1- In order to submit a script OR A film, you must own the rights or have permission from the owner.
2- The Festival relationship will exclusively be related to the film/SCRIPT submitter.
3- Any Foreign film that is not in English must have English subtitles.
4- All fees are non-refundable.
5- Students must present a valid Student ID in order to receive our student discount.
6- Not all the submissions are selected for the official competition. Our Judges are free to make their own choices and no answers will be given about not selected films.
7- The Shepperton Screenwriting Festival can consider any film to be disqualified if the festival considers the content inappropriate.
8- Filmmakers can submit the film in multiple categories in order to become a multi-award film. Still, the decision about the selection is strictly determined by our judges’ team and no selection is guaranteed.
9- A fee is required for the main category submission and also fees for additional categories. For payment structure visit (FilmFreeway website).
10- The applicants (submitters) must accept The Shepperton Screenwriting Festival Rules and Terms.
11- Submitting your movie, you authorise The Shepperton Screenwriting Festival to use, distribute and share the film poster, trailer, synopsis and movie stills in our social media.
13- Maximum length allowed for Short Scripts is 1 - 30 pages.
14. Maximum length allowed for Feature Scripts is 180 Pages
15. Maximum duration for short films is 40 minutes.
16. Maximum duration for features is 3 hours.
17. All scripts must be submitted in PDF format.
18. All scripts must be written in english.
"The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul. - Dieter F. Uchtdorf
