Canadian Short Screenplay Competition

10/28/2026

Something Pointless is an Official Selection at the Leander Film Festival , screening as part of Shorts Block 5: Global Perspectives with a Q&A with our editor, Laurence Cohen !

📅 Saturday, November 14, 2026 | 2:00 PM
📍 Film Alley — Georgetown, TX, USA

If you're in the Austin area, come see it on the big screen and say hello!

10/23/2026

8 WINS IN ISTANBUL🏆

Best Fiction Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Art Direction, Best Sound/Music and Best Actor — Something Pointless swept the Digital Film Festival İstanbul Awards .istanbul

10/23/2026

10/21/2026

🥚 95 FESTIVALS | 102 AWARDS 🧱

Something Pointless continues its journey — And it all began as a CSSC-winning short script.

The Early Bird Deadline closes Nov 4.

🔗 Link in bio.

10/16/2026

⏳ 19 DAYS LEFT

The 8th Edition of the CSSC is open — and the Early Bird deadline is coming fast. Win the Writers' Block Crystal Award, cash prizes, and the chance to have your script PRODUCED and your short film DISTRIBUTED worldwide.

Submit via FilmFreeway, Stage32 or Short Film Depot.

🔗 Link in bio.

Writers worldwide — your story could be the next one on a festival screen. Save this post and get that draft in. ✍️

10/15/2026

From Newport, Wales to Newport Beach, California

Something Pointless is screening at the Newport Beach Film Festival as part of Unexpected Friendship, In Short.

📅 Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | 6:00 PM PDT
📍 The Lot, Screen 4 — Newport Beach, CA
Starring Owen Teale, Sophie Thompson, Leo Harris & Sule Rimi

When an unhappy young boy discovers an older man quietly affixing painted eggshells to a disused wall in their neighbourhood, he begins to understand how even the smallest, strangest acts can leave behind something lasting.

🔗https://nbff2026.eventive.org/schedule/6aa6239d426508df7778258d

10/14/2026

Something Pointless is an official selection at the Okanagan International Film Festival !

📍 Landmark West Kelowna – Kelowna, BC
📅 Screening: Friday, October 16, 2026 | 6:00 PM PT
https://www.theboxoffice.ca/okiff-presented-beem-credit-union

10/09/2026

🎭 76 Festivals. 91 Awards 🏆

Something Pointless continues its journey to... 💯 ?

Ever onward.