PB Film

The art of storytelling and writing compelling dialogue is a unique art form known as screenplay or scriptwriting. 

Open to Florida High School and Florida College Students.
Submissions must be screenplay of 5-20 pages; in any genre. 
All work must be original. 
Adaptations are not permissible.
$500 Award. 
Funds will be awarded in the student's name. 
Submitted projects will be judged on the following set of criteria:

Story: Original/Creative
Hero: Defined/Unique/Goals
Characters: Original/Fully Realized
Structure: Setup/Conflict/Resolution
Dialogue: Consistent/Unique/Economical
The Page: Formatting/Readability/Descriptions
Emotion: Thought-provoking/Engaging/Satisfying

Please spell check your script as spelling, punctuation and grammar are part of the judging process. Include a cover page containing the name of the screenplay, the writers name and a logline. Submissions should be in the U.S. Motion Picture industry standard screenplay format and between 5 and 20 pages in length. Submissions should be written in the English language.  While screenplays may be written in any of the industry standard software, to assure that your submitted screenplay maintains industry standard formatting, ONLY submissions in PDF will be accepted.

APPLICATION PROCESS: Submissions are now closed for The 27^th Annual Palm Beaches Student Showcase of Films. The live red carpet award show will be held at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre on May 6, 2022. For more information, please visit pbfilm.com/ssof.