These Official Rules, Regulations, Terms and Conditions govern participation in the 2026 Your Script Produced! Genre Competitions.

By submitting a screenplay, each participant acknowledges that they have read, understood, and agreed to comply with these Official Rules and all applicable competition requirements.

The competition is a skill-based screenplay competition designed to discover and recognize talented writers, filmmakers, directors, producers, and creative artists from around the world.
The competition sponsor and its affiliates reserve the right to modify deadlines, announcement dates, competition structures, or other operational details when necessary. The website’s server clock and official announcements shall serve as the authoritative source for competition timing and updates.

Welcome to the Your Script Produced! International Genre Competitions.

The competitions are open to original feature-length screenplays, television pilot scripts, and short screenplays. Participants may submit work in accordance with the category requirements, technical guidelines, and submission deadlines described below.

To participate, entrants must:

• Complete the online registration process.
• Submit an eligible screenplay in the appropriate category.
• Pay the applicable submission fee.
• Review and accept these Official Rules.
• Confirm that they own the necessary rights to the submitted work.
• Provide all required information and documentation.

By submitting a screenplay, the participant confirms that the submission is made voluntarily and on a non-confidential basis.

Competition

The Your Script Produced! Genre Competitions are international, skill-based screenplay competitions for:

• Feature Screenplays
• Television Pilot Screenplays
• Short Screenplays

The competitions may be referred to collectively as the “Competition” throughout these Official Rules.

Sponsor

Your Script Produced! Independent, exclusively represented by United Talent Agency, is the official sponsor of the competition and may be referred to as the “Sponsor.”

The Sponsor, the Competition, and their affiliates reserve the right to make decisions concerning eligibility, advancement, awards, prizes, announcements, and participation.

Selected participants, finalists, and winners may receive opportunities for recognition through Your Script Produced! platforms, events, industry communications, and promotional channels.

Depending on the category and level of placement, participants may receive opportunities connected to:

• Your Script Produced! 360 Basic
• The Your Script Produced! Film Festival
• The Entertainment Finance Summit
• Industry networking opportunities
• Development and packaging opportunities
• Promotional exposure through relevant media outlets and industry platforms

All opportunities are subject to the applicable category, Sponsor approval, availability, and the terms of these Official Rules.

The Feature category is open to original feature-length screenplays.

Feature screenplays must generally be between 85 and 110 pages and must comply with the technical requirements outlined in these Official Rules.

The Television Pilot category is open to original television pilot scripts
Eligible formats include:

• One-hour television pilots: 55–60 pages
• Half-hour television pilots: 25–30 pages

The Short category is open to original short screenplays.

Short submissions must generally be:

• Between 3 and 30 pages
• Accompanied by a detailed treatment of at least 8 pages

The Sponsor reserves the right to determine whether a submission is appropriate for the category entered.

Earlybird Deadline: June 5, 2026 — $60.00
Regular Deadline: July 6, 2026 — $70.00
Late Deadline: August 5, 2026 — $80.00
Final Deadline: September 13, 2026 — $90.00

Extended Deadline: September 30, 2026 — $90.00

Earlybird Deadline: June 5, 2026 — $55.00
Regular Deadline: July 6, 2026 — $65.00
Late Deadline: August 5, 2026 — $75.00
Final Deadline: September 13, 2026 — $85.00

Extended Deadline: September 30, 2026 — $85.00

Earlybird Deadline: June 5, 2026 — $45.00
Regular Deadline: July 6, 2026 — $55.00
Late Deadline: August 5, 2026 — $65.00
Final Deadline: September 13, 2026 — $75.00

Extended Deadline: September 30, 2026 — $75.00

The official competition launch date is April 22, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time.

The Sponsor reserves the right to extend deadlines, delay announcements, or make structural modifications as necessary. Participants are responsible for reviewing the official competition website for the most current information.

1. The competition is open to writers, directors, actors, producers, filmmakers, and artists of all levels and backgrounds.
2. Participants may be of any age. Participants under the age of 18 must submit a signed and dated parental consent form together with their screenplay.
3. The competition is open to entry-level and experienced writers alike.
4. Participants must submit an original screenplay that complies with all applicable competition rules and regulations.
5. There is no limit on a participant’s earned income or professional experience.
6. Members of the Writers Guild of America may participate. The competition will comply with applicable WGA rules and regulations concerning optioning and compensation.
7. Participants must have the legal right, authority, and capacity to enter the competition and agree to be bound by these Official Rules.
8. The Sponsor reserves the right to request additional documentation to verify eligibility, ownership, or compliance.
9. Failure to satisfy eligibility requirements may result in disqualification without a refund.

