Austin McKinley

Austin McKinley is an award-winning author, cartoonist and director. Most recently he produced, shot and appeared in the award-winning feature documentary "The New 8-Bit Heroes" alongside director Joe Granato, and created "By The Numbers," a feature-length abstract animation representing cinematic structure. He was the 2011 grand prize winner of the national TVMe television treatment contest, and the Florida Film Network's 2012 Operation: Logline contest, which facilitated the production of his third short film, "Quicklime." His short film "Life in a Glass House" took home an honorable mention from the 2013 Boston Science Fiction Film Festival. Austin's worked in video games, comic books, local television, and created video segments for live performances with the Sarasota Orchestra. He wrote and illustrated Squareasota, a weekly cartoon in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune for seven years. He lives and works in Sarasota.