RIIFF ANNOUNCES OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS TO 2021 SPOTLIGHT ON NEW ENGLAND SCREENPLAY COMPETITION
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Annual Competition Features Scripts Set in New England, Showcasing Those Stories to the International Film Industry
For screenwriters, New England's diverse landscape can be a character all unto itself. And a region with so much character and history makes for great stories.
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) is now accepting entries for its 2021 Spotlight on New England Screenplay Competition. RIIFF invites talented screenwriters from around the world to submit their original screenplays whose characters and locations anchor the story in New England. We are also providing another prize for those who set their stories in Rhode Island.
Stimulating the New England film industry creates in-state jobs and encourages a growing culture in film and the arts. The Spotlight on New England Screenplay Competition aims to capture the spirit of the region and inspire filmmakers to bring their productions, and their jobs, to spur future growth for the film industry. We'd also like to encourage filmmakers and writers to discover the Ocean State and learn how Rhode Island would be the perfect place to make their film, no matter what region in New England it is set.
"What a terrific idea! This is an amazing way to promote our natural resources and beautful locations within the Ocean State while bringing out the best talent from screenwriters and filmmakers around the globe," said Steven Feinberg, Executive Director Rhode Island Film & Television Office, One Capitol Hill.
2021 Rhode Island International Film Festival Call for Entries is Now Open
This year's deadlines
January 15, 2021, early deadline with reduced rates; May 15, 2021, regular deadline; June 1, 2021, late deadline; June 15, 2021, final extended late deadline
Final Deadline for Screenplay Entries: July 15, 2021
The Rhode Island International Film Festival prefers paperless entries. Our 2021 partner entry portal provides cost-saving, online entry to major film festivals
throughout the U.S. and in Europe with one master entry
form, allowing you to enter your film more quickly
and with greater accuracy. Online entry users enjoy the advantages of Extended Deadlines
and Online Press Kit submissions.
Entries can be A. feature film (max. 130 pages), B. movie of the week (max.100 pages), or C. television pilot (max. 40 pages for a short screenplay or 70 pages an hour program), and must be in standard industry formats.
Scripts may be in any genre, present day or historic period. Adaptations of novels/books are not acceptable unless submitted by the author. Writers must also supply a log line and short synopsis.
The winning screenplay will be placed in the hands of producers and industry professionals who have the power to take the script to full-scale production. The winner will also be promoted to the film & television industry by the Rhode Island Film & Television Office and FLICKERS, as well as receiving an All-Access RIIFF Pass for 2022 including the ScriptBiz Screenwriters Workshop.
The deadline for submissions is JULY 15, 2021.
For questions, please contact us here:
FLICKERS' Spotlight on New England Screenplay Competition
c/o Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival™
Mail: PO Box 162, Newport, RI 02840 USA
Office: 83 Park Street, Suite 1, Providence, RI 02903
Tel/Fax: (401) 861-4445 / 490-6735
info@film-festival.org
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