Rick Reynolds, Assistant Coordinator

August 1st, 2010 (early); October 1st, 2010 (final).
Days Till Deadline: 26

Screenplay Festival was established to help eliminate this "chicken and egg" problem. By accepting all submitted screenplays and judging them based upon their quality -- not their source or their standardized formatting or the quality of the brads holding them together -- Screenplay Festival looks to give undiscovered screenwriters an opportunity to rise above the crowd.

The competition's categories ensure that a truly wonderful script is not punished or ignored because it is in a genre that does not usually win awards. There is no limit to the frustration experienced by the writer who commits the crime of writing "fun" or "likeable" material. In this world of awards, it always seems to be "important" films that win the accolades. In reality, people love dramas, and they love comedies and action movies and thrillers and horror flicks. Writing for a fun genre should not forbid a writer from having their talents acknowledged.

Open to anyone

$40 (by August 1st, 2010); $50.00 (by October 1st, 2010). Additional categories $15 per script.  wsPro $5 Discount 

1. All writers of submitted material must be 18 years or older, including co-authored material.
2. Screenplays written by teams of two or more writers are eligible for Screenplay Festival. Any award won by a co-authored script will be divided evenly among the writers listed on the entry form.
3. Screenplays that have been previously optioned, sold or produced are not eligible to compete in Screenplay Festival.
4. Screenplays must be the original work of the author.
   • Screenplays adapted from other sources that were written by other authors (such as but not limited to books or plays) are not eligible to compete in Screenplay Festival, regardless of the source author's permission.
   • Screenplays adapted from other sources by the author of that source are not eligible to compete in Screenplay Festival if the source material has previously optioned, sold or produced.
5. Submissions of new drafts or corrected pages will not be accepted.
6. Screenplays must be submitted in English.
7. A writer may enter more than one screenplay; however, a separate entry form and fee are required for each script submitted.

Grand Prize Winners (One Per Category) and Honorable Mentions.