Film Festivals To Go, FFTG is a New York-based film festival marketing and consulting company.
FFTG Awards is established to provide new independent filmmakers an unique platform to showcase and brand their films. We are inviting films of all genres for the competition to win awards and get recognition in various categories. Entries are open for all nationalities.
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The Competition
FFTG Awards is an online showcase, dedicated to bringing new audiences to the indie movie world. Nominated films will be screened on FFTG Awards Official Vimeo Channel during the festival dates for the Audience Choice Film of the Festival Award. The selection is divided into several categories, which include Quarantine Films, Mobile Films, Micro Short Films, Web Series, Screenplay Competition, Shorts, and Feature Films in all genres and for the first time, a FFTG exclusive category, based on the theme TELCO is being introduced. TELCO stands for Taking Easy Looking Completely Occupied™. For a Sample Film click here!
FFTG Awards Screenplay Competition 2020
We’re so excited to invite screenwriters to participate in the FFTG Awards Screenplay Competition 2020. All will be promoted right alongside our films. For submission information, dates and deadlines check out the submission categories below.
Dates & Deadlines
(**No entry fee for Filmmakers with Student Id and age 18 & below)
- **Filmmakers need to submit their valid student id's and Govt Issued id's for Age 18 & below along with their entries.
- **Anyone among the Producer or Director qualifies if either has a valid student id.
- **Anyone among the Producer or Director under 18 and below qualifies with a valid govt issued id.
- FFTG Awards reserves the right to disqualify if the id's are not valid with no refunds.
Submission Categories

TELCO FILM
Film based on the theme TELCO- Taking Easy Looking Completely Occupied™
Show the world how you Telco
- Under 5 mins including credits
- All Genre
- Made between August 2020 until the last date of festival submission 17th November, 2020
Quarantine Film
- Under 10 mins including credits
- All Genre
- Made between April 2020 to 17th November, 2020
Mobile Film
- Under 5 mins including credits
- All Genre
- Made between 2019 until the last date of festival submission 17th November, 2020
- Made using mobile only
- Shoot horizontal or Vertical. Pick your own format.
Micro Short Film
- Under 3 mins including credits
- All Genre
- Made between 2019 until the last date of festival submission 17th November, 2020
Web Series
- Short or Long Format
- No Runtime Restrictions
- All Genre
- Made between 2018 to November 17, 2020
Short Film
- Under 40 minutes including credits
- Includes Documentary, Experimental
- All Genre
- Year of Production does not matter and there is no premiere requirement
Feature Film
- Above 40 mins
- Includes Documentary, Experimental
- All Genre
- Year of Production does not matter and there is no premiere requirement
Screenplay
- Features (up to) 120 pages.
- Shorts (up to) 40 pages.
- All Genre
- PDF format mandatory
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