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● Anyone may compete from anywhere in
the world.
● There are a total of 4 writing challenges
and everyone is guaranteed to participate in at least 2 challenges.
● In each challenge, writers have 2
days to complete a 5 page screenplay based on an assigned genre,
location, and object.
● In the 1st Round, all of the
registered writers are divided into twenty groups. Everyone
participates in 2 writing challenges and are assigned points based on
how high they place in each challenge. The points are added up for
both challenges, and the top 5 writers from each group advance to the
2nd Round. Click here for more on the
point system.
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Click here
to check out an interview with Eric Johnson, winner of the
Short Screenplay Challenge 2010. |
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● In the 2nd Round, the 100
writers that advanced out of the 1st Round will be divided into 5
groups and will compete in the 3rd writing challenge. The top 5 writers from
each group will advance to the 3rd and final round.
● In the 3rd Round, the 25
writers that advanced out of the 2nd Round will participate in the final
writing challenge. They are assigned a new genre, location, and
object and again have 2 days to submit a 5 page screenplay. The
judges choose winners and they'll share in
thousands in cash and prizes!
● Feedback will be provided on
all the screenplays submitted in each of the 4 challenges and a special
review forum will be available for writers to post and receive feedback
during the judging!
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Registration is now closed.
Click
here to check out the 1st Round Assignments!
Official Rules and Participation Agreement
Not only does every writer receive in
depth feedback from the judges for every screenplay entered, but
a special review forum is available for the participants to submit
their screenplays for review from fellow writers throughout the
competition. During the Short Screenplay Challenge 2010, there
were nearly 2,300 comments made
on the 175+ screenplays submitted on the forum.
Click here to visit the
forums.
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Challenge #1 |
October 28-30, 2011 |
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Challenge #2 |
December 2-4, 2011 |
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Challenge #3 |
January 6-8, 2012 |
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Challenge #4 |
January 27-29, 2012 |
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