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Nov 8th
Early Bird
Feb 19th
Regular
Apr 9th
Late
May 1st
Final
The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival
The Art of Brooklyn Screenplay Contest
2025
Active Since 2017
Film and TV Screenplay Competition for the 15th Annual Art of Brooklyn Film Festival (June 2025)
Accepting Features, TV Pilots, Feature Documentaries, Shorts, Web Series, and Short Documentaries
Enter Now
Enter on or before November 8th to save $20

About

Welcome to the 2025 AoBFF - our 15th season!


The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival is a unique event and platform that connects the next generation of filmmakers to diverse audiences… and is an important part of NYC’s independent cultural scene.


Our Screenplay Competition is an essential part of our mission. The future of narrative storytelling is in the hands of the next generation of writers — and AoBFF believes in celebrating diverse creative voices from all over the world. For 2025 we're continuing our tradition of exciting industry partnerships, valuable prize packages, and great networking opportunities.


Our growing roster of professional readers have worked for DISNEY, ABC, NBC, NETFLIX, HULU, SUNDANCE, BBC AMERICA, AMC, STARZ and more.   Meet them HERE.


Our Policy on AI:


A.I. SHOULD NEVER WRITE SCREENPLAYS.
IT SHOULDN’T READ THEM, EITHER.


Technology — no matter how advanced — can never replace the human creative spirit. When a writer pours their heart and soul into a screenplay, they deserve consideration, respect, and constructive feedback from a real human expert… not artificial 'intellgence.' 


At AoBFF we support independent artists every step of the way. We NEVER use A.I. in any of our Screenplay Contests or our Script Coverage Services. 


"We're thrilled to be friends with the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival — one of the most trusted festivals in the industry.” — STAGE 32

Prices & Deadlines

Nov 8th
Early Bird
Feb 19th
Regular
Apr 9th
Late
May 1st
Final
Feature Film and One-Hour Screenplays
$50.00
$70.00
$90.00
$95.00
Short Film and Half-Hour Screenplays
$45.00
$60.00
$80.00
$85.00

Benefits

** As part of our mission to support emerging writers, everyone who enters will receive a FREE webinar from Roadmap Writers.**

Quarterfinalists:
- an All-Access Festival pass

Semifinalists:
- All-Access Festival pass
- 1 free month in the "Pitch Fitness Club" from Roadmap Writers

Finalists:
- All-Access Festival pass
- 1 free month in the "Pitch Fitness Club" from Roadmap Writers
- 4-month Pro listing on Inktip
- 6-month membership on ScriptHop

Grand Prize Winner:
- an All-Access Festival pass
- 1 free month in the "Pitch Fitness Club" from Roadmap Writers
- 4-month Pro listing on Inktip
- 6-month membership on ScriptHop
- FADE IN Screenwriting software
— and —
NEW FOR 2025:
Guaranteed Development Deal with Midnight Lantern Productions:
"Midnight Lantern Productions is excited to team up with the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival to find the next creative and original script and storyteller. We will work with the winner for a minimum of twelve months to develop the script and bring it to the next stage of development."  

2024 Winner on Coverfly

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Announcements

No announcement dates listed.

Rules

At the program's request, Coverfly will automatically remove your title page for you if you include one when submitting to this program.

FEATURES and ONE-HOUR SCREENPLAYS: English language Film or TV scripts in any genre, 120 pages maximum. 

SHORTS and HALF-HOUR SCREENPLAYS: English language Film or TV scripts in any genre, 40 pages maximum. 

Entries will be scored by a team of professional script readers, managed by our Script Contest Director, Gina Leone.