Golconda Films launch horror screenwriting competition

With the aim to develop and foster new screenwriting talent Golconda Films, in association with The Script Factory, are holding a horror feature film screenwriting competition.
The Golconda Films Horror Screenwriting Competition is aimed at new screenwriters who have never sold or had a feature film screenplay optioned. The winner of the prize will receive a £1,000 advance on a script option to make a horror film. The two runner-ups will be placed on a one-to-one script development program at The Script Factory. The closing date for entry is March 17 and the winner will be announced in late April.
Golconda Films actively looks to embrace the wealth of creative talent in the UK, feeling strongly that there is a need to create more avenues for emerging screenwriters in the UK. Together with The Script Factory, who provide invaluable support from those in this field, Golconda Films believe in the need to give people a helping hand and encourage and nurture new screenwriting talent within the UK.
Gregory Mackenzie from Golconda Films said: “We are delighted to kick-start screenwriters’ careers along with The Script Factory. They play an invaluable role in the cultivating, defining and teaching of the craft. We believe that there is lots of untapped talent in the UK and are keen to create a new channel through which we can access it.”
The winners will be selected by a judging panel including Gregory Mackenzie and Brett Walsh from Golconda Films, Ludwik Smolski from The Script Factory, the actor James D’Arcy and The Times film writer and critic Wendy Ide.
The winner of the competition will see their screenplay put through the development process and will work closely with Golconda Films during this period.
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