9-Ball Film & Script Competition

The 9-Ball Film & Script Competition is a great way to showcase your work to us at a fraction of a cost of our services. Spanning various genres and categories (scroll down), we accept both short and feature scripts and films. The winners of the best overall feature-length film and script categories will be our main priorities in pitching to investors and distributors for our next film installment. The winners of the other categories will be announced and advertised on social media and their films will be posted on our YouTube channel.

Our most recent film installment "The Critic's Show" is a feature-length dark comedy film currently navigating the festival circuit. It stars Rachel Fox (Desperate Housewives, iCarly, and CSI: Cyber). It will later be released to streaming.

Best Overall Feature-Length Film

Best Overall Feature-Length Screenplay

Best Overall Short Film

Best Overall Short Screenplay

Best Feature-Length Comedy Film (includes Dark Comedy)

Best Feature-Length Comedy Screenplay (includes Dark Comedy)

Best Short Comedy Film (includes Dark Comedy)

Best Short Comedy Screenplay (includes Dark Comedy)

Best Feature-Length Drama Film

Best Feature-Length Drama Screenplay

Best Short Drama Film

Best Short Drama Screenplay

Best Feature-Length Horror Film

Best Feature-Length Horror Screenplay

Best Short Horror Film

Best Short Horror Screenplay

Best Feature-Length Science-Fiction Film

Best Feature-Length Science-Fiction Screenplay

Best Short Science-Fiction Film

Best Short Science-Fiction Screenplay

Best Feature-Length Thriller/Noir/Crime Film

Best Feature-Length Thriller/Noir/Crime Screenplay

Best Short Thriller/Noir/Crime Film

Best Feature-Length Western Film

Best Short Western Film

Best Feature-Length Western Screenplay

Best Short Western Screenplay

Best Feature-Length Experimental Film

Best Short Experimental Film

Best Feature-Length Experimental Screenplay

Best Short Experimental Screenplay

Feature-Length: 60+ minutes or pages.

Shorts: 30 or less minutes or pages.

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Christopher Matthew Spencer

We are deeply grateful for the opportunity to have "The Red Market" IG: @theredmarketfilm featured at your event. The entire team, from Brian Cutler Actors Studio to the dedicated students and alumni from Dodge College at Chapman University, appreciates your support and recognition. Being seen and celebrated by your audience is an honor we hold dearly, and having "The Red Market" become an award-winning film at your festival is stunning. Thank you.

June 2026

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Jonathan Turner Smith

Such an amazing honor to win the Best Overall Screenplay Award for THE LOSER'S CLUB. I am so excited to work with 9-Ball Productions as they are one of the few Festivals/Competitions that actually pursue financing for a film or screenplay.
"The winners of the best overall feature-length film and screenplay categories will be our main priorities in pitching to investors and distributors for our next film installment."

June 2026

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Lisa Keeton King

This online festival ran smoothly and communicated well. I won Best Short Horror Screenplay! Definitely will be looking to enter this festival’s again in the future!

June 2026

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Chuck Gordon

Thank you for awarding my action/adventure script, ALPHA CHASE, as Best Feature-Length Science-Fiction Screenplay. It's an honor to be selected in your inaugural season and I look forward to submitting again in the future.

June 2026

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Joe Leone

Thank you for the recognition of (short screenplay) IN THE TIME WE HAVE. Much appreciated 👍🏻🎉

June 2026

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