ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL
SCREENPLAY COMPETITION
Atlanta, Georgia - USA
Winners Announced: January 2014
Upcoming Deadline: October 25
The 6th Annual Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition (ATLFF Screenplay) welcomes gifted writers with splendid Southern hospitality and a zeal for phenomenal storytelling. Benefitting from the Atlanta Film Festival's 40-year reputation for discovering emerging talent, ATLFF Screenplay brings its winning writers together with established producers, directors, and screenwriters for an intimate retreat. Winners participate in a staged reading with Atlanta actors as well as group discussions with mentors about the craft and business of filmmaking, and have the opportunity to meet fellow filmmakers at the 2014 Atlanta Film Festival.
In previous years, ATLFF Screenplay mentors have included Stephen Israel (Swimming with Sharks), Kary Dorento (South Park), Rob Long (Cheers), James Ponsoldt (The Spectacular Now), and Joel Zwick (My Big Fat Greek Wedding). Each year, ATLFF adds prestigious names to its roster and works to position skilled but "undiscovered" screenwriters for extraordinary opportunity.
ATLFF Screenplay welcomes feature-length scripts (between 75-130 pages) in all genres and is thrilled to help unveil the next generation of great stories and storytellers. Submit your best work today!
GREEN BAY
FILM FESTIVAL
Green Bay, Wisconsin - USA
February 21 to 23, 2014
Upcoming Deadline: October 25
The 4th Annual Green Bay Film Festival (GBFF) is a stellar showcase for great films from around the world and an unforgettable celebration of art, education, and cultural development through independent filmmaking. Offering numerous educational seminars and networking opportunities for talented storytellers, GBFF proudly honors multiculturalism both on screen and behind the camera.
GBFF grants its visitors full access to all films, seminars, and gala events. Just as important, Film Green Bay and Film Wisconsin will be on-hand to discuss creative revenue saving methods to shoot projects in Wisconsin.
In addition, GBFF will reward its winning filmmakers with trophies in a variety of competitive categories, including Best Director, Best Cinematographer, and Best Screenplay as well as Audience Choice Awards in all categories. The festival's unique In Focus category will also celebrate great works that shed light on issues surrounding women, the LGBT community, and the avant-garde. Submit today and head out to Green Bay this February!
PROVIDENCE CHILDREN'S
FILM FESTIVAL
Providence, Rhode Island - USA
February 13 to 23, 2014
Upcoming Deadline: October 25
The 5th Annual Providence Children's Film Festival (PCFF) is fervently dedicated to the belief that children, teens, and families deserve better cinematic choices than those that might be found in a traditional multiplex. In short, PCFF champions films that speak positively to diverse ages, backgrounds, and ethnicities, all while welcoming audiences as diverse as the programming being honored.
Since its inception, PCFF has been resolute in honoring children with the cinematic sophistication they deserve. The festival seeks entertaining and challenging works that engage with true-life topics. Documentaries, animation, and foreign films are fully embraced at this youth-driven festival. At PCFF, kids are even apart of selecting and awarding films.
Throughout its six-day span, PCFF takes full advantage of multiple venues throughout downtown Providence and includes a number of filmmaking and animation workshops, as well as special guests certain to appeal to children and adults, alike. There's nothing quite like PCFF -- submit today!
LAUGH OUT LOUD
SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
March 7 to May 29, 2014
Upcoming Deadline: October 25
The 3rd Annual Laugh Out Loud Short Film Festival (LOLSFF) directs hilarious short-form comedies (20 minutes or less in runtime) into cinemas all across the country, maximizing the reach and impact of some of the funniest stories on the festival circuit. With direct access to hundreds of movie theaters and thousands of movie screens, LOLSFF elevates the visibility of great material and yields huge laughs in the process.
With a unique format that's packaged to accommodate the lifestyle of the busy film fan, LOLSFF takes full advantage of some of the most well-trafficked movie theaters in the country, offering a talented short-form filmmaker unbeatable access to audiences.
Participating shorts are selected by a panel of discerning judges that range from theater executives to film buyers. The result is a festival that allows only the funniest and freshest shorts to rise to the top. For three months of gut-busting, big screen hilarity, there's nothing quite like LOLSFF. Submit your short today!
