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Golden Script Competition
Golden Script Competition
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Objective
The Golden Script Competition is a yearly international competition for short, feature and TV pilot screenplays from all around the world.
You will be submitting to the 2023 edition and the winning scripts of this edition will be read by some of the best production companies and literary agencies (including some that have one several OSCARS and BAFTAS), giving you the chance to have your script produced or represented. 2023 Mentors include a Oscar-winner and a three-time Emmy-nominee.
Who's reading our top scripts:
- Scott Free Productions (Gladiator, The Martian)
- Reliance Entertainment (1917, Ready Player One)
- Killer Films (Still Alice, Carol)
- Amblin Partners (Green Book, The Girl on the Train)
- Benaroya Pictures (Lawless, Margin Call)
- 21 Laps Entertainment (Stranger Things, Arrival)
- Davis Entertainment (The Blacklist, I, Robot)
- Broken Road Productions (The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Next)
- Shoreline Entertainment (The Man from Earth, The Signal)
- Simon West Productions (The Expendables 2, Tomb Raider)
- West Coast Film Partners (Olympus Has Fallen, Donnie Darko)
- MadRiver Pictures (The Trial of the Chicago 7, Ad Astra)
- Lit Entertainment Group (Prisoners, Free Guy)
- Fremantle (American Gods, The Young Pope)
- Stone Village Productions (The Lincoln Lawyer, Runner Runner)
- Knight Hall Agency (repr. Show More
Deadline/Entry Fees
| Deadline | Date | Entry Fee | Days till Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earlybird | October 27, 2022 | $54.99 | |
| Late | March 19, 2023 | $64.99 | |
| Extended Deadline | March 29, 2023 | $74.99 | 2 |
Please see website for additional deadlines and details.
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Notification: Please see website for additional deadlines and details.
Rules
- Submitted scripts must be original screenplays, and the sole property of the applicant(s). Screenplays submitted must not have been previously sold or produced. Adapted or based on screenplays are also accepted. It is the sole responsibility of the applicant to register their screenplay and secure clearance from the copyright holders of any copyrighted materials included within the submitted screenplay. All entrants, including the nominees and winners, retain complete and exclusive rights to their work.
- All ages are eligible, and you can submit from any country.
- All entries must be in English.
- We accept screenplays between 1-140 pages in length. For scripts over 140 pages, you would need to pay an additional fee.
- There is no limit to the number of screenplays you may submit.
- All entries must be uploaded in PDF/FDX format. Contact details or names are allowed to be on the title page.
- All screenplays should be written in industry standard format (Courier 12 pt font).
- Substitutions of either corrected pages or new drafts of the entry screenplay(s) are accepted. However, you would need to pay an additional fee: https://goldenscript.net/extra
- Competition judges, readers and employees of our competition, past and present, and their immediate friends and families, are NOT eligible to enter. Previous winning and finalist scripts are also NOT eligible.
- 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 we do not provide any feedback (except for paid feedback).
- By entering The Golden Script Competition you agree to all the rules listed. Regardless of your status (winner or nominee), please note that your script, logline and contact information may be shared with our partners and sponsors, and by submitting you agree with that. You also agree to release and hold harmless The Golden Script Competition and its subsidiary, parent and affiliated companies from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liability, including but not limited to damages and negligence to property and persons, including but not limited to invasion of privacy, defamation, slander, libel, violation of right of publicity, copyright, infringement of trademark or other intellectual property rights relating to a participant’s entry, participation in the contest and/or acceptance or use or misuse of the prize.
The Golden Script 2023 Edition NOMINEES will be announced on the 20th of June, 2023.
