Are you confident your screenplay would sell if it was given a chance? If it had an awesome cover design and was available as a paperback and e-book on Amazon, would it be a best-seller? Would you like to have your screenplay published on 31 July 2021?

Hundreds of FilmFreeway screenwriters have already taken part in this unique screenplay contest since it launched in early 2016, with many of them appearing on Amazon's best-sellers list for screenplays. Take a look at our FilmFreeway reviews to see what they say about their experiences in the contest!

This is not your standard screenplay contest... It’s the most exciting, refreshing and potentially rewarding contest we think you'll find, designed so that you can sell your screenplay as a paperback and as an e-book while you participate.

- As soon as you enter the contest, you become an internationally published screenwriter with Dizzy Emu Publishing

- Your screenplay is made available for sale internationally as a paperback and e-book on Amazon

- The result of the contest is determined by screenplay sales, not by a small panel of judges

- All writers who enter the contest receive ALL of the royalties for their screenplay’s sales, paid directly to them from Amazon

- Writers retain ALL rights to their screenplay

- The entry fee includes all cover art for the published version of your screenplay, plus you may also submit your own artwork if you wish by emailing it directly to us

- Just because the contest ends doesn’t mean your screenplay’s availability has to – you can keep it available for sale for as long as you like and continue to receive all of the royalties

Awards & Prizes

Each writer who enters the contest receives ALL of the royalties for their sales directly from Amazon. They also retain full control of their screenplay's rights and pricing.

ROYALTY PAYMENTS
For e-book screenplay sales, writers receive approximately 70% of the sale price of $2.99.

For paperback screenplay sales, a 100 page screenplay sold at $9.99 earns the screenwriter approximately $4.00. This is the list price minus the production costs and Amazon's commission.

The overall contest winner is the writer of the top-selling screenplay over each three month contest period and wins a full Publish & Marketing package from Dizzy Emu Publishing - this includes building you a website and making a video trailer to help you promote your screenplay. Additionally, as with all entrants, the winner will also receive all of the royalties from their screenplay sales.

Rules & Terms

The current window for submissions is 1st March to 21st July 2021, with a publication date of 31st July 2021.

When you submit your screenplay, please ensure you have completed the overview/synopsis section for it on FilmFreeway as this will form your screenplay's Amazon listing information and the blurb on the back of your paperback screenplay.

Entrants are given full access to their publishing accounts as soon as their screenplays go live on 31 July, meaning they can monitor sales, update their royalty payment information, order discounted paperback copies and make changes to their screenplay's listing on Amazon.

Each writer who enters receives ALL of the royalties for their sales directly from Amazon - Dizzy Emu Publishing does not take a penny. To be clear, yes - ALL writers in the contest receive ALL of their royalties, not just the winners of the contest.

Screenplays can be of any length but those under 22 pages are published as an e-book only.

If you do not wish for your contact details to be included in the published version, please ensure you submit a version of the screenplay which does not include them.

Please see dizzyemupublishing.com/screenplay-contest for full details.

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  • Michael Monteith

    I hadn’t thought about it before hand but, after the book was published, it was a fun change to promote book sales rather than just the usual hawk to producers.

    March 2021
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  • Jonathan Turner Smith

    Excellent Communication and very professional.

    March 2021
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  • brian painter

    What a great screenplay contest, truly an incredible event!!

    November 2020
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  • Antoinette Fernandez

    Awesome Festival! Teaches you how to market and promote your work which was by far the most amazing experience of 2020

    November 2020
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  • Matt Townsend

    Fantastic to be selected and to have the actual screenplay 'Mia' in book form. Dizzy Emu were great - They used my poster and included my copyright I'd already obtained. The film has been mostly cast, exists on IMDB, and this just adds to the saleability as we look for investment. Many thanks! Matt Townsend and Bromance Films

    November 2020
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