ART EXPERIMENTAL SCREENINGS FILM FESTIVAL FRESH STREAM

Art & Experimental work, screened live. Rated by a real audience. Read honestly, not politely.

November 26-27, 2026

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Fresh Stream — Where Experimental Work Meets a Real Audience and an Honest Read

Fresh Stream is the art and experimental festival of Live Screenings Network — avant-garde and essay film, new media and interactive work, AI-driven film, experimental animation, and screenplays that break form.

Experimental work is the hardest to place, and we will not pretend otherwise. What this festival gives you is a real audience reaction to work that rarely gets one, and an honest read on which route — institutional, curatorial, or commercial — actually fits. Sometimes that answer is "not the commercial one", and we say that too.

What you actually get back

Most festivals answer you with a laurel or a rejection. We answer with a written read.

Selected films and screenplays receive a full Audience Feedback Report — recommendation score, component ratings, emotional profile, pull quotes you can use in your own marketing, and our curatorial verdict. Free, in exchange for a review of your festival experience on FilmFreeway.

Not selected? Ask us, and you receive an LSN Reviewer Note — a short expert read on the work and an honest pointer on where it can realistically go. Free, on request. You do not have to settle for a form rejection.

Award winners receive a full Distribution Opinion as well: our written verdict on where the project can realistically sell and what is helping or blocking a deal.

The screening

Selected films are screened live in Tbilisi, Georgia, and simultaneously on our Festival Channel for registered viewers worldwide. The Channel screening is optional — you decide. Our audience of film professionals, producers and dedicated viewers rates every film on Script, Directing, Acting, Cinematography, Music and Overall Impact, and writes reviews. Those reviews live on your project page on our site, and they are yours to use.

The screenplay contest

Selected scripts are published on the Contest Page with a logline, a synopsis, a 5–10 page excerpt — you set the length — and a Festival Opinion: our professional evaluation of concept, craft and market potential. Your full script is never made public. Loglines and opening pages are presented to producers and directors in our network, and where there is interest, we make the introduction.

Why this festival is attached to a market

LSN is not only a festival. We run a distribution and representation arm that packages films and screenplays and takes them to buyers, producers and platforms. That is why the awards here carry services rather than only laurels — a written Distribution Opinion for winners, and optional placement in our buyer catalogue.

It also means the door stays open to everyone. Selected or not, any participant can ask us to look at the project and set out the realistic distribution routes and what working with us would involve. Those services are paid, always optional, and always non-exclusive.

What we do not promise

We do not guarantee sales, distribution deals, or acceptance at other festivals. We never take exclusive rights. Everything beyond the festival itself is optional, paid only if you choose it, and always non-exclusive. What we do promise is that a real person watches or reads your work and tells you the truth about it.

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Why Submit to Fresh Stream?

🔹 Every project receives written feedback — a full Audience Feedback Report if selected, an LSN Reviewer Note if not.

🔹 A live screening and a real audience. Screened in Tbilisi and on the Festival Channel, rated on six criteria by film professionals and dedicated viewers.

🔹 A project page that keeps working after the event. Your reviews, scores and selection status stay online — material you can put in front of buyers and other festivals.

🔹 Screenwriters get a Festival Opinion. A professional written evaluation of concept, craft and market potential, published with your excerpt and shown to producers in our network.

🔹 Awards that carry more than a laurel. Official Selection includes an Audience Feedback Report; award winners also receive a full Distribution Opinion and optional catalogue placement — up to $600 in complimentary services. Full breakdown in Awards & Recognition below.

🔹 A route to the market, if you want one. Winners can opt into 12 free months in our buyer catalogue. And selected or not, any participant can ask us to assess the project and lay out the options — paid, optional, always non-exclusive.

🔹 Judged by people who sell films. Over 5,000 projects from 159 countries since 2015, watched and read by our own team — not by volunteers.

