Welcome to the Global Grit Film Festival, the festival for creatives the world over to "cut their teeth" on show biz.
Our panel is composed of internationally recognized filmmakers, including writers, directors, editors, actors, composers, and film festival veterans.
We will put you through the paces, because we've been put through the paces ourselves.
We are all frustrated with other so-called festivals that do nothing to help artists grow. Browse FilmFreeway and feast your eyes on all the lazy generic laurels that “online film awards” give out like candy. On the other end of the spectrum – in the event you finally find more competitive and taciturn contests – many leave you wondering “what could I have done better?”
This is why we've developed the five-point GRIT GAUGE and offer feedback on every. single. entry.
We all seek to grow as creators, and that involves being taken down a peg as often as it does being rightly praised.
Enter the maw, exit with confidence.
- The Panel
"So... Global Grit guys, why should I give you my beaucoup bonkers bucks? What kinds of fabulous awards and prizes do you have lined up for me?"
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ALL ENTRANTS
Picture this - you've dropped a few bills on some film festivals and the fateful day finally arrives, only for you to be rejected without so much as a wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am. Hell, you may have already experienced this!
That's why, love you or hate you, ALL ENTRANTS receive a GRIT GAUGE SCORE and personalized feedback from our panel. (Poke around, other festivals charge you extra just to say you suck.)
Screenplay entrants will receive feedback in the form of text (<2 paragraphs) while film submissions have the opportunity to receive our world-first GRIT TRAX. Think of GRIT TRAX as a personalized focus test; our panelists will make an audio recording of their impressions in real-time /while the film is in progress/, which allows creators to get a moment-to-moment demonstration of professional opinion. That is followed by a brief review that evaluates your film's overall quality. It's honest, it's off-the cuff, it's one-of-a-kind.
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OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
Remember how we were dissing all those loser laurels a couple of sections back? Well, should you become an OFFICIAL SELECTION you'll be granted the best laurels in the biz.
That's right, our darling RICTUS LAURELS will be the envy of your competitors, boasting high resolution disembodied teeth that will surely raise questions like "What the hell is this?"
You are entitled to use your laurels however you see fit - in trailers, promotional materials, tattooed to your body - you've earned it! Along with a public screening, of course.
In addition, OFFICIAL SELECTIONS will be listed on our website with a hyperlink of the creators' choosing. Want to promote your film's website or your personal demo reel? Be our guest...if you prove yourself.
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BEST OF SHOW WINNERS
Now before you say "IF ONLY THE FESTIVAL WERE OFFERING A STAMPED METAL CERTIFICATE ADORNED WITH THAT LOVABLE MASCOT RICTUS AS A BEST OF SHOW PRIZE-" know that we are doing just that, yep.
BEST OF SHOW winners receive the coveted GRITTY in addition to the RICTUS laurels, even more detailed feedback, and promotion on the Global Grit Film Festival Website.
BEST OF SHOW, SHORT FILM
BEST OF SHOW, FEATURE FILM
BEST OF SHOW, STUDENT FILM
BEST OF SHOW, SHORT SCREENPLAY
BEST OF SHOW, FEATURE SCREENPLAY
BEST OF SHOW, STUDENT SCREENPLAY