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Regular Deadline for Your Script Produced Season 3 coming soon: December 31, 2021
Discovering and Producing Talented Writers and Filmmakers left behind by the entertainment industry, worldwide! The return of Entertainment's unparalleled event! Season 3 SPECIAL EDITION: Accepting the following submissions: Features, Pilots, Shorts AND Documentaries! THERE IS NO AGE LIMIT ON SUCCESS! WE ARE ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FROM ALL AGES, WORLDWIDE! Anyone under the age of 18 MUST submit a parental consent form. ALL GENRES / SUB GENRES ACCEPTED! *****Judges revealed in the Variety Trades during July 2021 Cannes International Film Festival! * Doval Bacall GET YOUR WORK SEEN BY ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY'S ELITE VETERANS! Official website page, visit:
Awards & Prizes
Season 3 - Unmatched - Unparalleled! (ONE) FEATURE WINNER: -Sponsor will purchase grand prize winning screenplay for $10,000.00 USD (Ten Thousand Dollars). Winner will be included in the development process of making the film as a consultant and receive writing credit. (Value: Priceless) FEATURE GENRE CATEGORY WINNERS: Action/Adventure, Horror/Thriller, Comedy, Drama, (ONE) winner for each genre category -Each Category Finalist will be awarded $250.00 + optioned for 24 months by our sponsor to further develop the script (with one year extension). TV / PILOT GRAND PRIZE WINNER -$500.00 will be awarded to the Grand Prize winner + Optioned for 24 months by our sponsor (with one year extension) NON EXCLUSIVE TV PILOT GENRE CATEGORY WINNERS -Each Category Finalist will be awarded $250.00 USD + optioned for 24 months by our sponsor to further develop the script (with one year extension). NON EXCLUSIVE SHORTS GRAND PRIZE WINNER -Sponsor will purchase the winning short for $500.00 & Produce for $10,000.00 Guaranteed! SHORTS GENRE CATEGORY WINNERS -Each winner will be awarded $100 + optioned for 24 months by our sponsor to further develop the short script (with one year extension). NON EXCLUSIVE OPTION. SEASON 3 FINALISTS
Rules & Terms
SEASON 3 OFFICIAL RULES “YOUR SCRIPT PRODUCED” STUDIOS! PRESENTS SEASON 3 INTERNATIONAL FEATURE / TV / SHORT / DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT COMPETITION NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSION TO ALL WRITERS & FILMMAKERS OF ALL AGES!!
ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 MUST INCLUDE A PARENTAL CONSENT FORM SIGNED, NOTARIZED AND DATED TO ENTER. PLEASE READ SEASON 3 OFFICIAL RULES CAREFULLY, AS THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING SUBMISSION PROCESS, PROCEDURES, AWARDS/PRIZES, COMPETITION LOGISTICS, AND MUCH MORE!
