Cast Features Rising Young TV & Film Stars Kenton Duty, Daniel Flaherty, Katherine McNamara; Original Soundtrack Songs Also Performed by Key Cast Members
In recognition of National Bullying Prevention Month (October) and its ongoing commitment to bullying prevention through Stop Bullying: Speak Up, Cartoon Network will present the world television premiere of CONTEST, a new, feature-length live-action movie drama, on Sunday, Oct. 6, at 6 p.m. (ET/PT). Featuring a cast of rising young actors from popular television series and movies, CONTEST (rated TV-PG-LV) explores themes of trust, forgiveness, loyalty and redemption presented in a story about a bully who learns to appreciate and understand others not like himself, and a victim who accepts that true friendship can result from unlikely circumstances. The television premiere event will be followed immediately with a live online Q&A at StopBullyingSpeakUp.com with author and family expert Rosalind Wiseman (Masterminds & Wingmen, Queen Bees & Wannabes) to discuss issues presented within the film, and recommendations on how kids, parents and educators can most effectively address bullying in their own schools & neighborhoods.
In recognition of National Bullying Prevention Month (October) and its ongoing commitment to bullying prevention through Stop Bullying: Speak Up, Cartoon Network will present the world television premiere of CONTEST, a new, feature-length live-action movie drama, on Sunday, Oct. 6, at 6 p.m. (ET/PT). Featuring a cast of rising young actors from popular television series and movies, CONTEST (rated TV-PG-LV) explores themes of trust, forgiveness, loyalty and redemption presented in a story about a bully who learns to appreciate and understand others not like himself, and a victim who accepts that true friendship can result from unlikely circumstances. The television premiere event will be followed immediately with a live online Q&A at StopBullyingSpeakUp.com with author and family expert Rosalind Wiseman (Masterminds & Wingmen, Queen Bees & Wannabes) to discuss issues presented within the film, and recommendations on how kids, parents and educators can most effectively address bullying in their own schools & neighborhoods.
Holocaust Museum LA and Jewish Plays Project to Host LA Jewish Playwriting Contest
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 27, 2026
Holocaust Museum LA, the Jewish Plays Project, and The Ebell of Los Angeles will present the second annual LA Jewish Playwriting Contest, featuring excerpts from three finalist plays with audience voting to select a winner....
October Project Poetry Contest Returns for 8th Year This April
by A.A. Cristi - April 02, 2026
The October Project Poetry Contest, co-founded by poet Julie Flanders, vocalist Marina Belica, and composer Emil Adler, opens April 1 and closes April 30, with judges including Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco....
SCHOOL OF ROCK - THE MUSICAL Licensing Contest Launches for Schools and Youth Groups
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 26, 2026
You’re in the Band: School of Rock – The Musical Licensing Contest is open to all schools and youth groups in the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Canada....
PLAZAMAC COMEDY SHORT FILM CONTEST Invites Filmmakers To Create Three-Minute Comedies
by A.A. Cristi - March 11, 2026
The Plaza Cinema & Media Arts Center will present its First Annual PlazaMAC Comedy Short Film Contest, challenging filmmakers to create a family-friendly comedy short in three minutes or less. The contest, open to all experience levels, requires participants to include specific elements such as a un...
Dabbers Social Bingo Opens Applications for 2026 Dabbers Bingo Comedy Caller Contest
by A.A. Cristi - March 10, 2026
DABBERS BINGO COMEDY CALLER CONTEST, hosted by Katie Pritchard, invites aspiring comedy and cabaret stars to compete in 2026. The contest, now in its sixth year, offers a larger cash prize and free audience tickets, sponsored by WhichBingo....
Kumu Kahua Theatre and Bamboo Ridge Press Reveal Winner Of December Prompt
by Stephi Wild - January 21, 2026
Kumu Kahua Theatre, in collaboration with Bamboo Ridge Press, has announced the winner of their December writing prompt contest. The event highlights emerging writers and celebrates local literary talent....
Eurovision Song Contest Live Tour to Play Europe This Summer
by Josh Sharpe - January 15, 2026
The first official Eurovision Song Contest Live Tour is set to travel across Europe this summer to mark 70 years of the live music event. The concert experience will bring together Eurovision Song Contest performers and 2026's artists....
POMP, SNOW & CIRQUEumstance Names Winner Of Student Costume Design Contest
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 17, 2025
POMP, SNOW & CIRQUEumstance (PSC)'s collaborative student costume design contest with Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) has named Winter Park High School Junior, Sophia Vitrella, as the winner of the 2025 Design Your Own Costume Contest....
