Submit A Script

 CALLING ALL SCREENWRITERS:

If you've taken your scripts as far as you can and you want to learn more, the Connecticut Film Festival has a unique opportunity for you!

Here's your chance to:

  1. hear your script read by trained actors
  2. cast and direct the reading yourself
  3. get personalized script consultation and instruction from a professional screenwriting instructor
  4. All of the above

You'll learn more in these 5 days than in any classroom!

 

THE CONNECTICUT FILM FESTIVAL 5-DAY SCREENWRITER'S IMMERSION PROGRAM IS NOW TAKING SUBMISSIONS FOR ENTRY. SUBMISSIONS ARE ON A ROLLING BASIS UNTIL THE PROGRAM FILLS. CLICK HERE FOR RULES AND APPLICATION.

 

WRITERS UNBLOCKED: SCREENWRITER'S IMMERSION PROGRAM

CULMINATING IN A SATURDAY MASTER CLASS WITH A FEATURED WRITER TBA

SEPTEMBER 2012

A multi-day event in which screenwriters can see and hear their short script or excerpt performed at a videotaped professional reading (See Rules for Submission for details). Each attendee is assigned a 3-hour, four-person workshop, where they will work in small groups with our instructors to review and critique their scripts, and receive personalized instruction to help improve their work.

Once your film is accepted, we will do everything in our power to make your visit an exciting, comfortable and fulfilling experience; right down to a pillow to lay your head on at the end of a long day or a shoulder to lean on. All films will be eligible for Specialty Awards, winners will be determined by a panel of industry experts.

Tuesday: Casting Call for Your Script

Screenwriters are invited to an open casting call in which actors from around the region audition for parts at an all-day session run by a professional casting agent.

Each writer will work with the casting agent to select the actors most suitable for their script and schedule the reading.

Wednesday & Thursday:

Readings of All Accepted Scripts.
Each reading will be approximately 10 minutes.

Writers will direct their own readings, which will be conducted uninterrupted. The reading will be digitally recorded.

Each writer will have a 30-minute rehearsal period prior to their reading to instruct actors. Experienced filmmakers will be on-hand to offer directing guidance.

Writers are encouraged to attend as many of the readings as they wish over the 2-day recording period.

A copy of the digital recording will be given to each writer to review at the end of the session.

Friday & Saturday:

Instructional Consultation Days
3-hour Screenwriting Workshops

The screenwriters in the program will be able to sign up for a 3-hour workshop held either in the morning or afternoon on Friday or Saturday.  Each workshop will break up into groups of four screenwriters to one instructor who will conduct a personalized review of the script readings and offer specific consultation on each script.
Friday Night:

By Invitation Only!  The CTFF Industry Party!

Your entry fee includes a ticket to this exclusive industry insider's party, where writers, directors, filmmakers, and producers all have the opportunity to meet to discuss their projects with other creative people, as well as attorneys and financiers who may be present
Saturday: Master Class in Screenwriting

Writers in the program are invited to attend a special two hour master class on screenplay structure conducted by a noted industry Screenwriter with the opportunity to ask direct questions.