The Script Development Fund
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The Shore Scripts Script Development Fund offers you an opportunity to transform your story idea into a fully-functioning first draft.
The Two Winners will receive:
● Grand Prize Winner - $2000 Cash.
● 2nd Place Prize - $1000 Cash.
● Plus, both Winners will receive multiple rounds of FREE script coverage and development from Lee Hamilton, Head of Development at Shore Scripts, over the following year.
● Top 5 Finalists will each receive a free 3-Page coverage report
plus 6 months of free access to Stage 32's Writers' Room.The Script Development Fund is an exciting new opportunity that has been established to help emerging screenwriters find the precious time needed to finish their screenplay. Many aspiring writers struggle to find the time to write whilst supporting themselves and their families financially in other paid work. The cash awarded in this contest is intended to finance greater freedom for writers, be that taking time off work, attending a writer’s retreat, engaging childminders, or any other way the writer sees fit that will help them find time to write.
In addition, Shore Scripts will offer up the wealth of experience from our Head of Development to provide ongoing coverage and feedback to the winners over a period of a year.
The Fund welcomes submissions from
screenwriters from around the world. Submissions should be in the form of
a short treatment or the first 10 pages of a script that the writer is
currently working on. Treatments and scripts must be in English. Projects must
be personal/spec projects, and not projects you have been commissioned and paid
to write by a production company or producer.
Shore Scripts does not seek to obtain any rights over your script at any time.
ALL THE INFO: https://www.shorescripts.com/scriptdevfund/
Plus, every writer who enters receives a FREE copy of our
40-page COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO SCREENPLAY FORMATTING.
Benefits
- GRAND PRIZE WINNER - $2000 Cash.
- 2ND PLACE PRIZE - $1000 Cash.
- Both Winners will receive personalized free script feedback and development on their winning script or treatment, including:
* Two 1-Hour calls with our Head of Development, Lee Hamilton, either on zoom, Skype, or phone as preferred by both parties.
* A 6-page Free coverage report
*Two 3-Page Free coverage reports
- And both Winners will each receive a Free Screenwriting Book of their choice from Michael Wiese Productions, a Free 1-Year Pro Membership to Raindance, and an InkTip Screenwriting Prize Package including four months of free Pro membership.
- And in an initiative especially created for this contest Winners will be able to consult with representatives of the following organizations who are kindly giving their time for free to help our Winners develop their writing skills – Robert McKee, ISA, Save The Cat, Women In Film & TV, InkTip, Pride Reads, and The British Blacklist.
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Top 5 Finalists – will each receive a free 3-Page
coverage report plus 6 months of free access to Stage 32's Writers' Room.
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Rules
* We accept the first ten pages of scripts, and treatments for Feature, TV, Shorts, and Animation screenplays.
* Writers who enter scripts should enter between the first 8 and 11 pages, including the Title page. Anything under or over these page lengths will not be accepted.
* Treatments should be between 5-10 pages. We do not accept treatments that are over 10 pages. The Title page does not count towards this total if it only includes the script title. If it contains more than that (details on your project), then this counts as one of the 10 pages.
* Writers from all countries are welcome to enter. All scripts and treatments must be written in English.
* The Development Fund is for projects that are still in the writing stage. Completed screenplays or films are not eligible to enter.
* The Grant Money can be spent on whatever the winners see fit to help them finish their project.
* The Script Development prizes will be solely focused on the script or treatment you entered the Fund with. Calls and coverage with our Head of Development will be arranged to fit the schedules of both parties.
* All ages can enter. Under 18’s need to get their parent’s permission.
* All genres are welcome.
* Please only include the Script Title on the Title page.
* You may submit as many scripts as you wish.
* Scripts should be formatted at size 12 Courier.
* We prefer scripts and treatments to be sent as PDF documents.
* We accept text only and text and image treatments.
* Submitted file sizes should be below 15 MB.
* All submitted screenplays must be the writer’s original work, or they own the copyright. If a writing team enters, then both/all writers must consent.
* Shore Scripts will never hold any rights over your project.
* To help the environment, Shore Scripts only accepts electronic entries.
* Each writer, or writing team, may not have earned more than $50,000 in screenwriting fees in the preceding 18 months. This clause is in place to help us support emerging talent. (Contest & Fellowship awards and writing fees received outside of fiction screenwriting do not count toward this total).
* Shore Scripts staff and associates are unable to enter the Development Fund.
* Resubmissions: You may enter a more recent draft of an already submitted script at any time before the final deadline. There is a small additional fee as the new draft will receive a guaranteed read in the first round. You may re-enter your script through the Resubmission page. Alternatively, you can Update your script at any time via Coverfly. However, if your script has already been read, your new draft will only be read, if the original submission proceeds to the next round.
* The winners consent to Shore Scripts using their name, script title, and any other relevant information for promotional purposes on their website. This will be used to inform other contestants and the media of the results.
* If Shore Scripts helps a writer gain representation, option, sell, or have his/her screenplay produced, then we are entitled to state this on our website and on any other platforms whenever we see fit.
* The decision of Shore Scripts is final. By applying to this fund each participant agrees to hold Shore Scripts, our judges and sponsors immune from any competition disputes, claims, liabilities, and expenses.
* By entering Shore Scripts, you authorize us to use any trusted third-party online, cloud-based, and email services and databases for hosting, managing, and/or sending/transmitting your submission file(s).
* If we see fit, we can extend the final deadline for the competition. (Please note that this has never yet happened).
Please contact us at contact @ shorescripts.com if you have any questions. Thanks.
ALL THE INFO: https://www.shorescripts.com/scriptdevfund/
