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Program Description

HollyShorts Film Festival (HSFF) is an annual short film festival showcasing the best and brightest short films and short screenplays from around the globe. The festival showcases the top short films produced 40 minutes or less and is looking for the best short screenplays 30 pages or less.

Deadlines and Fees

Early
Jan. 17, 2025
Regular
Mar. 21, 2025
Late
May 02, 2025
Extended
June 02, 2025
Short Screenplay + 1 Page of Feedback Notes
Standard Fee
$70
$80
$90
$110
$65
$75
$85
$105
Female Short Screenplays
Standard Fee
$40
$50
$60
$75
$35
$45
$55
$70
Television Pilot
Standard Fee
$50
$60
$70
$80
$45
$55
$65
$75
Short Screenplay
Standard Fee
$40
$50
$60
$75
$35
$45
$55
$70

Program Benefits

Best Short Screenplay
The first place winning short screenplay will get produced by 88th Street Productions and our production company prize sponsor Seattle Film Summit to be completed and screen at the HollyShorts Film Festival in 2024.  Completed film will also be qualified for Academy Awards consideration by HollyShorts!  Alta Global Media will meet with the winner, also part of the prize package.


Sponsors: Seattle Film Summit, 88th Street Productions, and Alta Global Media
Cash Award Value: 25,000 U.S. Dollar
Value of Goods/Services: 35,000 U.S. Dollar

3rd Place:  Meeting with Alta Global Media 

Honorable Mention

ISA Story Award

ISA Development Evaluation including up to 5 pages of notes and consideration for ISA Development Slate plus one year of ISAConnect membership.

Value: $320

Quarter and Semi Finalists selections:
All Quarter and Semi finalists get invite to attend the festival, all access pass and are official screenplay selections.

TV Pilot Prize:  Option from 88th Street Productions to make the film

Value of Goods/Services: 1000 U.S. Dollar

Best Female Screenplay presented by BeCine
$1000 cash from 88th Street Productions for the shoot and BeCine providing rental camera gear valued at $1000 for the shot for the winner of Best Female Screenplay
Value of Goods/Services: 2000 U.S. Dollar

Announcement Dates

Notification Date

July 28, 2025

Rules

All entries submitted are eligible to win the top prizes.

Employees (and their immediate families (parent, spouse, child, sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and those living in their same households, whether or not related) of HollyShorts and any of their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries and advertising and promotion agencies or festival sponsors, are not eligible to win. There is no limit on the number of short screenplays you can submit; however, each short screenplay submitted by you must be original and different from any other short screenplay submitted by you, submitted separately and accompanied by its own completed submission form and participant agreement. Short screenplays may be a maximum of 30 pages, must be in English and must be submitted in proper script format. HollyShorts reserves the right to reject any short screenplay that it determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, contains prohibited content or is offensive, inappropriate or otherwise unacceptable. All eligible entries received by HollyShorts will be judged by the HollyShorts selection committee and the production company sponsoring the contest.

By submitting your script for consideration for the HollyShorts Screenplay Contest, you agree for HollyShorts and its contest sponsor to produce your short screenplay if selected as the overall winner. The completed film(s) will premiere at the HollyShorts Film Festival and on our distribution platform Bitpix.

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