To enter the competition, each participant must complete the required online submission process and provide or acknowledge the following:

• Acceptance of these Official Rules.
• Confirmation that the submitted screenplay is original or that the participant owns all necessary intellectual property rights.
• Confirmation that the screenplay is submitted voluntarily and on a non-confidential basis.
• Confirmation that the participant has the legal right and authority to submit the screenplay.
• Confirmation that the participant agrees to comply with all competition rules and conditions.
• Payment of the applicable entry fee.
• A parental consent form, when required for participants under 18 years of age.

Failure to provide required information or documentation may result in disqualification without a refund.

FEATURE SCREENPLAY

The Feature category requires an original feature-length screenplay.

For non-union participants, the Sponsor may, at its sole discretion, have the opportunity to option the winning screenplay for:

• A 24-month option period
• An initial option payment of $500
• A purchase price of $25,000
• Additional back-end participation of 2 points

The Sponsor may determine a production budget of $3 million or less.

For WGA or other applicable union members, optioning and compensation will be handled in accordance with the applicable guild rules and regulations in effect at the time of optioning.

TV PILOT SCREENPLAY

The TV Pilot category requires an original television pilot screenplay.

The Grand Prize-winning TV Pilot may receive:

• A $250 cash prize
• A potential 24-month option opportunity for $250
• An opportunity to develop and package the pilot with United Talent Agency, subject to Sponsor and UTA approval
• Potential promotion through industry trade publications
• An invitation to applicable awards or industry events, subject to the applicable event terms

SHORT SCREENPLAY

The Short category requires an original short screenplay.

The winning short screenplay may receive:

• A $250 cash prize
• A three-month complimentary subscription to Your Script Produced! 360 Basic
• A potential work-for-hire development agreement
• A tiered development payout totaling $5,000 to expand the short into a feature screenplay
• An additional $20,000 compensation payment if the resulting feature enters physical production
• 2 points on the back-end, subject to the applicable agreement
• An opportunity to develop and package the screenplay alongside United Talent Agency, subject to Sponsor and UTA approval

FEATURE GRAND PRIZE WINNER

The Feature Grand Prize Winner may receive:

• A $500 cash prize
• Three months of complimentary access to Your Script Produced! 360 Basic
• A potential 24-month option opportunity
• A potential option payment of $500
• A purchase price of $25,000
• 2 points on the back-end
• An opportunity for development and packaging with Your Script Produced! Independent, exclusively represented by United Talent Agency
• A potential opportunity to direct the winning feature, subject to Sponsor approval
• Two complimentary tickets to the 2nd Annual Entertainment Finance Summit in Hollywood/Los Angeles, California, in November 2026
• Two complimentary tickets to the 1st Annual Your Script Produced! Film Festival in Hollywood/Los Angeles, California, in November 2026
• Potential stage recognition at the Film Festival
• Potential promotion through industry outlets, including The Hollywood Reporter or Variety

The winner is responsible for applicable travel, lodging, taxes, and other personal expenses unless expressly stated otherwise.

TV PILOT ULTIMATE WINNER

The TV Pilot Ultimate Winner may receive:

• A $250 cash prize
• Three months of complimentary access to Your Script Produced! 360 Basic
• A potential 24-month option opportunity for $250
• An opportunity for development and packaging with Your Script Produced! Independent, exclusively represented by United Talent Agency
• Two complimentary tickets to the 2nd Annual Entertainment Finance Summit
• Two complimentary tickets to the 1st Annual Your Script Produced! Film Festival
• Potential recognition at applicable events
• Potential promotion through industry trade publications

All opportunities are subject to Sponsor approval and applicable terms.

SHORT SCREENPLAY WINNER

The Short Screenplay Winner may receive:

• A $250 cash prize
• Three months of complimentary access to Your Script Produced! 360 Basic
• A potential work-for-hire development agreement
• A tiered development payout totaling $5,000
• An additional $20,000 payment if the resulting feature enters physical production
• 2 points on the back-end
• An opportunity to develop and package the screenplay alongside United Talent Agency
• Two complimentary tickets to the 2nd Annual Entertainment Finance Summit
• Two complimentary tickets to the 1st Annual Your Script Produced! Film Festival
• Potential promotional recognition through industry outlets

Finalists may receive:

• A 25% discount on an annual Your Script Produced! 360 Basic subscription
• One admission to the Entertainment Finance Summit at 50% off
• One admission to the Your Script Produced! Film Festival at 50% off
• A 15-minute guidance Zoom call with a member of the executive team or a producer
• A review of their work by Your Script Produced! Independent, exclusively represented by United Talent Agency
• Career and industry access opportunities

Travel, lodging, taxes, and other personal expenses are the responsibility of the participant unless otherwise stated.

