JOIN A COMPETITION

TIGHT5 introduces an online writing competition for writers of Shorts, TV episodic and feature films. Our goal is to inspire a generation of writers to develop new material and to foster competition in our creative communities.

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Competition

THE CONCEPT

The TIGHT5 concept is derived from the comedy realm. In order to expedite the submission process, a competitor’s initial submission can consist of a TIGHT5, only submitting the first 5 pages of their script (optional) in order to see if they advance to the 2nd round. Not only does this make the writer focus on making the story concise but operationally it will limit our first round judging team to reading only 5 pages to verify qualifying submissions.

“The easiest thing to do on earth

is not to write.”

– William Goldman

OUR FIRST COMPETITION

Screenwriting competition

OVERVIEW

The first competition will be available to writers of diverse backgrounds from the communities listed in the competition rules and will be centered around Short Films with a maximum length of 15 mins. We will use the one (1) minute per page as a general guide. There will be a max amount of credits a writer can have to participate in this first competition.

The 4 genres categories accepted will be:

  • Sci-Fi
  • Thriller/Horror
  • Drama
  • Comedy

Submission details coming soon!

A winning proposition

One writer will win $1,000

Gain experience

Measure your writing skills against other writers

Gain exposure with industry leaders, producers and other writers

Gain exposure to potential production partners

Have your script considered for production by one of our partners.

Read all rules specific to your state on the contest page.

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SUBMISSION INFO

HOW TO COMPETE

After a writer decides to write a script and enter the competition, the key components to competing will include:

JOIN A COMPETITION - Registration

REGISTRATION

Registration for competitors will last 30-45 days depending on the competition.

Online submissions only.

JOIN A COMPETITION - Judging

JUDGING

A select panel of judges will be chosen for all three rounds of judging. The top 5 submissions per category will be selected for the final round.

JOIN A COMPETITION - Engagement

ENGAGEMENT

The contest will be socialized online through influencers, judges and stakeholders. Competitors can grow their audiences as well.

JUDGES CORNER

We are honored to have the following industry leaders join our contest jury panel led by our Jury President, Executive Producer and Writer, Dennis Leoni.

DENNIS LEONI

DENNIS LEONI

Dennis E. Leoni is an award winning producer and writer, best known for his groundbreaking series on Showtime titled Resurrection Blvd.

DAVID VALDES

DAVID VALDES

David Valdes is an executive producer known for Unforgiven (1992), Open Range (2003) and The Book of Eli (2010). He is currently producing Avatar 2.

BARBARA ASSANTE

BARBARA ASSANTE

Barbara Assante is an EP and speaker on Film Finance (Sundance). She has judged international and US competitions (Avignon, Atlantic City, Warsaw).

BIO
BIO
BIO

If you would like to contribute to our Judging ranks and have the experience to do so, inquire by clicking on the contribute button on this page’s footer.