Script Jems Screenwriting Competition has officially opened its Call for Entries and will accept submissions from around the world of short and feature length screenplays and teleplays of all lengths and genres including Documentary, Comedy, Horror, Fantasy, Supernatural, Sci-Fi, Wiccan, Fiction and Nonfiction, Religious/Spiritual, Animation, and Gay/Lesbian for our 2011 competition.
If you have a passion for storytelling and have embarked on a career creating the stories and characters that drive today's media and you are ready to take your creativity and effectively market your work in the entertainment industry then Script Jems Screenwriting Competition is the place for you.
The script selected as the official first place winner shall receive a $500.00 cash award in addition to other benefits and prizes.
PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW ALL BELOW INSTRUCTIONS
Scriptwriting Eligibility:
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• The entered script must not be or previously been optioned, sold, or produced
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
Teleplay Rules:
• Teleplays must be original material. We will not accept spec scripts for existing shows, treatments or reality television pilots.
• Teleplays must be hour or half-hour or one hour pilots. Additional material will not be read or considered.
• Teleplays must not have been previously optioned, purchased or produced.
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
All entries must be postmarked no later than the appropriate entry deadline they were submitted under. Additional entry fee will be required if not postmarked by the appropriate deadline. Entries received with uncompleted information will not be considered.
ABSOLUTELY NO INTERNATIONAL CHECKS, WIRE TRANSFERS, OR MONEY GRAMS WILL BE ACCEPTED. For all entries submitted outside the United States, we will only accept payment for submission fees in the form of INTERNATIONAL POSTAL MONEY ORDERS. U.S. Currency only.
Checks returned to us will incur a standard $25 fee that must be paid, even if you choose to pull your script from the competition.
Script selections will be announced no later than December 17, 2011
Please mail all entries to:
Script Jems Screenwriting Competition
5148 Peach Street
Suite #340
Erie Pa 16509
More information here.
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