See the winners of this year's Holiday Flash Festival! See winner announcement here.
THE 2025 HOLIDAY FLASH FESTIVAL
Think fast, write faster. From October 1–31, 2025, Southwest Film Productions is hosting our Holiday Screenplay Festival—and you’ve got just 30 days to enter.
If your screenplay centers around any holiday event—from heartfelt dramas to laugh-out-loud comedies—we want to see it. Winners will be announced by November 10, 2025, with cash prizes up to $500 and category recognition for both features and shorts.
Our jurists are seasoned writers, directors, and producers with years of festival experience, ready to spotlight your work. Don’t miss this chance to showcase your voice in front of industry professionals.
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."

Flash Holiday Festival Winners- November 2025
Drama Shorts
2-Hour Delay by Frank Vespe
Gold
Cedar Pines - "The Body" by Chynna Moore
Silver
Comedy Shorts
First of April by Giancarlo Fusi
Gold
From Scratch with Love by Kerstin Goode Thiel
Silver
Comedy Features
Cross Country Christmas by Justin Bellow & Ellis Miller
Gold
Keep Your Feet on the Pedal by Michael Charron
Silver
Drama Features
Feral Mountains by Terry Luke Podnar
Gold
Asylum by Tim O'Brien
Silver
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