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With the rise in demand for high quality short content across new platforms and devices, and the increased industry importance placed on short filmmaking worldwide, we’re honoring the craft of short-form narrative screenwriting via this 3rd annual competition, which features a prestigious jury of industry-leading professionals.
Accepting short film screenplays up to 35 pages in length.
This year's short script contest jury is:
- Benjamin Cleary, Writer-director of Academy Award-winning short film Stutterer
- Alice Kharoubi, Head of the Cannes Film Festival’s Short Film Corner
- Andrew Allen, Founder and Executive Editor of Short of the Week
- Mike Carrier, Filmmaker, writer and videographer at BuzzFeed Video
- Jeffrey Bowers, Curating Staff Picks for Vimeo and VICE Shorts
1st Place
GRAND PRIZE
$ 1,000
Cash
circulation of winning script to our jury as well as over 60 agents, managers, producers and development executives
2nd Place Short Script
$ 500
Cash
circulation of runner-up script to our jury and network of industry professionals
Top 3 Finalists
Final Draft 10
complimentary screenwriting software
Top three finalists will receive a complimentary copy of Final Draft 10 screenwriting software courtesy of the competition sponsor ($249 value).
Early Deadline: June 17th.
Final Deadline: August 1, 2017.
Entry Fee
- Short Script Early Entry: $39.00
- Short Script Early Entry + Feedback: $89.00