CompetitionChecked 15 Oct 2026

Flickers' Rhode Island — Screenplay 2027

Closes 1 Jul 2027

Thursday 1 July 2027

Official page

Official page: https://filmfreeway.com/RIFilmFest

Who can apply: Writers worldwide who control the rights to an unproduced English script
You get: Festival-linked screenplay recognition; no production funding or sale verified
Entry fee: $50–65
Making: Fiction feature, Short, Series
Stage: Writing
Type: Competition

Dates

Writers worldwide who control the rights to an unproduced English script

Open to applicants anywhere.

Festival-linked screenplay recognition; no production funding or sale verified

Details		Festival-associated screenplay recognition. No guaranteed production funding or sale verified for the current script category.

Amounts stay in the currency the organiser uses. Caps, totals and alternatives are listed as published; don’t add them up.

Screenplay category · Early fee (until 15 Nov)	$50	Student $35; Gold discount separate. Script final 1 Jul 2027; do not use film-category prices.
Screenplay category · Early fee (until 15 Jan)	$65	Student $50; Gold discount separate. Script final 1 Jul 2027; do not use film-category prices.

Screenplay category: feature ≤130 pages; half-hour TV ≤40; hour TV ≤70. Confirm the short-script page limit in the selected entry category.

Contract	Selection terms and definitive agreements were not inspected. Read them before accepting an award or granting rights.
Rights	The festival's film-qualification credentials do not make an unproduced script Oscar-qualifying.
Travel	Budget any festival visit separately; no travel support verified.

Our notes, not legal advice. Read the contract before you accept a place or grant any rights.

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