PLAYS FOR THE PANDEMIC - SCRIPT ENTRIES

Script writing competition for 10 minute film and theatre scripts

Tell any story you want to tell, but let it be inspired by the current situation. The only rule - 10 minutes or less. The rest is up to your imagination.

We are looking for scripts that inspire, challenge, provoke, question or dream. Scripts that give us courage to face up to the reality of our new world or provide answers to the questions all of us are now asking. As Samuel Beckett once wrote: “You must go on. I can't go on. I'll go on.”

The scripts will be judged on the elements we consider crucial at Short+Sweet - story or situation, character, dialogue (if your script has dialogue), theatricality or visual power and finally how they respond to or address the global tragedy of Covid-19.

BEST PLAY SCRIPT WINS US$500 PLUS Performances (guaranteed) at S+S Festivals around the world incl. Hollywood, Sydney, Dubai, Chennai and Manila.

BEST FILM SCRIPT WINS US$500 PLUS S+S will produce the winning script to premiere at the S+S Hollywood Film Festival.

Submissions accepted in English, Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, Tagalog, Hebrew, Bahasa, Tamil and Hindi.

DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: July 20

More info or questions please contact S+S Literary Manager: alex@shortandsweet.org

Event:

Plays for the Pandemic

First name *

Surname *

E-Mail *

Backup email

State *

Country *

Telephone/mobile *

including country/area codes

Script title *

Play or Film *

Film

Play

One line synopsis of your script *

Terms and Conditions *

I have read the Terms and Conditions below and agree to them

Terms and Conditions *

1.	The competition is not open to employees of Short+Sweet or their family members.
2.	The writer retains all copyright of their submitted work, but gives permission to Short+Sweet to produce the work at their worldwide Theatre and Film Festivals.
3.	All scripts – film or theatre – must have a running time of ten minutes or less. Scripts that are over ten minutes in running time will not be considered.
4.	All scripts must be submitted BLIND – the writer’s name MUST NOT APPEAR ANYWHERE on the script, title pages or document filename. Scripts are assessed anonymously to ensure the highest standards of fairness and objectivity.
5.	Plays may be submitted in the any of the following languages: English, Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, Tagalog, Hebrew, Bahasa, Tamil, Hindi.
6.	The competition is open to writers of all levels and all ages.
7.	There is no limit to cast size, genre, style or themes.
8.	Writers may enter as many scripts as they like and may enter both the film and theatre categories.
9.	Scripts can be written in any style or genre.
10.	There is an entry fee of AUD$15 (approx. US$10) per script which goes to the administration costs of running the competition, the budget for producing the winning scripts and funding the cash prize.
11.	If you are not the writer/creator (or sole writer/creator) of the idea, story, script, theatre work or any material used in the creation of the theatre work it is your responsibility to gain permission from all other contributors to present the work at Short+Sweet - and to fulfil all conditions set by those writers, originators or contributors to present the work at Short+Sweet.
12.	If my script is selected, I give Short+Sweet the right to film/record/photograph it for marketing and publicity purposes. This also includes archival, marketing or publicity purposes in an unpaid public forum such as YouTube.
13.	Although Short+Sweet aims to honour the writer/creator's intentions in staging their script, I understand that in order to have my script produced at Short+Sweet my script may need to be altered by the actors and director producing my script, due to staging restrictions or the work running over 10 minutes. Short+Sweet Directors are instructed that any additions, omissions, or alterations in the manuscript of the play must be made with the written consent of the writer. 
14.	PDF, doc and docx are the preferred file formats.
15.	Scripts do not have to be new scripts or written specifically for Plays for the Pandemic. They may be existing works by the writer that the writer feels are relevant to the competition’s aims and objectives or may be adaptations of the writers previous works. Scripts may also have been previously produced or filmed.
16. Scripts will be judged on the following criteria - story or situation, character, dialogue (if your script has dialogue), theatricality (play) or visual power (film) and finally how they respond to or address the global tragedy of Covid-19.

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Name and contact details *

My name or contact details are not included anywhere on the script

Confirm that your name and/or contact details are not present anywhere on your script. If you submit with your name and/or contact details, your submission will be disqualified and you will not receive a refund.

Language of script *

If you wish to enter a script in a language not mentioned above, first please email the Literary Manager of Short+Sweet International Alex Broun on alexbrouninla@gmail.com

Upload File *

Files must be less than 5 MB.
Allowed file types: rtf pdf doc docx.

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PLAYS FOR THE PANDEMIC - SCRIPT ENTRIES