MovieGras is a Citizen Studios original Short Film Festival and Screenwriting competition. Enter your fully produced short film or any length screenplay (per our criteria) for the second annual film competition celebrating the mantra of Mardi Gras, "Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler."
Chosen short films will be screened and winners announced across 12 categories.
Winning scripts will be announced across 6 categories.
This is the third year of our film festival and the prizes include bragging rights, digital laurels, and a myriad of physical/actual prizes for filmmakers (or their proxy) in attendance.
If someone from your filmmaking (or screenwriting) team cannot be present at the event, your project is still eligible for awards / laurels (and bragging rights), but will not receive physical/actual prizes. (We are not shipping prizes, but you can still win awards.)
Physical prizes will come from several partner organizations as donations (gift cards and more).
Awards / laurels are listed below...
Short Film Awards
Best Lead Performance
Best Supporting Performance
Best Directing
Best Writing
Best Cinematography
Best Lighting Design
Best Sound Design
Best Editing
Best Special Effects
Best "Good-Time-Roller" (best embodiment of the theme)
Best Use of Beads
Best Student Short
Screenwriting Awards
Best Use of Theme ("Good Time Roller" Award)
Best Short Script (45 pages or less)
Best Feature Script (46 pages or more)
Best Script Structure
Best Character Arc
Best Student Script
Winners will receive a high resolution digital laurel (with transparent background) and a digital certificate of award via email sent to the submitter regardless of attendance at the event.
Participants are strongly encouraged to attend the event for networking opportunities and extra prizes!