Faith and Family Screenwriting Awards
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Faith and Family
Filmmakers 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 Filmmakers Awards gives you opportunities to develop and be recognized for your career and project assets
⭐️ Demo Reel
⭐️ Pitch
⭐️ Proof of Concept
⭐️ Feature Film Trailer
⭐️ Short Screenplay
⭐️ Pilot Screenplay
⭐️ Feature Screenplay
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Prizes!
⭐️ Awards will be Presented Live ⭐️
at Purpose Fest in Corydon, Indiana, On July 25, 2026
Let’s celebrate great storytelling! Faith & Family Filmmakers Association wants to recognize the best of the best of pitching and promotional tools and unproduced scripts in the faith based and family friendly genres.
What is "Family Friendly?"
Here at Family Friendly Filmmakers Association, "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.
There is a growing demand for Faith and Family films. The market is crying out for more conservative, yet still compelling content. Faith and Family Filmmakers Association believes that when filmmakers see growth in their storytelling they will also see growth in their opportunities, and they will be able to provide the content that the market is begging for.
FESTIVAL GOAL: To find and showcase quality storytelling, recognize and elevate great pitching and promotional tools, and help advance careers.
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Submit Today on FilmFreeway. It's simple to enter - with an option to add reasonably priced Profes-sional Feedback for scripts
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Win Laurels. . . in more than 40 categories. And Prizes! Pitching opportunities, Podcast appearances, Table reads and more!
Two Seasons Per Year
Less waiting when you have a new project to submit
Finalists and category winners will be announced at the Faith and Family Filmmakers Bootcamp on July 12th - with 9 workshops, networking and more. Then on July 25, we present our awards live at Purpose Fest in Corydon, Indiana.
Tickets for the Summer 2026 Online Festival Event (July 12th)
Faith and Family Filmmakers Bootcamp and Awards Presentations
can be purchased HERE as we get closer to the event
Awards and Prizes
● SCREENPLAYS ● REELS ● PITCHES ● PROOF OF CONCEPTS ● TRAILERS
⭐️ SCREENPLAYS ⭐️
★ BEST SCREENPLAY AWARD
The Grand Prize Winner in the screenplay competition will receive a professional TABLE READ of their screenplay cast and produced by Jaclyn Whitt and Faith and Family Filmmakers Association. This virtual table read will be cast with professional actors, and organized shortly after the end of the Filmmakers Awards Festival. It is a great opportunity to invite potential producers, directors and/or investors to the live event - and you will receive an edited and enhanced recording you can use for the same purposes after the event (a $1000 value).
LAURELS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
● 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 Screenplay
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' names and contact information. See "Rules and Terms" before submitting.
Feature Screenplay entries have the OPTION TO ORDER PROFESSIONAL FEEDBACK with submission.
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⭐️ DEMO REELS ⭐️
Awards will be given for each of the following:
★ Best Actor’s Reel
This may be a general acting reel, comedic, dramatic, or any other type - whatever you feel is your best reel
★ Best Director’s Reel
This may be a general directors reel, genre specific, narrative, documentary or other specialized reel
★ Best Choreographer’s Reel
Dance or fight choreography
★ Best Post Production Reel
Editor, Colorist, motion graphics, VFX, etc.
★ Best Cinematographer’s Reel
This may be a general cinematography reel or other specialized reel of your choice
★ Best Voice Over Reel
Any type of voice over demo - character / animation, narration, audiobook, video game or other
★ Best Composer Reel
This may be a general composer reel, narrative, video game, or any other specialty reel
● Winners will be featured on the Faith and Family Filmmakers Podcast
● Winning Reels will be featured on the FAFF Website
● Complete prize package is still being determined
The maximum length accepted for DEMO REELS is 3 minutes. *** Please note - Just because 3 minutes is allowed does not mean it is recommended. The best reels will fit the recommend length for their specific type of reel. You may make multiple, separate submissions, in order to qualify for multiple categories. See "Rules and Terms" before submitting.
