SPRING FORWARD SCREENPLAY
FLASH FESTIVAL
Another FLASH SCREENPLAY Festival!
It's time to submit to our SPRING FORWARD SCREENPLAY FESTIVAL!
This May, we’re looking for screenplays where the protagonist goes through a transformation. This transformation can be physical, mental, or emotional.
Whether comedy or drama, we want to read your work.
Enter your screenplay between May 1, 2026, and May 31, 2026.
Winners will be selected by June 12, 2026.
At Southwest Film Productions (SWFP) we celebrate writers from all over the world in our screenplay festivals. This event is supported by established creatives in Austin, Texas with extensive experience producing, writing, directing, and consulting, and whose companies have been operating for over a decade. The SWFP readers have been jurists and readers at prestigious festivals prior to joining SWFP.
Flash Festival closed for submissions as of May 31, 2026.
Winners will be announced June 12, 2026.
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SPRING FORWARD SCREENPLAY
FLASH FESTIVAL
Another FLASH SCREENPLAY Festival!
It's time to submit to our SPRING FORWARD SCREENPLAY FESTIVAL!
This May, we’re looking for screenplays where the protagonist goes through a transformation. This transformation can be physical, mental, or emotional.
Whether comedy or drama, we want to read your work.
Enter your screenplay between May 1, 2026, and May 31, 2026.
Winners will be selected by June 12, 2026.
At Southwest Film Productions (SWFP) we celebrate writers from all over the world in our screenplay festivals. This event is supported by established creatives in Austin, Texas with extensive experience producing, writing, directing, and consulting, and whose companies have been operating for over a decade. The SWFP readers have been jurists and readers at prestigious festivals prior to joining SWFP.
Flash Festival closed for submissions as of May 31, 2026.
Winners will be announced June 12, 2026.
Spring Forward Festival Winners - May 2026
Drama Feature
Gold Winner
The Last Resort by Terry K Jacob
Silver Winner
The Banner by Ernestina Juarez
Finalists
Parlay by Brian Spatz
Gray Veil by Brittany Brice
Shadow by Lee Fries
Comedy Feature
Gold Winner
Roundabout by Ben Eden
Silver Winner
Killing Juliet by Barry Brock
Finalists
Good News Gary by Chad Hutson
It’s Hard Not to Be Romantic About Time Travel by Michael Charron
Drama Short
Gold Winner
Taking Fire by Charles Hall
Silver Winner
Clown by Dave Shelton
Finalists
A Final Bout by Carlos Rosales
Comedy Short
Gold Winner
Say Something by Alex Hastings
Silver Winner
Ku Klux Karen by John Kestner
Thriller Feature
Gold Winner
Doug - A Beginner’s Guide to Serial Killing by Evan Neill
Silver Winner
All Consuming by Chris Torelli
Finalists
Debt Of Secrets by Laurence Elijah Cameron
Flash Valentine's Festival Winners- February 2026
Drama Shorts
Two Solitudes by David Pulson
Gold
Hot Questions by Alexander Julian III
Silver
Pomegranates by Winston Xu & Timothy Shim
Finalist
Comedy Shorts
B.A.D. (Build A Date) by Richard Hohenrath & Brooke Ariel Jacoby
Gold
Love Em or Leave Em by Dan Chen
Silver
Comedy Features
Twinsies by Aviva Peltin
Gold
The Sweetest October by Kristin Kirby
Silver
Not About Him by Anna Schatte
Finalist
Drama Features
Exposure by James Ross
Gold
All-American Witch by Alexandra Castillo
Silver
Categories
- Best Drama Screenplay
- Best Comedy Screenplay
- Best Drama Short Screenplay
- Best Comedy Short Screenplay.
One winner from each category will be selected among the finalists.
By entering the Southwest Film Festival you agree that the jurists may bestow a unique award on your script if it's recognized as a standout but doesn't truly fit into a listed category. For example, "Best Screenplay - Historical Fiction."
Thank you for submitting to our Annual Screenplay Competition!
FEATURE - DRAMA
GOLD WINNER - Richard Spong by Terry Luke Podnar
SILVER WINNER - Land of Opportunity by Peter Howard Schuyler
FEATURE - COMEDY
GOLD WINNER - LOVE! ART! (and Hollywood) by J Frederick
SILVER WINNER - Pleasant Child by Anna Marie Schatte
2025 Script Competition Winners
SHORT - DRAMA
GOLD WINNER - Dinner with the Byrnes by
Alexis Jeffryes
SILVER WINNER - Lone Star by Justin Ray Lopez
SHORT - COMEDY
GOLD WINNER - 5 STARS by
Brett Hoover, Robert Barhite
SILVER WINNER - Wrong Place Right Time
by Ryan Sterling Smith
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