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    Prizes & Key Dates

    We look forward to experiencing your awesomeness!

    GRAND PRIZE AWARD

    Grand Prize – A showcase for cinema buyers at Cannes, one year of development advice, and one year of strategic financing and distribution advice. The Grand Prize includes a cutting-edge website with two years of hosting, Final Draft software, and prominent placement on Hourglass24, a new crowdfunding site.

    * Our Grand Prize may be awarded to ANY FILMED PROJECT in our festival.

    SPECIAL AWARD

    Best Female Filmmaker – A showcase for cinema buyers at Cannes, development advice, strategic financing, and distribution advice.

    FILM & DOCUMENTARY AWARDS:

    Best Feature – A showcase for cinema buyers at Cannes and strategic advice.

    Best Short Film – A showcase for cinema buyers at Cannes and strategic advice.

    Best Documentary (Feature or Short) -A showcase for cinema buyers at Cannes and strategic advice.

    Best Film Accessible Film – (Feature, Short, or Documentary) – A showcase for cinema buyers at Cannes and strategic advice.

    SCREENPLAY AWARDS

    Grand Prize Screenplay Winner – A showcase for cinema buyers at Cannes, one year of development advice, and one year of strategic financing and distribution advice. The Grand Prize includes Final Draft software and prominent placement on Hourglass24, a new crowdfunding site.

    Best Short Screenplay – A showcase for cinema buyers at Cannes and strategic advice.

    Best Script Accessible Feature Screenplay –  A showcase for cinema buyers at Cannes and strategic advice.

    Best Script Accessible Short Screenplay – A showcase for cinema buyers at Cannes and strategic advice.

    Best Teleplay – A showcase for cinema buyers at Cannes and strategic advice.

    Best Play/Musical – A showcase for cinema buyers at Cannes and strategic advice.

    MUSIC AWARDS

    Best Music Video – A showcase for cinema buyers at Cannes and strategic advice.

    Best Song –  A showcase for cinema buyers at Cannes and strategic advice.

    Best Composition – A showcase for cinema buyers at Cannes and strategic advice.

    KEY DATES

    Submissions opened on September 23, 2022
    The early bird submission deadline is January 31, 2023
    The regular submission deadline is May 31, 2023.
    The late submission deadline is June 30, 2023.
    The extended deadline is July 21, 2023.

    The monthly “Tuesday Night Showcase” screenings will start in 2023, and all selections for our festival will be notified by July 4, 2023.

    Our festival is from October 4-8, 2023, at the Regent Theater in Arlington, MA.

    Winners are announced on Sunday, October 8, 2023, at our awards ceremony.

    Good Luck!