THE EUROSCRIPT SCREENWRITING COMPETITION 2018

WHAT IS IT?

It's an annual competition, now in its 24th year. 

It's all about story.  Write a great 2-page summary of your feature-length screenplay and submit it by midnight 31st March 2018.  (We also ask for ten pages of sample script from anything you're currently writing.)

All entrants receive a 2-page bullet-point report worth £40.

​You can see some examples of our bullet-point reports here.

WHAT DO I WIN?

FIRST PRIZE
(worth £1,000 if you paid our usual rate)

Extensive and expert feedback on 3 drafts of your script within a specified time period (usually a year) which includes:
​
  • on each draft of the script, a full report, usually running to 10-15 pages.

  • As much face-to-face, over-the-phone and email support as you need to complete each of your 3 drafts

  • Marketing help once the third draft is completed


SECOND PRIZE
(worth £210 if you paid our usual rate)

  • A full script report on any script of your choice (click on the link to find out more about the report)

THIRD PRIZE
(worth £75 if you paid our usual rate)



EVERYONE gets a 2-page bullet-point report on their entry worth £40
​

HOW MUCH TO ENTER?

Just £35 ​per entry - you can enter as many projects as you like and remember - every entrant receives back a two-page bullet point report worth £40.

WHAT WE DO AND DON'T ACCEPT

We do accept story ideas which can be turned into feature-length screenplays (which are usually about 90 minutes to two hours in length).  

We don't accept treatments for short films, sit-coms, TV continuing drama series or radio plays.  

This is NOT a UK-centred competition.  Your stories can be set anywhere in the universe and you may enter from anywhere in the world (last year's winner lives in Australia and the runner up lives in Bulgaria).

The Euroscript Screenwriting competition pursues Euroscript's vision to improve the quality of screenplays available for production.

HISTORY OF THE COMPETITION

The Euroscript Screenwriting Competition was launched in 1994 under the auspices of the European Union’s Media II programme. 

Producers throughout Europe complained that European scripts were going into production too early.  In Hollywood, it was argued, scripts commonly go to 10 or 11 drafts whereas in Europe it’s substantially fewer. 

In part, this is because European producers do not have the funds to pay writers to develop their scripts adequately. It was to meet this need that the Euroscript Screenwriting Competition was launched.

READ SOME REVIEWS

​Here's what entrants have said about their 2-page bullet-point reports.

​The feedback on my treatment is awesome and gives me many great suggestions to base my necessary revisions upon, so I genuinely feel like a winner already.

I just wanted to drop you a note to thank you for your report on my treatment. I think you put your finger on the two major issues - pacing the build-up, and keeping the main premise credible.

While my writing partner and I were disappointed not to be shortlisted for the Euroscript Screenwriting Competition, we were both encouraged by the many good things the Euroscript judge had to say about our story in her report.
Read an interview with one of our previous winners

And if you want to work on your treatment in advance or improve your treatment skills, come to one of our unique development workshops or book personal feedback.

Any questions?  Call +44 (0)7958 244 656 or email competition@euroscript.co.uk

To help you win read:  HOW TO WRITE A WINNING TREATMENT

For more help read:  THE MOVIE CHECKLIST

DOWNLOAD our free booklet EUROSCRIPT'S STORY STRUCTURE CHECKLIST

story_structure_booklet_pdf.pdf
File Size: 174 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File