12th International Screenplay Competition - ISC@JIFF (Mind to Audience)
at 17th Jaipur International Film Festival-JIFF 2025
The ISC Screenwriting Competition continues to empower global connectivity between Screenwriters, Filmmakers, Producers and Innovators.
Our goal is to discover new exciting screenwriting talent from around the world. Top finalists will get their scripts read by industry professionals.
Top finalists will get their scripts read
In each category there will be top 3 awards. (top 3 winners, Certificate and Trophy).
CATEGORIES:
- Features Film (Fiction)
- Documentary Features Film (Non Fiction)
- Shorts Film (Fiction)
- Documentary Short Film (Non Fiction)
- Television Features & Shorts including TV Shows and Serials (TV)
What program lengths are accepted in Short fiction film/Documentary film? Less than 45 minutes. Released/Not Released Yet/Produced between last year January to Current year December are eligible for submission. (Films, which are in post production are also accepted.)
What program lengths are accepted in Feature film, Animation feature & Documentary feature lengths? More than 45 minutes. Released/Not Released Yet/Produced between last year January to Current year December are eligible for submission. (Films, which are in post production are also accepted.)
What program lengths are accepted in Animation film? Under 30 minutes
Who can submit for Best Asian, European & American Film awards? (NEW) Any feature film (Above 45 minutes) producer, director from Asia, America & Europe.
Who can submit for Music/Song/Album/Dialogue? (NEW) Any Musician, singer, dialogue writer or related company/studio can submit. Submission for live performance is also accepted.
Rules & Regulations:Rules & Regulations:
One person can submit maximum 2 entries. For features: page limit (paper size A4, with one enter space & font (any font) size-12) 2-250 & for Shorts: page limit (A4, with one enter space, font (any font) size-12) 2-80.
Screenplay other than language Hindi, English, Rajasthani, Urdu, Sanskrit, French, Malayalam, Tamil, Bengali, Marathi it should be dubbed or translated in Hindi or English.
All entries should be produced/written/recorded after 1st January 2022 are eligible for the competition.
Entries will be accepted till final deadline only. In each category there will be top 3 awards. (top 3 winner/s)
All selected entry will get participation certificate.
After submitting the entry JIFF will not return any submitted material.
If in any category JIFF will receive less than 5 submissions, in that condition there will be no competition.
The script/screenplay/story should be your fundamental composition. Your entry to any misinformation will be cancelled automatically.
Result will be announced during the closing ceremony or after the festival, if entries will be received more than expectation.
Prize and certificate will be awarded to the director/writer (s) or producer(s) of the film/script. For any duties, fees and charges accrued from the transporting of the trophy, will be covered by the recipient, not the Festival organisers.
All shortlisted entries will receive a certificate. (Cost of certificate production and courier charges will cover the submitter or Director or producer)
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