SUBMIT YOUR SCREENPLAY

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2024 Screenplay Submissions

Now Closed

PTFF ISLAND & PENINSULA SHORT SCREENPLAY COMPETITION

Port Townsend Film Festival has been called “Sundance by the Sea” for outstanding programming, legendary hospitality, and strong support for filmmakers. Situated in a charming yet sophisticated Victorian village two hours from Seattle, PTFF is a destination festival.

Highlighting our commitment to making Port Townsend a place where filmmakers are nurtured, thrive, and grow, in 2024 we’re launching our first-ever short screenplay competition.

The winning script will receive full production by a team of experienced filmmakers and inclusion in the Port Townsend Film Festival, September 19-22, 2024.

IMPORTANT DATES

  • Submissions Open: January 1, 2024

  • Final Deadline: March 1, 2024

  • Festival date: September 19-22, 2024

  • Fees depend on your submission date

Go to FilmFreeway for more info and to apply.

Check out PTFF’s Film submission page!

  • PTFF filmmaker alums pay no fee at all EVER — email christy@ptfilmfest.com with your name, the year you screened at PTFF, and your film title to receive a single-use waiver code.

  • Please direct any other questions to Program Manager, Christy Spencer, christy@ptfilmfest.com

We look forward to reviewing your work,

Danielle McClelland, Executive Director
Jane Julian, Programmer
Christy Spencer, Program Manager