Wscripted's Cannes Screenplay List
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Wscripted's Cannes Screenplay List
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Wscripted’s 5th Cannes Screenplay List presented by MUBI, highlights top scripts by women & non-binary screenwriters at the Cannes Film Market.
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Wscripted’s 5th Cannes Screenplay List applications presented by MUBI.
Wscripted's 5th Cannes Screenplay List will highlight outstanding feature scripts by women and non-binary storytellers during the 2025 Cannes Film Market.
Wscripted’s Fourth list was curated by an A-List jury of female filmmakers, including BAFTA-winning actress Vanessa Kirby, Nathalie Marchak and Nathalie Alvarez Mesen. Stay tuned for the announcement of our 2025 jury.
Late Applications: While the official application deadline has passed (03/23), we accept late applications to the 5th Cannes Screenplay List. If you have a great feature script at the development or financing stages and would like to be considered, you can submit a late application — we review late applications on a rolling basis until April 15.
Benefits
- Visibility in the press and promotion to producers, agents, development executives.
- Project pitched to producers during 1:1 meetings at the Cannes Film Market.
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· Historical
· 109 Pages
In 1930s Carmel, a brilliant, tenacious immigrant becomes the muse and lover of acclaimed photographer Edward Weston, but as she helps his reputation grow she struggles to find the space for her own ambitions in the dark room of a genius. Based on a true story.
Los Angeles, CA
Christine Garver is a writer and performer. She wants the tell the story of Female Identity in America, exploring the relationship between femininity and ambition. She is currently writing a film for Hallmark. She won the Chinonye Chukwu Emerging Writer Award at the Athena Film Festival.
As an actress, she's recurred on MADAM SECRETARY and MAD ...
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Rules
Eligibility: Women & non-binary screenwriters, writer-directors, co-writers.
Accepted Languages: English, French, or translations in both languages.
Format: Feature film screenplay.