Congratulations to Our 2024 Feature Contest Finalists!

We’re excited to announce the 2024 Feature Retreat & Fellowship Contest finalists! It was an extremely difficult task to narrow down our finalists to just 8 writers from an excellent group of 34 semifinalists. Many thanks to our dedicated judges, who spent hours reading and evaluating our submissions. WHAT’S NEXT Each of the finalists will […]

Congrats to Our 2024 Feature Contest Semifinalists!

We’re excited to announce our 2024 Feature Contest semifinalists! The creativity of these scripts was inspiring. We’re thrilled to recognize the achievements of these wonderful writers. Many thanks to our dedicated judges, who spent so many hours reading and evaluating our submissions. WHAT’S NEXT Semifinalists and quarterfinalists will receive an invitation to this year’s feature […]

Congrats to Our 2024 Feature Contest Quarterfinalists!

We’re excited to announce our 2024 Feature Contest quarterfinalists! This year’s submissions showed tremendous talent. It was a pleasure to read everyone’s work. Many thanks to our dedicated judges, who spent hours reading and evaluating our submissions. WHAT’S NEXT Quarterfinalists will be offered any open spots to this year’s retreat after the semifinalists, finalists, and […]

2025 TV Contest is Open for Submissions

Our 2025 TV retreat & fellowship contest is open for submissions! Submit by July 7th to take advantage of our early bird submission fee of $50. 2025 TV RETREAT LOGISTICS The 2025 TV retreat will be held on May 2 – 6, 2025 in the beautiful mountains of Idyllwild, California. Attendees receive 3 one-on-one, 1-1/2 […]

The Final Deadline to Enter Our 2024 Feature Contest is Here!

This Sunday, June 9th is the last chance to enter our 2024 Feature Retreat & Fellowship Contest! QUALIFY TO ATTEND THE RETREAT Entering the contest is the only way to get the chance to attend CineStory’s feature retreat on October 4th – 8th in idyllic Idyllwild, California. Retreat attendees receive three 90-minute one-on-one sessions with […]

2024 Feature Contest Deadline Extended!

If you missed the extended late deadline for our 2024 Feature Retreat & Fellowship Contest, never fear – we’ve extended the deadline until SUNDAY, JUNE 9th! QUALIFY TO ATTEND THE RETREAT Entering the contest is the only way to get the chance to attend CineStory’s feature retreat on October 4th – 8th in idyllic Idyllwild, […]

Last Chance to Enter Our 2024 Feature Contest

This Sunday, May 19th is the last chance to enter our 2023 Feature Retreat & Fellowship Contest! QUALIFY TO ATTEND THE RETREAT Entering the contest is the only way to get the chance to attend CineStory’s feature retreat on October 4th – 8th in idyllic Idyllwild, California. Retreat attendees receive three 90-minute one-on-one sessions with […]

Our 2024 Feature Contest Late Deadline Is Almost Here

The late submission deadline for our 2024 Feature Retreat & Fellowship competition is fast approaching on Sunday, April 21st. Until April 21st, the submission fee is $81. After that, the submission fee is $88 until May 19th, the extended late deadline. We often provide links to submission fee discounts in our newsletter, so if you’d […]

Meet Our 2024 TV Contest Division Winners