Independent Film Awards

Welcome to INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS, the world’s biggest independent film gathering based in the UK. Our quarter-annual competition (Summer/Autumn/Winter/Spring) are open for all genres Filmmakers, Screenwriters, and Composers.

INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS, IFA, for short is a chance for filmmakers to take their work to the next level. We celebrate the best of the best in the independent film community and work to bring opportunities, celebration, and connections to the filmmakers.

IFA’s public screening will show only the season’s best films (named by our jury members) and will compete for the film of the season award.

Submit your masterpiece today.

The Festival's Jury composed of members from the film industry will award in each category the best films through private screenings.

🏆 All Finalists, Winners & Honorable Mentions will receive Official Laurels. All Winners & Honorable Mentions will be listed on our website and on our social networks.

🏆 All Winners and Honorable Mentions will also receive a digital HQ Official Certificate.

All films must have English language subtitles if the film is not English speaking.

All Film Festival entrants must be 18 years of age or older.

Multiple entries from the same submitter are accepted, but a separate submission and a separate entry fee must accompany each entry.

The decision of the jury committee will be final.

Independent Film Awards reserves rights to change or re-schedule the dates, venue, awards & categories without consent or information to contestants.

The organizers reserve the right not to award any or all of the prizes.

By submitting, you agree that you own all copyrights and intellectual properties to your work.

We reserve the right to use any part of your submission for promotional purposes on our website and social media accounts.

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Communication

Hospitality

Networking

Carlos Trindade

It was an honor and a pleasure for me to take part in the latest edition of this Festival. Thank you for selecting my short film Degradation (experiment 1). Good luck at the festival!

December 2024

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Wren Valentino

Really enjoyed working with their great team. Communication was excellent.

September 2024

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A. Haluk Manav

Thank you very much for honorable mention to my film "Reflections of Mythology in the Bosphorus" in Documentary Short Film category.

September 2024

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Joe Chang

What wonderful film festival! I hope the audience enjoys my animated short The Skytrain! Thank you very much!

August 2024

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Darr Reitknecht

My script received a 'Finalist' rating which I'm quite pleased about. The overall communication was great, unfortunately I could not make the event. Maybe next year

July 2024

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Dates & Deadlines

June 27, 2024
Opening Date
July 10, 2024
Earlybird Deadline Summer
August 1, 2024
Regular Deadline Summer
August 25, 2024
Late Deadline Summer
September 20, 2024
Extended Deadline Summer
October 20, 2024
Earlybird Deadline Autumn
November 20, 2024
Regular Deadline Autumn
December 20, 2024
Late Deadline Autumn
January 25, 2025
Earlybird Deadline Winter
February 20, 2025
Regular Deadline Winter
March 20, 2025
Late Deadline Winter
March 26, 2025
Notification Date
March 28 – 29, 2025
Event Date

Categories & Fees

BEST FEATURE FILM
Narrative fiction films with a duration of 220 minutes max.
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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BEST SHORT FILM
Short narrative fiction films with a duration of 40 minutes max.
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
Documentary films with a duration of 180 minutes max.
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
Short documentary films with a duration of 40 minutes max.
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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BEST STUDENT FILM
Student films with a duration of 120 minutes max.
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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BEST SUPER SHORT FILM
Short narrative fiction films with a duration of 5 minutes max.
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
Experimental films with a duration of 150 minutes max.
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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BEST ANIMATION FILM
Animation films with a duration of 150 minutes max.
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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BEST DIRECTOR FEATURE FILM
Films with a duration of 220 minutes max.
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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BEST DIRECTOR SHORT FILM
Films with a duration of 40 minutes max.
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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BEST DIRECTOR SUPER SHORT FILM
Films with a duration of 5 minutes max.
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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BEST FIRST TIME DIRECTOR SHORT FILM
Films with a duration of 40 minutes max.
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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BEST FIRST TIME DIRECTOR FEATURE FILM
Films with a duration of 220 minutes max.
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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BEST DIRECTOR MUSIC VIDEO
Music videos with a duration of 7 minutes max.
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Music videos with a duration of 7 minutes max.
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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BEST INDIE FEATURE FILM
Low budget films with a duration of 150 minutes max.
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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BEST INDIE SHORT FILM
Low budget films with a duration of 40 minutes max.
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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BEST WEB/TV SERIES
Web/TV Series with a duration of 90 minutes max.
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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BEST ACTRESS SHORT FILM
Short films with a duration of 40 minutes max.
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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BEST ACTOR SHORT FILM
Short films with a duration of 40 minutes max.
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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BEST ACTRESS FEATURE FILM
Films with a duration of 220 minutes max.
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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BEST ACTOR FEATURE FILM
Films with a duration of 220 minutes max.
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Films with a duration of 200 minutes max.
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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BEST EDITING
Films with a duration of 200 minutes max.
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Films with a duration of 200 minutes max.
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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BEST SOUND DESIGN
Films with a duration of 200 minutes max.
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Films with a duration of 200 minutes max.
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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BEST PRODUCTION
Films with a duration of 200 minutes max.
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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BEST FEATURE SCRIPT
Every genre is accepted and a screenplay can have from 40 pages up to 200 pages
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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BEST SHORT SCRIPT
Every genre is accepted and a screenplay can have max. 40 pages.
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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BEST TV PILOT SCRIPT
Every genre is accepted and a TV script can have from 10 pages up to 100 pages
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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BEST FIRST TIME SCREENWRITER FEATURE FILM
Every genre is accepted and a screenplay can have from 40 pages up to 200 pages
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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BEST FIRST TIME SCREENWRITER SHORT FILM
Every genre is accepted and a screenplay can have max. 40 pages.
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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BEST FIRST TIME SCREENWRITER TV PILOT
Every genre is accepted and a TV script can have from 10 pages up to 100 pages
- Earlybird Deadline Summer
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Summer
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Summer
- Standard: $25
- Extended Deadline Summer
- Standard: $30
- Earlybird Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Autumn
- Standard: $25
- Earlybird Deadline Winter
- Standard: $18
- Regular Deadline Winter
- Standard: $22
- Late Deadline Winter
- Standard: $25
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