These Official Rules state that the process for any dispute between you and Sponsors (defined below) regarding Season 3 Script Competition must be resolved in binding arbitration on an individual basis, and in any event may not proceed on a class basis or otherwise seek class-wide relief. COMPETITION OVERVIEW: Competition: To enter this skilled based script competition, complete the application, attach your Feature/TV Pilot /Short/Documentary script, pay the submission fee, agree to these Official Rules and submit your application. You can enter on FilmFreeway or directly on our website: www.YourScriptProduced.com Prizes: (ONE) FEATURE WINNER WILL RECEIVE: Sponsor will purchase grand prize winning screenplay for $10,000.00 USD (Ten Thousand Dollars). $500.00 will be awarded to the Grand Prize winner + Optioned for 24 months by our sponsor (with one year extension) NON EXCLUSIVE SHORT FILM CATEGORY: ONE WINNER WILL RECEIVE: DOCUMENTARY CATEGORY: Two winners will receive: Submission Period: Deadlines / Fees / Winner Announcements Quarter Finalists: October 30, 2022 THE ULTIMATE ANNOUNCEMENT: Grand Prize + Genre Category Winners promoted in Variety or The Hollywood Reporter. The largest trades in the industry! Unparalleled Worldwide Recognition! PAYMENT: ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT: Content Requirement: Categories: FILM CATEGORY: An Original Feature Length Script. Sponsor will fully finance, develop and produce the grand prize winning feature script with a starting budget of $250,000.00! (Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars). GUARANTEED! TV / PILOT CATEGORY: An Original Pilot/series. Our Sponsor will invest a starting budget of $10,000.00 as SEED MONEY to help develop the pilot and package it to co-produce/co-finance with a major label/studio to develop and produce for a major network. SHORT CATEGORY: An Original Short script. Sponsor will Produced for starting budget of $10,000.00 Guaranteed! DOCUMENTARY CATEGORY (NEW ADDITION): An Original Feature Documentary narrative script/treatment will be developed and produced for a starting budget of $15,000.00+ Guaranteed. WINNERS FOR ALL OF THE ABOVE 4 CATEGORIES ALSO RECEIVE: -Winner will receive 2 points on the back end from Net Profit. “Allowed Submissions”: -Unlimited entries to how many submissions a participant can submit. Each submission must be accompanied with an entry fee. The more submissions you enter, the more chances you have to win. FEATURE category: original screenplay can be in any of the following genres: Action / Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-fi / Fantasy, Thriller /Horror, Animation, etc. ALL GENRES AND SUB GENRES ACCEPTED. TV Category: original scripted pilot/series can be in any of the following formats: 1 hour and half hour formats. SHORT Category: original short script can be in any of the following genres: Action / Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-fi / Fantasy, Thriller /Horror, Animation, etc. ALL GENRES AND SUB GENRES ACCEPTED. 40pages and under. DOCUMENTARY Category: Original content can be in any of the genres and sub genre categories. Accepting feature and short length documentaries from across the globe. FEATURE category: Feature Length Screenplay may be in any genre, but must be intended for production as a live action (not animated) motion picture capable of securing an MPAA rating of “R,” “PG-13,” “PG,” or “G.” TV category: Scripts must be intended for production as a live action and suitable for kids, adults, and families. Not having extreme nudity or profanity to be able to capture a release through SVOD and BASIC TV NETWORK SHORT Category: Short scripts may be in any genre, can be intended for production as a live action or animated motion picture capable of securing an MPAA rating of “R,” “PG-13,” “PG,” or “G.” DOCUMENTARY category: Feature or Short narrative format can be intended for production as a live action or animated and capable of securing an MPAA rating of "R," "PG-13," "PG," or "G." Script Rights / Original work: -Scripts must not have been previously produced as a live stage production, theatrical motion picture, television or online program. “Script Registration” Competition and Sponsor(s) recommend that Participants register their Screenplays with the U.S. Copyright Office or the Writers Guild of America. If you live outside of USA, Register with the appropriate office within your state or country “Transfer of script rights” Participants must retain all rights to their Screenplay throughout the Competition, so that if the Participant wins the grand prize for Feature / Tv / Short /Documentary, Participant can assign rights in and to the Screenplay to sponsor/producer to be able to produce the content, free of any limitations, restrictions or third party obligations. If the winning writer does not own the script submitted, and has optioned the script, or retained permission from the writer to submit his/her script, the writer will be disqualified only if the script cannot be assigned or purchased under the prize/awards terms, entry will be disqualified with no refunds. Technical Requirements Feature Length Screenplay: While we will accept all screenplays no matter the format, but we do recommend adhering to Industry format standards to help for a better read and to be competitive as a contender. -Must submit script in PDF format ONLY. Television (Pilot/Series) Script: -Script page count for each category: While we will accept all scripts no matter the format, but we do recommend adhering to Industry format standards to help for a better read and to be competitive as a contender. -Must submit script in PDF format ONLY. Short Script: While we will accept all screenplays no matter the format, but we do recommend adhering to Industry format standards to help for a better read and to be competitive as a contender. Documentary: FEATURE or Short Documentaries:
