About
Welcome to SYS's Sixth Annual Six-Figure Screenplay Contest.
As the contest has matured and found some success, we're eager to continue to build on our momentum and find more homes for quality, low budget screenplays.
Many of last year's screenplays have found interest from producers and we're hoping to have some exciting announcements in the coming year as these films move into production. Click here to see last year's top screenplays.
Our inaugural contest winning screenplay, Killer Profile, written by Richard Pierce, was found through the contest by one of our industry judges, Ted Campbell, who took the project to MarVista Entertainment where it was purchased and shot and is currently airing worldwide. Richard and Ted were both gracious enough to come on the SYS Podcast to talk about the experience and how it all came together. Click here to listen to Richard Pierce's episode and click here to listen to Ted Campbell's episode.
We'll be continuing to accept short films this year as well. Many producers are looking for quality short film scripts, so we're excited to try and find a home for them as well.
Prices & Deadlines
May 31st
Regular
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Jul 31st
Late
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Aug 31st
Final
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Feature Film Screenplay
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$55.00
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$60.00
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$65.00
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Feature Film Screenplay (with 2x assessments)
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$65.00
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$70.00
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$75.00
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Short Film Screenplay
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$45.00
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$50.00
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$55.00
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Short Film Screenplay (with 2x assessments)
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$55.00
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$60.00
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$65.00
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Benefits
Prizes (Features)
For this contest shorts are screenplays that are less than 30 pages, while features are screenplays that are longer than 75 pages.
Winner:
- -- $1,000 cash
- -- 1 SYS 3-pack screenplay analysis
- -- Highlighted in a special newsletter that goes to hundreds of working producers
- -- Featured in The Budget List at the end of the year
Runner up:
- -- 1 SYS 3-pack screenplay analysis
- -- Highlighted in a special newsletter that goes to hundreds of working producers
- -- Featured in The Budget List at the end of the year
Semi-finalists:
- -- Highlighted in a special newsletter that goes to hundreds of working producers
- -- Featured in The Budget List at the end of the year
Quarter-finalists:
- -- Featured in The Budget List at the end of the year
Short film scripts (less than 30 pages) will be judged using the same method and criteria as features. We're looking for low budget short scripts. Our readers will grade the scripts in the first round and then the highest rated scripts will be passed along to our industry judges in the later rounds.
Winner:
- -- $100 cash
- -- Highlighted in a special newsletter that goes to hundreds of working producers
- -- Featured in The Budget List at the end of the year
Runner up:
- -- Highlighted in a special newsletter that goes to hundreds of working producers
- -- Featured in The Budget List at the end of the year
Semi-finalists:
- -- Featured in The Budget List at the end of the year
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