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Screenwriting competitions: Nicholl, Scriptapalooza, Script P.I.M.P

04.9.10 @ 12:00PM Tags : competition, screenwriting, script

The April 1 deadline for the last two screenplay competitions I posted has passed, but if you’ve got a feature or TV script sitting on your hard drive doing nothing, it’s worth checking out Scriptapalooza and Script P.I.M.P (seriously, that’s your name?) for a chance at prize money and exposure. After all, those in the know say “films get made by getting them out there, opening up, and making relationships — the more you open up and get feedback, that’s how your film gets made.”

When it comes to screenplay competitions, however, the BMOC is the Nicholl Fellowship, which is part of AMPAS (better known as the group that puts together the Oscars). From the horse’s mouth:

The Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting is the world’s most esteemed screenwriting competition. Each year up to five $30,000 fellowships are awarded to authors who have previously earned less than $5,000 writing for film or television.

The Nicholl deadline is May 1.

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Babelgum's 3rd Online Film Festival

03.24.10 @ 12:00PM Tags : babelgum, competition, contest, opportunities

Babelgum’s 3rd Online Film Festival is currently accepting submissions, with a deadline of March 28. Submissions are voted on by Babelgum’s online audience in each of the following categories: Animation (5 min max), Narrative (15 min max), Nonnarrative (5 min max), and Documentary (15 min max). As for prizes, from their site:

If you are the 1st Place winner of a Jury Award, you will receive a cash prize of US $3,000. If you are a runner-up, you will receive US $1,000. The winner of the Best Viral Short Award will receive US $2,000. If you are the winner of an Audience Award, you will receive a prize to be determined by Babel and announced on the Babelgum website.¹ If you are the winner of the Stoli Emerging Filmmaker Award, your film will be screened along with other winners and honored at a reception during the Tribeca Film Festival.

If you’ve got a short that could use some exposure and/or prize money, this could be a good opportunity.

Link: Babelgum Online Film Festival

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