Script Competition New Media Film Festival Los Angeles

Objective

New Media Film Festival® the film festival you’ll want to enter. Pushing the envelope is a big deal in the film industry but telling the same old stories will not get your name out there. You have to innovate and tell a new story. If this sounds like you, then the New Media Film Festival® is the perfect place to showcase your script. HBO has requested meetings with writers who have submitted to our festival.

“With industry-leading judges and a long history of featuring groundbreaking new content, the New Media Film Festival’s call for scripts is one that every screenwriter should be answering." - Film Daily

Deadline/Entry Fees

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Notification: April 15, 2025

Eligibility

Rules

• By submitting your work to the New Media Film Festival, you are agreeing to this statement. In submitting this work, I am claiming that it is my own and that I hold all necessary copyright or have the permission of the appropriate owners of copyright to incorporate portions of their work.
• Yes, I am the creator and author of the work submitted.
• In the event that my entry contains the work of other individuals or organizations (including any copyrighted photographs, musical compositions, etc.), I understand that it is my responsibility to obtain any necessary permissions and/or licenses.
• Yes, I have the necessary rights and/or permissions to use the visual elements in this entry.
• Yes, I have the necessary rights and/or permissions to use the audio in this entry.

New Media Film Festival is not responsible for tapes damaged or lost in transit. Works submitted for jury selection will not be returned after the close of the festival. No media/film accepted for programming can be pulled from the festival.

New Media Film Festival does not check to make sure that you have cleared these materials at any point during the application process, nor will we be held responsible for any inclusion of uncleared materials in your film. It is the sole responsibility of the entity submitting the project to secure permission from the copyright holder of the material in question, whether it is music, stock footage, or any other elements that could violate an existing copyright. Quite often, rights holders offer reduced rates for festival films, so you should contact them directly to avoid any possible rights infringements.

Please note, there is a deliverables deadline for each venue. If you do not meet that deadline it is possible we will not be able to screen your content. Deliverables are the responsibility of the person submitting.

This message, including any attachments, may include privileged, confidential and or inside information. Any distribution or use of this communication or any communciation between submitter and festival by anyone other than the intended recipient (s) and other than this festival submission is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful.

Submission fee is non refundable.

Awards

Judges from HBO, Marvel, EMMYS, GRAMMYS, ABC, PBS, BBC, Rolling Stone, Simon & Schuster, Springer Publishing & More.

Top 3 Scripts & Best Script receive:

• Custom hand painted wood film slate
• Filmustage Package
• Script Reader Pro Pacakge
• Scriptwriters Network Package
• Creative Handbook and are still considered for Grand Prize Award $45,000