Submissions – Screenplays and TV Pilots – Writers’ Only Competitions

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ReelHeART International Screenplay and TV Pilot Script Competition proudly accepts Screenplays (Short, Longform and Feature), TV Pilots, Story Bibles and Gaming Script entries via FilmFreeway.com, the world’s best online submissions platform.
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Our Categories: Screenplays, TV Pilots, Story Bibles, Gaming Scripts

ALL SCREENPLAYS, TV PILOTS, etc.
**MUST BE A PREMIERE**
No Screenplay, TV Pilot, etc. can compete in Ontario prior to ReelHeART!
(This means no ‘feedback festivals’, no ‘pay for award only’ festivals. Your Script must premiere at ReelHeART)

Any film of any kind that has screened in and / around Toronto and /or the Province of Ontario in any kind of screening or Screenplay Competition that may have slipped through our due diligence and into the notification process will be automatically pulled from the current year line-up. No Refunds. No Exceptions.

• ReelHeART was the 1st Screenwriting competition in the WORLD that offered a Rehearsed Cast-to-Type Live Read for its Top 3 Feature Script Winners. We do that for our Top 3 Short Screenplay Winners and TV Pilot Winners too.
• Winners get a semi-staged Live Script Read with Professional Actors, to bring your script to life right in front of your eyes
• Unlike many other Screenwriting competitions, we do not charge extra for our (extensive) Feedback/Coverage
• We give solid, CURRENT industry relevant Feedback. Again, for FREE! (It’s only us and BlueCat people)
• Amazing things have happened to a large number of our Top 3 Winners in all Categories.
  • Agent representation, Options at big Hollywood studios like CAA, Paramount, and Disney.
  • One of our writers even became a jury member for the Golden Globes. Pretty cool huh?

ReelHeART Short Screenplay – Competition

Do NOT miss out on submitting your script! – Here’s what great about this competition. The Top 3 winning shirt scripts will receive a rehearsed cast-to-type live read just like we do for our top 3 Feature Screenplay Competition Winners. The only difference, short scripts also have a chance to be read at night (if the themes fit our programming) in front of a night time festival audience.

1. Top 3 Winning Short Scripts 
   All Top 3 Winners will receive a rehearsed cast-to-type Live read in front of a festival audience and (possibly) in the evening before a feature film premiere screening if the theme fits
2. All Top 3 Winners will receive a Personalized Award (for FREE with FREE Postage)
3. All Top 3 Winners may receive a Screenwriting related gift from one of our generous Sponsors FinalDraft or InkTip
4. ALL scripts will receive written coverage via email

This competition is open to screenplay writers of all levels. This competition is open to scripts of ALL genres.
Your script must be a “Short Film” script.

• Please keep your script length to 30 pages or less
• Scripts longer than 30 pages will be automatically disqualified
• Save the Environment and help ReelHeART be a ‘green fest’ by sending your scripts via email as a .PDF Attachment

Please use ‘WARNER BROTHERS’ style set up in your Final Draft or script writing software. If not using software, please format your script using the guideline for script formatting at Film School Online

ReelHeART Feature Screenplay – Competition

You’ve heard the buzz. The excitement still hasn’t stopped. Do NOT miss out on submitting your script today!

This competition is open to Screenplay Writers of all levels. This competition is open to Scripts of ALL genres.
Your script must be a “Feature Film” script.

Please keep your script length to 120 pages or less.  A shorter script is more commercially viable.

• Save the Environment and help ReelHeART be a ‘green fest’ by sending your scripts via email as a .PDF Attachment

Please use ‘WARNER BROTHERS’ style set up in your Final Draft or script writing software. If not using software, please format your script using the guideline for script formatting at Film School Online

• Top 3 Winning Feature Scripts 
  All Top 3 Winners will receive a full rehearsed cast-to-type Live read in front of a festival audience with post Q&A
• NB (If Covid19 is still in play, we will NOT be performing Live Script Reads of Features in 2021)
• Depending on interest and availability, the 1st Place Screenwriter will (possibly) win a one-on-one lunch or coffee chat with an agent, film producer or industry professional
• All Top 3 Winners will receive a Personalized Award (for FREE with FREE Postage)
• All Top 3 Winners may receive a Screenwriting related gift from one of our generous Sponsors FinalDraft or InkTip
• ALL scripts will receive written coverage via email

ReelHeART TV Pilot – Competition

You’ve heard the buzz. The excitement still hasn’t stopped. Do NOT miss out on submitting your TV Pilot today!

This competition is open to TV Pilot Screenplay Writers of all levels. This competition is open to Scripts of ALL genres.
Your script must be a “TV Pilot” script.

Please keep your script length to 60 pages or less. A shorter script is more commercially viable.

• Save the Environment and help ReelHeART be a ‘green fest’ by sending your scripts via email as a .PDF Attachment

Please use ‘WARNER BROTHERS’ style set up in your Final Draft or script writing software. If not using software, please format your script using the guideline for script formatting at Film School Online

• Top 3 Winning TV Pilots
  All Top 3 Winners will receive a full rehearsed cast-to-type Live read in front of a festival audience with post Q&A
• All Top 3 Winners will receive a Personalized Award (for FREE with FREE Postage)
• All Top 3 Winners may receive a Screenwriting related gift from one of our generous Sponsors FinalDraft or InkTip
• ALL scripts will receive written coverage via email