Organisers of the British Short Screenplay Competition (BSSC) are accepting submissions for their sixth annual competition. Irish, British and international screenwriters can compete for a share in the prize fund.
The British Short Screenplay Competition in association with the National Film and Television School (NFTS) is open to writers of any nationality from any country. Screenplays should be between five and 15 minutes in length.
Three winning screenwriters will have their films produced by UK’s Kaos Films. Each will be premiered at BAFTA (subject to BAFTA availability), entered into film festivals around the world before being screened in selected cinemas in UK. In addition there are ten runner-up prizes. The first runner-up will receive the full suite of Movie Magic Screenplay Writing software. A further nine runners-up will each receive a copy of Movie Magic Screenwriter 2000 screenplay writing software.
The competition was established by the independent producer Arif Hussein to provide an exhibition platform and a foot in the industry door for aspiring film-makers. Judges involed in the 2007 competition includes actor/director Kenneth Branagh, producer Michael Kuhn, writer/director Sir Alan Parker, producer Nik Powell and producer/director Stephen Woolley.
'I have been involved with this competition from the beginning and I'm very proud of what it is trying to achieve and I'm hugely impressed with the quality of screenplays coming in.' - Nik Powell.
‘The Handyman’ winner of the 2006 BSSC and produced by Kaos Films has been enjoying international festival success and scooped the Best Film award at the 50th Sitges International Film Festival.
Visit www.kaosfilms.co.uk/rules/ for the full rules and application forms.
Early deadline is 27 Apr 2007
Early administration fee is £25 (GB Pounds)
Final deadline is 22 Jun 2007
Final administration fee is £35 (GB Pounds)
