The UK Film Festival Script Competitions

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Unlike other script competitions UKFF doesn’t just give awards as a prize but aims to get their winning scripts into production. As a previous Feature Script winner Joadie Jurgova says - “Entering The UK Film Festival’s screenplay competition was the best chance I have ever taken. It took my script and breathed new life into it, attaching an award-winning director and placing it with a prestigious international production company in less than a year. The support since winning has been phenomenal, respectful and generous. If you are looking for a script competition that you can place your trust in, this is it.“ Joadie Jurgova (The Canadian) UKFF are well known for successfully connecting scriptwriters to the film industry and getting the films made. With 6 of their winners’ scripts made into films (1 of which won an award at Sundance and 2 that went on to win Crystal Bears at the Berlin Film Festival as well as 4 others that have subsequently gone on to be multi-award winning at film festivals around the world including Aesthetica, Bilbao, Galway and Underwire.) The films have been Official Selection in 41 other festivals and several have gained prestigious distribution deals. There are 2 currently in preproduction and a further 4 have been optioned. Their record speaks for itself. We’re happy to report that the latest Short Script winner made through our competition, "The Attendant" by Stravros Pambalis has now been produced by Centerframe. Another of our finalists "Home Care" by Sam Windle has been made and "Three Guys Walk into an Elevator" by Jonathan Boguslavski is in postproduction. "As I Said" by Jolyon White was produced by 10 Days and our previous season's 10 minute Screenplay winner, "The Choosing" by Emerson Adams will premiere in July. Most importantly, the winning 10 Minute Scripts and Feature Scripts will be continued to be circulated to established Production Companies and Financiers. The UKFF Script Competitions has 4 exciting categories. 1) Feature Script 2). TV Pilot or Episode or a One-off TV Drama (60 mins) 3) 3 Minute Script 4) 10 Minute Screenplay Winners will also receive immediate marketing to the industry in top film markets in Berlin and Cannes, as well as winner's laurels and the associated publicity. Winners in each category will also receive a free script listing and placement on InkTip. Producers have made more than 400 films from scripts and writers they found through InkTip.

Last updated Sep 13, 2026

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