* All
applications must be postmarked on or before June 1, 2007. The 5 finalists
will be
announced by July 2, 2007. The winner will be announced at the July
2007 Project Resolution.
*Screenplays
will not be considered unless accompanied by a signed entry form and an entry
fee.
Regular entry fee is $30, and must be paid by check or money order
made out to Inkwell Design. Entry fees will not be returned or adjusted.
Entry checks which are returned by your bank will incur a $15 fee.
* Revisions and
missing pages will not be considered after the screenplay is received, so
please be sure you are submitting the correct and complete draft
of your work.
* Applicants
must send materials via regular mail (which includes UPS, FedEx, etc). The
River CIty Write Off is not responsible for lost or stolen materials.
* One screenplay
per entry form and entry fee will be accepted. You may submit more than one
screenplay, but an entry form and entry fee must be
included with each additional screenplay.
* The title page should contain only your script title. Author’s name(s) should not appear anywhere on the screenplay to ensure the anonymity of judging.
* Materials will not be returned under any circumstance. We recommend that
you register all of your written material with the Writers Guild
of America.
* If a collaborative
work is submitted, the writers must designate one writer as the primary contact
on the entry form.
* All
ages are eligible, but writer must own all chain of title rights on submitted
works. Screenplays must be the original work of the applicant(s). If based
upon another's life experience, applicant(s)
must attach
a statement attesting to their rights to make such adaptations.
* All
entries must be in English and standard U.S. screenplay format.
* If selected as
a Finalist, screenwriter agrees to allow staged reading of screenplay by
Yellow House during the judging process.
* Please
keep in mind that the winning script will
be one that the judges feel can be produced in accordance
with said budget and in the general Richmond metro area. Scripts which hinge
on
complex action sequences, exotic locales, or guest appearances by U2 are
therefore less likely
to win.
* In order to receive a notification letter at the close of judging, please
include with the application a self addressed stamped envelope.
* Judging will
be anonymous. That is, your entry form(s) and screenplay(s) will be assigned
corresponding numbers, and your screenplay(s)
will be identifiable to the judges by number only. Judges' decisions
are final.
* Volunteers and staff of Studio 108, Mark Joy Films, and Inkwell Design LLC and their immediate families are not eligible to enter.