SEASON SEVEN - Winter 2027
(Formerly known as Faith and Family Screenwriting Awards)

Contest for Faith and Family SCREENPLAYS, DEMO REELS, PITCHES and PROOF OF CONCEPTS, and TRAILERS.

OVER $3000 IN PRIZES (more than $2000 in cash. Cash prizes sponsored by Rediscover Television https://www.rediscoverfamily.tv/

Awards presented at the Faith and Family Filmmakers Association online Filmmakers Bootcamp and Awards on January 25th - with 9 workshops, networking and more. 

See Season 5 Winners and Screenwriting Awards Presentation Here: https://www.faffassociation.com/screenwriting-awards-winners

See Season 6 Awards Presentation Here: https://faffassociation.com/#awards-winners

LET'S CELEBRATE GREAT STORYTELLING! Faith and Family Filmmakers Association wants to find the best of the best of unproduced scripts, demo reels, pitches, proof of concepts, and trailers, in the faith based, faith adjacent, or family friendly genres. This contest maintains a Christian worldview. Submissions DO NOT need to have faith content, but must be faith-friendly and maintain Christian Values.

FESTIVAL GOAL: To find and showcase quality filmmaking; to raise the standard of scriptwriting, acting, photography, production, editing, and fund raising in the Faith Based and Family Friendly film markets, and help launch and advance filmmaking careers.

Awards & Prizes

There will be awards and Prizes for:

● 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 FEEDBACK with your submission. Have you ever wondered after participating in a festival, why your script placed where it did or what the judges saw as its strengths and weaknesses? Now you can know! Get half to one page feedback for $39 (with your submission)

Faith & Family Filmmakers Association uses paid, independent Judges for the its screenwriting competition - Not volunteer readers.

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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. You can watch a video with more details about making a pitch video here: https://youtu.be/QR8eIG2ePo4

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.

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⭐️ 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.

- 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 or so explaining your future plans for this project. Tell us what the FINAL PROJECT will be (What is your POC for?) Is it for a feature, series, documentary, etc.? Upload it to your FilmFreeway project as a PDF with "future-plans" as part of the file name (your project will have both the video file and the pdf uploaded to it).
- 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.

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Rules & 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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  • Jim Lupis

    A big shout out to everyone involved with making this a great experience. Thank you!

    March 2026
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you Jim!

  • Jason Eaken

    During the Awards presentation, one of the heads of FaFF said something that caught my attention - in a great way.

    She said that even if they have numerous submissions in a particular category, they will not give an award for that category, UNLESS there is a script of exceptional quality.

    That level of integrity is indicative of the whole experience with FaFF. They are a wonderful organization, and they are dedicated to Jesus and to refining the craft that He has given them to practice.

    Highly recommended.

    February 2026
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you for your kind words Jason! So glad to have you participate!

  • Bill Baber

    Great festival. I enjoyed my day in Tucson. I look forward to participating again next year.

    February 2026
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you Bill! We're glad you enjoyed it. That's the beauty of the online event. You can attend from anywhere, get all the value, without the travel costs and food and accommodation expenses typically associated with attending festivals and conferences.

  • Seth Conley

    Great experience! This is not only a valuable competition, the organization offer much more in the way of skill development and networking!

    February 2026
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    Response from festival:

    It's so good to hear you found it valuable! Thank you for sharing!

  • Douglas Folsom

    Jaclyn and Geoffrey do a great job! Well organized and quality workshops!

    January 2026
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you Douglas!