Studentfilms.com is proud to announce it's first short screenplay competition!!!

The winning screenwriter will receive a 3-week scholarship (a $1500 value) to the Oklahoma Film Institute from July 12th until July 30th 2004.

The maximum duration for the screenplay is 20 pages.

The deadline is June 30th, 2004.

For more information, CLICK HERE.

Good luck!!

Best Regards,
Chris Wright
Studentfilms.com

chris please answer me this...
can there be more than one submission for each person...


ALSO

what if there were a collab? say, 2 writers?
thanks!

CHRIS YOU ****ING ROCK MAN!!!!!!!

Let me get back to you on the multiple submissions.

For now, just submit your best work.

As for collaboration, I'm not sure. I'll have to get back to you on that as well. (Only because of the prize - I'm not sure OFI wants to give out TWO scholarships)

I have e-mailed OFI with the two questions and I will get back to you with the answer ASAP.

Glad you like it!

-Chris
Studentfilms.com

Eh, I don't want to pay to go to Oklahoma, and for food/housing, if I won. Heck....I would never want to go to Oklahoma at all. hehe

Oh come on. Oklahoma isn't that bad. I stopped by on my trip across country 3 years ago.

The program looks pretty good too.

-Chris
Studentfilms.com

How lenient is the 20 page limit? Do you have to use the standard screenplay format and font?
And is this contest only for members of Studentfilms.com?

How lenient is the 20 page limit?

20 pages is the max. (not including title page) It is a short screenplay contest. There is no minimum length.

Do you have to use the standard screenplay format and font?

Yes. Although you don't need to use Final Draft to do this. It can be easily done in Microsoft Word.

And is this contest only for members of Studentfilms.com?

No. ANYONE can submit.

-Chris
Studentfilms.com

hey Chris, what about the multiple submissions? I have 2 i would like to submit... so if you could find this out for me, i'd appreciate it man!


thanks a lot!
j.

They haven't gotten back to me yet.

In the meantime, just send your best work.

-Chris
Studentfilms.com

can I use bad language or violence. or does it have to be pg-13

No it doesn't. That's fine.

-Chris
Studentfilms.com

Sounds cool. However I don't think a 16 year old Australian is going to get to Oklahoma anytime soon, so I won't be wasting $15 on entering. Good luck to all who enter.

Ok. I got the official answers from OFI.

1. Multiple script submissions are ok. It will be an application and entry fee per script however.

2. Since there is only one prize, collaborations cannot be accepted. Sorry. Only one screenwriter per script.

3. All works must be original. No adaptations.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

-Chris
Studentfilms.com

guys... no complaining I mean yeah maybe oklahoma isnt the coolest place to go in your eyes, but this would look great on a resume and plus if you wanna get n e where you need to get your work out there in any way possible... 15 dollars is nothing even if you dont win you still end up having a script you can shoot on your own.

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Originally posted by Mike Jones of Green Sky Productions:
guys... no complaining I mean yeah maybe oklahoma isnt the coolest place to go in your eyes, but this would look great on a resume and plus if you wanna get n e where you need to get your work out there in any way possible... 15 dollars is nothing even if you dont win you still end up having a script you can shoot on your own.

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I live in Oklahoma (moving in July) and wouldn't even be able to go to it. Though, if I was able to go to it, I would. I've taken some film classes there at the college and the teachers there are awesome. Not to mention the fact that they are bringing loads of people that have worked on many recognizable films in the industry.

Oklahoma may not seem very exciting, but it does have an industry. Besides, no place is any less than your attitude.

I have a question.

What if we want to enter the contest, but we can't make it to the Oklahoma school. Is there any kind of equivalency prize or something?

I don't believe so, no.

-Chris
Studentfilms.com

I was reading the ofi website. and they said they dont have housing but there is a lot of hotels for weekly rent. but that would probably cost just as much as the price of attending for three weeks. Are they offering anything with the winner? Also they said on the website they choose 10 pages from the winning script, to actually shoot. so if i hand in a 20 page script, they are only going to shoot 10 pages of it? (this may sound stupid) but we get to shoot the movie ourselves right?

These are totally different contests.

What is on their website is for OFI's own contest for a feature length screenplay.

Studentfilms.com's prize is just for the scholarship. The part where it says that they film your script if you win is for their own feature length contest.

-Chris
Studentfilms.com

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