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GEMFest International Screenplay Competiton

GEMFest International

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VIFF Centre
1181 Seymour Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 3M7

Web:
https://gemsvancouver.org
Email:
screenplay@gemsvancouver.org

Contact: , GEMFest Festival Coordinator

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Objective

GEMFest International Screenplay Competition (Formerly the Vancouver International Women in Film Festival/VIWFF Screenplay Competition) accepts English-language screenplays written by women and gender-diverse people.

GEMFest/Gender Equity in Media Festival is organized by Gender Equity in Media Society Vancouver (GEMS) - Formerly Women in Film and Television Vancouver, a member-driven not-for-profit society based on the unceded, traditional, and ancestral territories of the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam Nations, also known as Vancouver, BC. By addressing systemic barriers, GEMS works towards supporting more inclusive, representative media.

The festival is a forum for collaboration and networking with other women and gender-diverse screenwriters and filmmakers from around the world. Show More

Deadline/Entry Fees

Deadline Date
Days till:
Entry Fee
Earlybird August 1, 2025
29
$25
Regular August 29, 2025
57
$30-35
Extended September 26, 2025
85
$35-45

Entry Fee is dependent on category.

Notification: January 31, 2025

Eligibility

Screenplays written by women and gender-diverse people in the English language.

Rules

Please refer to and follow the rules on the GEMFest International Screenplay Competition submissions page on FilmFreeway at https://filmfreeway.com/GEMFestScreenplayCompetition

Awards

All Official Selections (Finalists) receive a festival pass and are invited to attend GEMFest 2026 in-person March 4 - 8, 2026, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Travel and accommodation are the responsibility of the attendee.

The winner in each category receives a prize package that includes story editing and an award statuette.

GEMFest International

Contact

VIFF Centre
1181 Seymour Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 3M7

Web:
https://gemsvancouver.org
Email:
screenplay@gemsvancouver.org

Contact: , GEMFest Festival Coordinator

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GEMFest International Screenplay Competiton

Contact

VIFF Centre
1181 Seymour Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 3M7

Web:
https://gemsvancouver.org
Email:
screenplay@gemsvancouver.org

Contact: , GEMFest Festival Coordinator

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GEMFest International Screenplay Competiton

Contact

VIFF Centre
1181 Seymour Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 3M7

Web:
https://gemsvancouver.org
Email:
screenplay@gemsvancouver.org

Contact: , GEMFest Festival Coordinator

Report Card

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