Greenlights Challenge

Objective

Do you have a grounded genre script ready to be greenlit?

This screenplay challenge is open to original, character-driven, high-concept, elevated horror, thriller, and sci-fi feature-length screenplays that can be cinematically told within a six-figure budget. Screenplay should have no more than 5 locations and 5 characters.

Carte Blanche will offer at least one writer/writing team the grand prize of a $5,000 option agreement with the intention to produce their screenplay for under $1M.

Deadline/Entry Fees

Contact contest for this year's deadline.

Rules

• Submit your bio, logline, and the first 10 pages of your screenplay.
• If your first 10 pages are selected as one of the Top 50 submissions, we will reach out to you and request the rest of your script.
• Limit one entry per screenwriter/writing team.
• An additional entry will be considered if writers complete the Instagram engagement requirements below.
  • Follow both Roadmap Writers and Carte Blanche and on their contest announcement posts:
  • Comment with your screenplay’s title.
  • Tag 3 screenwriter or filmmaker friends.
  • Repost one contest announcement post to your story. Carte Blanche will DM you instructions for submitting a second script.
• Writer/Directors are encouraged to apply and will be considered to direct.
• Additional entries will only be considered if writers have followed all social media engagement requirements. If the requirements are not followed, only the first submission will be considered.
• All submissions are final.
• Carte Blanche will enter into $5,000 option with screenwriter/screenwriting team subject to both parties coming to agreement.

Awards

Carte Blanche will offer at least one writer/writing team the grand prize of a $5,000 option agreement with the intention to produce their screenplay for under $1M.