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Film  •  Faith  •  Culture

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Christian Film Festival

Use your voice.

Celebrating filmmakers and storytellers creating films of faith, hope, redemption and purpose.

Real
stories.
Eternal
impact.

Watch
our story

Thu–Sat · Apr 23–25, 2026

Fort Myers, Florida

Film premieres

Panels • Workshops • Awards

Creators

Industry • Community • Jesus

Presented by

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● Now casting The ROAR Film Shoot

Make a movie with us.See it premiere Saturday.

Three days on set with a chosen director, real crew and cast from the ROAR community — then the world premiere opens Awards night.

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Featured films

Inspiring stories. Real people. A greater purpose.

View all films →

The ROAR Pitch

4 MINUTES.ONE STORY.MAKE US BELIEVE.

Selected filmmakers take the stage and have four minutes to pitch their next feature film, television series or documentary before an audience and industry panel.

Ideas
Opportunity
Industry
Connection
What’s next

The experience

A complete film festival experience for filmmakers, creators and film lovers.

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ROAR Studio

Headshots, reels & self-tapes

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ROAR Awards

Honoring excellence in Christian filmmaking.

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ROAR NEXT

Next generation filmmakers

The future of Christian filmmaking starts here. Student screenings, young filmmaker competition, workshops, mentorship and awards.

NewvoicesBrighterstories

Film  •  Faith  •  Culture

YOUR STORY HAS A VOICE.LET IT ROAR.

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Signed in as staff. Add a film, or open any film to edit it. Changes also update Featured films on the home page.
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Staff · edit this film

Before the festival · Mon–Wed, Apr 20–22

The ROAR Film Shoot

We make a film together, then premiere it Saturday to open Awards night.

Sign up →

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Speaking at this session

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Submit for an award

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Entry fee

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Secure payment by Stripe is coming soon. Your entry is saved to My ROAR.

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Nominees will be announced soon.

The 2027 jury

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Submissions video

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01 — Your film

02 — Key creatives

03 — Actors & actresses

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01 — Your project

01 — Your film

02 — Filmmaker

03 — Parent or guardian

A parent or guardian must approve every ROAR Next entry. We contact them before the film is screened.

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Directors Corner · Masterclass · 48 min

Directing actors through grief on screen

Jury chair Daniel Okafor breaks down three scenes from Still Here — blocking, rehearsal and what he cut.

Live at ROAR

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Creators forum

Ask a director →

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ROAR Studio

Headshots, reels & self-tapes

ROAR Next

Student competition

From the archive

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How ROAR Studio works

ROAR Studio travels with the festival. During your festival days you can get every headshot, reel scene and self-tape you need, professionally shot and edited, at a fraction of normal studio prices. You’re coached through every take, you get an honest critique, and you leave the festival with finished files.

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Lights · Camera · You

Pick your session

Spots fill fast during the festival. Book now, show up, and leave with finished work.

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Choose your time

Or book individually

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Ticket holders · each person gets their own ticket

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Send your audition

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Days available for the shoot *

Follow ROAR to submit *

Make sure you follow ROAR on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok to keep updated. We check every handle before confirming.

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Days available *

Selected actors are invited to a callback with the director. We’ll email you the time.

Follow ROAR to submit *

Make sure you follow ROAR on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok to keep updated. We check every handle before confirming.

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Our production team reviews every sign-up and confirms by email before the shoot.

Signed in as staff. Add speakers here, or open a face to edit it.

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Speakers will be announced soon.

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Accolades

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Our story video

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Sponsors & presenters

Put your name in front of the faith-film industry.

Apply to sponsor or present at ROAR. Upload your logo and our team will review it. Once approved, it appears in the “Presented by” strip and on this page, linked to your website.

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Backup your content

Speakers, logos, photos, videos, bookings and sign-ups are saved in this browser. Download a backup before big changes; restore merges it back in without removing anything.

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Session pricing & length

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Time slots are built from each session’s length plus its turnover between appointments. Changes update the ROAR Studio page and home page right away.

Who receives each booking

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Every booking goes to the person running that session and is copied to the Director of Visuals. Each of them signs in with this email and portal password to see their bookings on their phone.

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ROAR social links (everyone must follow)

Instagram, Facebook and TikTok don’t let websites check follows automatically. Open each person’s handle, confirm they follow, then tap “Verify follows”.

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Join the ROAR community

Get the latest news, updates and announcements.

Nahla

ROAR Film Festival Concierge

Welcome to ROAR.

Hey! I’m Nahla 🦁 — your ROAR Film Festival Concierge. Ask me about tickets, schedules, films, The ROAR Pitch, speakers, experiences, submissions, or anything happening at ROAR.
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