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Romans VIII Film Festival The Romans VIII Film Festival is a premier non-profit celebration dedicated to honoring the spirit of creativity across all art forms.

August 21 to 23 at the Franklin Theatre in Franklin, TN.

Our sincere apology on the slight errors in the initial Laurels. Here are the corrected Laurels for Best Short Script a...
09/19/2026

Our sincere apology on the slight errors in the initial Laurels. Here are the corrected Laurels for Best Short Script and Best Feature Film.

🏆 GRAND PRIZE WINNER — THE PRESENT HELPThe 2026 Romans VIII Film Festival proudly celebrates The Present Help as our Gra...
09/16/2026

🏆 GRAND PRIZE WINNER — THE PRESENT HELP

The 2026 Romans VIII Film Festival proudly celebrates The Present Help as our Grand Prize Winner, earning four major honors:

🏆 Grand Prize Winner / Best Feature Film
🎬 Best Director — Tyson Whitney
⭐ Best Actress — Tanya Price
⭐ Best Actor — Richard Mofe-Damijo

Congratulations to Tyson Whitney, Tanya Price, Richard Mofe-Damijo, and the entire cast and crew of The Present Help on an extraordinary showing at this year’s festival!

Faith. Family. Film. A Brighter Tomorrow.

🏆 BEST FEATURE FILMCongratulations to Mendez’s Messiah: Director’s Cut, winner of Best Feature Film at the 2026 Romans V...
09/16/2026

🏆 BEST FEATURE FILM

Congratulations to Mendez’s Messiah: Director’s Cut, winner of Best Feature Film at the 2026 Romans VIII Film Festival!

Written by Wendy Ginsberg & Jeremiah Ginsberg and directed by Bradford May, the film takes home one of the festival’s top honors.

Congratulations to Wendy, Jeremiah, Bradford, and the entire cast and crew on this outstanding achievement! 🎬🏆

Faith. Family. Film. A Brighter Tomorrow.

🏆 BEST ONE-ACT STAGE PLAYCongratulations to A Soul in Abstract, winner of Best One-Act Stage Play at the 2026 Romans VII...
09/16/2026

🏆 BEST ONE-ACT STAGE PLAY

Congratulations to A Soul in Abstract, winner of Best One-Act Stage Play at the 2026 Romans VIII Film Festival!

Written by Sophia Flot-Warner, this award recognizes outstanding writing and storytelling created for the stage.

Congratulations, Sophia, on this wonderful achievement! 🎭✍️🏆

Faith. Family. Film. A Brighter Tomorrow.

🏆 BEST FULL-LENGTH STAGE PLAYCongratulations to An Evening with Charles Dickens, winner of Best Full-Length Stage Play a...
09/16/2026

🏆 BEST FULL-LENGTH STAGE PLAY

Congratulations to An Evening with Charles Dickens, winner of Best Full-Length Stage Play at the 2026 Romans VIII Film Festival!

Written by Shaun Delliskave, this award recognizes outstanding storytelling and writing created for the stage.

Congratulations, Shaun, on this well-deserved recognition! 🎭✍️🏆

Faith. Family. Film. A Brighter Tomorrow.

🏆 TWO AWARDS FOR UNRAVELLED!Congratulations to Brett Bower and Unravelled on receiving two honors at the 2026 Romans VII...
09/16/2026

🏆 TWO AWARDS FOR UNRAVELLED!

Congratulations to Brett Bower and Unravelled on receiving two honors at the 2026 Romans VIII Film Festival!

🏆 Best Feature Screenplay
🏆 Best Trailer

Written by Brett Bower, Unravelled was recognized for both its screenplay and its trailer.

Congratulations, Brett, on an outstanding showing at this year’s festival! 🎬✍️🏆

Romans VIII Film Festival — Faith. Family. Film. A Brighter Tomorrow.

🏆 BEST SHORT FILM — 2026 ROMANS VIII FILM FESTIVALCongratulations to I Am With You, winner of Best Short Film at the 202...
09/16/2026

🏆 BEST SHORT FILM — 2026 ROMANS VIII FILM FESTIVAL

Congratulations to I Am With You, winner of Best Short Film at the 2026 Romans VIII Film Festival!

Written by Brittney Morgan and directed by Brittany Morgan & Tara Massey, I Am With You represents the kind of meaningful storytelling we are proud to celebrate.

Congratulations to Brittney, Brittany, Tara, and the entire cast and crew! 🎬🏆

Bold Stories. Higher Purpose.

09/04/2026

🎬 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS ANNOUNCEMENT 🎬

Congratulations to the Best Short Film Official Selections for the 2026 Romans VIII Film Festival:

⭐ Sight // The Love Project
⭐ Game On // The Love Project
⭐ I Am With You

Honorable Mentions:

🏅 Damascus
🏅 Faith As A Jack Seed
🏅 Carolina Rain (Short Film)
🏅 Rebirth

These films will be showcased September 11–13 during the Swan Lake Film Festival at Sumter Little Theatre.

Congratulations to all the talented filmmakers! Tickets are available now at sumterlittletheatre.org.

09/04/2026

The wait is almost over! 🎬

The Roman’s VIII Film Festival Official Selections will be announced tomorrow at 9:00 AM.

We sincerely apologize for the delay. We received a record number of screenplay and stage-play submissions and wanted to give every entry the time and careful consideration it deserved.

Thank you for your patience—and good luck to all our incredible filmmakers, screenwriters, and playwrights! 🏆

🎬 CALLING ALL CHRISTIAN FILMMAKERS, SCREENWRITERS & MUSICIANS 🎶Celebrate the 1 Year Anniversary of the Romans VIII Film ...
05/16/2026

🎬 CALLING ALL CHRISTIAN FILMMAKERS, SCREENWRITERS & MUSICIANS 🎶

Celebrate the 1 Year Anniversary of the Romans VIII Film Festival with one of our biggest specials yet!

🔥 75% OFF ALL SUBMISSION FEES THIS WEEKEND ONLY
🎟️ Including Gold Submissions
🗓️ August 21–23, 2026
🎤 PitchFest Tickets On Sale Now — Limited to the First 10 Tickets Only!

Use Code: ONEYEAR2

Submit at https://filmfreeway.com/RomansVIIIFilmSceenwritersPlaywrightsFestival

Music at https://filmfreeway.com/MoonlessInternationalmusiccompetition

Join filmmakers, writers, musicians, and creatives from around the world for a faith-driven festival focused on storytelling that glorifies God and impacts lives.

🎥 Faith Driven Stories
✍️ Powerful Scripts
🎶 Inspiring Music



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