The Baltimore Film Office at the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts (BOPA) is accepting entries for the 15th annual Baltimore Screenwriters Competition.
The competition is open to all screenwriters. Applicants can submit screenplays in the feature or shorts categories. Scripts must be set in or can be filmed in Baltimore. The top entries in each category win cash prizes, and feature winners also receive all access passes to the 2020 Maryland Film Festival and passes to local movie theaters.
The deadline for submissions is Monday, January 13, 2020 by 5pm. The application and guidelines are available online at
www.baltimorefilm.com.
The Baltimore Screenwriters Competition is a project of the Baltimore Film Office, a division of BOPA, in conjunction with film programs at Johns Hopkins University and Morgan State University. Funding is provided by The Arts Insurance Program, a division of Maury, Donnelly and Parr. Additional support is courtesy of the Maryland Film Festival, NEXTCAR and Visit Baltimore.
Submitted scripts receive coverage from students in the Johns Hopkins University and Morgan State University screenwriting programs and by local screenwriters and producers. The final screenplays are judged by film industry professionals. Winners of the competition are announced during the 2020 Maryland Film Festival on Saturday, May 2, 2020.
In the feature category, the first place winner receives $1,500, an all access pass to the 2020 Maryland Film Festival, a Weekend in Baltimore Package, a rental car for the weekend and passes to area movie theaters. The second place winner receives $750, an all access pass to the festival and movie passes. The third place winner receives $350, an all access pass to the festival and movie passes. In the shorts category, winners will receive cash prizes.
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Ford Foundation: JustFilms -
If you have a social justice documentary at the rough cut stage, take a
look at the JustFilms eligibility to see if you can apply. (A few
topics of docs that are not eligible: health, sports, early childhood,
advocacy, educational, scientific.) If you are located internationally,
see if you are in one of the ten places where the Ford Foundation has
regional offices. From the Ford Foundation:
JustFilms focuses on film, video and digital works that show
courageous people confronting difficult issues and actively pursuing a
more just, secure and sustainable world...Beginning in 2011, we are
investing $10 million a year over five years in documentary projects
that address urgent social issues and help us understand our past,
explore our present and build our future. Our goal is to expand the
community of emerging and established filmmakers who often lack
funding, and help them to realize their visions and reach audiences.
Website: http://www.fordfoundation.org/issues/freedom-of-expression/justfilms/for-grant-seekers.
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