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The Faerie Rings

Written by Zina Brown

AFIN 2022 Nominee

  • 2022
  • 116pp
  • USA
  • English
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Synopsis

A desperate young artist and his rebellious friends must free their grim world from the grip of powerful tyrants by finding the forbidden realm of Faeries. An adventure about the promise of visionary plant medicines, and the cruelty of those who would outlaw them.

Writer's Statement

We, the filmmakers, are passionate about the need for art that explores the incredible potential of plant medicines and society’s misunderstanding of them.

What makes this one special

  • 18 awards at other festivalsAction On Film - Hollywood Dreams International Film Festival · Amsterdam International Film Festival · Bowery Film Festival and 15 more
  • Programmed at 53 other festivals
  • Nominated for Best Feature Screenplay

Also selected at

18 awards, 34 finalist placings, 1 official selection across 53 other festivals

  1. WinnerAction On Film - Hollywood Dreams International Film FestivalWinner - Best Sci-Fi Screenplay · Las Vegas, NV · 2022
  2. WinnerAmsterdam International Film FestivalWinner - Best Fantasy Screenplay · 2022
  3. WinnerBowery Film FestivalBest Feature Screenplay 2nd place · New York, NY · 2022
  4. WinnerCiudad de México International Film FestivalWinner - Best Screenplay · Mexico City · 2022
  5. WinnerHong Kong World Film FestivalWinner - Best Fantasy Screenplay · 2022
  6. WinnerInternational Cannabis & Hemp Film FestivalWinner - Best Script · Colorado · 2022
  7. WinnerKyiv Film Festival (Ukraine)Winner - Best Script · Kyiv, Ukraine · 2022
  8. WinnerLe Festival du Film Fantastique de FranceWinner - Best Screenplay Writer · Paris, France · 2022
  9. WinnerMarina del Rey Film FestivalWinner - Best Fantasy Screenplay · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
  10. WinnerMiami International Science Fiction Film FestivalWinner - Best Fantasy Screenplay · Miami, FL · 2022
  11. WinnerSan Antonio Film FestivalWinner - Best Screenplay · San Antonio, TX · 2022
  12. WinnerThe Red ListTop 10 Fantasy Features on Coverfly · Coverfly · 2022
  13. WinnerVIFF Vienna Independent Film FestivalWinner - Best Unproduced Screenplay · Vienna, Austria · 2022
  14. WinnerWoods Hole Film FestivalWinner - Best Feature Screenplay 2nd Place · Cape Cod, MA · 2022
  15. WinnerBest Script Award - LondonWinner - Best Fantasy Screenplay · London, UK · 2021
  16. WinnerPRIX ROYAL Paris Screenplay AwardsWinner - Script d’argent · 2021
  17. WinnerSwitzerland International Film FestivalWinner - Best Screenplay 2nd Place · Aubonne, Switzerland · 2021
  18. WinnerVisionfest Screenwriting CompetitionWinner - Best Feature 2nd Place · New York, NY · 2021
  19. FinalistAwareness FestivalQuarter Finalist · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
  20. FinalistBlueCat Screenplay CompetitionSemi-Finalist · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
  21. FinalistCinequest Screenwriting CompetitionTop 50 Semi-Finalist · San Jose, CA · 2022
  22. FinalistCreative World Awards Screenplay ContestQuarter-Finalist · USA · 2022
  23. FinalistEmerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay CompetitionQuarter Finalist · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
  24. FinalistEvolution Mallorca International Film FestivalSem-Finalist · Mallorca, Spain · 2022
The remaining 29 festivals
  1. FinalistFilmmatic Pitch Now Screenplay CompetitionQuarter Finalist · USA · 2022
  2. FinalistFlickers' Rhode Island International Film FestivalSemi-Finalist · Rhode Island, USA · 2022
  3. FinalistINFLUX Film AwardsFinalist · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
  4. FinalistINROADS Screenwriting FellowshipQuarter Finalist · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
  5. FinalistISA Sci-Fi & Fantasy Genre Busting Screenplay CompetitionSemi-Finalist · USA · 2022
  6. FinalistLe Festival du Film du FantasmeFinalist · Paris, France · 2022
  7. FinalistLondon Independent Story PrizeFinalist · London, UK · 2022
  8. FinalistMadrid International Film FestivalFinalist · Madrid, Spain · 2022
  9. FinalistNYC International Screenplay AwardsSemi-Finalist · New York, NY · 2022
  10. FinalistReelHeART International Film and Screenplay FestivalFinalist · Toronto, Canada · 2022
  11. FinalistReelHeART International Screenplay and TV Pilot Script CompetitionFinalist · Toronto, Canada · 2022
  12. FinalistRichmond International Film FestivalQuarter Finalist · Richmond, VA · 2022
  13. FinalistSan Francisco International Screenwriting CompetitionQuarter Finalist · San Francisco, CA · 2022
  14. FinalistScript Summit Screenplay ContestFinalist · USA · 2022
  15. FinalistStockholm Film & Television FestivalSemi-Finalist · Stockholm, Sweden · 2022
  16. FinalistStoryPros Awards Screenplay ContestSemi-Finalist · USA · 2022
  17. FinalistTable Read My Screenplay Genre Screenplay CompetitionQuarter Finalist · USA · 2022
  18. FinalistThe Art of Brooklyn Film FestivalSemi-Finalist · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
  19. FinalistThe Script Lab Screenplay ContestQuarter Finalist · USA · 2022
  20. FinalistVancouver Independent Film FestivalQuarter Finalist · Vancouver, Canada · 2022
  21. FinalistBig Apple Film Festival and Screenplay CompetitionSemi-Finalist · New York, NY · 2021
  22. FinalistFilmQuestTop 20 Finalist - Best Unproduced Feature Screenplay · Provo, Utah · 2021
  23. FinalistLas Vegas International Film & Screenwriting FestivalFinalist - Best Fantasy Screenplay · Las Vegas, NV · 2021
  24. FinalistMiami Screenplay AwardsFinalist · Miami, FL · 2021
  25. FinalistNew York International Screenplay AwardsSemi-Finalist · New York, NY · 2021
  26. FinalistNew York Metropolitan Screenwriting CompetitionSemi-Finalist · New York, NY · 2021
  27. FinalistSwedish International Film FestivalFinalist · Arvika, Sweden · 2021
  28. FinalistZed Fest Film Festival & Screenplay CompetitionSemi-Finalist · Burbank, CA · 2021
  29. SelectionInternational Film Festival of WalesDaffodil List for Screenplays of Outstanding Achievement · Newport, UK · 2021

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Writer's Biography

Zina Brown Writer

Zina’s unique visual and narrative style has screened in film festivals across the world, including the FICMA Barcelona International Environmental Film Festival, the Miami Short Film Festival, Dances With Films, FilmQuest, and New York City’s Visionfest. His short film, Dreams of the Last Butterflies, was screened at 50 Film Festivals in 13 countries on 5 continents, as well as winning many awards and appearing on RollingStone.com.

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