Kinolime Shorts Competition: $7,500 Grant. Hands-on mentorship. Your shot.
Submit your 5-20 page script to Kinolime’s inaugural Short-Film Competition for a chance to win a $7,500 production grant with an additional $500 for Film Festival submissions. Kinolime’s team will also provide hands-on support to help you make your Short-Film a reality. No entry fees. No gatekeepers. Kinolime members will vote to determine which screenplay is declared the winner!
HOW IT WORKS:
1. SUBMIT YOUR SHORT SCRIPT - Submit your complete screenplay and 5-20 story page treatment on our website's competition page. No fee required. (https://www.kinolime.com/competition)
2. KINOLIME SELECTS THE TOP 26 SHORT SCRIPTS - Our development team reads every submission and determines the top 26 to move on to the next round.
3. AUDIENCE VOTING - You, the audience, read the story treatments of the Top 26 and vote on your favorites to advance to the TOP 10.
4. JUDGES PANEL SELECTION - Kinolime's development team reviews the TOP 10 short scripts and select 3 finalists.
5. AUDIENCE DECIDES THE WINNING SHORT SCRIPT - From the final 3 short scripts, YOU, the audience, read and vote on which screenplay Kinolime will option and produce into a film.
6. GREENLIGHT! - The winning short scripts is optioned and begins its journey from script to screen.
PLEASE SUBMIT BY SEPTEMBER 18
1. $7,500 production grant to make your short film
2. $500 festival submission grant to help get your film seen
3. Mentorship and support from Kinolime producers
