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Submissions open for digital edition of Galway Film Fleadh Pitching Competition

11 Jun 2020

This year鈥檚 Script Pitching Competition at the Galway Film Fleadh will be a live-streamed event, taking place as part of the online edition of the festival.

The Galway Film Fleadh Pitching Competition emphasises that good writing is still the backbone of the audio-visual sector and has provided many writers with an opportunity to get their foot in the door of the industry.

Entry requirement is a 500-word written pitch (from beginning to end 鈥� no cliff-hangers!) from writers of any skill level. Any genre of feature drama, documentary or animation will be considered.  Finalists will be selected to pitch their idea live online as an 鈥楨levator Pitch鈥� of 90 seconds to a virtual panel of industry judges and an audience. The winner will be announced at the online Awards Ceremony and will receive a cash prize of 鈧�3000.

In addition to the prize money, and the opportunity to pitch to industry professionals, the real benefits of being selected for the Film Fleadh Pitching Competition are many faceted. Previous participants have cited: opening the door to producers, having their project optioned by producers, being invited on mentorships to hone their craft, bolstering their confidence and providing the first opportunity for them to win over an audience. As for the winner, the prize can allow them the time to develop and expand their pitch into a full feature film script.

Last year鈥檚 winner Rois铆n Jones has just been accepted on to Screen Ireland鈥檚 Spotlight scheme, which aims to support fresh and exciting emerging screenwriting talent. Rois铆n will receive guidance and mentorship from an experienced script editor alongside a development loan, and the opportunity to take part in an industry showcase at the end of the scheme.

鈥淭he pitching competition was a huge highlight of 2019 and provided extra ears on the project from the judges. Now it has also been accepted into the Screen Ireland Spotlight development scheme for 2020 which is very exciting as it means extra eyes on the script process. Fingers crossed that maybe within a few years, everything will go full circle and I鈥檒l be back in Galway with a fully completed film, ready to premiere!鈥�.

鈥� Rois铆n Jones

The deadline for entry to the Pitching Competition is Thursday 18^th June 5p.m. G.M.T. and the entry fee is 鈧�30.

To submit a pitch please visit https://www.galwayfilmfleadh.com/2020/06/01/submit-your-pitch-to-the-2020-script-pitching-competition/