CONTEST RULES
SUBMISSION INFORMATION
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Submission Fees are in (USD)
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If the writer of the submitted screenplay is optioned/produced within the past 3 years they will not qualify for the Cash Prize or Talent Manager award.
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We are currently accepting written submissions for features, shorts, and web series.
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All genres are welcome.
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One copy of an original feature film screenplay uploaded as a PDF file will be accepted. (Do NOT include more than 1 version). We do not accept hardcopy scripts.
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The screenplay should be in standard industry format (12 point Courier).
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Only one copy, draft or version of any screenplay may be submitted by an entrant or entrants per submission.
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Under no circumstances will substitutions of either corrected pages or new drafts of an entry screenplay be allowed under the original submission without approval by the festival.
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Corrected or edited screenplays must be resubmitted as a NEW entry and will require a separate submission fee.
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Multi-part scripts should be submitted as separate, stand-alone screenplays.
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Features that are over 120 pages will not be accepted.
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Entry fees will not be returned or adjusted.
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Submissions must have been written originally in English; translations will not be accepted.
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Awards shipped internationally must be paid by the winner.
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Submissions must be the original work of the entrant(s) and may not be based, in whole or in part, on any other fiction or nonfiction material, published or unpublished, produced or unproduced.
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Entries may, however, be adapted from the entrant’s (or entrants’) original work, which should be noted in the logline required on the application form.
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Entries lacking a logline in the application form may be disqualified at the festival's discretion.
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If the script is based on a true story, historical or contemporary, the "based on true story/events" should be noted in the logline.
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Collaborative work by two writers who share equally in its creation is eligible.
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The collaborator’s name must be added during the online application process.
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All entries must be received by or before the Extended Deadline of July 18th, 2020.
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Winners will be announced at the Writers Award Show (Date TBD).