SeriesFest

A Celebration of Episodic Storytelling

Branded Content Competition

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Dates & Fees
Entry Materials
Awards

Submission FAQs

All Festival Submissions:

For brands guided by innovative storytelling.

New to SeriesFest: Season 11, this competition spotlights cutting-edge branded content whose mission is guided by a “story first” mindset. Unscripted series, pilots, and short films selected for this competition will showcase impactful partnerships between brands and filmmakers. Submissions from all formats of unscripted genre will be considered including limited series and reality series between 2 and 45 minutes in length.

Submit your pilots, series, proof of concept, or short in the following categories:

Limited Series 
Premium Documentary
Reality Series
Competition Series

For non-branded unscripted content, check out our Unscripted Series Competition here.

“SeriesFest really is the premier place to be if you care about episodic content.“

Duncan Crabtree-Ireland
Executive Director at SAG-AFTRA

KEY DATES & FEES

Submissions for SeriesFest: Season 11 open August 21, 2024.

Early Bird Deadline
10/21/24

Standard
$70

FilmFreeway Gold Member
$50

Regular Deadline
12/3/24

Standard
$90

FilmFreeway Gold Member
$70

Final Deadline
1/14/25

Standard
$120

FilmFreeway Gold Member
$100

Submissions are open, and listed prices are available through 11:59 PM (local time) on the date shown.

AWARDS & PRIZES

  • Audience Award

Winners are announced at our Awards Ceremony and are included on our website and in media announcements.

ENTRY MATERIALS

Produced Pilot
Submitted via FilmFreeway’s Secure Online Screener system. All entries must be between 2 and 45 minutes in length.

FilmFreeway Entry Fee
(see above)

Press Kit Material
Any available press kit material.

Please note, entry materials will not be returned

Projects  selected do not need to retain any sort of premiere status, however, programmers do consider premiere status, previous festival screenings, and awards when deciding on official competition selections. Submissions are welcome from around the world, but submissions must be in English or include English subtitles.