ACADEMY NICHOLL FELLOWSHIP IN SCREENWRITING
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
INFO: Each year, the Academy Nicholl screenwriting competition awards up to five fellowships to amateur screenwriters. Fellowship winners are invited to participate in awards week ceremonies and seminars in November and expected to complete at least one original feature film screenplay during the Fellowship year.
AWARD: $35,000 Fellowship
DEADLINE & SUBMISSION FEES:
- Regular Submission – April 10, 2017 ($60 entry fee)
- Late Submission – May 1, 2017 by 11:59pm PST ($85 entry fee)
DIVERSE VOICES SCREENPLAY CONTEST
WeScreenplay
INFO: WeScreenplay’s contest is focused on promoting and encouraging diverse voices and stories. The contest encourages stories that are told from perspectives – through the author and/or characters (ethnic minorities, women, women over 40, LGBTQ members, senior citizens, faith-driven characters, etc.) – that are often underrepresented in Hollywood today. The contest accepts Features, TV Pilots, Web Series, and Shorts.
PRIZES:
- Grand Prize - $1,654 ($1,000 in cash, $654 in prizes) + Script Distribution to Managers, Producers, and Agents
- Honorable Mention by Category - $654 in prizes each
- Finalists (Top 20) - $69 in prizes each
DEADLINE AND FEES: April 15th, 2017 ($49 entry fee)
wescreenplay.com/contests/diverse-voices
URBANWORLD SCREENPLAY COMPETITION
Urban World Film Festival
INFO: Urbanworld Foundation Inc., a nonprofit organization that seeks to redefine and advance the presence and impact of the multicultural community in cinema, is seeking feature film length screenplays (90-130 pages) for its five-day festival. The screenwriter must consider himself / herself of African American, Latino, East Asian, or South Asian descent. If the screenwriter is none of the above, the screenplay must feature African American, Africans, Latinos or Asians in prominent roles.
SUBMISSION FEES: Please check the website for fee requirement.
DEADLINES:
- Regular – April 28, 2017
- Late – May 26, 2017
- Extended – June 9, 2017
filmfreeway.com/festival/UrbanworldFilmFestival
ASIAN AMERICAN FEATURE FILM FELLOWSHIP
Sundance Institute
INFO: The Asian American Fellowship aims to further the presence of Asian American voices in independent film by supporting a writer or writer/director on the development of their feature screenplay through participation in a Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab, Screenwriters Intensive, or Creative Producing Summit.
Writers or writer/directors developing their first or second narrative feature film and of Asian-American descent or with significant themes and/or characters relating to the Asian American experience in their screenplay are eligible to apply.
Please visit the website for more information, including lab dates and locations.
DEADLINE: May 2, 2017 (6:00pm PST)
sundance.org/programs/feature-film#AsianAmerican-Application