2026 Festival Submissions NOW OPEN

DEADLINES:

Early bird Deadline - January 17, 2026

Regular Deadline - February 14, 2026

Late Deadline - March 7, 2026

Stay tuned to our RoxFilm FilmFreeway site here!

2026 DAILY READS — OPEN CALL FOR SCENES

DEADLINE: SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2026 AT 11:59PM EST

The Daily Reads will be back in 2026 and writers, we’d love to have your scripts a part of it!

RoxFilm is dedicated to showcasing and supporting filmmakers of color and these script reads are an opportunity for writers to have their scripts read by local actors, followed by a discussion amongst the writer, actors, and the audience. They occur every weekday during the festival from 12-1pm EST over Zoom (and are recorded).

Scene scripts should be a maximum of 30 minutes or no more than 20 pages, written in screenplay format, and have no more than 6 actors for each reading, including the narrator.

If the script calls for more than 6 actors, some of the characters may be double cast. If you have a shorter scene of about 10-15 mins, it may be able to be paired with another short scene and the discussion would happen after both scenes.

Check out recordings of previous Script Reads below!

Submit your scene script via email to roxfilmfest@gmail.com with the subject line “2026 Daily Reads Submission” before the deadline of Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 11:59PM EST. Writers will be notified of the decision by April 10, 2026. 

2026 FESTIVAL PASSES NOW AVAILABLE AT EARLY BIRD PRICING

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For example, if you get your in-person pass in December, you could save over $50 per pass (for nearly 100 films and events)!

CHECK OUT MORE FROM ROXFILM:

2025 SPONSORS + PARTNERS

executive producer level

ASSOCIATE and line PRODUCER LEVEL

Karen & John McGarity

DIRECTOR AND SCREENING PARTNER LEVEL

MEDIA SPONSOR

Individual Sponsors - Audience Member Level and Fan Level

Tonya Grimes

Dadizi Baker

Jackie Benson Jones

Jeanette Callahan

Addie Collins Johnson

Edward Demore

Paula Diggs

Edward Hinkle

Andrea Lyman

Michael Mauger

Nagle Charitable Fund

Dwan Packnett

Sara Egan

Suzanne Ricco

Barbara Scruggs

Nicole Shealey

Sylvia Simmons

Olivia Steele

Glennette Turner

Sara Egan Giving Fund

Festival Partnerships

A Special Thank You

MFA Staff: Kristen Hoskins, Jeremy Gotsch, Katherine Irving, Paige Moreau 

Hibernian Hall Staff: Haris Lefteri, Asad Hardwick, King English, Nohely Roman, Harry Renaurd

MassArt Staff: Joyce Linehan, Tammy Dudman, Antony Flackett, Claudia LeClair, Becca Jewett

JustBook-ish Staff

Haley House Staff: Alexander Bezek, Audley Mills, Susan Terrell, Sisi Jean-Baptiste, and the on-site volunteers

Center for Independent Documentary

Calloway Graphix & Printing

Andrea Lyman - Daily Script Read Program Manager

Stanley Roberts - Graphics Designer

David J. Curtis

Liz Eng

Naheem Garcia

Linda Silvera

Daily Script Read Actors and Writers

ROXFILM VOLUNTEERS

ROXFILM 2025 FILMMAKERS

ROXFILM FESTIVAL COMMITTEE (see below!)

ROXFILM OPERATIONS

Lisa Simmons – Artistic/Executive Director

Alison Simmons – Co-Director/Programmer

Caterina Aragon Lopes - Social Media Manager/Film Reviewer

Darren and Alex DeLuca/Luca PR – Public Relations

Renée Gaillard – Website Manager/Content Editor

Joanne Gomes - Festival Committee

Hans Kreiger – Festival Committee/Film Reviewer

Andrea Lyman – Festival Committee/Daily Script Read Director/Film Reviewer

Joyce Moore – Festival Committee

Zoë Powell-McCroey – Festival Committee/College Student Extraordinaire

Vallery Scott – Volunteer Manager

Susan Terrell – Lead Volunteer Coordinator/Film Reviewer

Tanya Thomas - Festival Committee

Carole Thompson - Festival Committee/Film Reviewer

Nerissa Williams Scott - Festival Committee/ TCGT Entertainment

Dorian Walker - Intern/Filmmaker Liaison

Laurann Lento Black - Print Traffic & Technical Director

Wesley Hicks - Technical Director

Festival Update: Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, we will be unable to offer the online/RoxFilm@Home program in this year’s festival. However, we are working on still providing an online program in the future!