๐–๐„๐‹๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐„ ๐“๐Ž ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐”๐๐ˆ๐ ๐’๐‚๐‘๐„๐„๐๐๐‹๐€๐˜ ๐๐‘๐„๐Œ๐ˆ๐„๐‘ ๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐๐„๐“๐ˆ๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐
๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐„๐– ๐˜๐Ž๐‘๐Š ๐’๐‚๐‘๐ˆ๐๐“ ๐€๐–๐€๐‘๐ƒ๐’ - ๐Œ๐Ž๐‘๐„ ๐“๐‡๐€๐ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐๐Ž๐’๐ˆ๐“๐ˆ๐•๐„ ๐‘๐„๐•๐ˆ๐„๐–๐’

โ€œThe New York Script Awards have established themselves as a beacon for recognizing and celebrating excellence in filmmaking. Their commitment to curating outstanding films and providing a platform for independent filmmakers is commendable. By offering opportunities for emerging talents to showcase their work, the New York Script Awards contribute significantly to the diversification of the film industry. The organization's dedication to promoting unique voices and stories is evident in its careful selection of films that may otherwise go unnoticed.โ€œ ๐•๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ž๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ž, ๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ

๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐˜๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐’๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ is an ๐ˆ๐Œ๐ƒ๐›-๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ that presents the best screenwriters in the world. As one of the few screenwriting competitions, it organizes the LIVE TABLE READING category, where the best screenplay will be read by professional actors and director Ronika Merl, with the participation of the winning screenwriter.

๐Œ๐„๐„๐“ ๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐‰๐”๐‘๐ˆ๐„๐’
Ronika Merl is an award-winning Irish screenwriter. Having placed highly in both the ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐€๐‚๐€๐ƒ๐„๐Œ๐˜ ๐๐ˆ๐‚๐‡๐Ž๐‹๐‹ ๐…๐„๐‹๐‹๐Ž๐–๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐ as well as the ๐€๐”๐’๐“๐ˆ๐ ๐…๐ˆ๐‹๐Œ ๐…๐„๐’๐“๐ˆ๐•๐€๐‹ ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—, she has since expanded her slate to contain more than ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž-๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฌ. She has worked with an ๐Ž๐’๐‚๐€๐‘ ๐–๐ˆ๐๐๐ˆ๐๐† ๐๐‘๐Ž๐ƒ๐”๐‚๐„๐‘ (an Oscar winner is producing her upcoming feature "The Closing").

๐‡๐š๐ง๐ค ๐‘๐ข๐จ๐ง is an Associate Professor of Theatre and the Artistic Director of Peach State Summer Theatre at Valdosta State University. He premiered a production of the Musical, โ€œCry Babyโ€ with Adam Schlesinger which is now being licensed around the world through Music Theatre International. He has also worked on a version of โ€œThe Witches of Eastwickโ€ for MTI.

๐‰๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐†๐š๐ฅ๐ฏ๐š๐ง is an award-winning American screenwriter. He is also the author of The Places I've Peed, an art and travel coffee table book that has gotten rave reviews on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. It is also a former winner of the New York Script Awards for ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐“๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ.

๐ƒ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐š ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐Ÿ, an award-winning author, screenwriter and visionary. Her portfolio, brimming with over 30 award-winning works, testifies to her versatility and passionate writing. Her scripts have gained recognition at several film festivals and competitions, bolstering her reputation as a versatile writer adept at navigating both literature and screenwriting. Donia won the ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐˜๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐’๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ in the category ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐…๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ๐ž ๐’๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ซ

Film producers are always looking for new talent. That's why we created an online screenplay library, where subjects for screenwriters are available for film directors or producers. We are currently promoting more than 70 screenwriters. Join them and YOU! More information in the category: ๐–๐€๐๐“ ๐“๐Ž ๐’๐„๐‹๐‹ ๐˜๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐’๐‚๐‘๐ˆ๐๐“?

WHY SUBMIT YOUR SCRIPT TO THE NEW YORK SCRIPT AWARDS?

๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž: The New York Script Awards is a renowned competition that attracts the attention of the film and television industry. Participating in this competition can boost your script and open the door to more opportunities.

๐…๐ž๐ž๐›๐š๐œ๐ค: Standard contest submission + up to 3 pages of major Hollywood studio-style coverage with a 10-point professional analysis of character, conflict, marketability, dialogue, emotional investment, theme/premise, pacing, structure/plot, tone, and concept. It is possible for the category: Short Entry + Pro Analysis

๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก: Participating in and potentially succeeding in a competition can boost your career as a screenwriter. Winning or just being nominated for such a competition can be a significant point in your professional portfolio.

๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ: Even just participating in a competition can lead to interesting opportunities. For example, if his script impresses the jury, it can open the way to interest from studios, producers or managers.

$๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ.๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐–๐Ž๐‘๐“๐‡ ๐Ž๐… ๐๐‘๐ˆ๐‚๐„๐’ ๐ˆ๐ ๐’๐„๐‘๐•๐ˆ๐‚๐„๐’: For the winners in the categories of Feature Script, Television Script, Short Script, Super Short Script, and First-Time Screenwriter, prizes in the form of services await: an Interview (typically valued at $99 USD) and a free Entry for the next year's LIVE TABLE READING (standard price being $85 USD). The New York Script Awards redistributes over $2000.00 worth of services annually.

The best scripts will receive various educational courses, reviews, promotional opportunities, interview from our competition.

๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ž: The very process of participating in a competition can be a challenge and a learning experience. This can help a screenwriter grow and develop in their craft.

๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ : Competitions like the New York Script Awards offer an opportunity to build relationships with people in the industry. This can be valuable for building a network of contacts and opportunities for future projects.

Participating in the New York Script Awards is an excellent opportunity to gain prestige, engage with industry experts and advance your screenwriting career. Your work deserves to be recognized and this competition can be the key to further opportunities and success.

๐‹๐„๐“ ๐˜๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐“๐€๐‹๐„๐๐“ ๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐๐„ ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐‹๐„๐“ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐–๐Ž๐‘๐‹๐ƒ ๐’๐„๐„ ๐˜๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐„๐—๐“๐‘๐€๐Ž๐‘๐ƒ๐ˆ๐๐€๐‘๐˜ ๐–๐Ž๐‘๐Š!

๐Œ๐€๐ˆ๐ ๐‚๐€๐“๐„๐†๐Ž๐‘๐ˆ๐„๐’
โœ๏ธ Best Super Short Script (under 10 pages)
โœ๏ธ Best Short Script (under 40 pages)
โœ๏ธ Best Feature Script
โœ๏ธ Best Television Script - Pilot
โœ๏ธ Best Synopsis
โœ๏ธ Best Young Screenwriter (under 30y)
โœ๏ธ Best First Time Screenwriter (Short)
โœ๏ธ Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)
โœ๏ธ Best American Screenplay (Feature)
โœ๏ธ Best Male Screenwrtier
โœ๏ธ Best Female Screenwriter
โœ๏ธ Best Stage Play
โœ๏ธ Best Book
โœ๏ธ Best Drama Screenplay
โœ๏ธ Best Comedy Screenplay

๐€๐ƒ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐€๐‹ ๐‚๐€๐“๐„๐†๐Ž๐‘๐ˆ๐„๐’
โœ๏ธ Best Horror Screenplay, โœ๏ธ Best Thriller Screenplay, โœ๏ธ Best Scifi Screenplay, โœ๏ธ Best New York Screenplay, โœ๏ธ Best Foreign Screenplay, โœ๏ธ Best Action Screenplay, โœ๏ธ Best War Screenplay, โœ๏ธ Best Crimi Screenplay, Best Characters, Best Conflict, Best Dialogue, Best Emotional Investment, Best Theme/Premise, Best Pacing, Best Structure/Plot, Best Tone, Best Concept, Best Marketability/Outlook

Each winner will receive a digital diploma (pdf.)

For the winners in the categories of Feature Script, Television Script, Short Script, Super Short Script, and First-Time Screenwriter, prizes in the form of services await: an Interview (typically valued at $99 USD) and a free Entry for the next year's LIVE TABLE READING (standard price being $85 USD). The New York Script Awards redistributes over $2000.00 USD worth of services annually.

1. All scripts must be in English.
2. Multiple entries from the same submitter are accepted.
4. The decision of the festival selection committee will be final.
5. Scripts that are submitted must be the entrantโ€™s original work and shall not infringe on any copyrights or any other rights of any third parties.
6. The organizers reserve the right not to award any or all of the prizes.
7. Organizers have the right to use film posters or your photos on public social networks to promote your project and our festival.

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  • Made me feel like I was moving in the right direction.

    January 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Congratulations to your success.
    It was honor you took a part in our festival.
    We are looking forward to your next amazing projects.

  • Super happy, super excited! Thank you

    December 2023
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    Response from festival:

    It's amazing to hear these positive words from you!
    We believe that one day we will meet in person! You are a talented artist!

  • Mary McDaniel

    I just want to thank New York Script Awards for selecting my short script! I appreciate the acceptance and will consider this New York Script Awards once again!

    November 2023
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    Response from festival:

    It's great that your work has raised the level of our festival!
    Thanks for your feedback! It's amazing to hear such nice words!

  • Very pleased to have 'Fright Games' selected. New York Script Awards you Rock ๐Ÿ˜

    November 2023
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    Response from festival:

    It's great that your work has raised the level of our festival!

  • Marcia P. Samuels

    Thank you for awarding both my scripts with Honourable Mention. I did not think I would make it, so it was a welcoming surprise. Thank you.

    November 2023
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks for your feedback! It's amazing to hear such nice words!