WELCOME MESSAGE FROM THE AUTHOR

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The best of success to you; Rick Denny

4/12/09

WAREHOUSER - Set Piece


Click on the following Link to read a hilarious portion of my latest LaughRiot Comedic Screenplay provided for you here.



Enjoy. If I do say so myself (and I do say so myself), it really is:


KICCASS



4/11/09

FREE FILM FESTIVAL DIRECTORY


Including Fest’s with Screenplay Competitions

It’s Film Festival season once again dear Film Freaks. Which will you submit to and attend?

If you perform your own Google search you’ll find a number of commercial websites that provide a Directory of Film Festivals. To save you the time and frustration, I’ve provided you with the following Link to IMDB’s Film Festival Directory, which is rather extensive. Please note that some of these Fest’s do conduct Screenplay competitions, though in IMDB’s Directory they do not indicate which of them do or do not. If you have a Finished Short Film, Feature Film, or work in process, this directory can be of immense help. Proceeding the IMDB Link I have provided my own FILM FREAKS Directory of Festivals that do conduct Screenplay Competitions of various kinds.

IMDB FILM FESTIVAL DIRECTORY
http://www.imdb.com/festivals/





FILM FREAKS Directory
of Film Fest Screenplay Competitions

NOTE: Descriptions are provided by each Festival Promoter as displayed in Search Engine results. Some Fest’s listed have run their course for the year, they have been included in order that you might know of their existence for future reference. --- Also note that some are Genre specific; some are take Shorts only.

DISCLAIMER: This Directory is provided to you as a resource only. No guarantee of the quality of any one of these Festivals is implied. The order they appear in is random and is not indicative of any preference on the part of Rick Denny or FILM FREAKS ASYLUM. Please conduct your own research of and for each Festival in advance of submitting your Screenplay(s) to them.

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL
Competition dedicated to recognizing the writer's contribution to the motion picture industry.
www.austinfilmfestival.com/



RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
The top prize in the 2008 Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) Screenplay Competition will go to .... To read more and see the list of winners, ...
www.film-festival.org/enterascreenplay.php



EERIE HORROR FILM FESTIVAL
An annual screenplay competition and film festival that takes place in Erie, Pennsylvania.
www.eeriehorrorfilmfestival.com/



SHRIEKFEST
Shriekfest, the Los Angeles International Horror/Thriller/Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film Festival & Screenplay Competition,...
www.shriekfest.com/



VAIL FILM FESTIVAL
www.vailfilmfestival.org/



NANTUCKET FILM FESTIVAL
Innovative film festival celebrating screenwriters. Features include submission information, volunteer opportunities, tickets and upcoming schedule.
www.nantucketfilmfestival.org/



PHOENIX FILM FESTIVAL
Phoenix Film Festival Arizona Screenplay Challenge ...
www.phoenixfilmfestival.org/pages/section-view.php?id=109



WATERFRONT FILM FESTIVAL
Announcing the fifth Waterfront Screenplay Competition, ... and movie-goers for making the 10th annual Waterfront Film Festival an AMAZING success! ...
www.waterfrontfilm.org/



BIG APPLE FILM FESTIVAL
Big Apple Festival Screenplay Competition. 2009 Rules and Regulations: ... is reviewing all contest entries for our screenplay competition. ...
bigapplefilmfestival.com/screenplaycompetition.html



QUEEN’S INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
QiFF - 6th Queens International film festival: November, 6-9 2008 - festival info - screenplay competition finalists -
www.queensfilmfestival.com/festival/screenplay/



L.A. COMEDY SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL
See a list of the Finalists for the 2009 L.A. Comedy Scripts Screenplay Competition! ...
www.lacomedyshorts.com/scripts/scripts.htm



BIG BEAR LAKE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Now accepting films and screenplays for our 2009 festival!...
www.bigbearlakefilmfestival.com/



APPALACHIAN FILM FESTIVAL
Appalachian Film Festival Film and Screenplay 2009 Competition Guidelines. 2009 Rules for Screenplay Submission...
www.appyfilmfest.com



GOTHAM SCREEN – NEW YORK INT. FILM FESTIVAL
The 3rd Annual GOTHAM SCREEN Film Festival and Screenplay Contest will take place October 20th thru 25th 2009 in New York City. ...
www.gothamscreen.com/



LAS VEGAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
This annual screenplay competition was created to help aspiring screenwriters break into the entertainment industry as well as to support emerging ...
www.lvfilmfest.com/Filmmakers/Screenplay_Competition.aspx



IVY FILM FESTIVAL
Domestic Application. International Application. Screenplay Application. ... Rates for basic Withoutabox accounts: First submission: $20 ...
www.ivyfilmfestival.com/submissions



WORLD-FEST HOUSTON INT. FILM FEST
(International Competition for all Film & Video Production & Screenplays) ... WorldFest is the oldest Indie Film Festival in the world, and the 3rd oldest ...


Rick Says: “This is a poorly formatted and difficult site to negotiate. After spending far too much time trying to figure out if they actually do take script submissions, I went to their Categories Sub-Link, which I’ve provided here. --- There I discovered that, they do. The rest is up to you.

www.worldfest.org/PAGES/categories.htm

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There may be more out there that I have yet to uncover, and new ones may come to the fore. If I find others I’ll update this Directory. If you know of any, would you please send me an email informing me of them so that I can include those as well.

Send any all replies, questions, comments, or, in my humble estimation, well deserved praise to:

SEND ME AN EMAIL AT: seerasylum@gmail.com


Now go jumpstart that career; and while you’re there:


KICCASS