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Deadline December 11th – YOUNG ADULT Screenplay Festival
Submit your YOUNG ADULT Screenplay by the deadline.
A young adult (YA) novel is a fictional work written for readers aged 12 to 18 that usually explores the experiences and challenges of adolescence.
A FilmFreeway preferred festival:
Family Films & Readings in 2023:
22 – Screenplays Performed
Get your script and story performed by professional actors at the Family Festival. Get your Short Film showcased at the FEEDBACK Film Festival and get a audience video.
The #1 Family Festival and Contest in the World today!
– 0ffers screenwriters, novelists and storytellers at all levels the fantastic opportunity to hear their stories read aloud using TOP PROFESSIONAL ACTORS (see below for recent performance readings).
– Offers filmmakers to get their works showcased at the FEEDBACK Film Festival. Then the filmmaker will receive and audience reaction video on their film (see below for recent film festival videos)
– One of the best places in the world for the writers to sell their script and/or obtain and agent.
– No matter what happens, you will receive full feedback on your work by our established committee. No other place in the world will you get coverage for the price you pay.
– Even if you’re just looking for feedback of your work, this is the festival for you.
– It’s there for all to see. The proof is in the viewership. These videos garner 1000s of views online. Some of the screenplay readings are more popular than actual studio films made!
– We specialize in showcasing Family stories and making sure that when the work is ready, the writer will benefit by at least obtaining a solid agent.
The RULES are simple:
1. Write a story. Edit the heck out of it. .
2. Email your work to submission@festivalforfamily.com in .pdf, .doc, .wpd, .rtf, format. Or, if submitting your film, please send us a Vimeo or download link.
In the body in the email please add your:
– FULL NAME
– CITY AND COUNTRY
– TITLE OF STORY/FILM
– TYPE OF WORK (short film, TV script, Feature script, short script, novel, short story)
– (optional) and a 1-2 line synopsis of your story/film.
PLEASE ADD YOUR FULL CONTACT INFO (especially email address) on the title page of your work.
3. Pay the $55 submission fee via the button here:
OR, Submit via FilmFreeway, the exclusive way our festival accepts submissions.:
WATCH Winning Family Screenplay and Story Readings:
WATCH Audience FEEDBACK Film Festival Videos:
Sept. 2024 FAMILY Festival Highlights & Winners
Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today.
Audience Award:
Best Short: BIRD DRONE
Best Direction: BLACK RAIN IN MY EYES
Best Story: A MOTHERLY HARMONY
See info for each film:
BIRD DRONE, 9min., Australia
Directed by Radheya Jang Jegatheva
A heartfelt story of unrequited love explored through a lonely seagull struggling to accept that his newfound object of affection is a human-operated drone with a limited battery life.
https://www.radheya.net/bird-drone
A MOTHERLY HARMONY, 14min., USA
Directed by Ara Torosian
“A Moment of Stillness” portrays a mother and son navigating a war-torn reality in their family home. Amidst the looming threat, the mother uses music and dance to create fleeting moments of joy for her son.
https://www.instagram.com/amotherlyharmonyshortfilm
BLACK RAIN IN MY EYES, 20min., Syrian
Directed by Amir Athar Soheili, Amir Masoud Soheili
Hessan is a Syrian poet and the father of four blind daughters. He hides the war from his kids. He calls the sound of bullets and explosions a celebration and dancing. Hessan has been invited to attend a poetry forum, but taking the girls out and confronting them with the effects of war is a challenge.
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