Screenwriting Competition Stole My Money.

Austin Film Fest Screenplay Competition is charging real money for subpar readers.

When you charge money for a thing, one can expect to be ‘guaranteed’ a certain level of goods or services in return. In the case of Austin Film Festival, no one can expect to be ‘guaranteed’ to win or even place in a competition. But one can require and even demand that the people reading and judging that competition be of a certain “professional” calib…