Competition Rules:

1. Scripts may not exceed 150 pages and must be double spaced (no minimum length)

2. Scripts should have been written between 2005-2010 (unless waiver is approved by LIFF)

3. The competition is open to all screenplays of feature length (min.90 pages) and short films (maximum length 40 pages)

4. 2 Screenplays must be submitted to Thomas Santorelli c/o LIFF 102 N. Park Avenue Bay Shore, NY 11706. Please submit a self addressed stamped envelope (1st class postage).

5. Entry fee for a single screenplay is $50.00 US. You can enter 2 screenplay stories at $40.00 each.

6. Deadline for submissions is September 1, 2010. If you submit your screenplay with an early deadline of July 31, 2010, you can submit your script with a discounted entry fee of $30.00.

All finalists will be notified by December 1, 2010.

The "Black Tie" Awards presentation will be held at a Suffolk County Estate on March 1, 2011. Awards include cash, scholarships, workshop vouchers, screenwriting software, computers, screenplay memorabilia, screenwriting tutorial books, industry subscriptions, staged readings, and use of production facilities. The screenplays of the top five winners will be submitted to production companies seeking film scripts.

Judges will be selected from alumni and former award winners of the Long Island Film Festival as well as established academics.

Questions may be submitted to Long Island Film Festival Founding Director- Christopher Cooke via email.
All submissions must be copyrighted with the Library of Congress, or the WGA.