SWN Feature-Length Screenplay Competition
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Get your script seen by some of the most respected judges in the industry. Collectively our judging panel has written award-winning films such as TOY STORY, cult classics like FIGHT CLUB, and even Netflix Originals like SECRET OBSESSION, bringing their wealth and experience of the film industry to our competition.
OUR JUDGES
David Ebeltoft’s screenwriting work includes the survivalist horror film HERE ALONE, which won the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival Audience Award before releasing on Netflix in 2017, ROOT LETTER, a hardboiled drama that released on Amazon Prime in 2022, and the currently-in-post-production, BLOOD FOR DUST, a gritty thriller starring Kit Harington, Scoot McNairy, and Josh Lucas.
Craig Luck co-wrote the award-winning Apple TV movie FINCH starring Tom Hanks. Craig has worked on many prestigious Hollywood filmsets such as the live action remake of Cinderella, Maleficent, Thor the Dark world, Kick Ass 2, Doctor Strange and many more.
Elissa’s assured debut feature, The Black Balloon received over thirty awards including six AACTA awards including Best Film, Best Direction and Best Screenplay, as well as accolades from the Australia Directors’ and Writers’ Guilds, Asia Pacific Screen Awards and Rotten Tomatoes.
Elissa Directed the “The Honor List” and on this Lionsgate film the crew was 60% female. In 2020, Elissa directed the movie “Feel the Beat”, starring Sofia Carson and produced by Susan Cartsonis. This family dance film was an international hit being the third most streamed movie on Netflix for the month of June, as well as being the 18th most watched movie of the year on the platform.
Elissa teamed with Netflix once again by directing the Ivy + Bean movie series.
Currently, Elissa is in post-production for While the Men Are Away for SBS which she is also an executive producer.
Other work from Elissa includes writing and directing the 7-part drama, Confess, for Awestruck and go90.
CATEGORIES
- Feature-Length script up to 200 pages
We offer the choice of receiving feedback on your screenplay at an extra cost. Feedback will be provided by our qualified script consultants.
SCRIPT FEEDBACK
We provide an in-depth and thorough analysis of your screenplay. Passing through not one, but two pairs of eyes!
Notes submitted by the judge of your script will be passed on directly to one of our professional script consultants (who reads it again).
For more information on our script consultants: https://www.screenwritersnetwork.org/script-coverage/
NOTIFICATION DATES
Quarterfinalists | 14th July
Semi-Finalists | 21st July
Finalists | 28th July
Winner | 11th August
OUR PARTNERS
The 2022 SWN Screenplay Competition is proudly partnered with Filmmania Gifts, InkTip and Final Draft.
Final Draft is the industry-standard software for screenwriters, TV writers, playwrights, and more.
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InkTip has a secure network of more than 4000 Industry Professionals. More than 393 films have been made from scripts and writers found through InkTip, and each year, an average of 28 movies go into production from scripts and writers found through InkTip.
Benefits
BENEFITS
For entering alone, you will receive all three of our submission benefits:
➤ Every script submitted gets registered with SWN for free. No need to register with the writers’ guilds (WGA, WGUK etc.).
➤ FREE eBook
➤ You will receive a $10 gift card from us to be redeemed on our Script Coverage services.
★★★ PRIZES ★★★
Finalist
➤ A
lifetime SWN PRO membership giving unlimited access to script market where you
can upload your winning script, script library, job board and more.
Grand Prize Winner
➤ A lifetime SWN PRO membership giving unlimited access to script market where you can upload your winning script, script library, job board and more.
➤ The SWN hanging frame award with your winning script and laurels inside
➤$50 Gift card to be redeemed on Fimmania Gifts
➤ A lifetime subscription to Final Draft Pro screenwriting software (worth $249.99)
➤ A promotion in InkTip’s magazine (15,000+ producers, reps & execs)
➤ Your script will be sent to our judges and select members of our contacts
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Rules
At the program's request, Coverfly will automatically remove your title page for you if you include one when submitting to this program.
All submissions must be written in English.
All ages are eligible.
Material submitted must be written and owned by the person submitting it. You may submit as many entries as you like.
All entries must be uploaded in PDF format.
You may resubmit your entered script once at the discretion of Screenwriters Network. This will be dependent on where the script is in our process and whether this has already been assigned to a reader/ judge.
If submitting as a team a singular prize package (only) will be made out to the initial person who submitted.
Scripts submitted to the SWN Screenplay Competition are protected and remain the owner of the person(s) that submitted.
If you have any further questions, please contact us.