STORY/CONCEPT -All scripts will be read once in the initial round. Screenplay submissions with the highest average score based on the Criteria listed above will advance to the Quarter finalists. QUARTER FINALISTS CONSIST OF TOP 25%! -Scripts in the Quarter Finalists round, will be read two times, (1) by industry script reader (2) by Your Script Produced creative team. -Scripts that advance to the Semi Finalists round, will be read three times. (1) by Your Script Produced creative team. (2) by our Elite roster of judges and industry veterans (3) by our sponsor, Doval Bacall & His team. SEMI FINALISTS CONSIST OF THE TOP 10%! -Scripts that advance to the FINALISTS round, will be read three times. (1) by our Elite roster of judges and industry veterans (2) by Your Script Produced creative team. (3) By our sponsor, Doval Bacall and his creative team. FINALISTS CONISTS OF THE TOP 3-5%! -Scripts that advance to the FINALISTS CATEGORY, will be read exclusively by our Season judges, industry veterans, Your Script Produced creative team and ultimately by our sponsor, Doval Bacall himself. -Submissions with the highest scores and highest internal rating will win the Genre Categories which is the second highest placement in our event! -Once the Participants reach the Finalists round, Your script produced! Studios will have the right to perform background check/Clearance for anyone that advanced to the FINALISTS round. Competition and Sponsor have the right to disqualify with no refunds any participant who may have current charges pending against him or her. NEXT DECISION: CHOOSING THE GRAND PRIZE WINNERS! Decision to choose the Grand Prize winners will be at the sole discretion of the Sponsor and his executive team. Final decision cannot be challenged, as the final decision set forth by Sponsor will be the final irreversible decision. The decision to choose the GRAND PRIZE WINNERS for Feature, Tv, Short & Documentary will be be chosen by our sponsor Doval Bacall Entertainment and his executive team. The decision cannot be challenged or disputed by any of the Season judges, Your Script Produced team, or anyone who submitted to the competition. Also, If the participant speaks negatively of the competition or sponsor in any way, may be disqualified from the competition, without any refunds. Sponsor will request a copy of proof of ownership of the script in the form of copyright or WGA registration to be emailed via email to Support@yourscriptproduced.com to validate that the writer(s) have 100 percent full ownership to the script submitted into the competition. If the participant fails to provide such document within 14 days of the time the contestant receives the email, then the participant forfeits their position within the competition and will be disqualified with no refunds. Prize/Winner’s Obligations: FEATURE CATEGORY: TV CATEGORY: SHORT CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY CATEGORY: -Winners will receive 2 points on the back end from net profits. The Prize will be awarded subject to the condition that the winner is and remains in compliance with the official rules. The prize cannot be substituted, shared, assigned, transferred, or exchanged. If the winner is found to be ineligible or in violation of the representations and warranties in these official rules, winner will forfeit his or her entitlement to the prize. If the Winner engages in (1) criminal conduct; (2) behavior (or makes statements), including, without limitation, on social media platforms that is obnoxious, inappropriate, threatening, or illegal, or which shocks, insults, or offends a substantial portion of the community or reflects unfavorably on winner and sponsor(s) in a significant and material way; (3) behavior that is intended to abuse, threaten, or harass any other person, Competition/sponsor reserves the right to terminate participants right to receive the prize. In either case, sponsor will determine in sponsors sole discretion whether to award the prize to the participant next highest score winner or one of the category finalists, or another alternative if such second place winner is disqualified. Winner will be required to sign and deliver additional documents to confirm Winner’s grant of rights to the Screenplay and other submitted materials to producer (“Additional Documents”). If winner does not complete and return additional Documents within 14 business days after Producer’s (or its designee’s) request, Winner hereby irrevocable appoints Producer