CINESTORY SCREENWRITING AWARDS

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Script Guidelines

  • Submit one copy of a 90 to 130 page screenplay.
  • Do not send originals. Materials will not be returned under any circumstances.
  • If submitting a hardcopy script, please include two title pages. The first page, containing only the title of the entry, should be attached directly to the screenplay. A second page including title, author's name, address, and phone number must be submitted unattached to the script.
  • If submitting electronically, please ensure that your name and contact information does not appear on the title page.
  • The author's name must not appear anywhere within the body of the script.
  • Body pages must be numbered.
  • No additional materials should be attached to the script.
  • Hardcopy scripts must be bound with two or three brads and in industry-standard format and card stock covers are required. Consult any screenwriting text or format guide.
  • Screenplays must be in English.
  • Screenplays must be on plain white paper. Single or double-sided accepted.

Entry Guidelines

  • Any screenplay from any genre will be considered.
  • This contest is open to any writer without produced feature film credits.
  • Entered screenplays may not have been previously optioned, sold or produced.
  • Multiple entries are accepted, provided a signed entry form and appropriate entry fee is attached to each submission.
  • Multiple authorship is acceptable. However, if the screenplay wins an award, only one award will be given and it will be divided equally among the writers.
  • Screenplays must be the original work of the author. If based on another person's life story, a statement attesting to the rights obtained must be attached.
  • No adaptations of other written work will be accepted.
  • There must be no dispute about the ownership of submitted screenplays or the writer's right to submit a screenplay.
  • CineStory recommends registering your screenplays with the WGA or the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress.
  • No substitutions of new drafts or corrected pages for entries will be accepted under any circumstances. However, you may submit a new draft as a separate submission.
  • Judges' decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into. Sorry, we cannot provide individual feedback from the judges.
  • Entries that fail to follow competition rules and guidelines will be disqualified.
  • No refunds for entries that do not comply with competition rules and guidelines.
  • Winners will be responsible for their own U.S. income tax withholding.
  • Entering the contest constitutes permission to use the winners' names and likenesses for publicity and promotions with no additional compensation.
  • All entries must be postmarked or uploaded by the appropriate deadline.
  • CineStory reserves the right to extend the final deadline however an extended deadline is not guaranteed.
  • CineStory is not responsible for entries lost, stolen or damaged in transit.
  • CineStory notifies winners only.

Mailing Guidelines

  • EARLY DEADLINE: $40 per entry postmarked by November 16, 2009
  • REGULAR DEADLINE: $50 per entry postmarked by December 31, 2009
  • FINAL DEADLINE: $60 per entry postmarked by January 31, 2010
  • For confirmation that your screenplay has been received, please include a self-addressed stamped postcard.
  • CineStory is not responsible for screenplays lost, stolen or damaged in transit.
Send submissions and entry forms to:

CineStory Screenwriting Awards
427 N. Canon Drive
Suite 202
Beverly Hills, CA 90210

For any questions e-mail: info@cinestory.org