Participants who advance to the Semifinalist, Quarterfinalist, or Official Selection levels may receive:

• An opportunity to register for the Your Script Produced! 360 Basic platform
• Access to guidance and educational resources related to Hollywood and the entertainment industry
• A 25% discount to the Your Script Produced! Film Festival
• First access to selected Your Script Produced! events
• Recognition through applicable competition platforms and communications

All benefits are subject to availability, eligibility, and applicable terms.

Participants who place in the 2026 competition and attend the 2026 Your Script Produced! Film Festival may receive recognition during the event.

The Sponsor may provide public recognition, promotional opportunities, or industry exposure to selected participants, finalists, and winners.

Any recognition or promotion is subject to the Sponsor’s discretion, scheduling, availability, and applicable event conditions.

1. Participants may submit multiple entries.
2. Each submission must be accompanied by the applicable entry fee.
3. The Competition and Sponsor are not responsible for submissions that are incomplete, lost, damaged, unintelligible, late, misdirected, or not successfully received.
4. Once a screenplay has been submitted, the submission is final and entry fees are non-refundable.
5. Each submitter may purchase one resubmission during the submission process.
6. A resubmission must contain an improved draft and must be completed before the Final Deadline.
7. Once the Final Deadline has passed, the resubmission opportunity is forfeited.
8. No refunds will be issued for unused resubmission opportunities.
9. The Sponsor reserves the right to reject submissions that do not comply with the applicable category or technical requirements.

FEATURE SCREENPLAY

Feature screenplays must:

• Be between 85 and 110 pages
• Use 12-point Courier font
• Be written in English
• Follow generally accepted industry screenplay formatting standards
• Be submitted in PDF, FDX, or Word format

TELEVISION PILOT SCREENPLAY

Television pilot scripts must:

• Be between 55 and 60 pages for one-hour formats
• Be between 25 and 30 pages for half-hour formats
• Use 12-point Courier font
• Be written in English
• Follow generally accepted industry screenplay formatting standards
• Be submitted in PDF, FDX, or Word format

SHORT SCREENPLAY

Short screenplays must:

• Be between 3 and 30 pages
• Include a detailed treatment of at least 8 pages
• Use 12-point Courier font
• Be written in English
• Follow generally accepted industry screenplay formatting standards
• Be submitted in PDF, FDX, or Word format

Submissions that fail to comply with the technical requirements may be automatically disqualified without a refund.

FEATURE CATEGORY

Feature screenplays must be intended for production as live-action motion pictures capable of receiving an MPAA rating of:

• G
• PG
• PG-13
• R

TV PILOT CATEGORY

Television pilot scripts must be intended for live-action production and suitable for kids, adults, and families.

Scripts must not contain extreme nudity or excessive profanity and should be suitable for potential distribution through:

• Theatrical platforms
• SVOD platforms
• Streaming platforms
• Basic television networks

SHORT CATEGORY

Short screenplays may be intended for live-action or animated production and must be capable of receiving an MPAA rating of:

• G
• PG
• PG-13
• R

The Sponsor reserves the right to determine whether submitted material is appropriate for the applicable category.

1. Submitted screenplays must not have previously been produced as a live stage production, theatrical motion picture, television program, or online program.
2. Participants must notify the Competition if their screenplay places or wins in another competition.
3. Participants are advised not to assign or transfer the rights to their screenplay during the competition.
4. The Sponsor may not be able to exercise an option or development opportunity if the participant does not fully own the necessary rights.
5. If a participant no longer owns the required rights, the Competition reserves the right to remove the screenplay from consideration or advancement.
6. No refunds will be issued in connection with disqualification based on rights ownership or eligibility issues.
7. The Sponsor, Competition, and affiliates may independently develop or produce creative materials that contain ideas, concepts, plots, characters, settings, themes, or elements similar to those contained in a participant’s screenplay.
8. Participants will not be entitled to compensation or negotiation rights solely because of similarities between their screenplay and other creative materials.
9. Nothing in these Official Rules creates an implied or express contract to compensate a participant except as specifically stated in these Official Rules or in a separate written agreement.

The Competition and Sponsor recommend, but do not require, that participants register their screenplays with:

• The United States Copyright Office
• The Writers Guild of America
• The appropriate copyright or writers’ organization in the participant’s country

Participants are responsible for determining whether registration is appropriate for their work.

