Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition
Nashville Fest
Contact
161 Rains Ave
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 742-2500 (voice)
(615) 649-0001 (fax)
Web:
https://nashvillefilmfestival.org
Email:
cat@nashfilm.org
Contact: Cat Stewart, Screenwriting Competition Manager
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Objective
Founded in 1969 as the Sinking Creek Film Celebration, Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm) is one of the longest-running film festivals in the country and one of the most acclaimed festivals in the South. Hosted in Music City, NashFilm attracts enthusiastic film lovers from all across the country and has been praised by film-goers and filmmakers alike for its unique combination of big city festival atmosphere and laid back Southern hospitality. Showcasing approximately 200 films from over 30 countries, a screenplay competition, episodic competition, live music showcases, and a Creators Conference. Even in a virtual format, NashFilm was able to find a way to include creatives in networking and provide excitement for award winners through a virtual awards ceremony. Show More
Deadline/Entry Fees
| Deadline | Date Days till: |
Entry Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Early Bird | January 12, 2025 | $40 |
| Regular | March 16, 2025 | $50 |
| Late | April 26, 2025 | $75 |
| Extended | May 18, 2025 18 |
$100 |
Notification: June 30, 2025
Eligibility
Original screenplays and original pilots that have not been previously sold or optioned as of the contest deadline.Rules
Please see website.Rules - https://nashvillefilmfestival.org/screenwritingrules/
Awards
Nashville Film Festival offers cash and in-kind sponsor prizes to screenwriters with winners selected by our all-industry jury including active producers, reps from top management companies, readers from top screenwriting labs, and industry executives.Nashville Fest
Contact
161 Rains Ave
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 742-2500 (voice)
(615) 649-0001 (fax)
Web:
https://nashvillefilmfestival.org
Email:
cat@nashfilm.org
Contact: Cat Stewart, Screenwriting Competition Manager
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Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition
Contact
161 Rains Ave
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 742-2500 (voice)
(615) 649-0001 (fax)
Web:
https://nashvillefilmfestival.org
Email:
cat@nashfilm.org
Contact: Cat Stewart, Screenwriting Competition Manager
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| Signficance: |
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(3.3/5.0) |
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Contest News
Nashville Fest Names Screenplay Contest Winners
Lisa Gold's The Secret of Shangri-La has been named the Grand Prize Winning Feature Screenplay Winner of the 2017 Nashville Film Film Festival Screenwriting Competition. Raj Trivedi's Del Rio, Texas was named the Short Screenplay Winner.
Grand Jury Prizes:
Grand Jury Prize – Feature Screenplay:
The Secret of Shangri-La
by Lisa Gold
Grand Jury Prize – Short Screenplay:
Del Rio, Texas
by Raj Trivedi
Feature Screenplays:
Best Comedy Feature:
The Anklebiter
by Andrew Jones
Best Drama Feature:
The Low Road
by Darren McInerney
Best Action/Adventure Feature:
Duel of the Immortals
by Michael Gibrall
Best Family/Animation Feature:
The Secret of Shangri-La
by Lisa Gold
Best Historical Feature:
A Man Called White
by Randy Hines
Best Inspirtational Feature:
The Moonbeam Fisherman
by John Dummer
Best Music-Inspired Feature:
The Jack-O-Lanterns
by Dan Goforth
Best Science-Fiction Feature:
Alien in my Pocket
by Joe Borriello
Best Tennessee Feature:
Café New York
by Katy Chevigny-Smith
Best Thriller/Horror Feature:
The Sand Reckoner
by Christopher Colpitts
Short Screenplays:
Best Comedy Short:
Anatomically Modern Human for President
by Amanda Martinez
Best Drama Short:
Del Rio, Texas
by Raj Trivedi
Best Genre Short:
Fly!
by Dave Chan
Best Tennessee Short:
The Morning After
by Conway Preston
Best Thriller/Horror Short:
Gone
by David Cramer
Best Young Screenwriter Short:
Ruth(less)
by Lauren Marie Miller
Teleplays:
Best 30-Minute Teleplay:
Millennial Rules
by Heidi Putallaz
Best 60-Minute Teleplay:
Blood Oath
by Jake Bottiglieri
Updated: 05/11/2017
Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition
Contact
161 Rains Ave
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 742-2500 (voice)
(615) 649-0001 (fax)
Web:
https://nashvillefilmfestival.org
Email:
cat@nashfilm.org
Contact: Cat Stewart, Screenwriting Competition Manager
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(4.2/5.0) |
| Professionalism: |
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(4.3/5.0) |
| Feedback: |
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(3.9/5.0) |
| Signficance: |
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(3.3/5.0) |
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