Austin Film Festival Names 2026 Screenplay and Film Winners
Sweet Milk Lake won the narrative feature competition as the festival recognized writers and finished films at its October 31 awards luncheon.
Kiyoshi Kurosawa turns computer screens, empty rooms and fragile human contact into an uncompromising nightmare. A full-spoiler reading of its images, its difficult storytelling and its ending.
Read the reviewSweet Milk Lake won the narrative feature competition as the festival recognized writers and finished films at its October 31 awards luncheon.
The Canadian short took first place in a new genre-film competition with awards for three films.


Sweet Milk Lake won the narrative feature competition as the festival recognized writers and finished films at its October 31 awards luncheon.
The Canadian short took first place in a new genre-film competition with awards for three films.
Chiranjeevi's Megaverse puts the actor at the center of a new show about Telugu cinema; Netflix says filming is underway.
The second edition recognized Palestinian short films and international features and documentaries at its October 31 closing ceremony.
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