FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival Screenplay Competition
RIIFF/Rhode Island

Contact
P.O. Box 162
Newport, RI 02840
(401) 861-4445 (voice)
(401) 490-6735 (fax)
Web:
http://www.film-festival.org
Email:
info@film-festival.org
Contact: George T. Marshall, Executive Director
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Objective
To discover and honor the new voices of independent film. Screenplays will be judged on creativity, innovation, vision, originality and the use of language. The key element is that of communication and how it complements and is transformed by the language of film.
Deadline/Entry Fees
Deadline | Date Days till: |
Entry Fee |
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Earlybird | January 15, 2025 | $50 |
Regular | May 15, 2025 15 |
$55 |
Late | June 1, 2025 32 |
$75 |
Extended | June 15, 2025 46 |
$75 |
Final | July 15, 2025 76 |
$75 |
Notification: July 29, 2023
Eligibility
Open to anyoneRules
Please visit website for rules and guidelines.
Awards
Screenplays entered into the competition will be adjudicated by a distinguished panel of industry professionals, educators, peers and film fans. The Grand Prize winner will become a central focus during ScriptBiz™ the screenplay pitch forum held during the Festival. The Grand Prize winner will also receive prizes valued at over $10,000. This includes travel, up to four nights accommodations, Final Draft software and screenplay promotions. Since the contest winners are announced following the main Festival, the Grand Prize winner’s work will be a focal point for RIIFF, with the official trophy presented at the Festival's Opening Night Celebration.RIIFF/Rhode Island

Contact
P.O. Box 162
Newport, RI 02840
(401) 861-4445 (voice)
(401) 490-6735 (fax)
Web:
http://www.film-festival.org
Email:
info@film-festival.org
Contact: George T. Marshall, Executive Director
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FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival Screenplay Competition

Contact
P.O. Box 162
Newport, RI 02840
(401) 861-4445 (voice)
(401) 490-6735 (fax)
Web:
http://www.film-festival.org
Email:
info@film-festival.org
Contact: George T. Marshall, Executive Director
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Contest News
RIIFF Extends Deadline to June 1st
(PROVIDENCE, RI) – The Brooks Pharmacy Providence/Rhode Island International
Film Festival® (RIIFF) is accepting entries for its annual Screenplay
Competition. The competition is open to all writers of feature length
screenplays. Judging will be based on creativity, innovation, vision,
originality and the use of language. The key element is that of communication
and how it complements and is transformed by the language of film.
Screenplays must have been written after 1997 and cannot have been sold or
optioned prior to or at the time of submission.
Screenplays will be judged by a jury of distinguished panel of industry
professionals, peers and film fans. The Grand Prize winner will receive a
cash prize of $2,500 and a public reading with local actors. This reading
will be videotaped and a tape will be presented to the winner. Also,
depending on then script appropriateness, the winner may also have segments
of the work produced during the Master Class on Production which features the
participation of a noted director, (last year, the program was led by
maverick director, Robert Downey, Sr.). The deadline for submission is June
1, 2000.
Updated: 05/07/2000
FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival Screenplay Competition

Contact
P.O. Box 162
Newport, RI 02840
(401) 861-4445 (voice)
(401) 490-6735 (fax)
Web:
http://www.film-festival.org
Email:
info@film-festival.org
Contact: George T. Marshall, Executive Director
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