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⭐️ PITCHES ⭐️
● The TOP 5 PITCHES will get the opportunity to pitch at the Faith and Family Filmmakers Online Pitch Fest (July 2026)
★ BEST PITCH AWARD
● $500 1st place prize
● $100 2nd place
● $100 3rd place prize
(Cash prizes sponsored by Rediscover Television) https://rediscovertelevision.com
● Winners will be featured on the Faith and Family Filmmakers Podcast
● Winning Pitches will be featured on the FAFF Website for up to 6 months
PITCHES must be submitted in the form of a video: 4 minutes long (give or take 15 seconds). The first 2 minutes will focus on the creative side of the project; the story, cultural relevance, value, etc.. The last 2 minutes will focus on the business side of the project; production needs, distribution path, marketing plan, etc.
Your project must, at minimum, have a draft of a script written in order to be eligible to compete. You do not need to have attachments, a pitch deck, funding, or anything else, to enter. Your project may be in development, pre-production, production, or post production at the time of submission, but it may not be distributed publicly before the date of the winners being announced. Be sure to clearly state what you’re asking for in the pitch video. See "Rules and Terms" before submitting.
⭐️ PROOF OF CONCEPT FILMS ⭐️
● The TOP 5 Proof of Concept Films will get the opportunity to pitch at the Faith and Family Filmmakers Online Pitch Fest (July 2026)
★ BEST PITCH AWARD
● $500 1st place prize
● $100 2nd place
● $100 3rd place prize
Cash prizes sponsored by Rediscover Television https://rediscovertelevision.com
● Winners will be featured on the Faith and Family Filmmakers Podcast
● Winning Proof of Concept Films will be featured on the FAFF Website for up to 6 months
PROOF OF CONCEPTS must be submitted in the form of a video: 4 - 30 minutes long. Be sure to include a 15-second pre-slide that explains what the FINAL PROJECT will be. (What is your POC for?) Is it for a feature, series, documentary, etc.?
Your FINAL PROJECT must, at minimum, have a draft of a script written in order for your POC to be eligible to compete. You must provide a paragraph explaining your future plans for this project. You do not need to have attachments, a pitch deck, funding, or anything else to qualify. Your final project may be in development, pre-production, production, or post production at the time of submission, but it may not be distributed publicly before the date of the winners being announced. See "Rules and Terms" before submitting
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⭐️ FEATURE FILM TRAILERS ⭐️
● $500 1st place prize ★ BEST FEATURE FILM TRAILER AWARD
● $100 2nd place
● $100 3rd place prize
Cash prizes sponsored by Rediscover Television https://rediscovertelevision.com
● Winners will be featured on the Faith and Family Filmmakers Podcast
● Winning Trailers will be featured on the FAFF Website for up to 6 months
Trailers must be for PRODUCED films, either not yet released, or released within 2 years prior to the date of submitting. They must be 1 - 3 minutes long. See "Rules and Terms" before submitting.
Faith & Family Filmmakers Association uses paid, qualified Judges
for the screenwriting categories, not volunteer readers.
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Rules and Terms
● All entrants must be 18 years of age or older.
● This is a Christian festival. While submissions are in no way required to have Christian content, they must be faith-friendly, and maintain traditional family values. Some may portray harsh realities of life that make it thematically not suitable for children. However, foul language (Cursing, taking the Lord’s name in vain), nudity and sexual content will exclude the entry from advancing.
● Submissions must be in English. Screenplays may contain minimal dialogue in other
languages, but must have the English translation written in the script. Videos may contain minimal dialogue in other languages , but must have English captions.
● This festival accepts SCRIPTS, PITCHES, AND PROOF OF CONCEPTS for unproduced projects only. TRAILERS must be for produced films that are unreleased or released within 2 years prior to the submission.
● Previously submitted works are eligible for subsequent competitions IF they did not win.
● 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.● FAFF does not claim any ownership or rights to your work.
● Award Winners give permission to FAFF and its sponsors to use their name, script or project title, and images for promotional purposes, and to display and promote their projects as described in the Awards and Prizes section
● It may not be possible to update or change your file after the final deadline. Please double check your file before uploading.
● Promotional discounts (if any) must be applied at the time of submission, and no refunds will be issued after submission and payment.
● FAFF reserves the right to increase or decrease fees at any time; 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 FAFF Association 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 FAFF are final and cannot be disputed.
● FAFF reserves the right to amend or add to the rules at any time, to rule on suitability and eligibility of projects, and to rule on situations and concerns not foreseen by these terms, at its sole discretion.
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