Austin Film Festival Announces 2026 Audience Awards: 'Bruton' Takes Marquee Honor, Vincent Lin's 'Chopin' Wins Narrative Feature
The Austin Film Festival (AFF) has announced its 2026 Audience Award winners. The 33rd festival drew more than 35,000 attendees and showcased 199 films from 24 countries, including 25 feature film world premieres, with audience winners selected through more than 26,000 ballots cast by festivalgoers.
'Bruton,' written and directed by Vincent Grashaw and starring Theo Rossi and Aya Cash, earned the Marquee Feature Audience Award. 'Chopin,' from writer-director Vincent Lin, won Narrative Feature, and 'Cradled by Grace,' an Austin-produced documentary following jazz trumpeter Ephraim Owens, took Documentary Feature honors. Comedy Vanguard Feature winner 'Christmas Pop-Up' is set for a limited theatrical release followed by a streaming debut on November 27.
The festival also announced that the 34th Austin Film Festival and Writers Conference will return October 14-21, 2027, with film and script competitions opening for submissions on December 7, 2026.
(Source: Austin Film Festival)
Source: Austin Film Festival
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