Screenplay Giveaway- Short Films Big Prizes!

Got a great script for a short? You could win our fantastic production prize package, including:

• Post Production services by Deluxe Laboratories
• Studio time at Centennial College @Wallace Studios
• Kodak film stock
• Two Programming passes for WIFT-T
• Legal advice from Heenan Blaikie Barristers and Solicitors
• Story editing services by Marguerite Pigott, Creative Development Group Lead, Super Channel
  

Enter your script (40 pages or less) by mail or in person to:

WSFF Screenplay Giveaway
Canadian Film Centre
2489 Bayview Ave.
Toronto, ON
M2L 1A8

or email a PDF version of your screenplay to:shortfilmfest@cfccreates.com

Please do not send faxed submissions.

The winner will be announced at the Festival awards ceremony on June 21, 2009.

To qualify for the Screenplay Giveaway you must be a Canadian resident and be registered for at least one Symposium event, excluding Inti-Meets and LIFT Out Loud.  Symposium passes, seminar ticket and Do-It-All combo passes do qualify.

Please consult the Screenplay Giveaway FAQS and checklist before submitting your entry.

Please include a copy of your box office purchase confirmation email, or a photocopy of your ticket with your screenplay submission.

SCREENPLAY GIVEAWAY CHECKLIST

Please ensure your Screenplay Giveaway entry includes the following:

- Cover letter with contact details (name, phone number and email address). If you send a PDF of your script, please do not include your cover letter in the same document as the script: separate your cover letter from the script.
- Your proof of Symposium purchase (copy of email confirming your order, or photocopy of your ticket)
- 1 copy of your script (40 pages or less) with NO identifying markers- please do not list your name, production company or any other information on the title page or in the body of your script. The Screenplay Giveaway Contest is a blind read; your identity is not revealed to the judges or adjudicators.

FAQs about WSFF's Screenplay Giveaway Contest

I did not write the script, but I am the director/producer of the film, can I still enter the contest?
You may enter on behalf of the film, but please provide written consent from the screenplay author. Likewise, if you are entering a script based on a short story that the author has agreed to option, please provide written consent from the author.

Can I enter more than one script?
No, the contest mandates one script per person, regardless of the number of seminar tickets purchased.

Can I enter the same script more than once?
Please do not.

I am planning on registering for a Symposium seminar; can I enter my script first and register later?
No, in order to qualify for the contest, you must be registered for at least one Symposium seminar (not including Inti-Meets), and provide appropriate confirmation.

How can I buy advance tickets for Symposium seminars?
Tickets and passes are available online at www.shorterisbetter.com.  Purchase can also be arranged in person at the CFC: call 416 445 1446 x312 for more information.

Can my entry be postmarked for the deadline?
Sorry, entries must physically arrive at the Canadian Film Centre by 6:00pm on Monday, June 1, 2009.  Please send applications to 2489 Bayview Ave, Toronto, ON M2L 1A8

Should I include my CV, bio or information about my production company?
No, the Screenplay Giveaway Contest is a blind read, and all identifiers are removed from the script.  The contest is judged on the strength of the script alone.

Do I have to be a Canadian citizen to enter?
Technically, no. The services of the Screenplay Giveaway prize are valid only in Canada and are non-transferable, therefore applicants must be legal residents of the country.

I am a selected filmmaker for this year’s festival, and my pass allows me access to Symposium for free, can I still enter the contest?
Yes, although in order to enter the Screenplay Giveaway contest, we ask that you purchase a seminar ticket.  This is a means of covering basic administrative costs incurred by the contest.

I do not live in Toronto and I would like to submit a script.  Do I still have to buy a seminar ticket?
Yes, see above.

If I want to drop off my application in person, where do I go?
The Canadian Film Centre is located at 2489 Bayview Ave, south of York Mills, on the east side of Bayview. From York Mills subway station, take any eastbound 95 or 122 bus to Bayview Ave, then walk south.