Objective

Deadline/Entry Fees

Deadline	Date	Entry Fee	Days till Deadline
Early	May 23, 2019	$50
Regular	July 25, 2019	$55
Ext Regular	September 19, 2019	$57
Extended	October 17, 2019	$58
Late	November 16, 2019	$60
Final	February 20, 2020	$65	25

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Notification: 3/31/2020

Rules

• Submissions are accepted via electronic submission only through our partner websites.
• There is no limit to the length of the projects you submit. Projects can be in script or treatment form.
• There is no limit to the number of projects you may submit.
• Scripts must be written in English or French, but can be in any film or television genre.
• Entrants are prohibited from contacting the judges during the competition. Any entrant who attempts to contact a judge will be disqualified and their entry fee forfeited. The decision of the judges is final.
• Entry fees for screenplay entries are posted on our partner websites and are non refundable.
• Employees and family members of the film festival are not eligible.
• Entrants must be 18 years or older to enter the contest. Misrepresentation of age, upon discovery, will forfeit entry and fees to the contest.
• Entries must be received on or before the deadlines and submission fee payment must be made in full at time of the submission. All entry fees are non-refundable and contest is void where prohibited.
• All submitted material must be original, and all rights must be wholly owned by the writer(s).
• All entries must be the original, and unpublished, un-produced, un-optioned work of the entrant. The entrant ensures that he or she is the sole author of the work and that it does not infringe on any existing copyright.
• All winners are responsible for their own income tax withholding.
• The competition, it’s judges, and it’s officers accept no liability whatsoever for any claims of damages, real or perceived, by any entrant(s) as a result of their participation in this contest.
• All writers at least 18 years of age are eligible.
• All persons from anywhere in the world are eligible; however the material submitted must be in English or French.
• All material submitted to other competitions or contests are eligible.
• Professional writers, journalists, poets, and previous contest winners are eligible.
• There are no requirements as to when the material was written.
• Material must be your original work.
• The material submitted must not be encumbered by any obligation to, or option held by, a third party prior to entering the competition.

Awards

TISC rewards our winning screenwriter with personal introductions to three separate talent managers and or development executives.

2019's first place winner received a personal introduction to a top talent manager at Fictional Entity.

Note only the top three winners receive prizes: the Grand Prize Winner and two Finalists.