NEW COMPETITION LAUNCHING
NEW COMPETITION LAUNCHING IN JANUARY 2026
We are working on our biggest competition yet with a good sized fund for a feature film. More news to follow
Feature or Pilot Script Competition
£40.00
A competition in partnership with www.rocabertiwriters.com and www.birminghamfilmmarket.co.uk
Opens October 6, 2024 – Closes 30th March, 2025. Winners announced April 15, 2025
Have you got a script for a feature or pilot that you would like to polish at a writers retreat in Spain and go to the birmingham film and tv market to pitch to various high end executives (see the website for who is participating) Read all the rules and enter now. A jot form will be sent after entry to fill in all the script and your details.
We are looking for a 50-60 page pilot script or 90-120 page feature script, of any genre except experimental and animation, in other words a live action drama.
We will favour any story with an older woman 45 plus in it.
(That is they will get 2 more points in the assessment)
CQ Script entry
Creative Queens, members only, script comp entry
£30.00
Names will be checked against the membership list- discount for paid up members only
FILM FUND COMPETITION 2024 CLOSED NOW - WINNERS-FOOT OF PAGE
CHALKER/SANGER SHORT FILM FUND 2024 (updated 25 May, 2024)
Overview
Due to many enquiries we have updated the no of pages to 20 max
We are looking for a 7-20 page short film, of any genre except experimental and animation, in other words a live action drama. One of the leads of the story must be an older woman aged 50 plus. We will award up to £10,000 according to the budget and the funds we have coming in and we will also look to provide post production services and possibly lighting and camera hire in the package.
WINNERS
FINALISTS and WINNER
The judges analysed and deliberated over all the scripts that were entered. We had a uniform marking scheme and came out with the following finalists:
1. Kathryn Carmichael - Fade to Fifty
2. Jean Maye - Undiscovered
3. Liam Currie - Feathers and Blood
4.Desi Lyon - Mr Perfect
5. Kimberley Olson - Having Babies with Psychopaths
6. Jen Lim - Leftovers
7. Olga Rosanova - The Crossing
8. Jaqueline Cloake - Marmalade
Then we came down on these with only the winner getting the prize. We hope to have this film made early next year.
WINNER Feathers and Blood- Liam Currie
2nd Place - Mr Perfect - Desi Lyon
3rd Place - Undiscovered- Jean Maye
Well done Liam! And a huge thank you to all those who entered. The standard was very high. Plus a huge thank you to our judges.
