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LET'S MAKE IT! Screenwriting Contest
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Let's Make It!
LET'S MAKE IT! Screenwriting Contest
2025-2026
Active Since 2016
LET’S MAKE IT! is a screenwriting contest where the winning screenplay is turned into a movie.
Accepting Features, TV Pilots, Shorts, and Web Series
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CONTEST DESCRIPTION
Have you ever dreamed of seeing your screenplay produced? We understand that ambition, which is why we created this contest to give talented screenwriters the chance to turn their words into a real film.
The Grand Prize Winner of LET’S MAKE IT! will have their screenplay adapted and produced by mc² film production company. The finished film will be submitted to festivals worldwide, giving it the exposure it deserves.
When selecting our Grand Winner, we prioritize screenplays that are well-suited for low-budget production, stories with minimal locations, a small cast, and a streamlined narrative, allowing us to fulfill our commitment to producing the winning script within the promised timeframe and within the constraints of an independent film budget.
Screenplays requiring a higher budget will necessitate securing co-producers, applying for grants, and obtaining additional funding, which inevitably extends the production timeline.
Our team has extensive experience in the industry, with films selected, screened, and awarded at over 100 film festivals across the United States, United Kingdom, France, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Germany, Romania, Cyprus, Canada, Bulgaria, Austria, Australia, and more.
All projects selected for production will be filmed in Romanian. If a screenplay is in English, our team will handle the adaptation and rewrite to ensure a seamless transition into the Romanian language and cultural landscape.
Whether you're a seasoned screenwriter or a fresh new voice, we invite you to submit your screenplay and join us on this journey. Let’s bring your story to life!
CONTEST HISTORY
The LET'S MAKE IT! Screenwriting Contest was founded in 2016 by Alin Boeru, George Gänaeaard, Valentin Paduraru, and Vlad Ghinea. In 2018, George Gänaeaard and Horia Cucuta took over management of the festival, which has since become a platform for aspiring screenwriters to have their work produced as films, webseries pilots, sitcom pilots, or animated shorts.
The festival has a successful track record of producing winning screenplays, with each edition's winner being turned into a film or pilot.
CONTEST LEGACY
The primary objective of LET'S MAKE IT! Screenwriting Contest is to provide an opportunity for at least one aspiring screenwriter to see their screenplay transformed into a movie, moving beyond the written word and onto the big screen. This is our way of giving back to the industry and ensuring that the struggles we encountered when starting our own careers do not continue to persist.
In addition to this, we strive to identify and nurture strong, distinctive voices by offering candid and constructive feedback to improve the quality of their screenplays. This is a key aspect of all our projects, and one that we deeply value and prioritize.
⚠️ Please note! ⚠️
The GRAND WINNER will be offered to have the screenplay produced before December 31st, 2031.
We are only accepting screenplays in English or Romanian.
Benefits
Step 1: 9 Category Winners
9 CATEGORY WINNERS, one for every category, will be selected and offered two pages of written analysis from at least two of our readers.
They will also receive cash prizes in the TOTAL of ????1000 (offered based on the number of submissions for every category from the previous edition):
$300 - Best Feature Film Screenplay (60+ pages)
$200 - Best Short Film Screenplay (Festival de Cannes length, 6-15 pages)
$100 - Best Short Film Screenplay (16-30 pages)
$100 - Best One-Hour Drama Screenplay (46-75 pages)
$100 - Best Sitcom Screenplay (21-45 pages)
$50 - Best Short-Short Film Screenplay (2-5 pages)
$50 - Best Medium-Length Film Screenplay (31-60 pages)
$50 - Best Webseries Screenplay (20 pages and under)
$50 - Best Micro-Short Film Screenplay (1 page and under)
They are also contest finalists and will run for the Grand Winner award.
Step 2: The Grand Winner
The Let’s Make It! GRAND WINNER, selected from the 9 Category Winners, will be offered to have their screenplay produced by the mc² film production company, before December 31st, 2031.
They will also receive two pages of written analysis from at least three of our readers.
