Faith and Family
Screenwriting Awards
Do you want to make an impact in the Faith and Family film market but don't know how to get noticed?
Faith and Family Screenwriting Awards gives you opportunities to have your shorts, pilots and features read (by readers who work in your genre), win awards, and get attention for your scripts.
Let’s celebrate great storytelling! Family Friendly Screenwriting Academy wants to find the best of the best of unproduced scripts in the faith based and family friendly genres.
What is "Family Friendly?"
Here at Family Friendly Screenwriting Academy, "Family Friendly" doesn't necessarily mean it needs to be for kids, or even a movie that the whole family would want to watch together. It might be written for adults and deal with some gritty realities of life, but a good writer can portray this without profanity, nudity and sexual content. For us, "Family Friendly" is related to traditional family values and decency - sometimes, but not necessarily, including elements of faith.
Winners Announced
Summer 2023 Festival
Tamara Lee Green
The Friends and Family Plan
Congratulations to all our winners!
There is a growing demand for Faith and Family films. The market is crying out for more conservative, yet still compelling content. Family Friendly Screenwriting Academy believes that when writers see growth both in their level of writing, and in the opportunities available to them, they’re able to provide the content that the market is begging for.
FESTIVAL GOAL: To find and showcase quality writing; to raise the standard of scriptwriting in the Faith and Family Friendly film market, and help launch and advance screenwriting careers.
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Submit Today on FilmFreeway. It's simple to enter - with an option to add reasonably priced Script Notes.
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Win Laurels . . . and free admission to the festival event; with three Masterclasses at the
Family Friendly Screenwriting Bootcamp
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Get Recognition . . . and attract more attention for your scripts from producers, development executives, and agents.
⭐️ New!
In the Winter 2025 Season, if you order Professional Script Notes with your submission any time before October 15th, you can rewrite and resubmit your updated script before the final deadline at no extra charge (Allow 2 weeks to receive Script Notes).
Two Seasons Per Year
Less waiting when you have a new script to submit
Dates and Fees
● Open for Submissions May 15, 2024
Deadlines and Fees (All prices in USD)
Super-Earlybird Deadline June 15, 2024
● Shorts Up to 45 Pages $29.90
● Pilots Up to 70 Pages $34.90
● Features Up to 125 Pages $44.90
● Features with (1.5 - 2 pages) Script Notes $144.90
Earlybird Deadline August 15, 2023
● Shorts Up to 45 Pages $34.90
● Pilots Up to 70 Pages $44.90
● Features Up to 125 Pages $54.90
● Features with (1.5 - 2 pages) Script Notes $154.90
Regular Deadline November 1, 2024
● Shorts Up to 45 Pages $39.90
● Pilots Up to 70 Pages $49.90
● Features Up to 125 Pages $59.90
● Features with (1.5 - 2 pages) Script Notes $159.90
Extended (final) Deadline December 1, 2024
● Shorts Up to 45 Pages $44.90
● Pilots Up to 70 Pages $54.90
● Features Up to 125 Pages $64.90
● Features with (1.5 - 2 pages) Script Notes $164.90
Notification Dates
● December 15, 2023 Quarter-Finalists Announced
● January 1, 2023 Semi-Finalists Announced
● January 15, 2023 Finalists Announced
● January 26, 2025 Festival Date (Winners Announced)
Faith & Family Screenwriting Bootcamp with 3 Master Classes
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Super Early-bird
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W inter
2025
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Dates and Fees
● Open for Submissions May 22, 2023
Deadlines and Fees (All prices in USD)
Super-Earlybird Deadline June 30, 2023
● Shorts Up to 45 Pages $29.90
● Pilots Up to 70 Pages $34.90
● Features Up to 125 Pages $44.90
● Features with (1.5 - 2 pages) Script Notes $144.90
Earlybird Deadline August 15, 2023
● Shorts Up to 45 Pages $34.90
● Pilots Up to 70 Pages $44.90
● Features Up to 125 Pages $54.90
● Features with (1.5 - 2 pages) Script Notes $154.90
Regular Deadline September 30, 2023
● Shorts Up to 45 Pages $39.90
● Pilots Up to 70 Pages $49.90
● Features Up to 125 Pages $59.90
