The Shark Short Film Awards

1. Open to entries worldwide written in English language only.
2. We close for entries on 30th November 2022.
3. The Script must be your original creative work, and you warrant that you are the sole creator. Writing teams are accepted.
4. You agree we may publish the synopsis of the winning script. You retain all rights to the Script itself and any other creative materials submitted to the Competition.
5. You agree that your submission will not infringe, misappropriate or violate the intellectual property, privacy or other rights of any third party.
6. You are solely responsible for protecting your intellectual property rights in the Script.
7. The script must not have been previously produced into a movie before the winner is announced.
8. Participation in the competition constitutes permission to use the winners name and photograph on our website and in promotional material.
9. We will publish a shortlist of Finalists, prior to announcing the winner, here on our website and in social media.
10. The team at The Shark Awards (writers and producers) will sift the entries to create a manageable list for our judge to review.
11. This is a free to enter competition, therefore you agree there is no contract entered into, implied or otherwise.
12. You accept that the decisions made by the staff and judges are their personal subjective opinions and for reasons of confidentiality we do not provide further comment on individual entries.
13. We reserve the right to revoke/disqualify any entry or award for a breach of these rules.
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Format
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The Film Title should sit in the header at top of page.
No credits should appear on page.
The 500 word synopsis should sit immediately under the Film Title.
The script should follow.
You may include a treatment or storyboard if you so wish.
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Advice
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Please note that the brief is for a '5 minutes or less' Short Film, not Heaven's Gate! Entries should be written as succinctly as possible. The judge will principally be looking for an idea that can be compellingly expressed in a 5 minute time-length. This should be clear from the synopsis. It is quite likely that any entry that clearly fails this first objective will be discarded from further reading. Once the 5 minute rule has been established the script and treatment will help visualise the execution into moving image. Think 5 minutes, less is more!