FULL-LENGTH SCREENPLAY COMPETITION
Full-length screenplay competition. Scripts not to exceed 130 double-spaced pages. Features
accepted from any genre, from any lifestyle orientation and from within and/or outside the US
TELEPLAY/SHORT SCREENPLAY COMPETITION
Teleplay/Short screenplay competition. Scripts not to exceed 40 double-spaced pages.
Screenplays accepted from any genre, from any lifestyle orientation and from within and/or
outside the US.
ABOUT THE SCREENPLAY COMPETITION
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ORGANIZERS:
Christopher Martin (Founder/Executive Director)
GENERAL RULES
Rules and Regulations
Please read the following Rules and Regulations carefully. If you have a question that is not answered here, please email us at info [email protected] or put in a ticket through our contact page on this website. We do our best to answer all inquires within 72 hours.
- 1) All scripts must be submitted in English. Entry fees must be paid in U.S. dollars. Entry in the competition is void where prohibited by law.
- 2) Judges and employees who work for the Bloody Hero International FIlm Festival are not eligible to enter the competition, nor are their affiliates or immediate family members.
- 3) Screenplays written by up to four people may be entered in the contest. Only one entry fee is required for such entries. All writers’ names should be listed on the online entry. All writers must authorize submission of the entry. By submitting online to the the Bloody Hero International Film Festival, all writers authorize the submission. If a screenplay is written by multiple authors, all cash awards will be split equally between the writers.
- 4) To enter your script electronically, you must submit in one of the following formats: .PDF (preferred), Final Draft, Microsoft Word, Rich Text Format, or Text.
- 5) Entrants to the Bloody Hero International Film Festival Script Contest retain all rights to their screenplays.
- 6) Entries will not be returned. Be sure to retain a copy of all material submitted.
- 7) You may submit your entry and payment either online or by mail. No preference will be given to either method of submission.
- 8) Entries must be mailed and postmarked by the applicable Entry Deadline.
- 9) Once a script has been entered into competition, we will not accept substitutions or revised drafts. If you wish to submit a revised draft of your script, you must enter it as a new submission.
- 10) The Bloody Hero International Film Festival Script Contest will not share your screenplay with anyone except the official judges of the competition.
- 11) By entering the Bloody Hero International Film Festival Script Contest, you represent that your entry is your original work, and does not infringe on the copyright or other rights of other people.
- 12) Entry fees are non-refundable.
- 13) Screenplays submitted by mail should be clearly marked contact information and phone numbers
- 14) Submissions must be the original work of the applicant. Entries may be adapted from the applicant’s own work.
- 15) The decisions of the judges are final.
- 16) The Bloody Hero International Film Festival Script Contest reserves the right to make any necessary changes, postponements, or cancellations to event scheduling at our discretion.
- 17) Notification of winners and official finalists will be sent by email and posted on our website on January 10, 2013. It is the responsibility of the winners to redeem any prizes allotted to them by the Bloody Hero International Film Festival Script Contest or our sponsors. Applicants will be repsonsible for providing current contact information and mailing addresses for prize redemption purposes.
- 18) By submitting to the Bloody Hero International Film Festival Script Contest, you represent that your entry is your original work, you are authorized to submit to the Contest, and your entry does not infringe on the copyright or other rights of other people.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
• Screenplays must be standard feature film length (70-130 pages) and standard U.S. format
only. Short Films must be under 40 pages.
• Screenplays must be in English.
• Screenplays must be completed by entry deadline.
•Applicant must be over the age of 18 years.
ENTERING PROCEDURE:
• Screenplays must have a title page which includes only the title. The applicant’s name should
not appear on the cover or any other page of the screenplay. Judges will not be aware of
the entrant’s name.
• Entry must include an application. For Postal Mail entries, application can be downloaded here. Keep a copy of your completed application form for
reference. For online entries please complete the form below.
• For confirmation that we received your entry, include a self-addressed stamped postcard.
• There is no limit to the number of entries per entrant provided separate applications and
submission fees accompany each entry.
• The Festival is not responsible for screenplays lost or damaged in transit.
• Screenplays will not be returned.
• Please make a copy of your screenplay for your files.
ENTRY FEE:
• $30 feature scripts - Teleplays (short films) are $25.
• Entry fees will not be returned.
Screenplays selected as Finalists will receive two all festival passes to the Bloody Hero International Film Festival to be held on February 8,9 and 10 2013. Any winner in attendance will be presented with awards at the official festival awards ceremony.
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Or Submit directly below.
For Traditional Postal Mail Submissions please send your script along with entry fees to
BLOODY HERO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
PO BOX 80859
PHOENIX ARIZONA
85060
For Online submissions please complete the form below.