Judging Criteria

IMPRESSION

General vibe of your writing, use of prompt and story structure. 

PLOT  

Scene structure, conflict, tension, logic, & flow

CHARACTER

Complexity, uniqueness, & arc. 

CONCEPT

Strength and marketability of the story.  

DIALOGUE

Character's speech in a realistic, unique, and interesting tone. 

STRUCTURE

​The connection and logistics on which the story is built.​

10 X 10 CHALLENGE

Submit a 10 page screenplay in 10 days, guaranteed to hook the reader and audience.

MONTHLY: [ENTRY, MAR 5] [DEADLINE, MAR 15] [ANNOUNCEMENT, MAR 25]

GRAND PRIZE:  $500.00 USD

RULES

Void where prohibited. Except where prohibited by law, participation in the contest constitutes each entrant’s consent to Script Chamber and its agents’ and contest sponsor’s use of entrants’ names, likenesses, photographs, and/or personal information for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration. All uses of a entrants’ information are in accordance with our Privacy Policy.BY ENTERING THE CONTEST YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND AGREE TO THESE CONDITIONS. You agree to release and hold harmless Script Chamber, Prize contributors, judges, screenplay readers, Sponsors, and any other organizations responsible for administering, advertising or promoting the Contest, and every one of their respective members, directors, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, the “Released Parties”) past and present from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liability, including but not limited to damages and negligence to property and persons, including but not limited to invasion of privacy, defamation, slander, libel, violation of right of publicity, copyright, infringement of trademark or other intellectual property rights relating to a participant’s Entry, participation in the Contest and/or acceptance or use or misuse of Prize; provided however, that such release will not apply to any commercial exploitation of the script by a Released Party in violation of your rights under applicable copyright law; and (c) indemnify, defend and hold harmless Script Chamber and its Sponsor, agents and employees from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liabilities (including reasonable attorney’s fees) relating to an entrant’s participation in the Contest and/or entrant’s use or misuse of Prize. Employees of Script Chamber and their immediate families are ineligible to participate in this contest. Any such submission will be immediately disqualified. ENTRY TO THIS CONTEST IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED or restricted by any Federal, State or Local law. Voided entries will be refunded. Recipients’ eligibility will be verified before the grant is awarded and the winner may be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility. Script Chamber claims no ownership nor option on your work. All ownership and rights to the scripts submitted to this contest remain with the original rights holder(s). Screenplays entered must: Screenplays must be a minimum of 60 pages. (All scripts under 60 pages will be accepted, read, and considered through the finalist round – but cannot win any prize) Include a title page with NO name(s) of the writer. Do not include the writer’s or writing team’s name or contact information on any page of the script. Must submit in PDF form and must fit all standard screenplay format guidelines. Personal formatting conventions will be accepted but must not intentionally or accidentally alter the page count of the project as determined by the judges. Be owned solely by the writer listed. It may be an adaptation or reimagining of true events or fictional stories. Be written in English. However, scripts from anywhere in the world will be accepted. Have pages numbered. Scripts of any length will be accepted for an additional fee, but we’d advise that scripts over 90 pages should be edited down before being submitted. By entering this screenplay into the competition, you must have full permission from any attachments to the project. Screenplays entered may be in any genre or combination of genres. All will be treated equally and read by an unbiased panel of judges. Entrant’s total earnings from screenwriting for either film or tv, produced or unproduced, must not exceed $50,000 in the previous 18 months from submission or $250,000 lifetime earnings. This excludes any prize money from competitions or fellowships and only applies to fund or money transferred in exchange for an option or sale of a script, treatment, idea, intellectual property, or other writing for filming. Money earned from acting, directing, producing, or any other film work outside of writing is not included. Screenplays submitted must not have been previously sold or produced unless said sale or production was completed with no financial gain to the writer. For a submission to be valid it must be accompanied with the appropriate payment based on the submission deadlines. All deadlines are at 11:59pm PST on the date listed. Any deadline alteration or promotion of any kind does not make any entry valid of a refund of any kind. RESUBMISSIONS will be accepted. There are no refunds for any submitted screenplay. There is no limit on the number of scripts a writer or writing team may submit. New drafts of an entry will be accepted at any time during the contest. Prizes are awarded per script and teams of writers are expected to divide prizes on their own accord. Script Chamber will send prizes to the writer who submits the project and will in no way be responsible for how the prizes are distributed among the writing teams. The decision of the judges will be final and cannot be contested in any manner. There is no score on a scorecard that guarantees advancement to the next level as advancement will be based on all scores in the competition. Feedback and Coverage will ideally be distributed between 2 and 3 weeks following submission, but this is not guaranteed. We only guarantee that coverage will be provided. Script Chamber reserves the right to delay announcements for any reason. Delay may last up to but never more than 180 days. While we never anticipate any delays, such delays will not alter the standing of any screenplay entry and will qualify no script for a refund under any circumstance. By entering the Script Chamber, contest every entrant is agreeing to all Script Chamber Terms and Conditions listed and available before checkout. If you disagree with any terms you may not submit to the contest. By submitting to the contest you are releasing your script to Script Chamber and holding harmless Script Chamber or any affiliates from any claims, expenses, and liabilities, including but not limited to invasion of privacy, defamation, copyright, libel, trademark infringement, slander, personal property infringement, etc. Any prize winners will be required to sign an affidavit validating their entry into the contest. Any cash prize winners of over $599 will be required to file a W-9 before the cash prize is distributed. All prizes provided by sponsors or mentors are subject to said sponsor or mentor providing the prize. Script Chamber will do everything in its power to collect the prize packages promised, but is not responsible for a sponsor’s failed delivery. Any winners may have their name, script title, and picture used for any Script Chamber promotions or promotions of our sponsors or affiliates. Former Grand Prize Winners of the contest may enter so long as it is NOT the same script that won in a previous year. Any other placement in former years does not disqualify the script from being entered this year. Top scripts will be scored and discussed to select the winner.  

Note: these scores are not made available to writers as they are completed in verbal meetings.​