as Winner’s attorney in fact with the full power to execute, acknowledge the additional Documents and to record the additional documents in the U.S Copyright Office or elsewhere. Winner is solely responsible for all federal state, and/or local taxes that may be come due as a result of Winner’s receipt of the prize. An IRS form 1099, or any other form necessary (if outside of U.S.A) may be issued in the name of the Winner for the value of the prize and for any other compensation or funds provided to the winner in connection with the Competition or Project. Consent to use Name and Likeness: Anyone who submits to our competition are giving permission to YSP Competition to promote the writer whether they have won a prize or not, to producers, executives, agents, etc in the entertainment business that will help further launch the writers career in the film industry. Representations and Warranties: Force Majeure Clause: The sponsor have the right to suspend or terminate the performance of its obligations when certain circumstances beyond their control arise, making performance inadvisable, commercially impracticable, illegal, or impossible. Although the sponsor intends to produce the Grand Prize winning scripts, but we have to include this clause as a safety precaution for events beyond the competition or sponsor’s control. Privacy: Indemnification: Compliance with Rules: Rule Modification: Governing Law: Limitations of Liability: BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS COMPETITION, ENTRANT AGREES THAT COMPETITION, SPONSORS, COMPETITION ENTITIES AND THEIR PARENT COMPANY, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, REPRESENTATIVES, CONSULTANTS, CONTRACTORS, LEGAL COUNSEL, ADVERTISING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, PROMOTIONAL, FULFILLMENT AND MARKETING, WEBSITE PROVIDERS, WEB MASTERS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES, AND AGENTS (THE “RELEASED PARTIES”) WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR, AND SHALL BE HELD HARMLESS BY ENTRANTS AGAINST, ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY INJURIES, LOSSES OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND TO PERSONS, INCLUDING PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, OR PROPERTY RESULTING IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM OR PARTICIPATION IN THIS COMPETITION OR ANY COMPETITION RELATED ACTIVITY, OR ANY CLAIMS BASED ON PUBLICITY RIGHTS, DEFAMATION OR INVASION OF PRIVACY. THE RELEASED PARTIES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE IF ANY PRIZE CANNOT BE AWARDED DUE TO CANCELLATIONS, DELAYS, OR INTERRUPTIONS DUE TO ACTS OF GOD, ACTS OF WAR, NATURAL DISASTERS, WEATHER, OR TERRORISM. BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS COMPETITION, ENTRANT AGREES THAT THE RELEASED PARTIES WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY INJURIES, DAMAGES, OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES TO PERSONS, INCLUDING DEATH, OR TO PROPERTY ARISING OUT OF ACCESS TO AND USE OF ANY WEBSITE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS COMPETITION OR THE DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM SUCH SITE. No Rescission or Injunctive Relief: Waiver: Suspension / Termination: Additionally, Sponsor(s) reserve the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Competition or deadlines, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Sponsors’ reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Competition, as determined by Sponsors in their sole discretion. Sponsor has the right to cancel this event without reason. WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT BY A PARTICIPANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPETITION OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE COMPETITION MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAW, AND, SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO PROSECUTE AND SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Sponsors reserve the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be attempting to tamper with or undermine the entry process, any website associated with the Competition, and/or the legitimate operation of the Competition; to violate the Official Rules; or to act in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other person. If, for any reason, the Competition is not capable of running as planned, Sponsors may, in their sole discretion, void any suspect entries and (a) modify the Competition or suspend the Competition to address the impairment and then resume the Competition in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules; or (b) terminate the Competition altogether and not award the Prize, or select the Winner based on the non-suspect Scripts submitted as of the effective termination date and full refund would be issued for all submissions if sponsor terminates the competition. Again, Sponsor sole reason to engage in this competition is to discover talented new writers, domestic and international, and the above needs to be mentioned to protect the competition and sponsor if any violates stated here in the Official Rules Tab.
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