We love comedy. All kinds. So send us your comedy scripts, any length, any style and you're in with a chance of a cash prize, a stay in our coastal writers' retreat with arranged meetings with a host of top writers, one to one meetings with producers actively looking for comedy scripts. Our judges panel this year already include big names in one of north America's TV Comedy franchises - "The Trailer Park Boys" - award-winning comedy producers and writers from the UK, including writer of TV's "Shameless".

For the best sit-com script, we will pay for a 4K production team, sets and locations, cast and crew, to shoot your script, giving you a tangible, quality product to showcase your work online or to send to broadcasters. It's your prize, we just want to help you get the start your work deserves. We'll also put all our marketing savvy behind it to try to get the concept taken up as a series should you wish.

We'll work hard to make your work the next big thing.

Cash prizes, a stay in our coastal writers' retreat with arranged meetings with a host of top writers, one to one meetings with producers actively looking for comedy scripts. Our contest is open to all those with a comedy script of any length or type AND those who have a more dramatic style.

The 3 categories for contest entry are:
a: 20-30 page web episode or TV sit-com
b: Comedy script - more than 30 pages, for either TV or theatrical releases
c: Drama script - any subject, style or genre - 30 pages or above.
Simple. And in return?
Prizes:
a) sit-com: winner will be produced as a pilot/web episode, using talented actors and the latest 4K production gear; runners-up will receive a share of a prize fund in excess of $1000.
b) Comedy film: winner will receive a week's stay at a writers' retreat with scheduled meetings with professional writers, publishers and producers, and a full script report by a top consultant (value in excess of $1500); runners-up will receive a share of the prize fund, in excess of $1000 and a one-to-one discussion and chance to pitch to a working producer actively looking for scripts.
c) Drama film: winner will receive a week's stay at a writers' retreat with scheduled meetings with professional writers, publishers and producers, and a full script report by a top consultant (value in excess of $1500); runners-up will receive a share of the prize fund, in excess of $1000 and a one-to-one discussion and chance to pitch to a working producer actively looking for scripts.

2017 LSB Script Contest - Rules, Regulations and Terms and Conditions

1. The LSB Script Writing Contest is open to writers of film and TV scripts.

2. The organizers have wide experience running film festivals and contests and we are members of the Association of Independent Film Festivals. We are a network of working professionals in the media industry and can call upon some of the most talented consultants, editors, producers and directors to make up our judging panels. We mention this because we feel it's vital to writers to be assessed fully by top people in the industry, and not to have their script judged on a first ten-page read by a random volunteer.

3. The 3 categories for contest entry are:
a: 20-30 page web episode or TV sit-com
b: Comedy script - more than 30 pages, for either TV or theatrical release
c: Drama script - any subject, style or genre - 30 pages or above.

4. Submitted scripts must be original screenplays, and the sole property of the applicant(s).
5. All ages are eligible.
6. All entries must be in English.
7. There is no limit to the number of screenplays you may submit.
8. All entries must be uploaded in PDF format.
9. Under absolutely no circumstances will substitutions of either corrected pages or new drafts of the entry screenplay(s) be made.
10. Screenplays will not be returned.
11. If a submitted screenplay becomes optioned, produced or purchased between the time of submission and the end of the judging period, that screenplay will no longer be eligible.
12. Do not send materials, information, budgets, talent attached or anything to show any packaging work done for the project. Any entrant attaching such information will be disqualified.
13. Screenplays, including outlines, treatments, pitches, log lines or any developmental material related to screenplay, that have previously won any contest, competition, grant, lab, fellowship, mentorship, reading or award of any kind, are not eligible.
14. Title pages must NOT include the writer's name.
15. Screenplay titles cannot be changed upon resubmission under any circumstances.
16. Screenplays uploaded or posted online to the public are not eligible.

PRIZES
17. The Organizers do not have to award prizes for any category where insufficient entries of quality are received.
18. Categories: a) sit-com: winner will be produced as a pilot/web episode, using talented actors and the latest 4K production gear, writer will receive a full screen credit as sole writer; runners-up will receive a share of a prize fund in excess of $1000.
b) Comedy film: winner will receive a week's stay at a writers' retreat with scheduled meetings with professional writers, publishers and producers, and a full script report by a top consultant (value in excess of $1500); runners-up will receive a share of the prize fund, in excess of $1000 and a one-to-one discussion and chance to pitch to a working producer actively looking for scripts. c) Drama film: winner will receive a week's stay at a writers' retreat with scheduled meetings with professional writers, publishers and producers, and a full script report by a top consultant (value in excess of $1500); runners-up will receive a share of the prize fund, in excess of $1000 and a one-to-one discussion and chance to pitch to a working producer actively looking for scripts.

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