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

• Please submit with:

  • A Script or Treatment —  this doesn’t have to be a completed screenplay if you’re applying for a documentary or if your film is already in production. It can be a treatment, a PDF with links to footage, or any other pitch document that shows the project’s potential. 

  • A Cover Letter —  A letter that expresses your vision for your project. Help the judges get a sense of your creative vision and professional experience. Let us know if you’ve begun production and what you’d be able to use the funding for. We recommend 1-2 pages in length.

• Accepted formats for Film Fund include Narrative (Features, Series, Shorts, Podcasts), Documentaries (Features, Series, Shorts, Podcasts), and Unscripted (Features, Series)

  • For Narrative format submissions, screenplays must be submitted in industry-standard formatting as a PDF file, along with a Cover Letter. Because different formats are accepted, scripts and submissions may be any page count. However, any submission longer than 120 pages will incur a $1 per page overage fee for each page over 120.

  • For Documentaries, instead of a screenplay, a treatment about the project will be accepted, which can include links to video footage (YouTube, Vimeo, etc), along with the Cover Letter.

  • For Unscripted format submissions, please submit a treatment about the project and highlight any exclusive access to intellectual property or a public figure.  Links to video footage can be included, along with the Cover Letter.

• Optionally, you can include a PDF document that includes any other information. This can be anything from a full series bible to a line-item budget, to links to footage or a sizzle reel. We recommend only including information that gives a better sense of the specific project, but please include anything that will help our judges understand the creators and the project.

• When reviewing your submission we will consider your primary document (which varies depending on your project format) and your cover letter. Additional optional materials, will be reviewed as needed.

• Grant amounts shall vary in size up to a maximum of $30,000 (USD) per project. Grant amount will be determined by the jury consisting of executives from ScreenCraft. Any grant funds disbursed may be subject to conditions predicated upon the Recipient's fulfillment of specified requirements, whereupon disbursements shall be made in distinctly outlined installments. Should multiple projects be selected as a Grant recipient, the jury will decide on the distribution of funds from the total grant pool based on the merit of each project.  

• Applications are accepted via electronic submission only.

• There is no limit to the number of projects you may submit.

• Applications must be received on or before the deadlines and application fee payment must be made in full at time of the submission.

• All application fees are non-refundable

• All submitted material must be original, and all rights must be wholly owned by the writer(s).

• Material must be submitted by the author or owner of the material. Material written by writing teams must be submitted by one of the writers, with consent of the other(s). All writers must be credited on the title page.

• 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 work carefully before submitting.

• In the event a juror, partner organization, mentor, or prize partner is no longer able to serve in their specified capacity, ScreenCraft will make its best effort to secure a replacement. ScreenCraft is not responsible for the failed delivery of any prize package by a juror, sponsor, or partner organization.

• Contact info may be included on the cover page of the screenplay, however it is not required.

• ScreenCraft reserves the right to change deadline and announcement dates at any time.

• ScreenCraft reserves the right to amend these rules at any time.

• Grant funding is conditional upon the selected recipient(s) going into production on selected project within twelve (12) months of when the grant was awarded.

  See full list of rules and eligibility at ScreenCraft website