The 2024 Fall Season of the Shore Scripts Short Film Fund is NOW OPEN!
Turn your calling card script into an attention-grabbing short film with our $15,000 cash production grant!
As much as we love to read scripts, too many excellent shorts never progress beyond the written word, which is why we established the Shore Scripts Short Film Fund to help take those compelling stories off the page and onto the screen.
Many of our previous 20 funded short films have played at some of the top film festivals in the world, including Sundance, Tribeca, BFI London, Austin, Cannes, Encounters, and Palm Springs. They’ve even won a BAFTA! Those writers have gone on to gain representation, sold screenplays, and been staffed on Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, & BBC shows as a direct result of winning and producing their shorts with us.
Here's the lowdown:
Grand Prize Winner - A Cash Grant of $15,000 and support from Shore Scripts to take your screenplay through pre-production, production, post, and distribution. Plus, free camera equipment rental from ARRI Rental for the duration of production (some restrictions may apply). On top of that, our winner will receive a Film Festival Strategy Package with Tribeca programmer, filmmaker, and Academy member, KIMBERLEY BROWNING.
2nd Place Winner - A Cash Grant of $2,500 in finishing funds for projects that have already been filmed, and support from Shore Scripts through post-production and distribution.
Both Winners will connect with two-time Oscar-nominated producer MARIA GRACIA TURGEON for development, production, and career guidance. Both Winners will also have the opportunity to have their completed films circulated to select members of our Industry Roster and Directors, will receive a free 30-minute consultation with our new partner Seed & Spark, and free access to a Stage 32 Webinar of their choice.
Top 5 Finalists – will receive feedback on their scripts from one of our esteemed Judges. And, new this year, one US-based writer will get on a call with NATALIE GERGELY (VP, Scripted at Gunpowder & Sky) and one European-based writer will get on a call with KIRSTIE MACDONALD (Creative Director of TV at FilmNation) to discuss their projects and receive career advice.
Top 15 Finalists – will have the opportunity to have their scripts circulated to select members of our Industry Roster and Directors.
The Fund accepts scripts for narrative short films (live-action & animation), web series pilots, half-hour TV pilots, and proof-of-concept shorts for TV series and features.
Screenplays must be in English; however, the production can be filmed in any country and any language (English subtitles in the finished film are required).
ALL THE INFO: https://www.shorescripts.com/shortfilmfund/