Awards
FEATURE SCRIPTS
THE GOLDEN SCRIPT WINNER (1st PLACE) - 1on1 MASTERCLASS with OSCAR and BAFTA-winner BOBBY MORESCO + Trophy + Award Certificate + one 4 month InkTip Pro Membership worth $130 + 1yr ISAConnect Membership worth $120 + Unlimited Subscription @ Filmarket Hub & Spotlight Mailing to Filmarket Hub's International Database + 1yr Screenwriting Staffing Membership worth $130 + 1yr FILMUSTAGE subscription worth $468 + 10 Pitches on Virtual Pitch Fest (VPF) + GUARANTEED Golden List Inclusion
2nd PLACE - Trophy + Award Certificate + one 4 month InkTip Pro Membership worth $130 + Unlimited Subscription @ Filmarket Hub & Spotlight Mailing to Filmarket Hub's International Database + 6mo Screenwriting Staffing Membership worth $80 + 1yr FILMUSTAGE subscription worth $468 + 5 Pitches on Virtual Pitch Fest (VPF) + GUARANTEED Golden List Inclusion
3rd PLACE - Trophy + Award Certificate + one 4 month InkTip Pro Membership worth $130 + Unlimited Subscription @ Filmarket Hub & Spotlight Mailing to Filmarket Hub's International Database + 6mo Screenwriting Staffing Membership worth $80 + 1yr FILMUSTAGE subscription worth $468 + 5 Pitches on Virtual Pitch Fest (VPF) + GUARANTEED Golden List Inclusion
FINALISTS - Award Certificate + 20% off discount @ Filmarket Hub (upcoming call for entries) + 50% off discount @ FILMUSTAGE + 1 Pitch on Virtual Pitch Fest (VPF) + Golden List Inclusion (if placed on the 4th to 15th place)
TV PILOTS
THE GOLDEN TV SCRIPT WINNER (1st PLACE) - 1on1 MASTERCLASS with three-time EMMY-nominee JESSICA SHARZER + Trophy + Award Certificate + 1yr ISAConnect Membership worth $120 + one 4 month InkTip Pro Membership worth $130 + Unlimited Subscription @ Filmarket Hub & Spotlight Mailing to Filmarket Hub's International Database + 1yr Screenwriting Staffing Membership worth $130 + 1yr FILMUSTAGE subscription worth $468 + 10 Pitches on Virtual Pitch Fest (VPF) + GUARANTEED Golden List Inclusion
2nd PLACE - Trophy + Award Certificate + one 4 month InkTip Pro Membership worth $130 + Unlimited Subscription @ Filmarket Hub & Spotlight Mailing to Filmarket Hub's International Database + 6mo Screenwriting Staffing Membership worth $80 + 1yr FILMUSTAGE subscription worth $468 + 5 Pitches on Virtual Pitch Fest (VPF) + GUARANTEED Golden List Inclusion
3rd PLACE - Trophy + Award Certificate + one 4 month InkTip Pro Membership worth $130 + Unlimited Subscription @ Filmarket Hub & Spotlight Mailing to Filmarket Hub's International Database + 6mo Screenwriting Staffing Membership worth $80 + 1yr FILMUSTAGE subscription worth $468 + 5 Pitches on Virtual Pitch Fest (VPF)+ GUARANTEED Golden List Inclusion
FINALISTS - Award Certificate + 50% off discount @ FILMUSTAGE + Golden List Inclusion (if placed on the 4th to 9th place) + 1 Pitch on Virtual Pitch Fest (VPF)
SHORT SCRIPTS
THE GOLDEN SCRIPT WINNER (1st PLACE) - Trophy + Award Certificate + 1yr ISAConnect Membership worth $120 + 1yr Screenwriting Staffing Membership worth $130 + 1yr FILMUSTAGE subscription worth $468 + GUARANTEED Golden List Inclusion
2nd PLACE - Trophy + Award Certificate + 6mo Screenwriting Staffing Membership worth $80 + 1yr FILMUSTAGE subscription worth $468 + GUARANTEED Golden List Inclusion
3rd PLACE - Trophy + Award Certificate + 6mo Screenwriting Staffing Membership worth $80 + 1yr FILMUSTAGE subscription worth $468 + GUARANTEED Golden List Inclusion
FINALISTS - Award Certificate + 50% off discount @ FILMUSTAGE + Golden List Inclusion (if placed on the 4th, 5th or 6th place)
Golden Script Competition
Contact
Web:
https://goldenscript.net
Email:
contact@goldenscript.net
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Golden Script Competition
Contact
Web:
https://goldenscript.net
Email:
contact@goldenscript.net
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Contest News
Golden Script Announces 2022 Golden List
The Golden Script Competition has announced the Golden List of 2022, a yearly list comprised of the best 15 unproduced features, 6 shorts & 9 TV pilots of the year. [Updated: 07/11/2022]
Golden Script Competition Names 2022 Contest Winners
The Golden Script Competition has announced their feature, TV, and Short Script Category Winners. [Updated: 07/05/2022]
Golden Script Competition to offer a $10,000 Option Fund in 2022
Golden Script Competition is excited to announce a $10,000 guaranteed fund for one FEATURE or TV PILOT script in 2022 from their partners Lucky Elephant Media (Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Pieces of a Woman). The guaranteed fund will be given after the Golden List announcement on July 10th, 2022. [Updated: 08/05/2021]
Golden Script Competition Announces 2021 Golden List
The Golden Script Competition has named the Golden List of 2021, comprised of the best 15 features, 9 TV pilots, and 6 short scripts of the year. With consent of the writers, the Golden List scripts are made available to partners of the competition, as well as to creative executives, producers or directors. [Updated: 07/10/2021]
Golden Script Competition Announces 2021 Winners
The Golden Script Competition has named their 2021 Feature, TV, and Short Script Competition Winners. [Updated: 07/05/2021]
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Golden Script Competition
Contact
Web:
https://goldenscript.net
Email:
contact@goldenscript.net
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