Our mission is to recognize and reward the next generation of great writers and artists by creating a screenwriting competition designed to find them. We believe that we have created a vehicle that will infuse new energy into filmmaking while also creating unique opportunities for emerging new talent.
We are passionate about filmmaking and about nurturing, developing, and supporting the next generation of filmmakers and screenwriters from Toronto and around the world.
Toronto has a long history of nurturing and showcasing the most talented filmmakers in the entertainment industry. We are an independent screenwriting competition that wants to inspire, support, and develop writers at all levels to make great films that leave others touched, moved and inspired. And we love all kinds of scripts and stories from studio blockbusters to art house fare. No two paths are the same and no two stories are either. We accept scripts from all over the world not just the US and Canada and from artists of all shapes and sizes from anywhere in the world as well.
The Toronto Metropolitan Int'l Screenwriting Competition is a Cinema Public House production. Toronto is home to several prestigious film festivals. We, however, are an independent festival. We are not affiliated with any other film festival, production company, conference, awards ceremony, or government organization located in our city. We are a US based independent festival company that produces both live festivals and online festivals all over the world. This festival is currently online only.
The bottom line is that we support the arts, not only locally, but around the world. Our aim is to create a screenwriting festival that will inspire generations of aspiring writers and filmmakers in all genres to tell great stories in the US, Canada, and abroad.
Our aim is to open doors for aspiring screenwriters.
We reward our grand prize winning screenwriter with various prizes including a consultation package through Roadmap Writers with at least three top industry executives in New York, LA, or Toronto. Our top two finalists also receive at least one consultation as well. These introductions can be invaluable to writers. These are not just introductions, they are consultations in which our winners receive valuable feedback on their work.
Please note that we do not advertise who we will be introducing our grand prize winner to as we prefer to tailor the introduction to the individual writer's style so as to get them the most benefit. For example, if our winner wrote a drama, we wouldn't be connecting them with people who specialize in comedy.
Only the Grand Prize Winner and top two Finalists receive consultation packages and prizes while Semi-Finalists are only rewarded with laurels and online recognition like in most screenwriting competitions. Prizes and recognition will not be given to any other entrants.