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At CHICAGO SCRIPT AWARDS, we're not just searching for screenplays โ we're hunting for masterpieces to offer to the world's independent film community. Directors, producers, investors, and productions alike are eagerly seeking scripts that captivate audiences with big ideas, unforgettable characters, gripping dialogue, and resonant themes.
But here's the secret: screenwriting is more than just storytelling. It's about branding. The best screenwriters have a distinct style or flair that sets them apart in the industry. Whether it's crafting complex characters, crafting intricate plots, or weaving dialogue that sings, our goal is to spotlight writers who excel in their chosen craft.
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๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฐ๐ฌ is an English screenwriter, who in 2005 Paul established international television production and media sales company ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ก, working with a host of multi-national companies at CEO level. He has interviewed and collaborated with senior government officials. Paul established ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ก ๐
๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฌ in 2013 to produce a slate of feature films, from lower budget comedies and psychological horror features to larger budget films aimed at the North American studio market. He completed six films in 2016/17 which have all made profits for investors and has a slate of nine high profile projects in ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ /๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ including three more projects with Tom Keneally (Man Booker Prize winning author of Schindler's List, later and 7 Oscar Winning Spielberg films). Paul's two most recent films have both won multiple international awards. Anglo-Indian film ๐๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ง and Canadian co-production Juliana & the Medicine Fish have won 60 international awards between them, with 5 additional nominations. He is also a multi-award-winning writer in his own right, with writing projects that he has contributed to or written himself, achieving 30 wins across four screenplays. These projects include Irish epic The Great Hunger, gangster/crime movie Gorger, historical drama An Island Apart, and coming-of-age/gang/drama project On Par.
๐๐จ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐จ is awards-winning Italian screenwriter. He has a bachelor's degree in Cinema, television and multimedia production at Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna and He is currently attending a master's degree in Production and Screenwriting at La Sapienza - University of Rome.
๐๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ค ๐๐จ๐ก๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ง is a producer, director, writer and action film actor. He is also the founder of Quiet Flame Productions (Tokyo) and Quiet Flame Films (CA) and over his 20 year career, he has worked internationally on over 100 films, television shows, video games and commercials in Japan, the US, Thailand, and the Philippines.
๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ is award-winning Ukrainian screenwriter. She was born and raised in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Interpreter and teacher by profession, in 2014 she set up the Language School, creating her own method of teaching English through movies and screenplays.
Having an idea of a language-learning sitcom and animated family movie, she enrolled in screenwriting school.
Previous winners of our competition were well-know screenwriters such as ๐๐๐ง๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐ฌ (United States), ๐๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ (United States), ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฑ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ (United States), ๐๐ข๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ค ๐๐จ๐ก๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง (United Kingdom), ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐๐ค๐๐ซ๐ฌ (United Kingdom), ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ซ (United Kingdom), ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฒ (United States), ๐๐ฒ๐ง๐ง ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง (United States), ๐๐ฒ๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ (United States) and others.
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๐ฅ DIAMOND QUILL: Feature Screenplay
๐ฅ DIAMOND QUILL: Short Script
๐ฅ DIAMOND QUILL: Television Script - Pilot
This name evokes the image of a rare and valuable jewel, which symbolizes quality, brilliance and uniqueness in the field of screenwriting. The Diamond Quill presents an award for the best script that stands out for its value and elegance.
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โญ๏ธ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐: Want To Seel Your Screenplay?
โ๏ธ Best Super Short Script (under 10 pages), โ๏ธ Best First Time Screenwriter (Short), โ๏ธ Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature), โ๏ธ Best Drama Screenplay, โ๏ธ Best Comedy Screenplay, โ๏ธ Best Horror Screenplay, โ๏ธ Best Thriller Screenplay, โ๏ธ Best LGBTQ Screenplay, โ๏ธ Best Female Screenwriter. โ๏ธ Best Scifi Screenplay, โ๏ธ Best Young Screenwriter (under 30y.), โ๏ธ Best Chicago Screenplay, โ๏ธ Best American Screenplay
โ๏ธ Best Foreign Screenplay, โ๏ธ Best Psychological Screenplay, โ๏ธ Best Historical Screenplay, โ๏ธ Best War Screenplay, โ๏ธ Best Crimi Screenplay, โ๏ธ Best Fantasy Screenplay
โ๏ธ Best Action Screenplay, โ๏ธ Best Romantic Screenplay, โ๏ธ Best Western Screenplay, โ๏ธ Best Stage Play, โ๏ธ Best Story, โ๏ธ Best Book
Each winner will receive a digital diploma + special official laurels