Kemuel DeMoville Wins June 2025 Go Try PlayWrite Contest for New Short Play
by A.A. Cristi - July 23, 2025
Kumu Kahua Theatre and Bamboo Ridge Press have announced Kemuel DeMoville as the winner of the June 2025 Go Try PlayWrite Contest for his short play You Can Feel It All the Way into the Core of Your Being. They Give Birth Astride of a Grave, the Light Gleams an Instant, then it's Night Once More....
Write Out Loud 2025 Winners Revealed
by Stephi Wild - June 24, 2025
The Write Out Loud Team have announced the winners of the 2025 Write Out Loud Contest. These songs were selected from a pool of over 400 submissions after an extensive review process....
Applications Open For Fifth Annual Hammerstein International Youth Solo Contest
by A.A. Cristi - June 16, 2025
Registration has begun for The Oscar Hammerstein Museum and Theatre Education Center's (OHMTEC) fifth annual Hammerstein International Youth Solo Contest. ...
EUROVISION SONG CONTEST Musical in Development From Will Ferrell and More
by Stephi Wild - June 04, 2025
A new musical is in development based on the Netflix motion picture, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, from Will Ferrell and more. Learn more here!...
Submissions Open for the 2nd On One Foot 10-Minute Playwriting Contest
by Emmy Rice - May 17, 2025
Wayne L. Firestone of plays2gather (p2g) and David Winitsky of Jewish Plays Project (JPP) are proud to announce their second ten-minute play contest seeking plays that respond to the prompt: 'Moving Forward at the Edge of the Unknown'....
Holocaust Museum LA Partners With Jewish Plays Project To Host First Jewish Playwriting Contest
by A.A. Cristi - April 28, 2025
For the first time in its 14-year history, the international Jewish Playwriting Contest is holding an event in Los Angeles for audiences to help select the winner. In a partnership between the Jewish Plays Project and Holocaust Museum LA....
7th Annual October Project Poetry Contest Runs Through April Is Poetry Month
by A.A. Cristi - April 01, 2025
Now in its 7th year, the October Project Poetry Contest, the international poetry contest co-founded by award-winning poet/lyricist Julie Flanders, vocalist Marina Belica and composer Emil Adler of internationally-acclaimed October Project Music, will be held again this April during National Poetry ...
Review: THE MISS FIRECRACKER CONTEST at Live Theatre Workshop
by Zach Wetzel - September 08, 2024
This play is a lot of fun and audiences will leave with a smile on their face!...
TWFest Opens With Stella Shouting Contest This Weekend
by Stephi Wild - March 11, 2024
On Sunday, March 17 at 2 pm, the beloved Stella Shouting Contest will take place in Jackson Square....
VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE Comes to Monroe County Civic Theater
by Stephi Wild - February 05, 2024
Don't miss out on Monroe County Civic Theater's first mainstage production of our 2024 season, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike! The performance will be at the Ted Jones Playhouse beginning February 22 for a limited run. Tickets are available now....
'Picture Middlesex County' Contest Returns For Fall 2023
by A.A. Cristi - October 12, 2023
This fall, Middlesex County's photography contest, Picture Middlesex County, is back by popular demand. The contest runs from September 21-November 30, 2023, and is open to all New Jersey residents. Three winners will be selected by a judging committee from the County to receive postcards featuring...
Kumu Kahua Theatre and Bamboo Ridge Press Reveal the Winner of the July 2023 Go Try PlayWrite Contest
by Stephi Wild - August 17, 2023
The July Go Try PlayWrite winner is Steven D. Miller for his pieceIamb and You Are Too ...
Registration Open for The Oscar Hammerstein Museum and Theatre Education Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 13, 2023
Discover the immersive experience awaiting you at The Oscar Hammerstein Museum and Theatre Education Center. Explore the life and work of Oscar Hammerstein, one of theater's most influential figures. Step into history and uncover the magic of his legacy....
Women Who Rock Launches 2023 Rising Star Contest for Western Pennsylvania
by Stephi Wild - June 29, 2023
Submissions will be open July 1st through August 31st for the 2023 Women Who Rock™ Rising Star Contest presented by The Vault Recording Studio, Sing Sing Sing!, and the Rowland School of Business at Point Park University. ...
Boston Baroque to Launch Social Media Contest - The Ornament Challenge
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 28, 2023
Boston Baroque is launching a social media contest, where one grand prize winner will win a chance to travel to Boston in October 2023....
Applications Open for OHMTEC's Third Annual Hammerstein International Youth Solo Contest
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 06, 2023
Registration has begun for The Oscar Hammerstein Museum and Theatre Education Center’s (OHMTEC) third annual Hammerstein International Youth Solo Contest....
Northern Arizona Playwriting Showcase Opens Contest
by Blair Ingenthron - March 05, 2023
On March 1, 2023, the Northern Arizona Playwriting Showcase (NAPS) will launch its 14th annual 10-minute play contest. The showcase will be held the weekend of September 15th....
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