SCREENPLAY COMPETITION
Atlanta, Georgia - USA
Winners Announced: January 2014
Upcoming Deadline: October 25
The 6th Annual Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition (ATLFF Screenplay) welcomes gifted writers with splendid Southern hospitality and a zeal for phenomenal storytelling. Benefitting from the Atlanta Film Festival's 40-year reputation for discovering emerging talent, ATLFF Screenplay brings its winning writers together with established producers, directors, and screenwriters for an intimate retreat. Winners participate in a staged reading with Atlanta actors as well as group discussions with mentors about the craft and business of filmmaking, and have the opportunity to meet fellow filmmakers at the 2014 Atlanta Film Festival.
In previous years, ATLFF Screenplay mentors have included Stephen Israel (Swimming with Sharks), Kary Dorento (South Park), Rob Long (Cheers), James Ponsoldt (The Spectacular Now), and Joel Zwick (My Big Fat Greek Wedding). Each year, ATLFF adds prestigious names to its roster and works to position skilled but "undiscovered" screenwriters for extraordinary opportunity.
ATLFF Screenplay welcomes feature-length scripts (between 75-130 pages) in all genres and is thrilled to help unveil the next generation of great stories and storytellers. Submit your best work today!
GREEN BAY
FILM FESTIVAL
Green Bay, Wisconsin - USA
February 21 to 23, 2014
Upcoming Deadline: October 25
The 4th Annual Green Bay Film Festival (GBFF) is a stellar showcase for great films from around the world and an unforgettable celebration of art, education, and cultural development through independent filmmaking. Offering numerous educational seminars and networking opportunities for talented storytellers, GBFF proudly honors multiculturalism both on screen and behind the camera.
GBFF grants its visitors full access to all films, seminars, and gala events. Just as important, Film Green Bay and Film Wisconsin will be on-hand to discuss creative revenue saving methods to shoot projects in Wisconsin.
In addition, GBFF will reward its winning filmmakers with trophies in a variety of competitive categories, including Best Director, Best Cinematographer, and Best Screenplay as well as Audience Choice Awards in all categories. The festival's unique In Focus category will also celebrate great works that shed light on issues surrounding women, the LGBT community, and the avant-garde. Submit today and head out to Green Bay this February!
PROVIDENCE CHILDREN'S
FILM FESTIVAL
Providence, Rhode Island - USA
February 13 to 23, 2014
Upcoming Deadline: October 25
The 5th Annual Providence Children's Film Festival (PCFF) is fervently dedicated to the belief that children, teens, and families deserve better cinematic choices than those that might be found in a traditional multiplex. In short, PCFF champions films that speak positively to diverse ages, backgrounds, and ethnicities, all while welcoming audiences as diverse as the programming being honored.
Since its inception, PCFF has been resolute in honoring children with the cinematic sophistication they deserve. The festival seeks entertaining and challenging works that engage with true-life topics. Documentaries, animation, and foreign films are fully embraced at this youth-driven festival. At PCFF, kids are even apart of selecting and awarding films.
Throughout its six-day span, PCFF takes full advantage of multiple venues throughout downtown Providence and includes a number of filmmaking and animation workshops, as well as special guests certain to appeal to children and adults, alike. There's nothing quite like PCFF -- submit today!
LAUGH OUT LOUD
SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
March 7 to May 29, 2014
Upcoming Deadline: October 25
The 3rd Annual Laugh Out Loud Short Film Festival (LOLSFF) directs hilarious short-form comedies (20 minutes or less in runtime) into cinemas all across the country, maximizing the reach and impact of some of the funniest stories on the festival circuit. With direct access to hundreds of movie theaters and thousands of movie screens, LOLSFF elevates the visibility of great material and yields huge laughs in the process.
With a unique format that's packaged to accommodate the lifestyle of the busy film fan, LOLSFF takes full advantage of some of the most well-trafficked movie theaters in the country, offering a talented short-form filmmaker unbeatable access to audiences.
Participating shorts are selected by a panel of discerning judges that range from theater executives to film buyers. The result is a festival that allows only the funniest and freshest shorts to rise to the top. For three months of gut-busting, big screen hilarity, there's nothing quite like LOLSFF. Submit your short today!
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