Participants must retain all rights necessary to enter the competition and, if selected as a Grand Prize Winner, to potentially assign or license the screenplay for optioning, development, packaging, financing, and production

If a winning participant does not own the full rights to the screenplay or is subject to third-party obligations that prevent the Sponsor from exercising the applicable opportunity, the Competition may disqualify the screenplay without a refund.

Any option, development, packaging, or production arrangement will be subject to a separate written agreement and applicable legal requirements.

Initial submissions that do not comply with the applicable technical requirements may be automatically disqualified without a refund.

Each qualified submission may be reviewed by experienced industry script readers.

Submissions may be evaluated on a scale from 1 to 10, based on the following criteria:

1. Story and Concept
2. Originality
3. Plot Structure
4. Style and Tone
5. Pacing
6. Characters
7. Dialogue
8. Theme
9. Production and Budget Feasibility
10. Commercial Potential

Commercial potential may be considered but is not required for a strong evaluation.

The Your Script Produced! studio and competition teams may review as many qualified submissions as possible in order to support balanced scoring and reduce the possibility of overlooking emerging talent.

OFFICIAL SELECTION

Official Selections are scripts that receive strong evaluations and achieve the highest average scores during the initial review process.

QUARTERFINALISTS

Quarterfinalists are submissions that advance to the second round of the competition.

This round may consist of approximately the top 20% of qualified submissions.

SEMIFINALISTS

Semifinalists are submissions that advance to the third round of the competition.

This round may consist of approximately the top 10% of qualified submissions.

FINALISTS

Finalists are submissions that receive the highest scores and strongest recommendations.

The Finalist round may consist of approximately the top 3% of qualified submissions.

Finalist submissions may be read multiple times by:

• Industry readers
• Judges, based on availability
• The Sponsor’s executive team and affiliates

The Competition reserves the right to conduct background checks or other clearances for finalists.

The Competition and Sponsor may disqualify a participant who has current criminal charges pending against them or who otherwise fails to satisfy applicable eligibility requirements.

GRAND PRIZE WINNERS

Submissions with the highest scores and most favorable internal recommendations may be considered for the Grand Prize.

The final selection of Grand Prize Winners is made at the sole discretion of the Sponsor.

The Sponsor’s final decision is final, binding, and may not be challenged.

A participant may be disqualified without a refund if they:

• Submit ineligible or non-original material
• Fail to comply with technical requirements
• Provide false or misleading information
• Fail to provide requested ownership documentation
• Fail to provide required parental consent
• Submit material that violates applicable law
• Fail to retain the necessary rights to the screenplay
• Engage in conduct that violates these Official Rules
• Fail to respond to a request for documentation within the required timeframe

The Sponsor may request proof of ownership, including copyright or WGA registration documentation, through:

Support@YourScriptProduced.com

If a participant fails to provide requested documentation within 14 days, they may forfeit their position and be disqualified without a refund.

The selection of Grand Prize Winners is entirely within the sole discretion of the Sponsor.

The Sponsor’s final decision is final and irreversible.

Participants acknowledge that no score, ranking, advancement decision, or final result creates a right to challenge the Sponsor’s final determination.

The Sponsor also reserves the right to disqualify participants who make negative, defamatory, abusive, or harmful statements about the Competition or Sponsor, including through social media, when such conduct violates applicable rules or materially harms the Competition or Sponsor.

All prizes and awards are subject to the participant’s continued compliance with these Official Rules.

Prizes and awards:

• May not be substituted
• May not be shared
• May not be assigned or transferred
• May not be exchanged for cash unless expressly stated
• May be subject to additional written agreements

If a winner engages in criminal conduct, inappropriate or harassing behavior, or makes defamatory statements that reflect unfavorably on the Sponsor, the Sponsor may terminate the winner’s prize entitlement and award the prize or opportunity to a runner-up or another finalist.

Winners are solely responsible for all applicable federal, state, local, and international taxes.

An IRS Form 1099 or international equivalent may be issued in the winner’s name for the value of the applicable prize.

By entering the competition, each participant grants permission to the Competition, Sponsor, sponsors, affiliates, and authorized representatives to use the participant’s:

• Name
• Photograph
• Video
• Voice
• Likeness
• Biography
• Screenplay title
• Competition placement
• Prize information

Such materials may be used for advertising, marketing, publicity, promotional, editorial, or informational purposes in all media worldwide, without additional compensation or notice, except where prohibited by law.