Step 3: 10 Rising Star awards
We will randomly select 1 winner (using www.random.org/integers) from all the remaining screenplays that didn't win any prizes and offer to the writer(s) one online meeting of 1 hour, with producers&directors George ve Gänæaard (www.imdb.com/name/nm5568925) and Horia Cucuta (www.imdb.com/name/nm8364557). The chat will contain feedback on the screenplay submitted, but they can also talk about the industry, or reply to any questions the writer(s) want to ask.
We will randomly select 9 winners (using www.random.org/integers) from all the remaining screenplays that didn't win any prizes and offer them one feedback letter each.
Announcements
Dec 14th
Today
Aug 7th
Semifinalists
Rules
1) All submitted material must be original, and the sole property of the applicant(s) at the time of submitting.
2) Adaptations are ineligible unless the underlying rights are owned, or the work is in the public domain.
3) Entries must be received on or before the deadlines and payment made in full at time of the submission.
4) All ages are eligible, from any country of the world and there is no limit to the number of materials you may submit.
5) All entries must be in English or Romanian.
6) All entries must be uploaded in PDF format and written in the industry standard format (Courier 12 pt font).
7) It is recommended that original material be registered with the WGA or The Library of Congress before submitting to any competition.
8) Screenplays submitted to regular categories will not be receiving any letters of feedback.
9) Will we be sending all the feedback files before December 31st, 2026.
10) There will be selected 9 CATEGORY WINNERS, one for every category.
11) There will be cash prizes in the total of $1000 for the 9 Category Winners, as mentioned in the Awards & Prizes section.
12) The 9 Category Winners will receive two pages of written analysis from at least two of our readers, before December 31st, 2026.
13) The Let’s Make It! GRAND WINNER, selected from the 9 Category Winners, will be offered to have their screenplay produced by the MC PATRAT FILM production company.
14) At no point will MC PATRAT FILM own the rights to the screenplay. It will forever remain the propriery of the writer(s) submitting it. To allow us to make it, they will sign a release form, giving us the legal rights to make the film before December 31st, 2031.
15) The winner of the production award must sign a release form with MC PATRAT FILM S.R.L., during the first two weeks after being sent the release form, which allows MC PATRAT FILM S.R.L. to produce the film, under no direct financial obligations, with no remuneration due for the acquisition of the screenplay, but with a 5% share of the film profit, in case the film made from the script returns profit.
16) If, for reasons above our control (earthquake, wildfires, global pandemic, injury, death etc.), we can't make the film during the initial three years, the Grand Winner will have the choice to allow us yearly extentions, until we produce the film, or will be offered an additional prize of $1000 and be released from any contractual obligations with MC PATRAT FILM.
17) The Let’s Make It! Grand Winner will also receive two pages of written analysis from at least three of our readers, before December 31st, 2026.
18) If the Golden Grand Winner screenplay is not available for production, the Silver Grand Winner will inherit the main prize and we will produce the Silver Grand Winner screenplay.
19) If the Silver Grand Winner screenplay is not available for production, the Bronze Grand Winner will inherit the main prize and we will produce the Bronze Grand Winner screenplay.
20) If none of the Golden, Silver and Bronze Grand Winners are available for production, we will select one of the other category winners for production.
21) In case the Grand Winner is a pilot for a series, besides handling the production of the pilot episode, MC PATRAT FILM S.R.L. will also receive the rights to further develop the series in case TV networks or other companies are interested in funding at least one entire season of the project. In such case, the writer will receive a payment equal with 5% of the sale price, and will continue to be credited as creator for the entire series. We will also negotiate for the writer to be part of the writing team for the entire series, but depending on numerous factors, that might not be possible.
22) Feature films will only be produced directly if they have a low budget. Otherwise, co-producers, grants, or additional funding will be sought before production begins.
23) All films or series will be produced in Romanian. If the winning screenplay is in English, the organizers will handle the adaptation and rewrite to ensure a smooth transition into the Romanian language and cultural context.
24) Competition judges, readers and employees of the Let’s Make It! Screenwriting Contest or mc² film production company, past and present, and their immediate families, are not eligible to enter.
An event organized by:
MC PATRAT FILM S.R.L.
EUID: ROONRCJ40/13245/2020
Bucharest, Romania