10th Annual Festigious 2024

Festigious

INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

BEST OF FEST 2024
Dying to Sleep
Dir. Paris Dylan

THE FESTIVAL

Festigious is a monthly film and screenplay competition dedicated to celebrating outstanding independent filmmaking from around the world. Each month, our jury selects the winners through private screenings and evaluations.

In addition to the monthly competition, Festigious hosts an annual competition recognizing the year's most outstanding projects across a wide range of categories, including Narrative Film, Documentary, Screenplay, and more. The annual jury also selects the prestigious Best of Fest winner from a small group of exceptional nominees.

Our mission is twofold: to support and promote independent filmmakers worldwide, and to champion greater gender equality across the film industry.

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The Festival

REVIEWS

WHAT FILMMAKERS SAY #1

It is difficult to express my respect for this festival and especially for the people behind it. They worked hard to keep me informed at every step in the process. I was in fact told extremely early that my film had been accepted, and then Roy Zafrani kept me up to date on a level only matched (but not surpassed!) by the Festigious partners with whom he is also associated.

I cannot recommend this online festival highly enough!

— Eric Player, Director of "Moment of Anger"

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If your project includes at least one woman in a key crew role*, we'd be happy to offer you a special 20% submission discount. Simply use the code festigious20fem when submitting through FilmFreeway.

* In one of the following key roles: Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor, Composer and Writer.

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FILM & SCREENPLAY REVIEWS

Chronically Yours: Film Review

Chronically Yours / Directed by Jacob Godbey Chronically Yours is a deeply personal documentary that follows Aubrey, a 27-year-old woman navigating life with Multiple Sclerosis while preparing for something that feels both exciting and intimidating: a first date. Through her experiences, director Jacob Godbey explores the daily realities of living with a chronic illness, from physical limitations and uncertainty to questions of identity, independence, and connection. What mak

Texas Rhapsody: Film Review

Texas Rhapsody Written by Sam Pfiester Directed by Taylor Stanley Inspired by real stories and grounded in the experiences of the people portraying them, Texas Rhapsody is a thoughtful and deeply human drama that explores immigration, family, opportunity, and the many different paths that lead people to America. One of the film's most remarkable achievements is its casting. Working with non-professional actors who are essentially playing versions of themselves is never easy,

A Close Divide - Screenplay Review

Jesse Dorian's "A Close Divide" is a bold and unsettling screenplay that pushes into difficult, taboo territory while maintaining a...

Review: Unmasking Autism by Marlow Jean Paniccia

At just 14 years old, Marlow Jean Paniccia has created something remarkable: Unmasking Autism: The Art of Being Different is not just a...

A Silent Dream: The Mesmerizing Power of Ice Breath

When I watched Ice Breath , I felt like I was being transported into a dream: one where time slows, and nature’s voice speaks without...

Screenplay Review: Blurred Edges

The screenplay combines the procedural authenticity of police work with an intimate exploration of its protagonist, Detective Sarah, as...

WINNERS

Winners - April 2026

Best Picture Memory for Burial - Charlotte Jarrix, Maud Guillaumin Best Narrative Film Wallie's Gals - Mary C. Ferrara Best Indie Film Eight Ball - Oliver Crooms Best Comedy Wallie's Gals - Mary C. Ferrara Best AI Film DjinnAI - Dana Gaidarzhy Best Inspirational Film A Cup of Faith - Angelo Oddo Best Musical/Dance Film Crazy Lady - Megan Beattie, Daria Rountree Best Web/TV Pilot Amber B - Jennifer Treur Best Documentary Feature Memory for Burial - C

Winners - February 2026

Best Picture The Three Of Us - Claudia Ventura Best Indie Film The Three Of Us - Claudia Ventura Best AI Film Marked for SNUFF - Pavel Karusev Best Inspirational Film The Foxhole - John Kestner Best Music Video You Are Special - Anna Khanina, Ilia Noyabrov Best Student Film The Decision - Carel (Carlito) Lee Pearce Best Commercial Space Odyssey - Jorge Ospina Best Original Story The Three Of Us - Claudia Ventura Screenplay of the Month The Final Fight -

Winners - December 2025

Best Picture Pinocchio and the Water of Life - Victor Luckysov Best Narrative Film Scar - Wang Heran Best Indie Feature Do You See Her? - Caridad Polee, Matthew Villescas Best Indie Short RED - Borja Ros Best Drama The Crossing - Bingan Li Best Comedy The Funeral - Nick Casal Best Dark Comedy The Higher-up Says - Deng Weixiong Best AI Film Railbound - Jonathan Perry, Alex Naghavi Best Parody The Funeral - Nick Casal Best Documentary After 30 Years Back

Winners - October 2025

Best Picture See - Erika Waldorf, Krystle Hosmer Best Narrative Film See - Erika Waldorf, Krystle Hosmer Best Indie Film Float - Yam Presberg Best Drama Before the next step - Zou Zheng Best Comedy Sunday League - Jamie Bourne Best AI Film Echoes in the Grey: The Stardust Drifter - Misha George Best Sci-Fi Requiem Zone IV - Legacy of The Gravelord - Leonidas Alexandrou Goudelis Best Documentary Feature Brown & Bonded - James Evans Best Documentary Short

Winners - September 2025

Best Picture Sweet Störy - Sarah Justine Kerruish, Matt Maude Best Narrative Film The Cage - Zhuoxi Sun Best Indie Film MEASURED - Luis Oliveira Best Drama Who will take care of you when you're old? - Sašo Dudić Best Dark Comedy MEASURED - Luis Oliveira Best AI Film Wings of love - Younjae Lee Best Inspirational Film The Colors of Silence - Miguel Angel Urina, Jorge Ospina, Silvana Barahona, Liliana Pinilla Best Documentary Feature Sweet Störy - Sarah Justi