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LAST CHANCE: Early Bird Applications for Wscripted's Fourth Cannes Screenplay List Presented by MUBI

LAST CHANCE: Early Bird Applications for Wscripted's Fourth Cannes Screenplay List Presented by MUBI

by Wscripted
February 28, 2024

Dear Wscripted community,

It’s your last chance to send in your Early Bird Application for Wscripted’s Fourth Cannes Screenplay List presented by MUBI! The Early Bird offer ends Friday, March 1st, so be sure to submit your script by then if you want to enjoy the benefits listed below. Stay tuned for our upcoming jury announcement!

EARLY BIRD APPLICATIONS OPEN

Early bird applications are NOW OPEN for women and non-binary screenwriters and writer-directors with a feature screenplay in English or French language until MARCH 1st. The final deadline will be April 1st.

We are particularly excited to let early applicants who apply before March 1st have the option to request dedicated script notes based on the criteria of the Cannes Screenplay List and resubmit their script for free before April 1st. Our female-led reading committee will consider the second submission of the draft for the Cannes Screenplay List’s selection. Additionally, Early Bird Applications benefit from a reduced application fee of $40. If you are interested, you can select the option directly in the application form.

Wscripted's third list was unveiled in Variety and curated by an inaugural jury of female filmmakers, including Mounia Meddour (“Papicha”), Funa Maduka (Waiting for Hassana), Camille Griffin (Silent Night). We are excited for the fourth edition of the list and will announce the jury in March!

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“The work of the Cannes Screenplay List is very important to discover more stories by female filmmakers.” There’s “still a long way to debunk misogynistic stereotypes and biais in society so having more women and non-binary writers write their own stories is the best way to help change perceptions.”

Mounia Meddour, Filmmaker Papicha (2017), Houria (2023) & jury of the Third Cannes Screenplay List

WATCH FILMS BY FEMALE FILMMAKERS ON MUBI

We thank our annual partner MUBI, for presenting the Cannes Screenplay List three years in a row and for offering 60 days free of great cinema to all Wscripted's community. You can redeem the offer below: