The 8th Annual FilmMakers International Screenwriting Awards
Official Rules & Conditions

Please read this document carefully and thoroughly prior to entering the contest. If more than one writer, then reference to “I/He/She/You/They” within this document shall apply to each party jointly and severally.
 

Eligibility

Entry fee:

• Entry fee per screenplay is $49 (U.S.) if postmarked by January 31, 2008.
• Entry fee per screenplay is $59 (U.S.) if postmarked by April 30, 2008.

• Entry fee per screenplay is $65 (U.S.) if submitted online by May 31, 2008.

• Entry fee per screenplay is $69 (U.S.) if submitted online by June 30, 2008.

• This contest is open to anyone (world wide) except all employees, directors, associates, the immediate families of FilmMakers.com, The Radmin Company, Write Brothers, all the affiliates and/or sponsors.
• ONLY THE TITLE OF THE SCREENPLAY SHOULD APPEAR ON THE FRONT COVER!  As all reading is anonymous the writer's name should not appear anywhere on the script. You must include a SEPARATE cover sheet with TITLE, WRITER'S NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER and EMAIL ADDRESS.
• Submissions must be full-length film scripts in any genre.
• Multiple entries are permissible, but each entry must be accompanied by an Entry Form, signed, and an entry fee.
• Multiple category entries are permissible, but each must be accompanied by a separate entry fee.
• Adaptations from other works are permissible provided you have the writer's written permission to adapt the work.
• Adaptations of works in the public domain are permissible.
• All writer's must sign the Entry Form. 
• Writers under the age of 18 years old must have a parent or guardian sign the Entry Form.
• Contest applicants must accept without reservation the decisions rendered by the jurors.
• Collaborative work is eligible, but each must fill and sign the Entry Form individually. The writers are responsible for the distribution of the contest prize (s).
• The screenplay must not have been previously optioned, sold, or produced. 
• Once a script has been entered, no substitutions of new drafts or corrected pages will be considered. You may submit a revised draft of your script, as a new submission and pay the appropriate entry fee.
• Entry in one category is included in this fee. Entry in more than one category is permissible but each must be accompanied by a separate entry fee.
• Writer understands and accepts without reservation that he/she/ is an independent contractor and FilmMakers.com is not responsible for withholding any taxes or payments to any government agency, at any level, be it state, local or federal.
• Writer understands that it is his/her sole responsibility to register Material with the U.S. Copyright Office and/or with the Writer’s Guild of America.
• Applicant must not have received consideration in excess of $6,000 as a prize in a previous competition. 
• You have retained at least one copy of the submitted material, and you understand that all material we receive cannot and will not be returned under any circumstances.
• You have the option to include a one to two page synopsis of your screenplay.
• Make your money order, bank check, credit card check (in U.S. funds only), payable to:

• Media Pro Tech Inc.
• Submit all material together and send by mail to:

Screenplay Format and Length

• Script must be in industry standard format, in English, bound with two or three brads, with card stock covers, and must be between 80-130 pages and no longer than 160 pages. Please add an additional $12 for screenplays over 130 pages. Font must be 12-point Courier, Courier New or Courier Final Draft.

Contest Deadline

• All scripts must be postmarked by  June 30, 2008.
• FilmMakers International Screenwriting Awards is not responsible for late or lost submissions.

Confirmation Receipt

• When your submission is received you will be notified by E-mail only. So please provide an E-mail address (LEGIBLY WRITTEN or TYPED).  If you do not hear from us within a reasonable time send an email and include your name, address, phone number and title of your script. If your email address and/or home address changes please let us know.

Permission & Agreement

• By entering this contest and in the event you are declared a winner (top 20), you understand and accept that we will be free to use your name and likeness for advertising or promotional purposes without additional consideration.
• If you are a finalist you agree to give FilmMakers.com the permission to post on its web site, your script's logline, synopsis and excerpts.  
• In the event of any sale or option of your screenplay or teleplay that is due to the ongoing promotional efforts, direct or indirect, by FilmMakers.com and/or FilmMakers Magazine, 7% (seven percent) of that amount will be paid by the purchaser or you, the author, to FilmMakers.com (contract value, sale or option under $3000 will be exempt).
• You may submit your screenplay to any other person, contest, producer, agent, and/or organization.
• Entering this contest will not limit your copyright in any way. You retain all rights (100%) to your property.

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