Screenplay Resurrection Submissions

Submit a brief synopsis and sample pages of your original feature-length screenplay in the true crime, crime drama or psychological thriller genre. Semifinalists will be notified and asked to submit their feature screenplay and a short audio recording about the history and status of the project, why the script hasn’t been made into a movie yet, and why it would make a good podcast for our series. We’ll socialize and post a sampling of materials for our subscribers to vote on the final screenplay that will have be adapted and produced as a podcast for the next season of “Screenplay Resurrection”.

All entrants will also have the option to participate in our upcoming Cinefone podcast series.

Season 2 Submission Guidelines

Submission guidelines are the same for both professional and student categories

  • You must be a legal U.S. resident, 18 years or older when submitting this application. *You may be a citizen of any country legally residing in the U.S.

  • All entries must be submitted in English. 


  • There may be only one writer of the submitted screenplay.

  • The submission must be the first 20-pages of an existing feature-length, original screenplay and not based on any published or unpublished derivative work, in whole or in part, or any other fiction or nonfiction material, published or unpublished, produced or not produced, unless adapted from the entrant’s original work.  

  • The screenplay must not currently be under option.

  • All submissions must be in the crime, true crime or psychological thriller genre. Stories inspired by true events are accepted but must be identified as such in the submission process.  

  • If a submitted script becomes optioned, produced or purchased between the time of submission and the end of the judging period, that script will no longer be eligible for Screenplay Resurrection or Cinefone.



  • Writers may submit more than one screenplay entry, but each entry must be submitted separately.

  • The full screenplay must be available for upload in .pdf format in its entirety (up to 120 pages) within 72 hours of our written request.

  • Any false or misleading information on your submission application will result in disqualification.

  • All submissions must include a title page. *No author identifying information should appear on the title page or any page of the screenplay. If applicable, a Library of Congress or WGA registration number on the title page is acceptable.


 

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*We value diversity and embrace the cultural dimensions that uniquely make up our community. We seek storytelling that reflects this range of personal backgrounds, experiences and perspectives that arise from differences of culture and circumstances that includes, but is not limited to age, disability, ethnicity, family and socioeconomic status, gender, gender identity, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, and sexual orientation.