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| Slamdance Screenplay Competition | Updated May 17th, 2008 |
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The Slamdance Screenplay Competition is dedicated to new writers. We accept screenplays in every genre, on any topic from every country around the world. Our mission is to bring attention to the most talented emerging screenwriters and introduce them to the industry. Fill out application/entry form ONLINE. send: Complete MS looking for: Screenplay |
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| Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition | Updated May 17th, 2008 |
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Presigious film festival looking for scripts in one of the two categories: Adult/Family or Comedy Also- Latitude Productions (Adult character driven with production budget under 10 million dollars) To be considered for this award you must have your screenplay entered in either the Adult/Family or Comedy Category. Entry fee is an additional $20. Sci-Fi Award (Sci-Fi includes: fantasy, horror, science fiction, surrealism, myth/legend and fantastical storytelling). To be considered for this award you must have your screenplay entered in either the Adult/Family or Comedy Category. Entry fee is an additional $20. The Adult/Family Winner Receives: $5,000 cash; reimbursement of roundtrip airfare (up to $500, excluding frequent flyer miles); hotel reimbursement at the Film Festival (up to $500); and the AFF bronze typewriter award The Comedy Winner Receives: $5,000 cash; reimbursement of roundtrip airfare (up to $500, excluding frequent flyer miles); hotel reimbursement at the Film Festival (up to $500); and the AFF bronze typewriter award RULES: Only the TITLE of the screenplay should appear on the front stock cover (legibly written or typed). A second title page with all contact information (TITLE, AUTHOR, AUTHOR'S ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, E-MAIL ADDRESS, and a TWO- OR THREE-SENTENCE SYNOPSIS) should be included but kept separate from the script. The author's name must not appear elsewhere in the script to preserve anonymity in judging process. If you are entering your script into both Comedy and Drama categories please include two copies of your script. The Competition is only open to writers who do not earn a living writing for television or film. Screenplaysmust not have been optioned or sold prior to October 18, 2008. send: Complete MS looking for: Screenplay |
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| Nantucket Film Festival | Updated July 09th, 2008 |
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Submit your script to the Nantucket Film Festival Screenplay Competition and have the opportunity to have your script read by a prestigious jury (past Jurors included: Campbell Scott, Tom McCarthy, Diana Ossana, Bobby and Peter Farrelly, Stanley Tucci, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rosie Perez, Kit Carson, Greg Mottola, Nancy Tenenbaum, and Nancy Savoca), receive top industry recognition, participate in a festival focused specifically on screenwriters and win an incredible, all-inclusive months stay on stunning Nantucket at the Screenwriter's colony where your every need is catered to-and all you're asked to do is write! Screenplays must be standard feature film length (90-130 pages) and standard U.S. format only. • Screenplays may not have been produced. • Screenplays must be copyrighted or WGA registered (http://www.wgaeast.org) and must be the original work of the applicant. • Screenplays must be in English. • Screenplays must be completed by entry deadline – March 14, 2008. Screenplays must have a title page; which includes only the title. Please note: the applicant's name must not appear on the cover or any other page of the screenplay. Judges must not be aware of the entrant's name. SCREENPLAYS THAT INCLUDE THE APPLICANT’S NAME ON THE COVER WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED. send: Complete MS looking for: Screenplay |
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| Howling Moon Productions 1st Annual Horror/Thriller Screen Writers Competition | Updated May 17th, 2008 |
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Must submit ONLINE only. looking for: Screenplay |
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| Appalachian Film Festival | Updated July 09th, 2008 |
