General Rules
1. Projects must be produced in the Southwestern Pennsylvania/Pittsburgh region between June 1, 2012 and September 1, 2012. The ten-county Southwestern Pennsylvania region is defined by the Allegheny Conference of Community Development, which includes Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Washington, and Westmoreland: www.alleghenyconference.org/Regions10Counties.asp.
2. Forms/Formats: Short screenplays, teleplays, and/or other digital media narrative formats will be accepted. No stage plays will be accepted.
3. Length: Scripts must be a maximum of 12 pages, not including the title page.
4. Entries must be in English and should conform to the standard screenplay format. (Please reference Syd Fields for clarification)
http://www.amazon.com/Screenplay-Foundations-Screenwriting-step-step/dp/...
5. Screenplays must be the original work of the applicants; if submission is not original work, Film Factory applicants must have the rights to the work. Adaptations and material based in any way on other media, produced or unproduced, (i.e. short stories, movies, novels, biographies, songs, etc.) for which the applicant does not have the rights are not eligible for entry into this competition.
6. Screenplays that have been previously sold, optioned, are currently under contract, and/or that have been previously produced, are not eligible for entry into this competition.
7. Any co-authored scripts require the permission of all authors to be considered valid entries.
8. If a submission involves two or more writers as applicants, the award will be divided evenly among the authors.
9. Submission Deadlines & Fees:
(Entrants receive free admission to a Film Factory event: Call: 412-622-1325 or email info@steeltown.org to reserve your seat.)
Regular Deadline: 12/31/11
Standard Fee: $55.00
Student Fee: $25.00
Late Deadline: 1/7/12
Standard Fee: $60.00
Student Fee: $30.00
Steeltown Spotlight
"The Film Factory has done a wonderful job of nurturing emerging talent in Pittsburgh, while at the same time, reconnecting established people in the entertainment industry with the hometown they still love."
- Jamie Widdoes
Director: 'Two & a Half Men'
Co-Star:'Animal House'
