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Festival occurring twice a year. In Toronto in June. And in Los Angeles in September. Showcasing the best of LGBT Short Films and Screenplays from around the world.

LGBT Festival Testimonial – July 6 2018

Declan Quinlan Great Festival, Great way of sharing your art and getting feedback. Submit exclusively via FilmFreeway: BOY, 9min., USA, LGBT/Drama Directed by Declan Quinlan A businessman is pushed to evaluate himself after a young runaway leads him into unfamiliar territory. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!

June 2018 Winning LGBT Stories

Submit exclusively via FilmFreeway: FALLING STAR – Feature ScreenplayJune 2018 Readingby Katie Marshall     HALFWAY TO MARS – 1st Scene LGBT ScreenplayJune 2018 Readingby Fabian Martin   PIANO LESSONS – 1st Scene LGBT ScreenplayJune 2018 Readingby Nevada McPherson   CROSSSING THE COWHOUSE – 1st Scene LGBT ScreenplayJune 2018 Readingby David Lykes Keenan   ****… Continue reading June 2018 Winning LGBT Stories

1st Scene LGBT Screenplay – HALFWAY TO MARS, by Fabian Martin

Genre: LGBT, Drama Lucy is a transgender in the process of transitioning, determined to see it through at any and all costs. So when an opportunity arises to accelerate this process, she seizes it unabashedly. This decision though casts her unwillingly into the dark, violent world of prostitution and the ruthless, cold-blooded drug-dealing pimp behind… Continue reading 1st Scene LGBT Screenplay – HALFWAY TO MARS, by Fabian Martin

1st Scene LGBT Screenplay – PIANO LESSONS, by Nevada McPherson

Genre: LGBT, Drama Junior Jordan has a talent for shooting at targets and a mad crush on his new piano teacher, Conrad. In the 1950’s rural South. that’s enough to get a boy into trouble. CAST LIST: Pastor: Rob Notman Conrad: Allan Michael Brunet Narrator: Matt Barnes Junior: Jarrod Terrell Elsie: Lauren Kristina Maykut Thelma: Meghan Allen ****** Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com… Continue reading 1st Scene LGBT Screenplay – PIANO LESSONS, by Nevada McPherson

1st Scene LGBT Screenplay – CROSSING THE COWHOUSE, by David Lykes Keenan

Genre: LGBT, Drama In small-town West Texas in the late 1980s, dark secrets run deep and break hard. For 16-year-old Mitch Wimmer, they spell the difference between love and fear, acceptance and rejection, and between reconnecting with a long absent father returning home and the long shadow of a broken past. CAST LIST: Voice on… Continue reading 1st Scene LGBT Screenplay – CROSSING THE COWHOUSE, by David Lykes Keenan

LGBT Festival Testimonial – June 25, 2018

  Todd Jackson Entering this festival was awesome! Their team responded promptly and even provided feedback to help me improve my script. It was a great experience! It’s always nice hearing directly from the team at the festival and getting quality feedback.   Submit exclusively via FilmFreeway: Winning Screenplay – 5 THINGS NOT TO FEED… Continue reading LGBT Festival Testimonial – June 25, 2018

LGBT Feature Screenplay of FALLING STAR, by Katie Marshall

Genre: Drama, Romance Driven to a mental breakdown by those profiting from her fame, a young pop star is forced to keep her sexuality a secret and faces a deadly choice until a chance encounter with a hotel chef transforms both of their lives. CAST LIST: Tony: Russell Batcher Guy: Peter Nelson Chad: David Straus Sarah: Norma Dawn Dunphy… Continue reading LGBT Feature Screenplay of FALLING STAR, by Katie Marshall