Good writing will be rewarded in the El Paso Community Foundation Plaza Classic Film Festival’s third annual screenwriting contest — including a $500 first prize.
The third Plaza Classic Film Festival Screenwriting Competition is no longer accepting entries. It will award a $500 first prize, a $250 second prize, and Final Draft 13 screenwriting software to the top two finishers. The first prize winner also receives a consultation with El Paso writer-director Lucky McKee (Poker Face, Old Man, The Woman, May), and a table read of their screenplay.
Entries will be graded on a point system, with a 50-point maximum. Scripts will be awarded up to 10 points each for premise, plot, characters, dialogue, and the script’s prospects.
The top two finishers will be announced before the 17th annual Plaza Classic Film Festival, which is July 18-28.
Our second annual PCFF Screenwriting Competition Pitch Fest will be at 7 pm Thursday, July 25 at Aaron & George’s Film Cafe, 105 Texas Avenue. Winning pitch will get $100. Runner-up will be determined by audience applause. We’ll pass around a bucket to take up a collection.
The competition is sponsored by Final Draft, Coverfly, the El Paso Film and Creative Industries Commission, and the Texas Film Commission.
Plaza Classic Film Festival tickets are on sale at the Plaza Theatre Box Office and Ticketmaster.com. Passes are on sale at plazaclassic.com/tickets.
The deadline for submissions has passed. Thank you for your interest!
