Shore Scripts Short Film Fund

Shore Film Fund

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171 Pier Avenue #145
Santa Monica, CA 90405-5363

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Email:
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Contact: Justine Owens, Director of Contests

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Objective

$30,000 in Cash Grants in 2023. For screenwriters and/or filmmakers who want to see their short film script produced and create a calling card to help them progress in the industry as writers or writer-directors. Previous winners have had their films screened at Tribeca, BFI London, and won a BAFTA... Alumni working on Netflix & BBC Shows.

The Shore Scripts Short Film Fund offers screenwriters and filmmakers an opportunity to have their short film scripts financed and produced.

Our Award-Winning Judges including former Fund winners will decide this season’s Grand Prize Winner. Show More

Deadline/Entry Fees

Expired. Previous Deadline: 10/31/2023

Notification: Semi-Finalists Announced Nov 24. Finalists Announced Dec 01. Winners Announced Dec 14, 2023.

Rules

Scripts should be within 2-30 pages. Writers can exceed the recommended limits by up to 30 pages, with an additional fee of $1 per page.

We welcome submissions from all countries. The winning short(s) can be filmed in any country. All scripts must be written in English. We accept foreign language films; the finished film will need to have English language subtitles

We accept short film scripts, web-series pilots, animations, and proof-of-concept shorts for TV series and Features.

We accept scripts for short films that have already been filmed or are in the process of production and require additional Finishing Funds. Submissions for Finishing Funds must be entered as standard but with the Format marked as "In Production Film". Then include a password-protected link to a Vimeo or Youtube location where we can view your work-in-progress film in the 'Comment to Reader' text box provided.

RULES, FAQ & MORE INFO CAN BE SEEN HERE: https://www.shorescripts.com/rules-faq/#sff-rules

Awards

  • Grand Prize Winner - A Cash Grant of $15K and support to take your short screenplay into production. Free camera equipment rental from ARRI Rental for the duration of production in any country in which they operate.
  • Plus, the Grand Prize Winner will receive Festival Strategy consultancy with Kimberley Browning (Filmmaker & Festival Programmer - Tribeca, Catalyst Content Festival, Production Advisor - Tribeca UNTOLD STORIES feature program). This includes a comprehensive evaluation and notes during post-production, as well as a film festival submission strategy and planning session to create a plan that helps navigate the festival circuit and support the filmmaker's goals and career development. And receive a Free Online or In-Person All Access Badge to HollyShorts 2023.
  • 2nd Place Winner - A Cash Prize of $1000 and feedback on their script from one of our esteemed Judges, plus the offer of script circulation and free access to our private Facebook screenwriting community.
  • Both Winners will have the opportunity to discuss their scripts and career next steps with Oscar-nominated producer MARIA GRACIA TURGEON and receive a Free Screenwriting Book of their choice from Michael Wiese Productions.
  • Top 5 Finalists – will receive feedback on their scripts from one of our esteemed Judges, in addition to these prizes:
  • Top 15 Finalists – with your permission, your script will be sent to our Judges, Directors, & specially chosen members of our Industry.
  • New for 2023 SFF2! Semi-Finalists – will receive free access to our private Facebook screenwriting community.

Shore Film Fund

Contact

171 Pier Avenue #145
Santa Monica, CA 90405-5363

Web:
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Email:
contact@shorescripts.com

Contact: Justine Owens, Director of Contests

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Professionalism: 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars (3.6/5.0)
Feedback: 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars (3.6/5.0)
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Shore Scripts Short Film Fund

Contact

171 Pier Avenue #145
Santa Monica, CA 90405-5363

Web:
Click here
Email:
contact@shorescripts.com

Contact: Justine Owens, Director of Contests

Report Card

Overall: 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars (4.5/5.0)
Professionalism: 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars (3.6/5.0)
Feedback: 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars (3.6/5.0)
Signficance: 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars (4.5/5.0)
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Contest News

Shore Scripts Names Short Film Fund Finalists

Fifteen finalists have been selected for Shore Short Film Fund. Two Grand Prize Winners & the Top 5 Finalists will be announced on June 14th.

TOP 15 FINALISTS

(in alphabetical order)

Alexander Cox & Robert Bell, ORA ET LABORA ET MOR
Upon the death of their monastic colleague, two medieval monks reckon they’ve found a shortcut into paradise.

Beck Williams, Pace
While on separate challenging journeys, two Trans boxers find solace in training together.

Brea Cola Angelo, Definitely Not a Monster
Months after burying her husband of forty years, a devoted mother of five is still dealing with the fallout from his rape allegations. To set the record straight, she arranges a televised interview with a famed journalist. But things don’t go according to plan.

Callie LeClaire, Over and Out
A lost hiker’s only chance for survival is a high-functioning autistic boy and a two-way radio.

Eddie Mujica, LOCO
A surreal, dark comedy about mental health stigma in the Latinx community. At his first therapy session, Rafael Reyes relives the anxious thoughts from the night of his 30th birthday.

Jessica Rowlands, RISE
A charismatic young boy who lives on a rubbish dump in Zimbabwe must convince a reclusive boxing coach to teach him to fight to find safety and strength in a world that has left him behind.

Joe Tripician, The Gringo in the Hammock
When a rapacious American businessman tries to buy a piece of Brazilian beachfront property, he gets the runaround from a craggy local fisherman who repels him in the most extraordinary and devilish way.

Josh Thompson, The Boy
A 12-year-old boy discovers something about himself.

Kacy Boccumini, Every Day is Sunday
When the team captain gets hurt right before the big game, Coach, a middle-aged trans man, and former athlete, tries to rally a team of trans and non-binary football players in a game against their biggest rivals: The Cissies.

Lee Whittaker, Dear Harley
Harley, nine, deals with gender dysmorphia, and is confronted with hateful bullies at school and struggling parents at home.

Natasha Mwansa, South of Jemima
When Jemima tries a new form of contraception, she encounters a horrifying cocktail of side effects. Suffering from hallucinations, changes in appearance, and some kind of parasite growing inside of her. Will she be able to recover her former self?

Nico Raineau, The Lighthouse Keeper’s Wife
When Katie McCoy suffers a tragedy, she goes to great lengths to avoid being relocated by the Lighthouse Bureau, fighting against a male-dominated society to remain in her home: the Limestone Lighthouse off the coast of New England. Inspired by true events.

Pablo Riesgo Almonacid, Cuando Volvimos A La Tierra
An astronaut recreating Mars conditions in the US desert is saved by a couple of passing immigrants. A deadly negotiation ensues over the astronaut’s water, vital for both the astronaut’s humanity-saving mission and the immigrants’ hopes to survive their journey.

S. J. Thompson & Hayes Hart-Thompson, free martin
A fourteen-year-old and her girlfriend run away from home after fears their relationship has been discovered.

Vi Trang Empty House
A little girl secretly goes back in time to reminisce about her late mother, until her absent father finds his own way there.

Updated: 06/02/2023

Shore Scripts Short Film Fund

Contact

171 Pier Avenue #145
Santa Monica, CA 90405-5363

Web:
Click here
Email:
contact@shorescripts.com

Contact: Justine Owens, Director of Contests

Report Card

Overall: 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars (4.5/5.0)
Professionalism: 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars (3.6/5.0)
Feedback: 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars (3.6/5.0)
Signficance: 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars (4.5/5.0)
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