IMDb Qualifying event
From the creators of the “Depth Of Field International Film Festival,” “Docs Without Borders Film Festival,” “WRPN. tv Women’s International Film Festival,” and the “WRPN.tv Entertainment Network”, we bring you the “WRPN.tv Screenplay Competition (WRPNSC)”.

A competition was created for up-and-coming screenwriters.

We accept produced and unproduced scripts.

Get your winning scripts/Novels submitted to Polaris Pictures, a film finance company.
Polaris does not accept unsolicited submissions.

If your screenplay or novel is rejected, we will tell you the reason (s), and you’ll have a chance to re-submit up to 30 days before the last deadline or the following season for free.

WRPNSC accepts unproduced and produced feature-length screenplays between 70 and 130 pages, unproduced and produced short scripts under 40 pages, unproduced and produced Teleplays of 45 to 70 pages, and unproduced and produced Webisode pilots of 10 to 20 pages.
Novels' word counts are in the 50,000 to 100,000 range.

Our founders are active Committee Members for the Universal Film and Festival Organization (UFFO.ORG), a U.K.-based non-profit founded to implement best business practices for festivals.

Awards & Prizes


AWARDS & PRIZES

Rhodium Screenplay Winner gets:
 Screenplay submitted to Polaris Pictures for review and possible optioning.

100% discount for ANY service from Screen Readers.

8.5x11 Award certificate.
Placement on WRPN.tv Screenplay Winners’ Wall, where producers look for winning ideas.
Award listing with IMDb and our site, laurel.

Platinum Screenplays get:

50% Discount for ANY service at Screen Readers
Screenplay submitted to Polaris Pictures, film development and financing firm.
Placement on WRPN.tv Screenplay Winners’ Wall, where producers look for winning ideas.
Award listing with IMDb and our site, laurel.

Gold Screenplays get:

50% Discount for ANY service at Screen Readers.
Permanent placement on WRPN.tv Winners’ Wall.
Award listing with IMDb and on our site. Laurel.

Silver, Bronze, and Honorable Mention get:

50% Discount for ANY service at Screen Readers.
Award listing with IMDb, laurel.

Rules & Terms

To ensure that each screenplay is read, studied, and rated individually, WRPNSC has instituted a system where entries do not compete against each other but are recognized for their merits.
They compete against themselves: each entry is judged on individual merits and scored on an inherent value system.

The judge's focus is on your screenplay when it is your turn to be evaluated, not on all the other scripts that are on cue; this ensures that they will not have comparisons going on in their minds when they should focus entirely on YOU.

Screenplays are accepted from anywhere in the world but in English only.

- Screenplays must be in PDF format and submitted electronically through FilmFreeway only

- Every submitted script must include a title page with contact information.
- A treatment is optional (but helpful)

- WRPNSC accepts:

-Unproduced and produced feature-length screenplays between 70 and 130 pages.
-Unproduced and produced short screenplays 40 pages and under.
-Unproduced and produced Teleplays and Webisodes of 45 to 70 pages.
-Unproduced and produced Webisodes of 10 to 20 pages.

- No limit to the number of original scripts you submit. Duplicate entries will be automatically disqualified.

- No substitutions will be accepted once submitted.

- The decisions of the judges are final and shall not be disputed.

- Top winners understand that there is no guarantee of representation or production deals by our associates.

- Winners awarded a service or subscription may not substitute it for cash value.

-If your screenplay or novel is rejected, we will tell you the reason (s), and you’ll have a chance to re-submit up to 30 days before the last deadline or the following season for free.

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  • Steven Bogart

    I guess this is a good festival, and I appreciate being a Bronze winner, but I've emailed them for help with posting my award on their IMBd two weeks ago and they still haven't gotten back to me.

    October 2022
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    Response from festival:

    Please check your SPAM folder for our notification email.
    This is an excerpt from it that would have answered your question:
    IMDb Listing: Since we are an IMDb Qualifying Festival, you must go HERE and list your award.
    IMDb builds the IMDb page for our festival so that filmmakers can do their posting to it. If you run into issues, you need to ask IMDb for help.
    Congratulation on your award.

  • Katy Schutte

    It was a great festival to be involved with. Good comms and awards.

    September 2022
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  • Christine Lee

    Thank you for great experience Amazing film Festival and very influenced effective results, award winner "MT Hero". I am humbled for decisions ever. Sincere appreciate WRPN.......

    September 2022
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  • pamela hunt

    Very happy to have received a Gold Award for my screenplay “Between the Salt and the Sky.” The contest was timely about notification.

    September 2022
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  • Michael Diamond

    I wasn't able to attend the events but having my YA novel chosen as an award winner was a big plus and confirmation that I can continue to believe in my story-telling skills. Thanks to everyone at WRPN.

    September 2022
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