An absolutely delightful experience. If you are a screenwriter creating stories in the Faith or Inspirational family film genres, give your script another polish and enter! Very few screenwriting competitions offer actual meetings with industry professionals as part of the awards package. Faith in Film does. That is an incredible opportunity for screenwriters to make actual connections that could advance your careers in the growing Faith and Inspirational genres. Thank you Faith In Film for recognizing my script this year! It made all those hours at my keyboard worthwhile! -Eric Carlson 

Overall excellent experience. As a screenwriting competitor. As a finalist, the festival team wasted no time in contacting me. If anything, I was the one hard to reach. From the initial phone calls, the detailed script notes and their promise for a contact meeting with someone “in the business,” this group has done exactly what they said they would do. Thus far, a totally pleasant experience. Better than any other festival I have dealt with. -Robert Tate 

This is an amazing festival. Organizers, producers, directors and screenwriters were easily accessible, collaborative and personable which was helpful to me as a screenwriter! The Festival Director was so helpful and planned a wonderful cavalcade of shirts and features which were wonderful. All screenwriters and other professionals should plan to attend next year’s event!! -Sheldon Kaplan 

Bless you and thank you for giving this True Story the attention it deserves  -Michael Sinclair Walter 

I am so enamored with the Faith in Film team. Whenever I have had a query, their response has been timeous, polite and on point. Hopefully I move on to the semi finals to enjoy more of the same. Martin Cox 

What an honor to move ahead as a quarterfinalist for FAITH IN FILM! I'm extremely humbled and thankful for the opportunity. 

Even though I wasn't able to attend the festival in person this year, I am so honored that our feature screenplay, PLAYING JESUS, is a Semi-Finalist!! Huge shout-out and much gratitude to the team at Faith In Film International Film Festival & Screenwriting Competition!! I look forward to submitting new projects to you in the future. Thank you again!!  -Tammy Klembith 

 I'm so honored to have my script "A Picture Worth Every Word" chosen as a QUARTER-FINALIST! This is such a beautiful festival. I highly recommend entering your Faith or inspirational family film genre scripts. Excellent experience! Thank you! -Pat Stone 

Absolutely wonderful experience - and I truly enjoyed my consults! They made me feel like I was just sitting in the room with them having a nice chat about my script – just incredibly wonderful people. You also kept me informed every step of the way! I would urge anyone with a solid inspirational script to enter! I believe audiences want these kinds of stories, so here’s a perfect opportunity to see if your script is on the right track. -Eric Carlson 

Thank you sooo much for your wonderful support and consideration. I look forward to further submissions in the coming year. I enjoyed so much talking with the Festival Director, Producers, and writers who were there reviewing the amazing films throughout the day! I encourage screenwriters to submit their work to this festival! Sheldon J Kaplan PhD 

I know eXXXonerated takes an unorthodox look at faith. This story came from my struggles with those who speak about kindness, mercy, and Micah 6:8, but whose actions are less than compassionate. Thank you again for allowing me to share my script with your team. May you have a blessed festival! -Natasha Lewin 

I am thrilled and honored to be selected by your team as a quarter finalist.  With all the competition there is out there, it is good to see encouragement in family oriented work..  Thank you kindly for your award! -Wade Prozeller 

It was a great pleasure to participate in the Faith in Film Festival. Happy to see my work appreciated - especially noting the fact that my script touches upon pretty complicated agendas. Oleg Bazlewicz 

Wonderful to be included in this festival, glad to see all the inspiring films and scripts out there. Many thanks for including me. All the best to everyone involved. -Jonah West 

Good program for family friendly scripts. Walter Ferrin 

Great Festival, good people! Optimistic to have more material to enter next year. -Michael J Alcorn 

It is really wonderful and exciting to be a quarter finalist for "The Queens of Stockton". It is great to have a platform where you can simply tell a story and not espouse current political agenda. Keep up the good work. Thank you Faith in Film. Wade Prozella 

Great, thank you for the acknowledgment!  Stay inspired! -Sean Dobra

Thank you very much for the exciting news that I'm a quarter finalist. I've already shared it on facebook. Find a reason to share unexpected, joyous laughter with others in my absence.  -Fran Tabor 

