Festival Details

*Each submission will receive the judge's scorecard with an overview of the judge's notes. These will be sent out after the Grand Prize Winners have been announced. Judges' notes are final. 

*Each category winner receives a custom trophy and/or plaque and a live online Q&A with the festival directors. 

*One script, regardless of placement, will be chosen for a live read at the festival.

*One script, regardless of placement, will be chosen to have an illustration rendered by our comic design team and introduced to our illustrators.

*One entry might be considered for a possible shopping and/or option agreement (this is not a guarantee, but entries will be reviewed.)

*One short screenplay might be considered for production (this is not a guarantee, but entries will be reviewed.)

12 Grand Prize Winners:

Films:

Best Feature - Guaranteed Industry viewing with one-on-one notes call

Best Vermont Film - Guaranteed Industry viewing with one-on-one notes call

Best Documentary - Guaranteed Industry viewing with one-on-one notes call

Best Student Film - Guaranteed Industry viewing with one-on-one notes call

Best Series - Guaranteed Industry viewing with one-on-one notes call

Best Short - Guaranteed Industry viewing with one-on-one notes call 

Best Podcast - Guaranteed Industry viewing with one-on-one notes call 

Screenplays:

Best Feature - Guaranteed Industry Read with one-on-one notes call

Best Vermont Screenplay - Guaranteed Industry Read with one-on-one notes call

Best Series - Guaranteed Industry Read with one-on-one notes call

Best Short - Guaranteed Industry Read with one-on-one notes call

Best Fiction Podcast Script - Guaranteed Industry Read with one-on-one notes call

Category Winners:

First Time Filmmaker

Best Acting Performance 

Best Editing

Best Director

Best Cinematography 


Best Original Music

Best Music Video

Best Commercial

Best PitchDeck

Best Poster

Best Micro Short

Best Micro Short Script

Best Macro Short

Best Macro Short Script

Best Trailer

Best Web/New Media

Best Drone Footage

Best Virtual Reality

Best Stage Play

Best Stage Play Script

Best Student Film

Best Student Screenplay

Best Animated Film 


Best Animated Screenplay

Best Comedy Film

Best Comedy Screenplay 


Best Dark Comedy Film 


Best Dark Comedy Screenplay

Best Dark Drama Film 

Best Dark Drama Screenplay

Best RomCom Film 

Best RomCom Screenplay


Best Science Fiction Film 


Best Science Fiction Screenplay

Best Suspense/Thriller Film

Best Suspense/Thriller Screenplay

Best Horror


Best Horror Screenplay

Best Documentary 

Best Documentary Screenplay

Best Drama 

Best Drama Screenplay


Best Experimental Film 


Best Experimental Screenplay

Best Fantasy Film 

Best Fantasy Screenplay


Best International Film 


Best International Screenplay

Best Vermont Film 

Best Vermont Screenplay

Best Comedy Series Episodic

Best Comedy Series Episodic Script 


Best Drama Series Episodic

Best Drama Series Episodic Script

Best Unscripted Episodic

Best Unscripted Episodic Script

Best Comic Book

Best Podcast

Best Podcast Script

Best Short Film

Best Short Film Script

Best Animated Short


Best Animated Short
 Script

Best Comedy Short 


Best Comedy Short Script

Best Dark Comedy Short 


Best Dark Comedy Short Script

Best Dark Drama Short 

Best Dark Drama Short Script

Best RomCom Short 

Best RomCom Short Script


Best Science Fiction Short 


Best Science Fiction Short Script

Best Suspense/Thriller Short

Best Suspense/Thriller Short Script

Best Horror
 Short

Best Horror
 Short Script

Best Documentary Short 

Best Documentary Short Script

Best Drama Short 

Best Drama Short Script


Best Experimental Short 


Best Experimental Short Script

Best Fantasy Short 

Best Fantasy Short Script


Best International Short 


Best International Short Script

...and more!