Before entering the competition, please read the following rules and guidelines (Rules).  

Submissions which do not adhere to the Rules may be disqualified. 

References to ‘Raindance’ include Raindance Film Festival LLP, Raindance Global Partnership LLP, Raindance Raw Talent Limited and to other companies operating under the Raindance banner.

Writers from all countries are eligible to submit.

All entries must be in English, with entry fees in US dollars only.

Raindance employees and immediate family members are ineligible to enter the competition.

By entering this competition, those submitting materials warrant and represent that they have full permission from any and all co-writers and those others, if any, attached to the project for which the script has been written.

Scripts must be the original work of the writer(s) and of which the writer(s) must have full legal ownership  and  permission to enter the competition.

To ensure anonymity, scripts must be submitted without the writer(s) name on the cover page, which should include only the script's title.

There is no limit to the number of simultaneous script entries that may be made by a writer or writing team.  Each entry, however, requires payment of a separate fee.

Resubmission of material is allowed but requires a separate fee.

Feature film screenplays exceeding 120 pages in length will require a supplementary  fee to be paid before  being considered;  Raindance will notify entrants of the amount to be paid.

Scripts entered in previous years’ competitions and placed in the top three are ineligible for the competition.

Once paid, entry fees are non-refundable.

Feedback is not issued unless requested and paid for at the time of submission.

Submissions may only be made  digitally; submissions of physical materials will not be accepted.

All entries must be uploaded in PDF format, and adhere to industry standard formatting (Courier font, size 12).

Co-written scripts re permitted.   Each writer’s name should be entered at the time of submission.

It is recommended that all scripts be registered prior to submission (Raindance, WGA, Copyright, etc), although this is not a requirement.

All deadlines listed are for 11:59 pm GMT on the date specified, without exception.

Bibles created for a pilot or a series are not to be included with entries and will not be read.

The winning scripts will be chosen by the competition judges, whose decisions will be final and binding and not subject to objection, review, or appeal.

All prizes are awarded to scripts, not to screenwriters. Where scripts are submitted by writing teams, it is the responsibility of the team to divide the prizes amongst themselves.

By submitting a script, an entrant on behalf of themselves and all and any other writers grants to Raindance Raw Talent Limited an exclusive, irrevocable first-look option to acquire the rights in and to that script on terms to be agreed between the entrant and Raindance Raw Talent Limited and which said option shall expire 90 days after the date upon which the competition winners are publicly announced.

By submitting to the competition, winners and finalists agree to having their name, script title and picture be used for marketing purposes or promotions by Raindance and its affiliates.

Raindance asserts no claim of ownership of the materials submitted to the competition. All ownership and rights to such material remain with the original rights holder(s).