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Vail Film
Festival Screenwriting Competition |
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Entry
Fee |
July 15, 2008
(early)
August 01, 2008
(regular)
August 15, 2008
(late)
August 31, 2008 (WAB) |
$50 Feature/$35 Short (by 7/15/2008);
$55/$40 (by 08/01/2008);
$60/$45 (by 08/15/2008);
$65/$55 (by 08/31/2008) |
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| Award:
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| Other
Awards/Prizes: 2 Filmmaker Passes to the 2009 Vail Film
Festival, 1 domestic air ticket to Denver, 3 night hotel
accomodations in Vail, screenplay read by established film
production companies. Staged reading of excerpt of winning
screenplay during the Vail Film Festival. Designated Vail Film
Festival Press Release to national media and more. |
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The Vail Film Festivals Screenwriting Competition objective is to
find the best screenplays. Winning scripts are read by
professional hollywood producers who are looking for new scripts.
The Vail Film Institute launched
the Vail Film Festival Screenplay Competition in order to find and
foster the next generation of the film world’s most innovative and
creative screenwriters. With the realization that every great film
needs a great story, the festival is dedicated to supporting
talented screenwriters by utilizing the resources of the Vail Film
Festival to foster the winning screenwriters through networking
opportunities, and film industry access. . |
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| Notification
Date: February 01,
2009. |
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Eligibility:
*The screenplay must be original and unproduced at the time of submission. Optioned scripts are
acceptable for entry.
*All scripts must conform to standard screenplay format.
*Judging is solely on the screenplay. Do not include the following
information or materials as they will be disregarded: logline,
synopsis, treatment, or any additional materials not specifically
requested.
*Script collaborations are allowed, however, each writer must sign
the application form (space is provided on the form), and the work
must be the sole and exclusive property of the collaborators.
*Once a screenplay has been submitted, substitutions of new drafts
will not be accepted under any circumstances.
*Adaptations are acceptable for entry in our competition only if you
have all the appropriate and/or required
approvals/waivers/permissions from any and all right holders. If you
are unsure, please consult an entertainment attorney for your own
protection.
For all guidelines, visit website. |
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| Rules:
Feature Scripts must be between
70-125 pages in length.
Short Scripts must be between 3-45 pages in length.
See website
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