What You Get When You Submit

✔ Official Selection status + digital laurels (if selected)
✔ A free Audience Feedback Report — real audience data, in exchange for a FilmFreeway review
✔ A full Distribution Opinion for award winners
✔ Optional 12-month catalogue placement for award winners
✔ An LSN Reviewer Note on request if your project is not selected
✔ A Festival Opinion on every selected screenplay
✔ A dedicated project page, live 30+ days after the event
✔ Live screening in Tbilisi + optional Festival Channel screening
✔ Eligibility for jury and audience awards
✔ An assessment and distribution options on request — selected or not

Your project page presents your work to our audience and industry network without giving access to the full film or script outside the festival. It stays live for a month after the event, with the option to extend or remove it.

Awards & Recognition

🎬 Nominations

🏆 Best Feature Art/Experimental Film (51 min and longer)

🏆 Best Short Art/Experimental Film (up to 50 min)

🏆 Best Art/Experimental Documentary

🏆 Best Art/Experimental Animation

🏆 Best Art/Experimental Music Dance Clip

🏆 Best Web / New Media Project

🏆 Best Interactive Film

🏆 Best AI Film

🏆 Best Screenplay

🏆 Best Performance

🏆 Best Director

🎟 Audience Awards

🏆 Channel Audience Choice Award — voted by viewers on the Festival Channel

🏆 Readers' Choice Award — voted by screenplay contest readers
🏆 Festival Winner — the top honour, chosen by the live audience in Tbilisi

What Each Award Level Includes

Every award here comes with LSN market services on top of the laurel. The items below are complimentary — included at no cost.

Official Selection — laurels, certificate, a dedicated project page and the screening itself, plus a full Audience Feedback Report ($150), free in exchange for a review of your festival experience on FilmFreeway.

Award Winners — everything above, plus a full Distribution Opinion ($300): our written verdict on where the project can realistically sell, and what is helping or blocking a deal.

Catalogue placement, if you want it — award winners can ask to be listed in the LSN buyer catalogue for 12 months, free of charge. We circulate catalogue titles to our buyer network as opportunities come up. If a deal comes through us, our share is 15%; on any deal you make yourself, nothing. Catalogue titles are listed as submitted — rights, clearances and technical quality remain your responsibility, and we present them as catalogue entries, not as titles we represent.

Not selected — an LSN Reviewer Note is available on request: a short expert read on the work and an honest pointer on where it can go from here. Free — just ask us for it.

Open to every participant

Selected or not, award or no award, you can ask us to assess the project for distribution and set out the realistic routes for it. Where we see a genuine market fit, we say so and explain what working with us would involve. Where we do not, we say that too.

What is not included

Packaging, festival and distribution strategy, and active outreach to buyers or producers are separate paid services. They are never automatic and never part of an award — winners simply get them at a reduced rate, confirmed in the award letter. Every agreement with us is non-exclusive, and you can walk away from the festival with the complimentary items above and nothing else.

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📅 Final Deadline:

📌 Event Date:

November 16th, 2026

November 26-27, 2026

📍 Tbilisi, Georgia & Festival Channel

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How It Works?

1️⃣ Submit your film or screenplay.

Through FilmFreeway or directly on our site.

2️⃣ Review.

Every project is watched or read by our team — no automatic filtering. Long-listed projects receive an informational project page on our website, without access to the full work outside the festival.

3️⃣ Selection and screening.

Selected films screen live in Tbilisi and on the Festival Channel. Selected screenplays are published on the Contest Page with logline, synopsis, a 5–10 page excerpt and our Festival Opinion. Your full script is never made public.

4️⃣ Voting and reviews.

Films are rated on Script, Directing, Acting, Cinematography, Music and Overall Impact. Screenplay excerpts are read and voted on by registered readers, including industry professionals. Your Audience Feedback Report follows after the event.

5️⃣ Awards and what comes next.

Winners receive laurels, a certificate, a personalized digital diploma and the LSN service package for their award level. Projects that were not selected can request an LSN Reviewer Note. And whichever way it went, you can ask us to assess the project for distribution — where we see a real market fit, we say so, and the next step is yours to take, on your terms.