By entering the competition, each participant represents and warrants that:

1. The submitted screenplay is original and is not a copy of another work.
2. The participant owns or controls all necessary rights in the screenplay.
3. The participant has full authority to submit the screenplay and potentially grant rights to the Sponsor.
4. The screenplay does not defame or infringe upon the rights of any third party.
5. The screenplay does not violate copyright, privacy, publicity, trademark, or other applicable rights.
6. The screenplay is not subject to threatened or pending litigation that would interfere with the competition or any potential award.
7. The participant has not previously sold, assigned, transferred, or otherwise encumbered the rights necessary for participation.
8. All information submitted to the Competition is accurate and complete.

The Competition and Sponsor reserve the right not to option, develop, package, finance, or produce a winning screenplay for any reason.

The Sponsor may suspend, modify, delay, or terminate any obligation due to circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including:

• Natural disasters
• War
• Government actions
• Public emergencies
• Pandemics
• Technical failures
• Fraud
• Security incidents
• Other unforeseen circumstances

The Competition may cancel, modify, or suspend deadlines if fraud, technical failures, or other circumstances impair the integrity or operation of the event.

The Sponsor also reserves the right to cancel the competition without stating a reason.

If the event is terminated entirely by the Sponsor, the Sponsor may issue full refunds to all eligible submissions, subject to the circumstances and applicable law.

Participants agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Sponsor, Competition, affiliates, agents, representatives, employees, and related parties from third-party claims arising from:

• A breach of these Official Rules
• A violation of applicable law
• A misrepresentation by the participant
• A claim that the submitted screenplay infringes upon third-party rights
• A participant’s failure to obtain necessary permissions or consents

The released parties are not responsible for:

• Personal injury
• Property damage
• Technical failures
• Website interruptions
• Human error
• Lost or incomplete submissions
• Unauthorized access
• Delays or failures in communication
• A winner’s inability to accept or use a prize
• Circumstances beyond the Sponsor’s reasonable control

All rights granted under these Official Rules become irrevocably vested at the time of submission, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

No breach of these Official Rules will entitle a participant to equitable or injunctive relief to stop, prevent, or interfere with the development, packaging, financing, production, promotion, or distribution of a project.

To the extent permitted by law, a participant’s sole remedy shall be an action at law for compensatory damages.

Participants expressly waive claims for incidental, consequential, exemplary, special, or punitive damages, except where such waiver is prohibited by law.

Participants are expected to behave respectfully and professionally toward the Competition, Sponsor, staff, judges, readers, affiliates, and other participants.

The following conduct may result in removal or disqualification:

• Harassment
• Threats
• Abusive communications
• Discriminatory behavior
• Defamatory statements
• Fraudulent activity
• Attempts to manipulate judging or competition results
• Attempts to interfere with competition operations
• Misuse of competition systems or websites
• Conduct that materially harms the Competition or Sponsor

The Sponsor reserves the right to take appropriate action when participant conduct violates these standards.

Participants acknowledge that submissions are made on a non-confidential basis.

Participants are responsible for protecting their own intellectual property and are encouraged to register their work with the appropriate copyright or writers’ organization.

The Sponsor, Competition, affiliates, and related parties may possess or develop creative materials that are similar to or contain elements resembling a participant’s screenplay.

Such similarities do not automatically create any ownership, compensation, negotiation, or infringement claim.

Participants retain ownership of their screenplay unless and until they enter into a separate written agreement that provides otherwise.

All disputes, claims, or controversies arising out of or relating to the Competition, Sponsor, these Official Rules, or a participant’s submission must be resolved through binding arbitration on an individual basis.

No dispute may proceed as a class action, collective action, or other proceeding seeking class-wide relief.

These Official Rules and any related disputes shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of California, United States of America, without giving effect to conflict-of-law principles.

The arbitration requirement applies to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

Any deliberate attempt to damage, disrupt, compromise, manipulate, or undermine a website associated with the Competition may violate criminal and civil law.

The Competition and Sponsor reserve the right to seek damages and other remedies to the fullest extent permitted by law against any person who attempts to:

• Damage or disable a competition website
• Interfere with legitimate competition operations
• Manipulate submission systems
• Gain unauthorized access
• Introduce malicious code
• Disrupt the submission or judging process
• Undermine the integrity of the Competition

For questions regarding submissions, eligibility, Official Rules, ownership documentation, or competition procedures, please contact:

Support@YourScriptProduced.com

The mission of Your Script Produced! is to discover and support talented writers, directors, actors, producers, filmmakers, and creative artists from around the world.

Participants are responsible for reviewing all applicable guidelines and remaining in full compliance throughout the competition.

The Competition reserves the right to update deadlines, announcement dates, prices, eligibility requirements, competition structures, prizes, or other terms when necessary.

Participants should regularly review the official competition website and official communications for the most current information.

By submitting a screenplay, you confirm that you have reviewed, understood, and agreed to these Official Rules.

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