Objective

Deadline/Entry Fees

See website for other category entry fees.

COVERAGE FEES (In addition to the submission fees):
Standard Coverage (returned within 2 months): +$80
Express Coverage (returned within 21 days): +$120

Rules

1. Screenplays must not have been previously optioned, purchased or produced.
2. Screenplays must not have received awards from other competitions over $500.00 at the time of entry.
3. Screenwriters who have had previous feature screenplays produced and distributed by non-independent means are ineligible.
4. Screenplays must be in English, formatted in 12-point courier font.
5. Don't cheat in an effort to keep the page count to 120 or less. We will notice and ask that the extra fee be paid for screenplays in excess of 120 pages. As a standard rule, 1.5" left, 1" right and 1" top and bottom is a good one.
6. To enter the Slamdance Screenplay Competition you must agree to its Terms and Conditions.
7. The Slamdance Screenplay Competition Readers' decisions are final.
8. Teleplays must not have been previously optioned, purchased or produced.

1. In the event of multiple writers, list all additional co-writers. Please note Slamdance divides awards equally among co-writers.
2. Slamdance is not responsible for screenplays or coverage stolen or lost in transit
3. For screenplays longer than 120 pages, fifteen dollars is added to the regular entry fees.
4. Cover pages are optional. If you decide to use one, it would ideally include just a title, author name, WGA registration number and Copyright information.

Awards

A total of $16,000 in cash prizes will be awarded to the winners this year.

The Grand Prize winner will receive $8,000 in cash.

The winners of the Short, Feature, Horror, and Original Teleplay categories will receive $2,000 in cash, each.

The top three screenwriters in each category will receive prize packages that include Festival Passes good for all screenings and parties at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah (January 2018)

The top three screenwriters in the Feature and Horror category are eligible for membership in the Writers Guild of America’s Independent Writers Caucus.

The winning Horror feature and Feature screenplays will receive $2,500 in legal services from Pierce Law Group, LLP

The top three screenwriters in each category will receive merchandise from the Slamdance SHOP (T-shirts, beanies, etc.).

The top three screenwriters in each category will be included in the 2018 Slamdance Film Festival program which is distributed to industry professionals in Park City and year round.

Production companies, studios, top agencies and managers request to read our top scripts.