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A Different Screenplay Contest

Congratulations to the 2024 Winners at Universal and Warner
2025 Competition now open.

Due to popular demand we are now adding internal CVR’s direct to writers. And you get a free feature film Budget template too.

CVR’s – We are adding something new, you have been asking so often we will now allow direct access to CVR’s (Commercial Viability Ratings). Internally many investor groups, studios, film funds and private equity groups use their own “in-house” system to gauge how they think a project will do in the marketplace and ultimately what likelihood of profit/loss the firm/studio will encounter.

There is no standard format besides being confidential as these reports are similar to documents any business creates when hedging a bet on a new product, stock investment, buying out another business, etc. A CVR report is not coverage, it is a deep business analysis of your proposed film project.

With many entries we are asked by the writers: Is my script commercial?

Is it worth it for me to submit to your contest and be seen by investors? And since we began this project as a way for writers to get in front of multiple investors regardless of contest placement, we again thought how to help get writers what they were asking for.

The answer is that at any time before or after entering the Capital Fund Screenplay Competition you may now submit your script for a private CVR.  It is not mandatory you submit to the competition.

Didn’t know what a CVR was but made sense so I tried it. Thank you because I’ve been getting more replies since including it in my email efforts and understand better what investors look for.
Shamia Leed
Writer

Just some of the things you can do with CVR in hand:

  • Rework the script to make it more commercial.
  • Make better decisions of when and what contests to enter.
  • Use it as leverage as you try to get talent, funds, crew attached to your project.
  • Include it in your package with project one-sheet at markets and festivals.
  • And more, be creative, it is yours to do with as you please.

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  • The only screenplay contest that connects writers to Industry financiers.
  • Your script can get an offer anytime after you enter even if you don’t win a placement prize.
  • Offers can be script purchase, option, or production funding for producers.
  • Haven’t entered screenplay contests? That’s okay, our film financiers are looking for new, fresh voices and experienced writers.
  • Earn Film Industry Recognition or Repeat Recognition on the “Hot 100” List.
  • Win an in-person table read on a major studio lot.
  • Gain visibility beyond the reach of your agents.

Directly access studio-level film fund and private equity managers.

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Ellen Reginale

Ellen Reginale

Four by Twenty

I wanted to thank the office staff for helping me navigate meetings and calls with the TV development execs I met with the finance firm. They were professional and concerned at all times. I’m excited to keep moving forward and appreciate the opportunity. Keep up the great work!

 

Ellen Reginale

Philip C. Sedgwick

Philip C. Sedgwick

Visions of Sugar Plums
www.philipcsedgwick.com

Member, Independent Writers Caucus (WGAw)

I enjoyed it very much. Great insights shared! It was a “keep your eye on the ball,” session, stressing that if you want to work with investors, make it good for them… instead of just selling your no doubt excellent screenplay. I left the call feeling enthused, optimistic and ready to fire the after burners. That call made everything about CFSC more than worth it to me.

Philip C. Sedgwick

Kirk Lohse

Kirk Lohse

Not Yours to Give

The financier and I had a very enjoyable discussion of my project and my hopes and dreams for the script and again, I am very grateful to have had the chance to visit with him. He was incredibly kind and complimentary of my work and I appreciate his encouraging remarks.

Kirk Lohse

Carol Lee Hall

Carol Lee Hall

www.carolleehall.com

The finance company rep requested synopses and art work for three of my projects to present to one of his contacts. He answered my other questions about the business in a thoughtful encouraging way. Thank you for providing this opportunity to speak with a seasoned industry professional.

Carol Lee Hall

Julie M Kaufmann

Julie M Kaufmann

IMDB Pro link
www.seriahproductions.com

I want to express my sincerest gratitude to everyone for selecting my feature screenplay Seriah’s Legacy to be a part of the Capital Fund Screenplay Competition. I couldn’t believe it when I saw that I was selected to be included in the Top 10, alongside the other great writers. This is an honor that words cannot describe.

