Filmarket Hub Feature Film Screenwriting Contest

Objective

We are looking for fresh voices and the next great film script. Our goal is to connect screenwriters with leading producers and key players in the industry.

Deadline/Entry Fees

Contact contest for this year's deadline.

Eligibility

All writers must be +18 years old to be eligible. Writers from all over the world are eligible, but the script must be in English language. The page length for feature films must be between 70-125 pages. Scripts longer than 125 pages will not be eligible.

Rules

• Entry fee for each script is 39.99€ until the early deadline on November 18. Thereafter, entry fee is 49.99€ until the final deadline on December 16.
• There is no entry fee for projects subscribed to Filmarket Hub - Full Access.
• All entry fees are non-refundable.
• Substitutions of either corrected pages or new drafts are not allowed. However, you may submit the same script more than once paying its corresponding entry fee.
• There is no limit to the number of scripts you may submit.
• All submissions must be original and the writers must own all rights.
• All ownership rights of the scripts submitted to this contest remain the property of the original right holders.
• Registered copyright for the script is highly recommended.

Awards

1 WINNER

• 2.000€ cash award.
• An invitation to participate at the next Filmarket Hub UK Online Pitchbox.
• An invitation to participate at FEST — Pitching Forum in Portugal.
• A script development and career coaching session with Karol Griffiths.
• Script feedback from the contest’s Executive Partners: Film4, Lone Wolf Studios, Number 9 Films and Protagonist Pictures.
• An invitation to be featured on the Filmarket Hub online marketplace.
• A mail out recommending the script to Filmarket Hub’s international database of film companies.
• Curzon Cult Membership (worth £285).
• Final Draft screenwriting software (worth $249.99).
• Sundance Co//ab Creator+ Membership (worth $99).
• A Writers Store webinar (worth $79.99).
• A complimentary pass to the 2022 Edinburgh International Film Festival.

2 FINALISTS

• 500€ cash award per finalist.
• A Special Mention at the next Filmarket Hub UK Online Pitchbox.
• Script feedback from the contest’s Executive Partners: Film4, Lone Wolf Studios, Number 9 Films and Protagonist Pictures.
• An invitation to be featured on the Filmarket Hub online marketplace.
• A mail out recommending the script to Filmarket Hub’s international database of film companies.
• Final Draft screenwriting software (worth $249.99).
• Sundance Co//ab Creator+ Membership (worth $99).
• Curzon Classic Membership (worth £65).
• A Writers Store webinar (worth $79.99).

3 SEMI-FINALISTS

• An invitation to be featured on the Filmarket Hub online marketplace.
• A mail out recommending the script to Filmarket Hub’s international database of film companies.
• Final Draft screenwriting software (worth $249.99).