● Features with (1.5 - 2 pages) Script Notes $159.90
Extended (final) Deadline October 31, 2023
● Shorts Up to 45 Pages $44.90
● Pilots Up to 70 Pages $54.90
● Features Up to 125 Pages $64.90
● Features with (1.5 - 2 pages) Script Notes $164.90
Notification Dates
● December 1, 2023 Selection Notification
● December 8, 2023 Semi-Finalists Announced
● December 18, 2023 Finalists Announced
● December 28, 2023 Winners Notified
● January 28, 2024 Festival Date
- Family Friendly Screenwriting Bootcamp
(with 3 Master Classes)
- Awards Announced
● Open for Submissions May 22, 2023
Deadlines and Fees (All prices in USD)
Super-Earlybird Deadline June 30, 2023
● Shorts Up to 45 Pages $29.90
● Pilots Up to 70 Pages $34.90
● Features Up to 125 Pages $44.90
● Features with (1.5 - 2 pages) Script Notes $144.90
Earlybird Deadline August 15, 2023
● Shorts Up to 45 Pages $34.90
● Pilots Up to 70 Pages $44.90
● Features Up to 125 Pages $54.90
● Features with (1.5 - 2 pages) Script Notes $154.90
Regular Deadline September 30, 2023
● Shorts Up to 45 Pages $39.90
● Pilots Up to 70 Pages $49.90
● Features Up to 125 Pages $59.90
● Features with (1.5 - 2 pages) Script Notes $159.90
Extended (final) Deadline October 31, 2023
● Shorts Up to 45 Pages $44.90
● Pilots Up to 70 Pages $54.90
● Features Up to 125 Pages $64.90
● Features with (1.5 - 2 pages) Script Notes $164.90
Notification Dates
● December 1, 2023 Selection Notification
● December 8, 2023 Semi-Finalists Announced
● December 18, 2023 Finalists Announced
● December 28, 2023 Winners Notified
● January 28, 2024 Festival Date
- Family Friendly Screenwriting Bootcamp
(with 3 Master Classes)
- Awards Announced
● Open for Submissions May 22, 2023
Deadlines and Fees (All prices in USD)
Super-Earlybird Deadline June 30, 2023
● Shorts Up to 45 Pages $29.90
● Pilots Up to 70 Pages $34.90
● Features Up to 125 Pages $44.90
● Features with (1.5 - 2 pages) Script Notes $144.90
Earlybird Deadline August 15, 2023
● Shorts Up to 45 Pages $34.90
● Pilots Up to 70 Pages $44.90
● Features Up to 125 Pages $54.90
● Features with (1.5 - 2 pages) Script Notes $154.90
Regular Deadline September 30, 2023
● Shorts Up to 45 Pages $39.90
● Pilots Up to 70 Pages $49.90
● Features Up to 125 Pages $59.90
● Features with (1.5 - 2 pages) Script Notes $159.90
Extended (final) Deadline October 31, 2023
● Shorts Up to 45 Pages $44.90
● Pilots Up to 70 Pages $54.90
● Features Up to 125 Pages $64.90
● Features with (1.5 - 2 pages) Script Notes $164.90
Notification Dates
● December 1, 2023 Selection Notification
● December 8, 2023 Semi-Finalists Announced
● December 18, 2023 Finalists Announced
● December 28, 2023 Winners Notified
● January 28, 2024 Festival Date
- Family Friendly Screenwriting Bootcamp
(with 3 Master Classes)
- Awards Announced
Dates and Fees
Summer
2024
Submissions Closed
Festival Date
August 28
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Dates and Fees
● Open for Submissions November 10, 2023
Deadlines and Fees (All prices in USD)
Super-Earlybird Deadline December 15, 2023
● Shorts Up to 45 Pages $29.90
● Pilots Up to 70 Pages $39.90
● Features Up to 125 Pages $49.90
● Features with (1.5 - 2 pages) Script Notes $144.90
Earlybird Deadline January 30, 2024
● Shorts Up to 45 Pages $34.90
● Pilots Up to 70 Pages $44.90
● Features Up to 125 Pages $54.90
● Features with (1.5 - 2 pages) Script Notes $154.90
Regular Deadline March 15, 2024
● Shorts Up to 45 Pages $39.90
● Pilots Up to 70 Pages $49.90
● Features Up to 125 Pages $59.90
● Features with (1.5 - 2 pages) Script Notes $159.90
Extended (final) Deadline April 30, 2024
● Shorts Up to 45 Pages $44.90
● Pilots Up to 70 Pages $54.90
● Features Up to 125 Pages $64.90
● Features with (1.5 - 2 pages) Script Notes $164.90
Notification Dates
● July 7, 2024 Quarter-Finalists Announced
● July 14, 2024 Semi-Finalists Announced
● July 24, 2024 Finalists Announced
● July 28, 2024 Festival Date (Winners Announced)
Faith & Family Screenwriting Bootcamp with 3 Master Classes
Awards and Prizes
All Participants Get
Free Admission to Screenwriting Bootcamp
Submit now and get bonus access to our one-day Faith and Family Screenwriting Bootcamp - Three live-online workshops with screenwriting techniques that you can use to improve your writing, and industry knowledge valuable to your writing career. Take a giant leap as a writer in one day! ($60 Value).