Julie M Kaufmann

Jane Therese

Jane Therese

Only A Brave Man
IMDB Pro link

Thank you very much. The executive was very approachable, easy to speak with and very interested in my script and what I had to say as a writer. I learned what his company was looking for, the interests of his investors and the direction they were looking to take. Very professional all around – thank you.

Jane Therese

Stefano Bozzo

Stefano Bozzo

www.stefanojaybozzo.com

It was really great to have the opportunity to talk with such a high profile professional. It’s not easy to have access to someone who really can make the difference to your career and I’m really glad about it.

Thank you.

Stefano Bozzo

Olga Rojer

Olga Rojer

Buenos Aires
Prof. German Film Studies, American University

Thank you so much for giving us the chance to speak to a financier. Our conversation was wonderful. Very informative and beneficial!  What a great idea!

Olga Rojer

Frances Presley Rice

Frances Presley Rice

IMDb link

My finance professional meeting prize was both rewarding and enjoyable. I was amazed at the depth of knowledge and expertise shared with me. Very much appreciated is the unique opportunity the Capital Fund Screenplay Competition provides for screenwriters to speak directly with people who have  the money to fund project production.

Frances Presley Rice

Susan Anlage

Susan Anlage

Trucker Chix

On behalf of myself and my co-writers, we want to thank you for the great opportunity to submit our script Trucker Chix to the contest and be read. To win in the Top Ten Finalists was beyond our hopes and then given the opportunity to speak with a Financial Professional was invaluable.

Susan Anlage

Bill Mesce, Jr.

Bill Mesce, Jr.

First, I want to thank you and everyone involved with the Capital Fund Screenplay Competition.   It’s turning into a wonderful opportunity and I hope something comes out of this that’ll make your people feel like I was a good choice.  I would also ask you to pass my thanks on to the financier with whom I had a terrific exchange today.

Bill Mesce, Jr.

Laurie Ashbourne

Laurie Ashbourne

Animation Dept. The Lion King, Aladdin, Mulan, etc.
IMDB link

I was thrilled to speak with the financier, completely got my project…Thanks so much again for such a fabulous and productive competition!

Laurie Ashbourne

Ratidzo Mambo

Ratidzo Mambo

G’day all,

It was a pleasure meeting you yesterday and thank you so much for providing the incredible platform for the writers, which lead for us to be invited to be part of their creative world they had imagined for years.

A Truly magical experience thank you. And if I end up going to MIP TV in the next couple of weeks, I will definitely be in touch or bump into you on La Croisette in Cannes  🙂

Ratidzo Mambo

Ellen Reginale

Ellen Reginale

Four by Twenty

I wanted to thank the staff for helping me navigate meetings and calls with the TV development execs I met with the finance firm. They were professional and concerned at all times. I’m excited to keep moving forward and appreciate the opportunity.

Ellen Reginale

Persephone Vandegrift

Persephone Vandegrift

IMDb link
Project link

Thanks CFSC – superb. It was so informative to hear what a film investor thinks about my work because it is not something we often get to hear and that he’d been interested in reading more of my work really gave me a boost of confidence and confirmed that I am on the right path, as difficult as it is sometimes.

Persephone Vandegrift

Meg Leader

Meg Leader

LinkedIn

I was totally blown away by my financier. He was warm, helpful, and generous with information and guidance. I believe this was possibly the best possible prize for any contest winner. I feel that I learned a tremendous amount and made a valuable connection.

Meg Leader

Randy Evans

Randy Evans

I know I’m just a short film writer but this experience has charged me up to jump into features. Meeting all the other writers at Warner was awesome and the contacts and consideration of the finance people is great.

Randy Evans

Adrianna Ott

Adrianna Ott

Time Release

The table read was fantastic! With the producers, directors and investors there listening was access I could have never gotten on my own- and it was all set up for me hah. All I had to do was sit at the head of the room and feel like a star for the day with real industry people from the major studios at my side.

