The Shore Scripts Short Film Fund offers screenwriters and filmmakers an opportunity to have their short film scripts financed and produced.

Our Award-Winning Judges including former Fund winners will decide this season’s Grand Prize Winner.

The Fall Season of the 2023 Short Film Fund will award production financing for a new short film.

●        Grand Prize Winner - A Cash Grant of $15K and support to take your short screenplay into production. Free camera equipment rental from ARRI Rental for the duration of production in any country that they operate.

●        Plus, ​the Grand Prize Winner will receive Festival Strategy consultancy with KIMBERLEY BROWNING (Filmmaker & Festival Programmer - Tribeca, Catalyst Content Festival, Production Advisor - Tribeca Untold Stories feature program).

●        2nd Place Prize - A Cash Prize of $1000 and feedback on their script from one of our esteemed Judges, plus the offer of script circulation to our roster and free access to our private Facebook screenwriting community.

●        Both Winners will win a call with Oscar-nominated producer MARIA GRACIA TURGEON where they can discuss their script and screenwriting career next steps.

●        Top 5 Finalists – will receive feedback on their scripts from one of our esteemed Judges, in addition to these prizes:

●        Top 15 Finalists – will have the opportunity to have their scripts read by members of our Industry Roster and Directors.

●        New for 2023 SFF2! Semi-Finalists - will receive free access to our private Facebook screenwriting community.

Our Short Film Fund is for screenwriters and/or directors who want to see their short film script produced and create a calling card to help them progress in the industry. As an emerging writer, getting a script produced is a transformative career milestone that can open new opportunities and help you pitch your stories to producers, managers, and agents.

The Fund accepts submissions from writers and filmmakers who have a script they wish to direct or wish to have Shore Scripts attach a director and crew to take the project through into production. We also accept submissions from short film projects in production seeking finishing funds.

All scripts must be in English. The Fund welcomes submissions from screenwriters and filmmakers from around the world. We accept short scripts, web series pilots, animations, and proof-of-concept shorts for TV series and Features. The production can be filmed in any country and any language. For foreign language films, the finished film will need to have English language subtitles

We can offer end-to-end support from script development to post-production and release. Grand Prize winners will receive production mentorship from Oscar-nominated producer Maria Gracia Turgeon and a personalized festival strategy from Tribeca festival programmer Kimberley Browning.

We do not seek to obtain any rights over your script or the resulting film at any time. For those who take the funding, we ask for a production company credit and access to promotional material from the produced short film project to promote the film and the fund in the future.

Our previous 18 funded short films have played at some of the top film festivals in the world, including Tribeca, BFI London, Austin, Cannes, Encounters, Palm Springs, and many others. Our writers have gone on to gain representation, sold screenplays, and been staffed on TV shows as a direct result of entering. 

READ MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE SHORT FILM FUND: https://www.shorescripts.com/historyoftheshortfilmfund/

Plus, every writer who enters receives a FREE 18-page booklet on HOW TO GET YOUR SCREENPLAY PRODUCED.

- Grand Prize Winner - A Cash Grant of $15K and support to take your short screenplay into production. Free camera equipment rental from ARRI Rental for the duration of production in any country that they operate.

- Plus, the Grand Prize Winner will receive Festival Strategy consultancy with Kimberley Browning (Filmmaker & Festival Programmer - Tribeca, Catalyst Content Festival, Production Advisor - Tribeca UNTOLD STORIES feature program). This includes a comprehensive evaluation and notes during post-production, as well as a film festival submission strategy and planning session to create a plan that helps navigate the festival circuit and support the filmmaker's goals and career development. And receive a Free Online or In-Person All Access Badge to HollyShorts 2023.

- 2nd Place Winner - A Cash Prize of $1000 and feedback on their script from one of our esteemed Judges, plus the offer of script circulation and free access to our private Facebook screenwriting community

- Both Winners will have the opportunity to discuss their scripts and career next steps with Oscar-nominated producer MARIA GRACIA TURGEON and receive a Free Screenwriting Book of their choice from Michael Wiese Productions.

- Top 5 Finalists – will receive feedback on their scripts from one of our esteemed Judges, in addition to these prizes:

- Top 15 Finalists – with your permission, your script will be sent to our Judges, Directors, & specially chosen members of our Industry.

- New for 2023 SFF2! Semi-Finalists – will receive free access to our private Facebook screenwriting community.