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ScreenCraft
ScreenCraft Family Screenplay Competition
2023
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Active Since 2016
ScreenCraft's industry leading Family-friendly Screenplay Competition has led to winners signing with literary managers and optioning their scripts.
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Accepting Feature and TV Scripts

Broad family-friendly storytelling continues to be at the forefront of box office and television success. Whether you have a faith-based movie, a great story for kids, or a four-quadrant film or TV series, we want to read your script if it’s appropriate for an audience of all ages.

ScreenCraft is thrilled to include a one-of-a-kind mentorship opportunity with writer/author/producer Andrew Barrer (ANT-MAN, ANT-MAN & THE WASP) as a part of this year's Grand Prize. This will be an invaluable learning experience for any writer!

ScreenCraft competitions generate impactful results to help you advance in your career. Past family competition winners and finalists have had their work optioned, signed shopping agreements, and have signed with managers at companies like Zero Gravity and Valley Entertainment.

Benefits

THE JURY


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KATE REDINGER

Director of Development, Hallmark Media

Kate Redinger is a Director of Development for original series at Hallmark Media, overseeing new series launches for THE WAY HOME and several upcoming announcements. Kate has covered GOOD WITCH and CHESAPEAKE SHORES for the network, and is now tasked with sourcing and developing material aimed at growing the brand’s series presence.

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ANDREW TOLBERT

VP, Kids & Animation, Hello Sunshine

Andrew Tolbert is a writer, producer and executive in television, film and theatre. He is currently Vice President of Kids & Animation at Reese Witherspoon's production company Hello Sunshine. Andrew joined the DreamWorks Animation TV team to oversee the development and production of multiple scripted series, including Guillermo del Toro’s Emmy-Award winning hit TROLLHUNTERS and its multiple TALES OF ARCADIA spinoff series. Other project highlights: SPIRIT RIDING FREE, HOME: ADVENTURES WITH TIP & OH, and TROLLS: THE BEAT GOES ON. He continues to produce TV and film independently and is a member of GLAAD’s Kids & Family Advisory Council.

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COLLEEN WASHINGTON

Literary Manager, Fourth Wall Management

Colleen Washington is a literary manager who focuses specifically on live-action writers at Fourth Wall Management. Clients have worked on projects that include THE WONDER YEARS, EMILY IN PARIS, YOUNGER, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE, SUPERSTORE, THE BOLD TYPE, and more.

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ALISON MANN

Manager & Co-President of Fourth Wall Animation Production Co.

Alison Mann is a Talent Manager and Co-President of Fourth Wall Animation at FourthWall Management. In her role, Mann is responsible for managing talent and strategizing the development and talent for the feature film, international and series-based projects, collaborating with business affairs, recruiting, and the creative team to foster new relationships with key creatives within the animation industry.

ARNO EKMEKJI

Creative Development Coordinator

Arno Ekmekji is a creative development coordinator for a major streaming platform and has worked in the kids & family space for four years, working on both animated and live-action projects. He has had a part in developing shows and movies including High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Secret Society of the Second Born Royals, and Mira: Royal Detective.

THE PRIZES

Grand Prize Winner
The overall Grand Prize winner from either the feature or TV category, will receive a mentorship opportunity with screenwriter Andrew Barrer (ANT-MAN & THE WASP). They will also be welcomed to the ScreenCraft Writer Development Program and receive personal introductions and phone calls with one or more top industry producers, agents, or managers.

ScreenCraft has a proven track record for getting writers signed with managers, agents, and staffed in writing rooms. Plus:

- Personal Introduction to top industry managers
- Accepted into the ScreenCraft Writer Development Program
- $1,000 Cash
- An exclusive invitation to a Finalist+ only workshop to position yourself and your writing to the industry

Feature  & TV Winners
- $500 cash award
- Accepted into the ScreenCraft Development Program
- Invitation to the Finalist+ Networking and Development Event

Finalists
- Invitation to the Finalist+ Networking and Development Event
- Will be considered by producers & managers as part of ScreenCraft's outreach

2024 Winners on Coverfly

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Announcements

Feb 22nd
Semifinalists
Mar 22nd
Finalists
Apr 19th
Winners

Rules

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

Submissions are accepted via electronic submission only.
Entry fees are as listed on the site and checkout form. No coupon or discount is applicable on a previous entry.
Optional feedback from a professional reader may be requested at the time of entry. Requests for feedback can be done through Coverfly.
Entries may be any length -- the standard 1/2 hour is between 20 - 40 pages, and the standard hour long is between 40 - 70 pages, and the standard feature is between 85 - 120 pages. Any script submission longer than 120 pages will incur a $.50 per page overage fee for each page over 120 if it does not include feedback and $1 per page if the entry does include feedback.
There is no limit to the number of projects you may submit.
Entries must be received on or before the deadline dates by 11:59PM Pacific Time, and submission fee payment must be made in full at time of the submission. All entry fees are non-refundable.
All submitted material must be owned by the writer(s), however the material may be based on other works not owned by the writers.
Material must be submitted by the writer. Material written by writing teams must be submitted by one of the writers, with consent of the other(s).
If a writing team is chosen as a winner, prizes will be given to the person who submits the project. Each team is responsible for dividing or sharing any prizes awarded as they deem fair (whether there is a cash value or not).
Substitutions of either corrected pages or new drafts of the entered material will be allowed for a limited time with a $6 reentry fee through Coverfly. Please proofread your script carefully before submitting.
It is recommended that original material be registered with the WGA or The Library of Congress before submitting to any competition, however we do not require registration.
Contact info may be included on the cover page of the screenplay, however it is not required. ScreenCraft uses Coverfly to manage submissions and automatically removes cover pages before scripts are read by the judges.
ScreenCraft claims no ownership nor option on your work. All ownership and rights to the scripts submitted to this contest remains with the original rights holders.
The decision of the judges will be final and cannot be contested in any manner. There is no score on a scorecard that guarantees advancement to the next level as advancement will be based on all scores in the competition.
ScreenCraft reserves the right to change deadline and announcement dates at any time.
ScreenCraft reserves the right to amend these rules at any time.

For a full list of rules and eligibility please visit ScreenCraft.
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