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Submission Deadline for Laing Screenwriting Contest

The Department of Film & Media Studies invites all undergraduate students to submit their complete screenplays to the 2025 Laing Screenwriting Contest.

4/7/2025
All Day
Virtual
Intended Audience(s): Alumni, Faculty, Postdoc, Staff, Students-Graduate, Students-Undergraduate
Categories: Arts, Arts and Sciences, Films

Screenplay Submission Deadline: 11:59 pm on Monday, April 7, 2025

All undergraduate students are invited to submit their original screenplays for consideration for the Laing Memorial Award. Winners in each category will receive cash prizes. Submissions will be judged according the subject's potential as effective movie/TV material and how well the writer conveys that potential in a shootable script. There are three categories:

Features (~90—120 pp.)
Pilots (~25—60 pp.)
Short Scripts (~5—20 pp.)

SUBMISSION RULES

  • All submitted screenplays should have a title only—do not add your name to the attached screenplay
  • Submit your screenplay as a PDF file via the Google Form linked below
  • The PDF file should be be named "FEATURE_Title_2025" or  "PILOT_Title_2025" or "SHORT_Title_2025"
  • TV pilots should be accompanied by a one-page long description of the show, accompanied by a line or two about each episode in the first season, outlining the arc of the Season One story (similar to what you would see when looking up a series on Netflix)
  • You can submit more than one screenplay and submit screenplays for different categories
     

SUBMIT YOUR SCREENPLAY VIA THIS GOOGLE FORM

For more information, contact:
Erin Bennett
erin.e.bennett@dartmouth.edu
603-646-3402
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