ATTENTION YOUNG SCREENWRITERS!
MeccaPANZA presents

European Script Contest 8!
Short film script competition for people aged 18 to 28
8th edition: "TABOO"

Dear young writers,

We hereby cordially invite you all to participate in the eighth edition of the NISI MASA European Short Scenario Competition 2009. This competition is organized by MeccaPANZA as part of a European competition.

The European context consists of the NISI MASA network (www.nisimasa.com), a young European film network to which MeccaPANZA (www.meccapanza.eu) is affiliated. Read more below about what and how.

The rules of the script contest

Terms and Conditions
In short: the competition is open to anyone between the ages of 18 and 28 living in one of the participating countries. Each participant must write a short film script of no more than 20,000 characters, with the 2009 theme: "Taboo". The scripts may be written in the participants' native language. Please also read the competition rules.
Download the 2009 Competition Rules and the Screenwriting Guidelines here.
Do you have more questions? Email us at: [email protected].

The theme of this year is
TABOO

How to participate?
Dutch participants must send their scripts to MeccaPANZA and will first enter the Dutch competition before competing for the European prize. You can find most of the information you need and download the registration form on the contest website www.nisimasa-scriptcontest.eu. If you wish to participate, please read the competition rules carefully and send your script to [email protected] or by post to the address below:

MeccaPANZA | Association for New Cinema
Attn: Script Contest Manager
P.O. Box 59710
1040 LE Amsterdam

DEADLINE JULY 31, 2009

Award ceremony
The winning Dutch script will be announced during the 2009 Netherlands Film Festival. Both the winner and the two runners-up will be presented with a jury prize and a comprehensive jury report with feedback.

The MeccaPANZA Award, in the form of a medal (see photo), which will be presented in Utrecht during the NFF, was designed by sculptor Lucie Nijland. The winning script is automatically the Dutch entry for the NISI MASA European Short Script Contest.
The winner of the competition will have the opportunity to realize his/her film with the help of NISI MASA. All national winners participating in the European Short Script Contest may also participate in the Script & Pitch Workshop during the Clermont Ferrand Film Festival 2009, where they will have the opportunity to further develop their scripts under the guidance of professionals.

more info at www.scriptcontest.net and www.meccapanza.eu



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