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Best Screenplay Award
★ One Winner will get a professional TABLE READ of their screenplay cast by Jean Wenger of Treasure Coast Talent. This virtual table read will be cast with professional actors, and organized shortly after the end of the Screenwriting Awards Contest. It is a great opportunity to invite potential producers, directors and/or investors to the live event - and you can use the recording for the same purposes after the event.
Laurels are Available in
in the Following 20 Categories
★ Best Screenplay
● Best Short Screenplay
● Best Pilot Screenplay
● Best Adventure Feature Screenplay
● Best Comedy Feature Screenplay
● Best Action Feature Screenplay
● Best Mystery Feature Screenplay
● Best Thriller Feature Screenplay
● Best Sci-Fi Feature Screenplay
● Best Musical Feature Screenplay
● Best Faith Based Feature Screenplay
● Best Drama Feature Screenplay
● Best Historical Feature Screenplay
● Best Based on a True Story Feature Screenplay
● Best Romantic Comedy Feature Screenplay
● Best Four Quadrant Feature Screenplay
● Best Children's Feature Screenplay
● Best Teen Audience Feature Screenplay
● Best Family Feature Screenplay
● Best Christmas Feature Screenplay
Rules and Terms
● All entrants must be 18 years of age or older.
● Profanity, nudity, or sexual content will exclude the script from advancing.
● Scripts must be FEATURES between 55-125 pages.
● Submissions must be in English (The script may contain minimal dialogue in other
languages, but must have the English translation written in the script.)
● This festival accepts UNPRODUCED SCRIPTS ONLY
● Previously submitted / updated scripts are eligible
● Multiple entries are accepted (submitted separately with their applicable fees)
● All entries must be an original work for which the entrant owns the rights.
● It is recommended that your original material be copyrighted.
● FFSA does not claim any ownership or rights to your scripts.
● Award Winners give permission to FFSA and its sponsors to use their Name, Script Title, and images (if provided) for promotional purposes.
● Screenplay submissions must be formatted in the industry standard screenplay format, and submitted as a digital PDF.
● Scripts must include a title page WITHOUT writers name(s) or contact information.
● It may not be possible to update or change your file after the final deadline. Please proofread your script, and double check your PDF before uploading.
● Promotional discounts (if any) must be applied at the time of submission, and no refunds will be issued after submission and payment.
● FFSA reserves the right to increase or decrease fees at any time; and extend or change closing dates, announcement dates or event dates as necessary, at its sole discretion.
● The Festival will communicate with participants via the email address provided. The participant is responsible to provide a correctly spelled email address, and maintain an active email account. Your email address will be added to the Family Friendly Screenwriters database for festival and bootcamp updates, future contest promotions, discount codes, and other notifications. You will have the option to unsubscribe at any time.
● The decisions and judgements of FFSA are final and cannot be disputed.
● FFSA reserves the right to amend or add to the rules at any time, and to rule on situations and concerns not foreseen by these terms, at its sole discretion.
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