Festival

Festival presentation: 

CINEQUEST is a vanguard organization that fuses creativity with technological innovation to empower, improve, and transform the lives of people and communities worldwide, through Cinequest Film Festival and Cinequest Mavericks Studio.

CINEQUEST FILM FESTIVAL showcases premier films, renowned and emerging artists, and breakthrough technology-empowering global connectivity between creators, innovators, and audiences.

Festival Nickname: 

Cinequest

Edition: 

26

Festival Logo: 

Theme: 

Adult

Adventure

African Films

American Films

Animation

Art, Dance, Music

Art-house films

Asian Films

Awards

Black Culture Films

British Films

Children

Comedy

Crime

Documentary

European Films

Family

Fantasy/Science Fiction

French Films

German Films

Homosexuality

Horror films

Human Rights

Independent

International

Italian Films

Japanese Films

Jewish Films

Latin American Films

Music

Romance

Silent films

Spanish Films

Student films

Television

Thriller

War

Western

Women

Youth/Teen

Category/Format: 

Mixed

Awards:

CINEQUEST SCREENWRITING COMPETITION

* Best Feature-length Script - $5,000 cash prize

* Best Short-film Script - $1,000 cash prize

* Best Teleplay (60 min) - $1,000 cash prize

* Best Teleplay (30 min) - $1,000 cash prize

Entries:

Open to the public

SCREENPLAYS: All genres are accepted. Contestants from all countries are eligible. Screenplays must be submitted in English.

Formats:

SCREENPLAY SUBMISSIONS: Script must be properly formatted according to industry standards. Digital submissions in PDF format only.

Fees:

SCREENPLAY SUBMISSIONS:

Submission open June 1, 2015

Early Bird, July 17, 2015 (Feature $45 / Short $30 / Teleplay 60min $35 / Teleplay 30min $30)

Regular, Sept. 25, 2015 (Feature $50 / Short $35 / Teleplay 60min $40 / Teleplay 30min $35)

Late, Oct. 16, 2015 (Feature $60 / Short $50 / Teleplay 60min $55 / Teleplay 30min $50)

Extended Late , Nov. 6, 2015 (Feature $65 / Short $55 / Teleplay 60min $60 / Teleplay 30min $55