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You can submit as many scripts as you like. However, please note the following:
- You must fill out a separate Registration form for each entry.
- An entry fee must accompany each screenplay.
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Judges will include professionals from the entertainment industry. The judging will take place over the course of two rounds:
- Round One - Analysts from the film and screenwriting industries will select the top one hundred entries.
- Round Two - A different set of analysts from the film and television industry will rank the top ten and choose the top five finalists.
- Round Three - The members of the The Board as of June 30, 2010 will read and score the top five screenplays. The top score, based on the sum of all Round Three judging, will become the Grand Prize winner of the competition. All other prizes will be determined by descending scores.
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Judging will be anonymous. Your name, address, phone number, email (if available), and title of your screenplay should be included on a cover page that is NOT attached to the script. All judges' decisions are final.
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Writing criteria for judging will be based on a 1-10 point grid system developed to analyze a screenplay. This will include:
- Mechanical Execution - format, page count, font and general presentation.
- Character Development - Character arc, motivational implementation, and dramatic interactions.
- Conceptual Integration - understanding of the script's genre and market compatibility.
- Story Structure - Implementation of standard story structure, proper use of transitions, story reveals, and plot reversals.
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The finalists will be posted on our Website and notified directly by phone and email.
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Writers may collaborate on screenplays, however, individual names must be included on the submission form, and each writer must be able to provide proof that the work is the sole and exclusive property of those that submitted. In the event that a writing team is a prize-winning entry, the writing team is responsible for the division of all prizes and money.
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This contest is open to anyone except all employees, directors, associates, the immediate families of the ScriptShark Insider, and all of its affiliates and/or sponsors.
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The screenplay must be registered with, or, on the date the screenplay is submitted to the Contest, in the process of being registered with the United States Copyright Office and/or the Writer's Guild of America. Each Screenplay Contestant or Writing Team, as applicable, will be required to provide Contest Providers with documentary proof of such registrations promptly upon Contest Provider's request.
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Submitted materials will not be returned. Make sure to keep a copy for your records.
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Contest is only open to residents of the United States of America and Canada. Please see the Complete List of Rules for full list of restrictions.
