Ready to kick-start your screenwriting career? The 2016 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition is now open for entries! In a few short months our Judges will once again present a total of 31 Awards to some of the most talented new screenwriters from across the country and around the world. Our winning writers will receive cash and prizes totaling over $50,000 - including Gold, Silver & Bronze Prizes in each of our ten genre categories - plus our huge $25,000 Grand Priz...

The Independent Pilot Competition (IPC) is the NYTVF’s flagship, annual initiative, accepting independently-produced, original television pilots and series, short films, and short-form web series from around the globe. If your project is episodic in nature and is meant to be consumed in multiple chapters over time, then it's TV.   IPC submissions should be between 4 and 60 minutes in length, and all genres are welcome (Comedy, Unscripted/Doc, Drama, Family, Animation, etc). If s...

The application process is now open for the 5th Annual McMinnville Short Film Festival! Entry deadline is August 25, 2015. However, if you submit your film by August 15th, 2015, the entry fee will be only $30 instead of $35. The entry fee includes admission to the festival screening event AND to all of the roundtables. RETURNING FILMMAKERS (those who submitted any film with an entry fee in the past) receive an additional $5 discount. Entries can be any genre or theme and must not exceed 15 min...

The Female Eye Film Festival (FeFF) is an annual international women director’s film festival. The FeFF illuminates the best of independent filmmakers and offers a cinematic perspective through the Female Eye. We showcase high caliber independent films in drama, comedy, sci-fi, action, horror, documentary, animation and experimental by debut, emerging, established filmmakers. Moderated Q & A’s with the directors follow each and every program (screenings are 2 hrs. in durat...

What Industry Changes will be implemented in 2014?   Will the new laws make crowdfunding even more mainstream? Will studios continue with status quo even though theatre attendances are dropping? Will stealing/bit torrenting ever slow down?   ...

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Our aim, quite simply, is to discover and recognize the brightest new talent and original voices in storytelling from around the world. We identify emerging talent and place top new writers firmly on the industry’s radar directly in the heart of the motion picture capital of the world. Winners and finalists in several competition categories receive prizes and benefits including cash and exclusive packages from our industry leading partners, and priceless introductions and meetings wi...

Join our FREE Networking Community ScreenplayFest.com   Filmmakers, submit your short film or feature film TRAILERS for FREE into our new TrailerFest -- gain exposure and feedback before submitting to festivals and distributors.   Screenwriters, submit your loglines for FREE and win $500 in awards.  Also, win monthly awards for best logline/movie idea -- monthly winners earn free submission into our ScreenplayFest where writers can win over $5000 in Awards.  Als...

THE INTERNATIONAL FEEL GOOD FILM FESTIVAL  Hollywood's beautiful new Laemmle Noho 7 Theater; Hollywood, CA - USA August 3-5, 2012 - WWW.FGFF.ORG The 5th Annual FEEL GOOD FILM FESTIVAL showcases live-action, animated, short, student, and feature-length films or screenplays with positive themes.  April 15th is the regular submission deadline so submit now: www.fgff.org  or https://www.withoutabox.com/03film/03t_fin/03t_fin_fest_01over.php?festview=1&festival_id=6743 Since ...

These days people go and watch movies that have high quality visual effects and enjoy seeing large explosions, incredible creatures that look as of they could really exist, mind blowing action sequences, 3D images, and a variety of different effects that technology is allowing filmmakers and studios -who have the budget- to do. However, with all the advances there is always the same complaint from movie goers and critics saying that what they are seeing on screen is not realistic. They a...

By Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent  Just went you thought it was all fun and games and 3D at the movies, the WGA today announced its top choices for Screenwriting -- in advance of their WGA Award Show coming up in February. There are so many award-worthy movies, but as always, the comedy category gets a big snub.  What about THE OTHER GUYS?  And the nominees are...  2011 WRITERS GUILD AWARDS SCREEN NOMINEES BUT COMEDY OVERLOOKED? Still No Name?: ...