American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest
American Zoetrope
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916 Kearny Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
415-788-7500 (voice)
415-989-7910 (fax)
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contests@zoetrope.com
Contact: Manjula Martin
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Objective
The mission of the American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest is to find and promote new and innovative voices in cinema. Every script is read closely by a select handful of professional readers, and Francis Ford Coppola selects a grand prize–winner from among the top ten finalists. The grand prize–winner receives a cash prize, and the scripts of all top ten finalists are sent by Zoetrope to leading production companies and talent agencies for consideration.
Deadline/Entry Fees
Expired. Previous Deadline: 09/12/2024Notification: One winning script and nine finalists will be announced on February 10, 2025. Semi- and quarterfinalists will be announced at the same time.
Eligibility
18 years or older. No earnings greater than $50,000 in the prior calendar year. See website for details.Rules
Please see website.Awards
The winner of the competition will receive the grand prize of $5,000.
The winner and nine honorable-mentions will be considered for representation by select agencies and their scripts will be considered for film option and development by leading production companies, including:American Zoetrope, Anonymous Content, Cats & Dogs Productions, Double Hope Films, Forward Movement (an ARRAY Company), Fox Searchlight, The Gersh Agency, Groundswell Productions, Icon Films, IFC Films, Jean Doumanian Productions, Lionsgate, LIT Entertainment Group, Lleju Productions, Number 9 Films, Oasis Media Group, Pretty Pictures Productions, Robert Evans, Roserock Films, Sony Pictures Classics, Verisimilitude, William Morris Endeavor, and Working Title Films.
American Zoetrope
Contact
916 Kearny Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
415-788-7500 (voice)
415-989-7910 (fax)
Web:
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Email:
contests@zoetrope.com
Contact: Manjula Martin
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American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest
Contact
916 Kearny Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
415-788-7500 (voice)
415-989-7910 (fax)
Web:
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Email:
contests@zoetrope.com
Contact: Manjula Martin
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Contest News
American Zoetrope Names Contest Winners
Tricia Lee's Mother-Daughter has been named the Grand Prize Winner of the 17th Annual American Zoetrope Screenplay Competition.
GRAND PRIZE–WINNER
Mother-Daughter
Tricia Lee
(Valley Village, CA)
FINALISTS/HONORABLE MENTIONS
Men
Rebecca Dreyfus
(Brooklyn, NY)
Valid
Sefi Atta
(Meridian, MS)
The Shtick-Up
by Valerie Bodurtha
(Stamford, CT)
A Citizen
by Jason Christou and Tanya Farley
(Melbourne, Australia)
Service Animals
by Christopher Corte
(North Hollywood, CA)
The Thirty Second Plan
by Lori Dale
(Los Angeles, CA)
The Fourteeners
by Edgar Martinez Schulz
(North Hollywood, CA)
Under Act (PILOT)
by Nir Shelter
(Rose Bay, NSW, Australia)
The Carlisle Indian
by Peter Vicaire
(Savage, MN)
The complete list of all finalists, including semi- and quarterfinalists, and the list of the prizes are available on our American Zoetrop website.
Updated: 02/18/2020
American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest
Contact
916 Kearny Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
415-788-7500 (voice)
415-989-7910 (fax)
Web:
Click here
Email:
contests@zoetrope.com
Contact: Manjula Martin
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