The Visionfest Screenwriting Competition evolves from what began in August of 2001 as VISIONFEST: THE OTHER FESTIVAL (commonly referred to as VF). The film festival and its affiliated screenwriting competition were founded by the Domani Vision Film Society LLC, an organization dedicated to bringing you tomorrow’s visionaries... today.
Celebrating its 24th annual run, VISIONFEST is seeking screenplays with fresh, original voices, and visionary writing styles. This year, we will be accepting short subject and feature length script submissions under the following guidelines: 3-30 pages for short scripts; 80-130 pages for feature scripts, in all genres, written in English and in Standard Script Format. On December 7, 2024, VISIONFEST will publish a Finalists List on its website and social media forums and winners in the top three slots of each category (feature and short) will be publicly announced on December 14, 2024.
Awards consist of $1000 cash for the winning feature script and $350 cash for the winning short script. Commemorative certificates and sponsored prizes* will be awarded to the winners and to 2nd and 3rd place honorees in both categories. (*InkTip.com is the primary sponsor of VISIONFEST 2024). And new this year, all submitters of the top 3 placing scripts in each category will also receive a complimentary submission fee waiver for their next script submission to Visionfest.
Professional industry readers review all submitted scripts and VISIONFEST will announce up to 15 Finalists in the Feature category and 10 Finalists in the Shorts category by December 7, 2024, which will then move to a final round, judged by the Domani Vision Film Society Jury Panel, who will determine the winning screenplays.
• The winning Feature Screenplay will receive a $1000 cash prize and the winning Short Script will receive a cash prize of $350, along with other sponsored prizes. The 2nd & 3rd place Feature Screenplays and 2 Short Script Honorable Mentions will receive a Commemorative Certificate and a 4-month InkTip Pro Membership. As an InkTip Pro Member, thousands of filmmakers can find and read your scripts, and you'll be able to pitch directly to production companies every week. With over 3,000 options and 400 movies made, InkTip is the place for independent film. And new this year, all submitters of the top 3 placing scripts in each category will also receive a complimentary submission fee waiver for their next script submission to VISIONFEST.