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Cinequest Screenplay Competition

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Festival Info

Next Festival Dates
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Is the Festival open to the public ?
Open to the public
Does the Festival have a competition ?
Festival have a competition

Location

Name
Cinequest
Address
410 S. First Street
City
San Jose
State
CA
Zip code
95113
Country
United States
Telephone
1(408)995-5033
Fax
1(408)995-5713

About

Awards:

CINEQUEST SCREENWRITING COMPETITION

* Best Feature-length Script - $5,000 cash prize

* Best Short-film Script - $1,000 cash prize

* Best Teleplay (60 min) - $1,000 cash prize

* Best Teleplay (30 min) - $1,000 cash prize

 

Entries:

Open to the public

SCREENPLAYS: All genres are accepted. Contestants from all countries are eligible. Screenplays must be submitted in English.

Formats:

SCREENPLAY SUBMISSIONS: Script must be properly formatted according to industry standards. Digital submissions in PDF format only.

Fees:

SCREENPLAY SUBMISSIONS:

Submission open June 1, 2015

Early Bird, July 17, 2015 (Feature $45 / Short $30 / Teleplay 60min $35 / Teleplay 30min $30)

Regular, Sept. 25, 2015 (Feature $50 / Short $35 / Teleplay 60min $40 / Teleplay 30min $35)

Late, Oct. 16, 2015 (Feature $60 / Short $50 / Teleplay 60min $55 / Teleplay 30min $50)

Extended Late , Nov. 6, 2015 (Feature $65 / Short $55 / Teleplay 60min $60 / Teleplay 30min $55

Festival

Festival presentation

CINEQUEST is a vanguard organization that fuses creativity with technological innovation to empower, improve, and transform the lives of people and communities worldwide, through Cinequest Film Festival and Cinequest Mavericks Studio.

CINEQUEST FILM FESTIVAL showcases premier films, renowned and emerging artists, and breakthrough technology-empowering global connectivity between creators, innovators, and audiences.

Festival Nickname
Cinequest
Edition
26.00
Theme
Adult
Adventure
African Films
American Films
Animation
Music
Art-house films
Asian Films
Awards
Black Culture Films
British Films
Children
Comedy
Crime
Documentary
European Films
Family
Fantasy/Science Fiction
French Films
German Films
Homosexuality
Horror films
Human Rights
Independent
International
Italian Films
Japanese Films
Jewish Films
Latin American Films
Music
Romance
Silent films
Spanish Films
Student films
Television
Thriller
War
Western
Women
Youth/Teen
Category/Format
Mixed
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Submission

Film submission fee
Payment
Film submission amount
$30 - $65
Submission accepted on Fest21.com
No
Film call for entry start day
Film call for entry deadline