Adrianna Ott

James C. Peters

James C. Peters

Screenwriter/UCLA Prof

IMDB link

Capital Fund Screenwriting Competition provides tremendous opportunities for developing screenwriters and their fulfillment as professionals.  By placing our work in the hands of investors and financiers around the world, CFSC leaps over the usual barriers to script marketing and sends promising scripts directly to the decision makers.  What a concept!

James C. Peters

Pat Fortes

Pat Fortes

Zebra

Dear CFSC, I was so happy with the prize and it helped pay bills for sure but the real win was the option and working with the producer and investor learning the development ropes. Thank you for all the work you do in helping us reach goals that take years for so many if they are lucky enough to even get there.

Pat Fortes

Lynn Santer

Lynn Santer

Professor Midnight
IMDB link
www.lynnsanter.com

Your initiative is visionary and extremely helpful to newcomers in the business. It’s exciting and informative and I highly commend and thank you for it.

Lynn Santer

Lee Tidball

Lee Tidball

IMDB link
www.leetidball.com

My thanks for creating the Capital Fund Screenplay Competition and giving us writers a way to get our work directly into the hands of those who love movies and also have the means to fund them. I feel this is one of the best run and most significant of any of the newer screenwriting competitions that have come along in recent years.

Lee Tidball

Timothy Smith

Timothy Smith

North 40

With most screenwriting contests, you might win a few bucks and get a lot of “likes” on your Facebook page. With Capital Fund Screenwriting Competition, you get direct access to people who have money and are looking for scripts. Now that’s a winner’s contest!

Timothy Smith

My thanks for creating the Capital Fund Screenplay Competition and giving us writers a way to get our work directly into the hands of those who love movies and also have the means to fund them. I feel this is one of the best run and most significant of any of the newer screenwriting competitions that have come along in recent years. Lee Tidball

Why are we truly unique? Watch this quick video.

The 11th Annual Capital Fund Screenplay Competition

A unique opportunity among popular screenplay contests.

Now Open For Screenplay Contest Submissions

See more of our past winners here!

The Capital Fund Screenplay Competition, now in its 11th year, where your scripts are read direct by investors that buy projects and fund films at the studio level domestically and abroad.

*Ranked in the Top 20 screenplay contests next to Page International, Script Pipeline, Scriptapalooza, and Francis Ford Coppola’s Zoetrope Studios, we are proud to be bringing this one of a kind opportunity to writers found in no other competition. We think of it less of a screenplay contest and instead as a direct look at your material by active finance groups you simply cannot reach on your own.

Screenwriters: Have you wondered…

  • How can I write screenplays that sell?
  • Is my finished screenplay or synopsis commercial?
  • How do I get a screenplay table read at a major studio?
  • Is it possible to get movie financing without an agent?
  • I don’t have an agent but I have a great story – what comes next?

The Capital Fund Screenplay Competition offers you the answers.

Our Los Angeles based screenwriting contest teams up writers with film investment companies in the US and from around the world.

Enter now and win money, prestige and exposure. But most importantly, we connect you with movie investors in Los Angeles, and international film finance companies overseas, that provide the funding for movies. Alcon, Endgame, EuropaCorp, Relativity, Wanda, etc. are all searching for great scripts in the markets we are at meeting investor partners ready to buy. Whether you’re new to the business of screenwriting or an experienced veteran, our screenwriting contest is the best place to get your script read. We are actively buying scripts and want to read yours.

The Capital Fund Screenplay Competition does offer money, prestige, and industry exposure. But the object is to get your movie made and make investors happy, and that brings you money and launches a real full time screenwriting career with agents finally flocking to you.

Bypass the networking, the query letters, the wondering whether your script is getting read or just sitting at the bottom of a pile. With Capital Fund Screenplay Competition you can go straight to an option (and prize money), sponsored by film industry investors who are actively looking for scripts to green-light.

We are open year round to submit for investor reviews and major market exposure. There is never a break in that schedule of getting your work in front of buyers. The contest cycle is also year round with each season ending and starting in June.  Sign up below to get notified of deadlines as they approach so you don’t miss out.

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