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To be considered, screenplay submissions must be received by the Festival Committee by March 1, 2007 with $35.00 entry fee. Late entries or entries determined to be ineligible will not be considered. Fees accompanying these entries will be returned. Screenplays must be neatly typed, in generally accepted format, clean, and bound with a cover. The title of the screenplay must be on the front cover. However, the author’s name MUST NOT appear on the cover or on any of the script pages. The author’s name shall only appear on the entry form. Screenplay length should be no more than 130 pages. Screenplays will be judged on format, plot, character, structure, dialogue and storyline. A one-page synopsis should accompany each script. A 50-word synopsis for marketing should accompany each script. Screenplay entries must not be optioned or under professional contract. Screenwriters must have resided during either of the last two years (or been a full-time student attending a college or university) in any of the 13 states that make up the Appalachian Region -- WV, OH, KY, NY, PA, MD, VA, TN, NC, SC, GA, AL, and MS. send: Complete MS looking for: Screenplay |
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| Austin Film Festival | Updated May 17th, 2008 |
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Presigious film festival looking for television scripts in one of the two categories: Sitcom or Drama The Drama Winner Receives: $1,000 cash; reimbursement of roundtrip airfare (up to $500 excluding frequent flyer miles); hotel reimbursement at the Film Festival (up to $500); and the AFF bronze typewriter award. The Sitcom Winner Receives: $1,000 cash; reimbursement of roundtrip airfare (up to $500 excluding frequent flyer miles); hotel reimbursement at the Film Festival (up to $500); and the AFF bronze typewriter award. RULES: Only the TITLE of the screenplay should appear on the front stock cover (legibly written or typed) A second title page with all contact information (TITLE, AUTHOR, AUTHOR'S ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, E-MAIL ADDRESS, and a TWO- OR THREE-SENTENCE SYNOPSIS) should be included but kept separate from the script. The author's name must not appear elsewhere in the script to preserve anonymity in judging process. The Screenplay/Teleplay Competition is only open to writers who do not earn a living writing for television or film. Screenplays/Teleplays must not have been optioned or sold prior to October 18, 2008. send: Complete MS looking for: Teleplay |
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| American Gem Literary Festival | Updated July 09th, 2008 |
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Submit a SHORT screenplay, treatment, or logline. Entry fees: Short Scripts from 3-45 pages: $55 ($29 to students) (if postmarked by 03/15/2008) Short Scripts from 46-65 pages: $65 ($32 to students by 03/15/2008) Synopsis/Treatment from 1-5 pages: $29.00 ($19 to students by 03/15/2008) Synopsis/Treatment from 6-10 pages: $35 ($25 to students by 03/15/2008) Synopsis/Treatment from 11-20 pages: $45 ($29 to students by 03/15/2008) Log-line/Pitch: $19 ($10 to students by 03/15/2008) **Winner Gets to PITCH (two PITCHES of 5 minutes per pitch) winning SCRIPT (at the Screenwriting Expo) to a producer. 1st Place Winner for Synopsis Get to PITCH to a Producer (at the Screenwriting Expo) 1st Place Winner for Logline Get to PITCH to a Producer (at the Screenwriting Expo) send: Complete MS looking for: Screenplay |
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| New Hampshire Film Festival | Updated November 17th, 2008 |
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The mission of the non-profit New Hampshire Film Festival is to celebrate the art of filmmaking. NHFF brings together highly talented student works, professional filmmakers, and screenwriters with industry experts, educators, avid movie-goers, and film connoisseurs from around the globe for a highly interactive weekend of nationally recognized and undiscovered gems, educational seminars, industry tradeshow, and networking events, all culminating in a gala award ceremony on the historic shores of Portsmouth, NH. Open to all genres. Open to all lengths. Writer must be at least 18 years old. Writer must NOT have received more than $5,000 in compensation from the sale or optioning of a screenplay. An entered screenplay may not have been previously optioned, sold or produced. Prior winners are not eligible. Accepts submissions ONLINE. send: Complete MS looking for: Screenplay |
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| Great Lakes Film Festival Scriptwriting Competition | Updated August 06th, 2008 |