I am so pleased to be a quarter-finalist.  Thank you again for your consideration. To God goes the glory, Joseph Link 

I am honoured to have Quarter Finalist at this festival. As my film is spiritual / supernatural /Law of Attraction-based, it was nice to get this from a festival that specialises in faith-based stories! I wish I could have been at the event -Amelya Goldy 

Faith In Film is one of the few contests where I feel my submitted script doesn't drop into a black hole. That alone is worth the price of admission. -Paul Myerberg 

I just wanted to write to you guys and say thank you so much for selecting my screenplay Pocket Money. It is an incredible honor to be a quarter finalist in the festival, and I knew it would be worth it to make the submission. Hopefully this recognition will movie the screenplay a step forward to becoming a feature film. Thank you again from the bottom of my heart, this is greatly appreciated. -Jabari Clarke-Pennegan 

Hello, and THANK YOU for recognizing my screenplay, One Simple Thing, as a quarterfinalist in this year’s competition. It means a lot to me that a competition centered on faith feels my story has merit in this arena. Thank you again for hosting a festival that honors faith in film. I really think there is a hungry market out there for stories that give hope and spread the message of God’s unending love for us. -Steven Philip Hauge

Thank you so much for this wonderful news. I am very excited!🤗 I also thank God for allowing me to write this piece, for all the right reasons. 🙏 -Martin Cox 

This is a very beautiful festival and this is a great honor to be Quater finalist for my screenplay : the Priory of Sion. Thank you very much Florence Cazebon-Taveau France

I just wanted to say how good it feels to be acknowledged in your contest. I've been checking out all the pictures on the festival website, everyone looks like they're having a great time celebrating great work. Sincerely thank you, this is a new level of achievement for me, Even without a sale or getting the movies made it's good to know that my scripts are able to connect with total strangers in a meaningful way. That's why we do this, right? Thanks again. Kevin Turpin

Thank you so much for this honour, I am touched that you like my humble script "3 Ways To Say I Love You In Danish." This has made my day. -Amelya Gold 

Thanks so much for this great news! A lovely email to wake up to this morning. Steve Brehm 

I am honoured that my screenplay Orange Cove made the quarterfinalists in the Faith In Film screenplay competition. James Lee 

Thank you very much for including our short film, Silencing Fear in your festival programming.  This is the first time we've submitted multiple films to a festival, because Faith in Film is exactly what we look to produce.  Thanks for giving us a platform to showcase these stories.  Blessings to you.  Praying the festival goes great! -Ducon Williams

Great Opportunity and communication during such an odd time for our industry. Glad to be chosen and to be a part. Thanks for the acknowledgements!! -Tommy Anderson 

"Amazing fest! Joseph is a fantastic festival director!" -Mark Stewart Iverson 

"I think there should be more film festivals like this one for two reasons. One, it was well run. And two, the film industry needs to promote more uplifting stories. There seems to be lack of them unfortunately in movie theaters, and people need the moral grounding that only stories can deliver." -Harrison Fowler 

"Overall excellent experience. As a screenwriting competitor, I did not attend the festival. As a finalist, the festival team wasted no time in contacting me. If anything, I was the one hard to reach. From the initial phone calls, the detailed script notes and their promise for a contact meeting with someone “in the business,” this group has done exactly what they said they would do. Thus far, a totally pleasant experience. Better than any other festival I have dealt with." -Robert Tate 

"Great competition for screenwriters! I will enter again." -Victoria Rosendahl 

"Joseph, I had my consult with Mark tonight and it was an absolute delight..we had a great conversation and the notes Mark provided were spot on...I think we ended up talking for almost an hour and a half...it was like speaking with a long acquainted friend. Thank you all again!  This has been a wonderful experience." -Eric Carlson 

2023's Screenwriting winners received consultation packages provided by Roadmap Writers that included consultations with top talent managers in New York and LA with a minimum of one hours worth of script notes from an industry pro for the grand prize winner. Our top two finalists also received individual industry consultations.