Please note!!

*We're only accepting screenplays in English or Romanian.
* The grand winner will be offered to have the screenplay filmed by the mc² film production company, before the end of 2021.
*For all the screenplays submitted during the Feedback Deadline (June 10th - 30th, 2020) we will be offering two letters of feedback, of at least 2 pages each, from two specialized script readers.

About

LET’S MAKE IT! is a screenwriting contest where the winning screenplay is turned into a movie.

Contest Description

Did WE ever dream to have your screenplay produced? Of course! That was the reason to wake up in the morning! So we took our ideas through heaven and hell, wrote them down, took notes and feedback, applied them and wrote one again, until we thought we were ready to face the industry.
We went to workshops, meetings and pitch contests, hoping that a production company will get behind our ideas and produce them. But when after many failed attempts we understood that none of the participants were getting picked up, that the productions company where there just for the entrees and small talk, we decided to take our future in our hands.
We gathered all our stories, experience and equipment and started making films!

Did YOU ever dream to have your screenplay produced? Perfect! Let’s make it happen!
We, mc² film, a filmmaking collective based in Bucharest, are all about transforming your ideas, imagination and the world you created into a real movie!
With short and feature films accepted and screened at festivals in the United States, United Kingdom, Romania, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Germany, France, Cyprus, Canada, Bulgaria, Austria and Australia, we are looking for the next big thing, the screenplay that will catch our eyes and spark our fire!

Contest History

LET'S MAKE IT! Screenwriting Contest was founded in 2016 by Alin Boeru, George Gänaeaard, Valentin Paduraru and Vlad Ghinea, under the initial name of mc2 (screenplay to) FILM.

The first edition winner was ROSE, written by Luke Walker, a film which is in the production phase at the moment, with plans to hit the horror festival circuit in 2020.

AMERICA, written by Ron Riekki, won the second edition and became a film in February 2019. It also became our most successful project, being accepted at over 25 film festivals from United States, United Kingdom, Romania, Italy, Greece, Germany, Cyprus, Canada, Bulgaria and Austria, placing as semi-finalist and finalist numerous times and winning the main two prizes at Festival Très Court Roumanie.

The third edition winner was DRIVEN, written by Paul Weidknecht, a film which is in the pre-production phase, with plans to be filmed in 2020.

Before its 4th edition, mc2 (screenplay to) FILM was renamed as LET'S MAKE IT! Screenwriting Contest, in an attempt to better reflect its purpose and promise to the screenwriters submitting their work.

Contest Legacy

The main goal of LET'S MAKE IT! Screenwriting Contest is to help at least one submitting screenwriters have their screenplay produced into a movie, taken from the script page and projected on the cinema screen. It’s our way to give back, the least we can do to make sure that what we went through, when starting our careers, isn’t just a recurring theme inside the industry.

The second important goal is finding powerful voices and helping make their screenplays better by offering honest and to the point feedback, something we truly appreciate and hunt for on all our projects.

Contest Awards

Let’s Make It! #4 Grand Winner (The grand winner will be offered to have the screenplay filmed by the mc² film production company, before the end of 2021 and will receive two pages of written analysis from at least three of our readers.)

Nine Category Winners and Contest Finalists (Each will receive two pages of written analysis from at least two of our readers.)
• Best Micro-short film screenplay / Let’s Make It! #4 Finalist
• Best Short-short film screenplay / Let’s Make It! #4 Finalist
• Best Short film screenplay (Festival de Cannes length) / Let’s Make It! #4 Finalist
• Best Short film screenplay / Let’s Make It! #4 Finalist
• Best Medium-length film screenplay / Let’s Make It! #4 Finalist
• Best Feature film screenplay / Let’s Make It! #4 Finalist
• Best Webseries pilot screenplay / Let’s Make It! #4 Finalist
• Best Sitcom pilot screenplay / Let’s Make It! #4 Finalist
• Best One-hour drama pilot screenplay / Let’s Make It! #4 Finalist

Contest Eligibility

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) Any submitted work that is published or produced between the time of submission and the end of the judging period will no longer be eligible.
4) Entries must be received on or before the deadlines and payment made in full at time of the submission.
5) All entries must be in English or Romanian.
6) All entries must be uploaded in PDF format.
7) All materials should be written in industry standard format (Courier 12 pt font).
8) Please only write the title of the screenplay, your name and email address on the cover page.
9) Screenplay titles cannot be changed upon resubmission under any circumstances.
10) Under absolutely no circumstances will substitutions of either corrected pages or new drafts of the entry screenplay(s) be made. Screenplays will not be returned.
11) All ages are eligible, from any country of the world.
12) There is no limit to the number of materials you may submit.
13) Competition judges, readers and employees of the Let’s Make It! Screenwriting Contest or mc² film Production Company, past and present, and their immediate friends and families, are not eligible to enter.
14) It is recommended that original material be registered with the WGA or The Library of Congress before submitting to any competition.
15) For all the screenplays submitted during the Feedback Deadline (June 10th - 30th, 2020) we will be offering two letters of feedback, of at least 2 pages each, from two specialized script readers.

Let’s Make It! #4 Grand Winner (The grand winner will be offered to have the screenplay filmed by the mc² film production company, before the end of 2021 and will receive two pages of written analysis from at least three of our readers.)

Nine Category Winners and Contest Finalists (Each will receive two pages of written analysis from at least two of our readers.)
• Best Micro-short film screenplay / Let’s Make It! #4 Finalist
• Best Short-short film screenplay / Let’s Make It! #4 Finalist
• Best Short film screenplay (Festival de Cannes length) / Let’s Make It! #4 Finalist
• Best Short film screenplay / Let’s Make It! #4 Finalist
• Best Medium-length film screenplay / Let’s Make It! #4 Finalist
• Best Feature film screenplay / Let’s Make It! #4 Finalist
• Best Webseries pilot screenplay / Let’s Make It! #4 Finalist
• Best Sitcom pilot screenplay / Let’s Make It! #4 Finalist
• Best One-hour drama pilot screenplay / Let’s Make It! #4 Finalist

*Prizes might be supplemented and/or increased, depending on the partnerships we finalize.