Plaza Classic Film Festival:  Screenwriting Competition

Early Deadline: May 20, 2022
Regular Deadline: Jun 13, 2022
Late Deadline: Jun 27, 2022

The first Plaza Classic Film Festival Screenwriting Competition is sponsored by the El Paso Film and Creative Industries Commission and will award a $500 first prize and a table read of the winning screenplay. It’s open to anyone 18 and older. Entries must be feature-length scripts of no more than 120 pages. There are no genre restrictions.

The cost to submit is $30 through May 20, $40 from May 21 through June 13, and $50 from June 14-27. The deadline to submit is 11:59 p.m. June 27. For an additional $15, an entrant will receive coverage, or written feedback, of their screenplay.

Screenplays, in English, may be uploaded in the PDF format only and must include a cover sheet with only the screenplay’s title.

The entrant’s name and contact information will be included on the submission form, along with a logline and payment. A point system will be used to grade the submissions, with a 50 point maximum. Scripts will be awarded up to 10 points each for premise, plot, characters, dialogue, and the script’s potential prospects.

The winning screenplay will be announced at the Plaza Classic Film Festival’s Local Flavor showcase (entry deadline for films is June 20), sponsored by the Texas Film Commission, and Local Flavor Awards, sponsored by TFCU, at 7 p.m. Thursday, August 4 in the Plaza Theatre. The winning entry will receive a table read at the free Filmmaker’s Brunch on Sunday, August 7 in the Foundation Room, 333 N. Oregon.

For more information, visit https://plazaclassic.com/screenwriting.

Call for entry posted May 27, 2022