Director's Cut Fest
Round 2
DIRECTOR'S CUT FEST is a fic festival inspired by narrative media, open to all fandoms and inspirations! Round 2 starts May 2021.
Our previous collection can be found here.
For more information on the nature of the fest and what kinds of media you might make use of for your pieces, please visit our FAQ or GUIDELINES section.
Sign-ups are now closed, but the form and information on late sign-ups can be found here.
| FIC | FANDOM | INSPIRATION |
|---|---|---|
| Do I have to lose you too? by rudesunyoung | Blackpink | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) |
| Second Star by gemxblossom | ENHYPEN | Tiger Lily (2012) |
| chasing paper dreams by ningningbin | ENHYPEN | Our Times (2015) |
| Monochrome, yet your kiss tints everything red by selenyst | ENHYPEN | Black Butler (2008-2009) |
| keep your eyes on me by fractalkiss | EVERGLOW | Lust, Caution (2007) |
| if a thief could enter the kingdom of heaven by vandoorne | Formula 1 RPF | Miss Julie (1888) |
| the travelling borrowers by mellowie | Genshin Impact | The Secret World of Arrietty (2010) |
| faint blue by kagamiwa | GOT7 / Day6 | Free!: Dive to the Future (2018) |
| oldest dream by bebopesque | Haikyuu!! | Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint (2018) |
| miya osamu vs the world by onceandforall | Haikyuu!! | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) |
| someone will remember us, even in another time by seothsayers | ITZY | The Old Guard (2020) |
| more than anything, she was sweet by eeiegy (eelegy) | LOONA | Jawbreaker (1999) |
| gowon; the immaterial girl by PessimisticEssayWriter | LOONA | Phonogram Volume 3: The Immaterial Girl (2015) |
| in the name of the moon by scarletstring | LOONA | Sailor Moon (1992-1997) |
| will you unearth me from the water by sleepyshamrocks | LOONA | Pacific Rim (2013) |
| never take it back, play it like you mean it by waitsforlove | LOONA | Sound Euphonium (2015-2016) |
| from beyond the shadow by Golden_quarzs | NCT | Shadow and Bone (2021) |
| Make the Stars Align by jaemarked | NCT | All The Bright Places (2015) |
| dear romeo by kungod | NCT | Letters to Juliet (2010) |
| the baker's son by euphories | SEVENTEEN | Heartless (2016) |
| THE BRIDGES WE BURNED IN YOUTHFUL SLEEP by evenings | SEVENTEEN | The Raven Cycle (2012) |
| Anthocyanins by gildedlily | SEVENTEEN | This Is How You Lose the Time War (2019) |
| The time when I only watched you is not a waste by miissedappointments | SEVENTEEN | Late Autumn (2010) |
| a habit of fleeting worlds by paishhao | SEVENTEEN | In the Mood for Love (2000) |
| cross my heart and hope to die by stickystuff | SEVENTEEN | Hotel Del Luna (2019) |
| mirror test by sunburst | SEVENTEEN | Pacific Rim (2013) |
| house of dreams by tonyang (kurusui) | SEVENTEEN | Anne of Green Gables (1908-1921) |
| The Last Prince of the Empire by were1993 | SEVENTEEN | Anastasia (1997) |
| love what is attainable by wireless_router | SEVENTEEN | The God Engines (2009) |
| Under the Sun and Under the Sea by wzgyuglued | SEVENTEEN | The Little Mermaid (1989) |
| First Death by rinnenotsubasa | Snow Man | The Old Guard (2020) |
| spring turns to spring by midsunsets | Stray Kids | Little Forest (2018) |
| familiar habits by forestday | TWICE | Percy Jackson & the Olympians (2005-2009) |
| advent by itotoro | TWICE | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2018) |
| Love will find you in the end by upnomore | TWICE | Sidewalls (2011) |
| Beauty Despite Daylight by apricty | TXT | Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) |
| excuse me uhm, i love you by bluefret | TXT | Sure Thing (1994) |
| unparalleled throughout history by kodzukens | TXT | Naruto (2002-2017) |
| grief and the mountain (can never meet) by lovelanguages | TXT | Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-2008) |
| two is the beginning of the end by lunariis | TXT | Peter Pan (1911) |
| this is where the legend begins (show the world, i'm your king) by nine3rds | TXT | Code Geass (2006-2008) |
| these open skies by tyuntweaks | TXT | Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (2012) |
| sunghoon enchanted by soobstagram | TXT / ENHYPEN | Ella Enchanted (2004) |
| all eyes on you by crispytoasty | VIXX | Knives Out (2019) |
| Consolation by fractalkiss | WayV | Produce Camp (2021) |
Sign-ups close:
Sat May 15, 2021
Check-in:
Sat June 19, 2021
Deadline:
Sat July 24, 2021
Posting begins:
Mon July 26, 2021
What fandoms can I write for?
Our fest is open to all fandoms. For historical fandom trends, you can find a detailed breakdown of authorship in our first round here.
Can my inspiration be ___?
Previously our fest was only aimed at TV and film inspirations, but we have now expanded to allow literary works as well. For general guidelines on choosing your inspirations, please visit our GUIDELINES section.
If you have more specific questions, feel free to reach out via email, Twitter DMs, or CC!
Can I change my fandom/ships/source/etc.?
You can change details of your piece as many times as you'd like during the writing period, and we will ask you to resubmit both your inspiration source and fandom during check-in. After that, we request that you inform us of any major changes so we can plan postings.
Is it okay if my inspiration overlaps with someone else?
Yes, that's totally fine! You can draw from the same media source as other people, so please choose whatever you want.
If you're personally worried about overlapping and want to know whether someone else has chosen the same inspiration as you, you can always email us one-on-one and we'll let you know. However, please note that people's choices are subject to change over the course of the writing period, so that answer won't necessarily be permanent.
Will this fest have an anon period?
We plan on keeping authors anonymous during the posting period (1-2 weeks). Authors will then be revealed 2 days after that period ends.
Can I submit chaptered fic?
Yes! You're free to submit single-chapter fic, incomplete chaptered fic, or completed chaptered fic. It is completely permissible to only submit a starting chapter and continue writing after the end of the festival period.
We understand that media categorization can be quite finnicky. Ideally, we request that any inspiration you pick:
1) have a distinct narrative
2) fall under the category of either cinema or literature
3) not be an unpublished or informal digital piece, such as an existing work of fanfiction.
Appropriate media includes, but is not limited to:
CINEMA
• Movies (live action, animated)
• TV (dramas, animes, web dramas, reality shows)
LITERATURE
• Published novels, short stories (physically or digitally)
• Published sequential art (graphic novels, manga, webcomics)
Since the categories are already so broad, we've decided to not allow video games for this round.
Of course, we also understand that the criteria that determine narrative can be ambiguous; we trust you to know your own sources of inspiration and to decide whether something speaks to you. For example, these lines blur easily within the realm of short stories, poetry collections, webcomics, etc.—if you’re attached to something specific, we can probably work with it. Try to keep the general structure of the fest in mind, but don’t feel too restricted by these guidelines either!