โœ๏ธ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐’๐‚๐‘๐„๐„๐๐–๐‘๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‘'๐’ ๐’๐‡๐Ž๐–๐‚๐€๐’๐„
๐‡๐„๐‹๐ƒ ๐€๐“ ๐๐ˆ๐๐„๐–๐Ž๐Ž๐ƒ ๐’๐“๐”๐ƒ๐ˆ๐Ž๐’, ๐”๐Š
๐‘ฏ๐‘ถ๐‘บ๐‘ป๐‘ฌ๐‘ซ ๐‘ฉ๐’€ ๐‘ณ๐‘ฐ๐‘ญ๐‘ป-๐‘ถ๐‘ญ๐‘ญ ๐‘ฎ๐‘ณ๐‘ถ๐‘ฉ๐‘จ๐‘ณ ๐‘ต๐‘ฌ๐‘ป๐‘พ๐‘ถ๐‘น๐‘ฒ (๐’Š๐’ ๐’‘๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’๐’ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’๐’๐’๐’Š๐’๐’†)

"๐‘ฐ๐’‡ ๐’š๐’๐’–'๐’“๐’† ๐’๐’๐’๐’Œ๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’‚ ๐’‡๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’—๐’‚๐’/๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’‘๐’†๐’•๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’•๐’ ๐’†๐’๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐’‚ ๐’Ž๐’†๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ๐’‡๐’–๐’ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’•๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’ƒ๐’๐’† ๐’“๐’†๐’˜๐’‚๐’“๐’… ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’”๐’†๐’๐’†๐’„๐’•๐’†๐’…, ๐’๐’๐’๐’Œ ๐’๐’ ๐’‡๐’–๐’“๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“ ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ณ๐’Š๐’‡๐’•-๐‘ถ๐’‡๐’‡ ๐‘ต๐’†๐’•๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’Œ๐’” ๐‘บ๐’„๐’“๐’†๐’†๐’๐’˜๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐‘บ๐’‰๐’๐’˜๐’„๐’‚๐’”๐’†." โญโญโญโญโญ
๐—ž๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฐ ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฌ - ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜„๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ

๐’๐”๐๐Œ๐ˆ๐“ ๐˜๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐๐‘๐Ž๐‰๐„๐‚๐“ ๐๐Ž๐– ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐‰๐Ž๐ˆ๐ ๐”๐’ ๐Ž๐ ๐“๐‡๐ˆ๐’ ๐„๐—๐‡๐ˆ๐‹๐€๐‘๐€๐“๐ˆ๐๐† ๐‰๐Ž๐”๐‘๐๐„๐˜!

โญ Lift-Off Season Awards Qualifying
โญ Workshop Readings & Focus Groups
โญ Network Hub Access, Focus Groups & more...!

Learn more about the Lift-Off Season
๐Ÿ‘‰ liftoff.network/season

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ-๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ - ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ (๐ฌ๐ž๐ž ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ & ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ฌ). ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐๐š๐ซ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ.

๐“๐จ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ-๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ'๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ.๐œ๐จ๐ฆ/๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ๐ง๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค

Hosted at the iconic Pinewood Studios, the Screenwriter's Showcase is a pioneering platform designed to unearth and nurture the next wave of storytelling talent. This initiative offers a unique opportunity for aspiring screenwriters to connect, collaborate, and evolve their projects through the power of community engagement and feedback.

Upon selection, writers are welcomed into an exclusive segment of the Lift-Off Global Network's online Hub, known as the Writer's Room. Here, participants are tasked with crafting a compelling pitch article for their screenplay. The level of engagement and dialogue generated by your article plays a pivotal role in determining the progression of your project. This could lead to participating in one of our script reading sessions.

These sessions are not your average table reads. They take place at Pinewood Studios, a venue synonymous with cinematic legends such as the James Bond and Star Wars sagas. Here, your script comes to life through the voices of professional actors, providing a rare glimpse into the potential of your screenplay.

The experience is enriched with constructive feedback from a diverse audience, including a focus group dedicated to discussing the future steps of your project's development. Such feedback is vital for any creative endeavour, offering screenwriters an unparalleled opportunity to refine their work and advance their craft. This is more than just a chance to succeed; it's a gateway to the heart of the film industry.

You'll find free content on our YouTube Channel, such as live workshops, interviews with filmmakers, news updates, and more. Subscribe!

๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.youtube.com/c/liftoffglobalnetwork

๐†๐„๐“ ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ ๐’๐”๐๐Œ๐ˆ๐’๐’๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’ ๐“๐Ž ๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐‹๐ˆ๐…๐“-๐Ž๐…๐… ๐…๐ˆ๐‹๐Œ ๐…๐„๐’๐“๐ˆ๐•๐€๐‹๐’ ๐–๐ˆ๐“๐‡ ๐๐„๐“๐–๐Ž๐‘๐Š ๐Œ๐„๐Œ๐๐„๐‘๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐:

โญ Fee waivers to all Lift-Off Festivals & Showcases (worth $300)
โญ Apply for representation at international film markets, including Cannes, EFM, and AFM
โญ Access to international film jobs
โญ Networking, Workshops & Online Events

Find out more about Lift-Off Network Membership:
๐Ÿ‘‰ liftoff.network/membership

Awards & Prizes

๐‹๐ˆ๐…๐“-๐Ž๐…๐… ๐๐„๐“๐–๐Ž๐‘๐Šโ€™๐’ ๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐๐„๐“๐ˆ๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ & ๐€๐–๐€๐‘๐ƒ๐’ ๐’๐“๐‘๐”๐‚๐“๐”๐‘๐„
"๐‘Š๐‘’ ๐‘˜๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ค ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘› ๐‘ค๐‘’ ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ค ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก. ๐‘Š๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ก ๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘š๐‘–๐‘๐‘ , ๐‘ค๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ค๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘  ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘œ ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘–๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘™๐‘™๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘”๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘๐‘™๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘  ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘ฆ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘ค ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ก..."

The official panel judges all submissions. After the event finishes, deserving projects are placed on the Season Award Nominations Shortlist.

Lift-Off Season Award Nominations are then given based on merit within each category. They are judged against the current crop of nominations from our city-based festivals this Season.

๐’๐„๐€๐’๐Ž๐ ๐€๐–๐€๐‘๐ƒ ๐๐Ž๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’

Lift-Off Season Award nominations screen at Lift-Off's HQ, the prestigious Pinewood Studios, during the celebration held at the end of the Lift-Off Season. The Season Awards celebrates the best-of-the-best from the nominations throughout the Lift-Off Season.

Find out more about the Season Awards
๐Ÿ‘‰liftoff.network/seasonawards

Rules & Terms

- Scripts must be submitted via FilmFreeway in PDF format only
- All submissions are to be sent digitally via FilmFreeway
- All support queries must be sent via. support@liftoff.network

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  • ROB TOBIN

    I'm grateful to have my script be made an official selection. Nothing bad to report, just not much to report at all, not much info, really, and not much interaction and no networking, so my low scores are more about not knowing much or having much interaction with the contest rather than it being bad.

    February 2025
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    Response from festival:

    Hi Robin, did you not get our message via filmfreeway explaining everything? Sometimes submitters use old email addresses to register and miss our on-boarding email. Please double check and let me know: james@liftoff.network

  • Sophia Flot-Warner

    I'm finding this showcase an excellent resource! The communication from the directors is great and they are very active on the platform set up for those selected to participate. There are opportunities for feedback from other writers and industry professionals and input and insights on all aspects of my script. A truly appreciate my short script being selected to be in this showcase!

    April 2024
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  • Tim Walton

    Huge shout out to Lift Off Network's Screenwriter Showcase - what an honor to have been a part of such a terrific festival in such an iconic location! Big thanks for choosing my script, "The Lightkeeper's Tale."

    April 2024
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  • Mark Higgins

    The is a great platform for people who are serious about their writing and who also seek out advice from those more knowledgeable in that field.

    The team have been very supportive with their information, I look forward to meeting them in person when I visit their HQ at Pinewood studios. Great experience.

    September 2022
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  • Kris Taylor

    If you're looking for a festival/competition to enter with a meaningful and tangible reward for being selected, look no further than Lift Off Networks Screenwriter Showcase.

    Massive thanks to the team at Pinewood for having us down to table read my feature screenplay have had it cancelled back in December due to COVID. Great communication all the way. The team are super professional, friendly and knowledgeable. A great experience that will only serve to improve the next draft of the script.

    100% Recommended.

    March 2022
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    Response from festival:

    Such a fun and fantastic read through. We are glad you enjoyed the day and took a lot from it. We can not wait to see your film on the big screen!