Med Screen Arts Screenwriting Competition
All great films begin with a captivating story that evolves into a well-crafted script. At the Screen Arts Centre, we follow this same rigorous process and now, we’re offering you the chance to be a part of it.
Join the competition for a chance to have your script reviewed by an Oscar nominee and Palme d'Or winner, a former studio executive from CBS, FOX, and Lifetime, and a top CAA Hollywood agent. Don’t miss this exclusive opportunity to receive expert feedback from leading industry professionals—enter the Med Screen Arts Centre Screenwriting Competition and bring your writing to life.
Submit your entry to the Med Screen Arts Screenwriting Competition exclusively throughFilmFreeway, the world’s top platform for film festival and creative contest submissions.
Honorary Judge
Bruce Vinokour
The Honorary Judge for this year's competition is Bruce Vinokour, a television packaging agent
at Creative Artists Agency (CAA) for nearly 45 years, represents top authors and estates, and
packages major TV projects like "JOHN ADAMS" and "THE WALKING DEAD." His most recent work features the FX and Hulu series, "Shogun", that has just been renewed for Seasons 2 and 3.
Our Judges
Roland Joffé
British acclaimed Palme d'Or winner, Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated director and producer with over 50 years of industry experience, directed The Killing Fields, The Mission and Vatel.
Trevor Walton
Senior television executive with extensive experience in leading 4 North American network scripted departments; CBS, FOX, LIFETIME and the CBC. Considerable experience in developing and executive producing international co-productions.
Prizes
The winner will be awarded:
€5,000 cash prize
Exclusive experience in Los Angeles, including:
● Tour of the CAA office and a meeting with an expert.
● Four 30-minute online mentoring sessions by top professionals in the field.
The 10 finalists will receive:
● Invitation to the MSAA awards ceremony.
● Certificate of achievement.
● Recognition across MSAA social media platforms.
● A 30-minute online mentoring session.
Criteria for Winner and Finalists
● Winners and top finalists may be contacted by interested industry representatives, such
as managers, agents, or producers.
● Entrants may be required to submit further information to assist in the judges’
verification of eligibility.
● Any entrant may be deemed ineligible as a Finalist or Winner at the sole discretion of the
Screen Arts Centre.
● All recognition, placements, and winners are chosen at the sole discretion of the Screen
Arts Centre.
● Finalists may be required to sign and return within seven (7) business days of receipt a
notarized Affidavit of Eligibility and a Release and Indemnification and proof of valid
passport and any other documents that The Screen Arts Centre or any other partner
may require before receiving prize payment. Failure to respond to the initial notification
within ten (10) days or return of notification may result in disqualification.
● Being selected as the winner or finalist of this prize does not constitute or guarantee
representation by the industry professional or involvement of any kind by the company
they work for.
● The approach and manner in which the industry professional(s) and winner interact is at
their discretion. The Screen Arts Centre will have no involvement in the process beyond
facilitating an introduction.
Deliverables
- Screenplay (1 per submission fee)
- Treatment of maximum 2 pages
- Character descriptions
All scripts must remain anonymous, only include your name or the names of the writers on the application form but nowhere on the official screenplay.
Submission Fees
Basic Submission
Early Bird (26th June 2024 - 25th September 2024)
€50
Regular (26th September 2024 - 25th March 2025)
€65
One-time submission into competition.
Premium Submission
Early Bird (26th June 2024 - 25th September 2024)
€100
Regular (26th September 2024 - 25th March 2025)
€120
● Receive notes from mentors
● Ability to submit your updated script draft to the competition
How to Submit
Submissions accepted exclusively through FilmFreeway
Timeline
26th June 2024
Opening Date
25th November 2024
Final submission date for the €100 option
25th March 2024
Closing date for all submissions.
25th May 2025
Finalists announced
25th of June 2025
Awards ceremony
Rules
● Submissions are accepted via Filmfreeway only.
● Minimum number of pages 45 maximum number 110 pages.
● Feature scripts only.
● English language only.
● All Genres accepted.
● Proper screenplay format.
● Final draft software or equivalent.
● Every script must have a separate treatment and character descriptions.
● More than one script may be submitted by the same writer but one script per submission
fee.
● The script must remain anonymous, so no names may be put on the script indicating the
writer of the script.
● The Screen Arts Centre claims no ownership nor option on your work. All ownership and
rights to the scripts submitted to this contest remains with the original rights holders.
● The decision of the judges will be final and cannot be contested in any manner.
● The Screen Arts Centre reserves the right to change deadlines and announcement dates
at any time.
● The Screen Arts Centre reserves the right to amend these rules at any time.
● By entering the competition, users acknowledge their eligibility for the competition. The
Screen Arts Centre may verify all eligibility requirements at the finalist stage of the
competition and before distributing any prizes.
It is the responsibility of the participant to adhere to the rules, if the rules are not followed the Screen Arts Centre has the right to automatically remove you from the competition.
Mediterranean Screen Arts Academy and its affiliates shall not be liable for any changes related to the competition, including but not limited to alterations in the timeline, adjudication of scripts by judges, distribution of prizes, and other associated aspects
Copyright and Ownership
The Screen Arts Centre or any other partner, employee or agent associated with this contest
claims no ownership nor first right of option to any original screenplay submitted to this contest.
All ownership and rights to the scripts submitted to this contest remains with the original rights
holders until and unless other agreements are made.
Publicity
Except where prohibited by law, participation in the contest constitutes each entrant’s consent
to The Screen Arts Centre and its agents’ and contest sponsor’s use of entrants’ names,
likenesses, photographs, and/or personal information for promotional purposes in any media,
worldwide, without further payment or consideration. All uses of entrants' information are in
accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Refund Policy
All entries are non-refundable.