The Newbie Film Festival

The Newbie Film Festival is aimed at first-time and aspiring filmmakers. It is run by The Newbie Film Academy, a Houston-area screenwriting and filmmaking academy founded by Joan Montreuil, in partnership with Brilliant Women in Film. Categories include trailers, indie shorts, student films, documentaries, web series, actor reels and talk shows, and winners get a private script consultation with an industry professional. FilmFreeway lists it as an online festival with a venue at The Fellowship Church in Cleveland, Texas. The next edition is February 7, 2027; the final deadline is November 7, 2026.

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