Hollywood Storytellers is an International Film Festival and Genre Script Competition that aims to celebrate, support, and reward exceptional voices in cinematic storytelling. Our inclusive platform allows diverse filmmakers and writers in multiple genres and mediums to showcase their unique talents and innovative perspectives worldwide.

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Our film festival is an IMDb-qualifying annual event. During our first-annual season in 2025, a diverse slate of extraordinary official selections were invited to screen their projects at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre located in Los Angeles, California. Moving forward, the Hollywood Storytellers Film Festival will be expanding into a hybrid experience designed to honor both cinematic presentation and global audience access.

 

With a focus on promoting underrepresented voices, we strive to cultivate a compassionate community that encourages creative collaboration in our highly competitive industry, no matter age, race, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, or creed.

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Submissions to our 2026 Film Festival's second season are available on FilmFreeway. Official Selection notifications will be sent in November 2026, with ticket and screening information for the event in December 2026. We welcome you to visit our Film Festival page for more details.

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The Hollywood Storytellers Genre Script Competition is an annual event where outstanding Short, Feature, and TV Pilot Scripts are evaluated and placed in our all-inclusive genre contest. One writer will be awarded the overall Feature Screenplay, Short Screenplay, and TV Pilot Script Grand Prize Winner in their respective medium.

 

Submissions are now open for our third season! We welcome you to visit our Script Competition page for more information and to browse our list of talented 2024 & 2025 winners.

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Click here to read last season's competition reviews!