THE FINAL DEADLINE FOR THE SHORT FILM FUND FALL SEASON IS OCTOBER 31ST!The Short Film Fund is for screenwriters and/or directors who want to see their short script produced and create a calling card to help them progress in the industry.
This season, we will be awarding a
$15,000 cash production grant for the winning short script.
The Grand Prize Winner will also receive a
free camera equipment rental package from ARRI Rental for the duration of production in any country they operate and a
film festival strategy package with Kimberley Browning (Tribeca short film programmer, member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences short films & animation branch).
We will also award a
$1,000 cash prize to the 2nd Place Winner.
Both Winners will receive script and/or production consultancy with
two-time Academy Award-nominated producer Maria Gracia Turgeon (FAUVE, Brotherhood).
The Top 15 Finalists will have an opportunity to circulate their scripts to our Industry Roster of agents, managers, producers, and directors.
And new this season, we’ll be awarding Semifinalists with an invitation to join the Shore Scripts private Facebook group where we host free Q&As with industry experts like Robert McKee, Akua Gyamfi, and Karel Segers.
The Short Film Fund accepts short scripts (live action and animation), web series pilots, half-hour TV pilots, and proof-of-concept shorts for features and TV shows, as well as in-production shorts that are in need of finishing funds.
https://shorescripts.com/shortfilmfund/Read more about some of our recent alumni’s experiences with pre-production, production, post, and the festival circuit here:
Film Festivals w/ Alexandra Qin:
https://www.shorescripts.com/sff-the-film-festival-strategy-experience/Development & Pre-Production w/ Laura Spini & Laurence Brook:
https://www.shorescripts.com/making-it-as-a-screenwriter-laura-spini-laurence-brook/Production & Post w/ Chelsea Isabella Clark-James:
https://www.shorescripts.com/non-emergency-medical-transport-postshootquestions/“All I have left to say is THANK YOU to Kimberley Browning, Julia Morizawa, Dave Beazley, and the entire Shore Scripts team for your support of THIRSTYGIRL! Winning the Short Film Fund has brought so many gifts, the least of all being the financial support you provided. I can’t say how grateful I am for all of you and what you do for emerging filmmakers. Thank you, thank you, thank you!” -Alexandra Qin (2022 Fall 2nd Place Winner)