The 26th Euroscript Screen Story Competition 2020
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THE COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED
Next deadline:  midnight 31st March 2021​

​​TERMS AND CONDITIONS

If you enter The Euroscript Screen Story Competition 2020 you will have acknowledged that you agree to these rules.

  1. The Euroscript Screen Story Competition is open to writers of any nationality from any country.
  2. Entrants must be over 16 years of age.
  3. Entries must be written in the English or French language.
  4. Submissions should take the form of a great prose summary of your feature-length screenplay in no more than 750 words.  This includes any title.  Any entry which is over the 750 word count will be disqualified; and a ten page script writing sample from the submitted story idea;  and the completed entry form.
  5. Submissions in any genre will be accepted and will be assumed to be the writer’s original work unless otherwise shown. Where the story is based on an existing piece of work, it is the writer’s responsibility to obtain the necessary rights to this material.
  6. Submissions may be sent by email as PDFs. No Final Draft or Movie Magic files, please.
  7. Handwritten entries will be returned unread.  All entries must be typewritten.
  8. Scriptwriting samples should be in standard industry format, using Courier 12pt font.
  9. All entries must be submitted by the competition deadline of midnight BST 31 March 2020.
  10. Submissions by co-writing partnerships will be accepted.
  11. All submissions must be accompanied by the correct entry fee. Entrants may make as many submissions as they wish.
  12. The entry fee is £40 per submission.
  13. Entering the competition constitutes permission for Euroscript to use the winners’ names for publicity and promotional purposes without any additional compensation.
  14. To enter this competition you either have to hold the rights to your material or have the rights’ holder’s permission.
  15. There will be no cash alternative to the offered prizes.
  16. Writers should put the title of the project submitted on the top of the two page outline and script sample but not include their name anywhere on the two page outline or script sample.
  17. All submissions should be accompanied by the email as described on our Competition Home Page.
  18. If you are submitting more than one entry, please email each entry separately.
  19. If you have received script development as a result of winning the Euroscript Screen Story Competition and the script is subsequently made into a film, in the end credits please acknowledge Euroscript as follows:  Script Development supplied by Euroscript Limited.

SUBMISSION CHECKLIST

Have you submitted:

  • a 750-word story summary?  
  • a ten-page script sample from the project you are submitting?
  • the completed EMAIL WITH YOUR DETAILS?

Remember - if you are submitting more than one entry, please email each entry separately.

And have you paid £40 per treatment?
Any questions?  Call +44 (0)7958 244 656 or email competition@euroscript.co.uk