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 14th, 15th and 16th

For A Unique Physical and Virtual Experience!

Here are a few of our physical and virtual industry guests from previous fests.We are constantly looking to bring you more opportunities so let us know if a distributor or sales agent you trust would like to attend!

Behold….our 2026 Champions!

 

Best Short Script

1.  “Well Shite” by Lawrence Whitener

Best Feature Script

1. “Founding Father” by Maurice Moore

2. “From Bavaria With Love” by Leonard Cyrill Sanftenschneider

Best Standalone Action Sequence – 

1. “Ding & Daisy” by Amy Johnston

2. “Enter The Afro” by Jesse Kitten

Best Short 0 – 5

1.  “Nyx” by Bulent Ozlarusso

2.  “The Dream Killer” by Dimitri Kanjuka

Best Short 5 – 20

1.  “Fort Valor” by Heidi Moneymaker

2. “Dual Agency” by Frank Blake

Best Short 21 – 59

1.  “Disconnected” by Vít Hradil

2. “Sheathed” by Nan Xu

Best Action Pilot – 

1.  “The Days of Knight: Chapter 1” by John P. Martinez

Best Feature Film – 

1.  “Spades” by Johnny Yong Bosch

2.  “Seek II: The Unsung Scars” by Shane Kosugi

3.  “The Lock In” by Nathan Geering

Best in Texas – 

1.  “The Sanguine” by Patrick McNerney, Daniel Jones

Best Horror Film – 

1.  “Infernus” by Vincent Vente

2.  “Night Shift At Ned’s” by Hagen Mattingly

Best Vet/Active Duty Film – 

1.  “Cyber-Psycho Chronicles” by Harry Keane

Best VFX –

1. “The Days of Knight: Chapter 1” by John P. Martinez

2. “Infernus” by Vincent Vente

Best Action Actor – 

1.  Nathan Geering  – “The Lock In”

2.  Razaaq Adoti –  “Son of the Soil”

Best Action Actress – 

1.  “Amy Johnston”  – “Ding & Daisy”

2.  Jessie Bell – “Dual Agency”

Best Poster – 

1.  “Enter the Afro” by Jesse Kitten

Best Animated Project – 

1.  “The Lone Angler” by Giselle Calderon

2.  “The Nomad” by Wesley October

Best Costume – 

1.  “Rodney Rideout” by Joshua Leif Blodget

2. “Infernus” by Vincent Vente

Best Original Score – 

1. “Infernus” by Vincent Vente

2. “The Sanguine” by Patrick McNerney, Daniel Jones

Indie Hustler Award (Marketing) –

1.  “Predecessor of Phantoms” by Jonah Weddle

Meet our Instructors for 2026!
(Specific teachers and classes are subject to change)

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