
Finally – 8m
SEEK – 93m
PsychoPass 6m
Janell Vela Smith – Distribution – 30m
Awards Ceremony – 10m

SATURDAY – BLOCK 3 6PM – 9:45PM

Double Impact – 7m
5.7 Seconds – 15m
Chapter 1 – 7m
The Last Evangelist (Pilot) – 34m
Finding Solace  (2 Theaters) – 117m
Maurice Moore Q&A (2nd Theatre only) –  40m
 

SATURDAY – BLOCK 4 9:45PM – 11PM

Ridin Dirty – 12m
Ambivalence – 56m

 

 

 

Tickets are available now on FilmFreeway so don’t miss out on the early bird discounts!

Lord Benjamin N. Redic II

Founder & Festival Director

Benjamin Nathaniel Redic II aka “The Violence Conductor” is a producer, writer, cinematographer, fight choreographer and Military Brat. He is a successful CEO of Ballistic Blade Entertainment.  A member of The Society of American Fight Directors and is the Festival Director of the Austin Action Fest and Market. He is martial artist and dancer.
 
 
 
 

Danyelle Cavaness – Weatherford

Creative Director

She is truly a Jack of All Trades and dynamically close to being a Master of them All.  In her younger years, Danyelle was a competitive gymnast, twirler and basketball player and a highly skilled ballerina and jazz dancer who spent many weekends trying to emulate Nadia Comaneci, Lola Falana, Gene Kelly, Audrey Hepburn and Bruce Lee as she observed Saturday Kung Fu movies.  From Financial Management, Marketing, Breast Cancer Advocacy, CEO/Owner of The Rokk Group Co., Customer Success and Entertainment – Acting, Producing and Directing, Danyelle loves the art of storytelling, a great cinnamon roll, elevating others to their potential, living in the moment and “Saving The World From The Ordinary”.

Ericka Redic 

Conference Coordinator & Bookkeeper

Ericka is a Marki Costello trained host, actress and a degreed accountant, working in the finance field for over 20 years. She has helped produce various NPR programs with people such as Paula poundstone. Ericka has been involved with many facets of the entertainment industry including production and will be working primarily with the finances/budget/payroll of Chronicles.

Special thanks to our sponsors.

 

See what they’re saying.

 

Austin Action Fest is a great project for the indie artist support and you can feel that they love the action movies. i can´t wait to join my next project in this festival. Thanks guys!

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Aridani Del
Rosario (Dani Medina)

 

I enjoyed attending this festival and was able to meet a few folks and network. Good communication and a nice venue for screening films. Thanks for having LILLIAN at the festival!

Many love to this festival. Thank you for selecting. It was a honor for us.

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Kai Erfurt

 

Great festival that treated us very well! Thank you so much!

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Russell Emanuel

 

Helpful organizers. Great communication. Incredibly friendly group of people.

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Cullen Fleetwood

 

What an absolute honor to be chosen for best short script and best feature script at such a competitive festival! I know with COVID the AAF team worked around the clock non-stop to make sure the 2020 festival still ran flawlessly. Thanks to the entire AAF team.

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Travis Davidson

 

Very warm, friendly group of people.

I was utterly DELIGHTED to be SEMI-FINALIST, it was a dream come true. At this grim time when I am isolated by COVID19, there is fighting in the streets, and I am under siege by tax inspectors, this was a fabulous ray of wonderful sunshine that lit up my whole life. Attentive and kind, their staff are always there to help. A gem of a festival

Robert Thompsett

 

Austin Action Fest is a great project for the indie artist support and you can feel that they love the action movies. i can´t wait to join my next project in this festival. Thanks guys!

Aridani Del Rosario