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Scriptwriting 2010 Call For Entries
The Directors Circle Scriptwriting Competition strives to
discover scriptwriters and to transform their dreams into
reality through discovery, international recognition, and
career development.
Our
competition accept submissions internationally of scripts of
all genres including documentary, horror, experimental,
animation, Religious/Spiritual and Gay/Lesbian.
Our competition is open to everyone, however script must not
have been previously optioned, purchased, or currently be in
production or previously produced.
The Director's Circle
Scriptwriting Competition offers a $5,000.00 cash award
to our first place winner of the 2010 competition
among other prizes. The winning script will be forwarded to
agents and industry professionals for consideration.
ALL competition winners,
runners-up, and finalists will earn the chance to have their
scripts read by established production companies and agents in
LA and NY.
PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW ALL BELOW
INSTRUCTIONS
Competition
Rules:
Any genre considered
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All genres are accepted.
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Must be 18
years of age.
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All countries
are eligible.
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Scripts must be submitted in English.
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Feature Length
Scripts should be between 80 (minimum) and 125 (maximum) pages
not including the title page.
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Short Length
Scripts should be between 1 (minimum) and 50 (maximum) pages
not including the title page.
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Scripts should
be properly formatted. Print on white paper using only 12 pt.
Courier, or 12 pt. Courier Final Draft fonts.
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Covers
must be card stock only
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Please include ONLY the title and the tracking number on the
submitted manuscript to prevent reader biases. Full contact
info, writer, title and company information should not be
printed on any part of the actual screenplay.
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Body pages
must be correctly numbered.
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Printed screenplay submissions should be bound with two or
three brass fasteners.
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Electronic
screenplay submissions should be in Adobe PDF or Word format
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All submitted submissions become property of the Directors
Circle Scriptwriting Competition and will not be returned. At
the end of the competition, the Directors Circle will destroy
all screenplays.
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With the exception of the 10 finalists, rewritten/corrected
pages WILL NOT be accepted once the entry has been received.
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Script submissions must be postmarked by deadline dates.
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Scripts must not have been previously optioned, purchased, in
production or produced.
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Any script that becomes purchased, optioned or put into
production before the final deadline will be eliminated from
competition with no entry fee refund.
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Scripts written as adaptations of other works must have
secured rights before being submitted.
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Scripts
must be original work of the author
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Multiple
authorship is allowed. If the script wins, the writers will
divide the prize.
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Multiple
entries are allowed, but their own completed entry form and
their own appropriate entry fee must accompany each entry.
FEES and DEADLINES:
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Short
Length
Script:
$25.00
if postmarked by January 09, 2010 (U.S. Currency only)
$35.00 if postmarked by May 08, 2010 (U.S. Currency only)
$45.00 if postmarked by August 07, 2010 (U.S. Currency
only)
$55.00 if postmarked by September 04, 2010 (U.S. Currency
only) Withoutabox entries ONLY
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Feature
Length Script:
$35.00 if postmarked by January 09, 2010 (U.S. Currency
only)
$45.00 if postmarked by May 08, 2010 (U.S. Currency only)
$55.00 if postmarked by July 07, 2010 (U.S. Currency only)
$65.00 if postmarked by September 04, 2010 (U.S. Currency
only)
Withoutabox entries ONLY
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.
Film and script selections
will be announced
no later than October 2, 2010
All entrants will receive
confirmation of receipt of entry via email and all entrants
will notification of acceptance or non-acceptance to the
festival.
Script
Submission Rules
Printable Entry Form
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