A FILM WRITER SCREENPLAY CONTEST RULES & GUIDELINES
Submission Guidelines
Please remember that all submissions are final and revisions after submission cannot be accepted.
We accept submissions ONLY in PDF format.
We are only accepting online submissions at this time.
Eligibility
- All entries must be completed by using the online completed entry form and check off of agreements to rules & guidelines, along with the appropriate entry fee. If we cannot verify payment, your entry will be disqualified.
- Your Order ID is valid for submission of one completed screenplay.
- Authorship on both entry forms must be the same or your entries will be disqualified. You may submit your entries anytime up until the final contest deadline.
- All entries must be in English.
- IMPORTANT! No writer or contact information should appear on the entry material itself. The first page of entry materials should include title ONLY, no name or contact information. Name or identification must not appear anywhere else in the entry materials. Author identification on the entry materials can result in immediate disqualification as we must preserve anonymity in the judging process.
- No promotional materials, illustrations, or artwork will be accepted.
- Screenplays should be feature length (no less than 70 pages and no more than 125 pages).
- Screenplays must be in 12 point Courier font and formatted according to industry standards. Pages must be numbered.
- IMPORTANT! No writer or contact information should appear on the screenplay itself. Title pages for completed scripts should include title and page count ONLY, no name or contact information. Name or identification must not appear anywhere else on the script.
- Author identification on the screenplay could result in immediate disqualification as we must preserve anonymity in the judging process.
- No promotional materials, illustrations, or artwork will be accepted.
Please remember that all submissions are final and revisions after submission cannot be accepted.
We accept submissions ONLY in PDF format.
We are only accepting online submissions at this time.
Eligibility
- Submitted scripts must be original screenplays, and the sole property of the applicant(s).
- Applicants 18 years of age or older are eligible. Minors need the written consent of their parent or guardian.
- All entries should be in English and between 70 and 125 pages in length. Subject to discretion.
- All entries must be uploaded in PDF format.
- Under absolutely no circumstances will substitutions of either corrected pages or new drafts of the entry screenplay(s) be made. Screenplays will not be returned.
- If a submitted screenplay becomes optioned or purchased between the time of submission and the end of the judging period, that screenplay will no longer be eligible.
- Competition judges, paid readers and independent contractors of A FILM WRITER AND THE STORY READERS are not eligible to enter.
- Screenplays submitted under a pen name will be immediately disqualified.
- Screenplay titles cannot be changed upon resubmission under any circumstances.
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