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Euroscript Screen Story Competition

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Closing date: 
31 March 2009
Entry: 
The Euroscript Screen Story Competition 2009 is looking for writers with powerful story ideas and original voices who are willing to commit to a rigorous writing programme with help from their script editor.
Prize: 
1st, 2nd and 3rd Prizes

Euroscript Screen Story Competition

The Euroscript Screen Story Competition 2009 is looking for writers with powerful story ideas and original voices who are willing to commit to a rigorous writing programme with help from their script editor.

1st Prize

The winning writer will receive one-on-one professional guidance to develop his/her screen story from treatment or first draft. The writer will have the opportunity to complete up to three drafts with a full script report at each stage of the development process and regular scheduled meetings and continuing email and telephone support with their consultant. The winning writer will also be given help and advice on marketing the script.

2nd Prize

An in-depth Euroscript script report (usually five to six pages), together with a meeting with their script editor and e-mail and telephone support.

3rd Prize

Three writers will win the third prize of one of Euroscript’s bullet-point script reports on any screenplay of their choice.

All other entries receive a free bullet point report

To enter the Euroscript Screen Story Competion 2009 you need to submit a two page prose outline of the story you want to develop, plus ten pages of sample script, which can either be a complete short film or an extract from a full length screenplay (either the one you wish to develop through Euroscript or another screenplay you have completed); the sample must include a mixture of action and dialogue.

Entry details

Closing date: 
31 March 2009
Entry: 
The Euroscript Screen Story Competition 2009 is looking for writers with powerful story ideas and original voices who are willing to commit to a rigorous writing programme with help from their script editor.
Prize: 
1st, 2nd and 3rd Prizes