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8.6.08 UPDATE- ONLY ACCEPTING ENTIRES ONLINE NOW. Considered among the top 100 most popular film festivals in the world, the 7th annual Great Lakes Film Festival Scriptwriting Competition has officially opened its Call for Entries and will accept submissions internationally of short and feature length screenplays, stage plays, and teleplays of all genres and niches including documentary, horror, experimental, Religious/Spiritual, animation and Gay/Lesbian for the 2008 competition. The 2008 Great Lakes Scriptwriting Competition will accept all forms of religious, Christian, and spiritual scripts including African, African American, Gay/Lesbian, Black, Hispanic, Islamic, Latino and Native/Aboriginal from the United States and around the world. The Great Lakes Film Festival Scriptwriting Competition horror categories will include Horror, Thrillers, Science Fiction, Suspense, Grindhouse Horror, Horror Documentary, and Horror Animation. Prizes for the winning script will include cash award of $500.00. The winning script will be forwarded to agents and industry professionals for consideration. Short Length Script: $45.00 if postmarked by June 28, 2008 (U.S. Currency only) $55.00 if postmarked by August 30, 2008 (U.S. Currency only) Feature Length Script: $55.00 if postmarked by June 28, 2008 (U.S. Currency only) $65.00 if postmarked by August 30, 2008 (U.S. Currency only) Script Length: Feature Length scripts 70 pages or more Shorts length scripts 69 pages or less Teleplay Feature Length scripts no more than 60 pages Teleplay Short Length Scripts no more than 30 pages Stage Play Full Length scripts 50 pages or more Stage Play Short Length Scripts 49 pages or less Scriptwriting Rules: Any genre considered Scripts must be original work of the author Multiple authorship is allowed. If the script wins, the writers will divide the prize. Multiple entries are allowed, but their own completed entry form and their own appropriate entry fee must accompany each entry. No corrected pages or additional pages will be accepted after the script has been entered. Script Guidelines: Submitted Scripts must be in English. Do not send originals, scripts will not be returned. Scripts must be in industry standard format and bound with 2 or 3 brads unless submitted electronically as an Adobe PDF or Word File. Body pages must be correctly numbered. Script title page should only contain name of screenplay. Must be on white paper. Covers must be card stock only send: Complete MS looking for: Teleplay |
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| Great Lakes Film Festival Scriptwriting Competition | Updated August 06th, 2008 |
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8.6.08 UPDATE- ONLY ACCEPTING ENTIRES ONLINE NOW. Considered among the top 100 most popular film festivals in the world, the 7th annual Great Lakes Film Festival Scriptwriting Competition has officially opened its Call for Entries and will accept submissions internationally of short and feature length screenplays, stage plays, and teleplays of all genres and niches including documentary, horror, experimental, Religious/Spiritual, animation and Gay/Lesbian for the 2008 competition. The 2008 Great Lakes Scriptwriting Competition will accept all forms of religious, Christian, and spiritual scripts including African, African American, Gay/Lesbian, Black, Hispanic, Islamic, Latino and Native/Aboriginal from the United States and around the world. The Great Lakes Film Festival Scriptwriting Competition horror categories will include Horror, Thrillers, Science Fiction, Suspense, Grindhouse Horror, Horror Documentary, and Horror Animation. Prizes for the winning script will include cash award of $500.00. The winning script will be forwarded to agents and industry professionals for consideration. Short Length Script: $45.00 if postmarked by June 28, 2008 (U.S. Currency only) $55.00 if postmarked by August 30, 2008 (U.S. Currency only) Feature Length Script: $55.00 if postmarked by June 28, 2008 (U.S. Currency only) $65.00 if postmarked by August 30, 2008 (U.S. Currency only) Script Length: Feature Length scripts 70 pages or more Shorts length scripts 69 pages or less Teleplay Feature Length scripts no more than 60 pages Teleplay Short Length Scripts no more than 30 pages Stage Play Full Length scripts 50 pages or more Stage Play Short Length Scripts 49 pages or less Scriptwriting Rules: Any genre considered Scripts must be original work of the author Multiple authorship is allowed. If the script wins, the writers will divide the prize. Multiple entries are allowed, but their own completed entry form and their own appropriate entry fee must accompany each entry. No corrected pages or additional pages will be accepted after the script has been entered. Script Guidelines: Submitted Scripts must be in English. Do not send originals, scripts will not be returned. Scripts must be in industry standard format and bound with 2 or 3 brads unless submitted electronically as an Adobe PDF or Word File. Body pages must be correctly numbered. Script title page should only contain name of screenplay. Must be on white paper. Covers must be card stock only send: Complete MS looking for: Play |
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