Other financeUSChecked 16 Oct 2026 · rechecked 17 Oct 2026

Tribeca — AT&T Untold Stories 2027

Closes 18 Jan 2027

Monday 18 January 2027, 23:59 Eastern Time (US)

Rechecked on the official page, 17 Oct 2026. Deadline confirmed in Tribeca's rules: 18 January 2027 at 11:59 pm Eastern time, and all applicants hear by 3 May 2027.

Official page

Official page: https://tribecafilm.com/attuntoldstories/rules

Who can apply
Applicants living in the US or Puerto Rico; core-team conditions apply
You get
USD 1.2m to make the winning feature; the four other finalists get USD 15,000 each
Entry fee
Free to enter
Making
Fiction feature
Stage
Development
Type
Other finance, Competition

Dates

  1. Opens Opens, 11:00 am ET · 11:00 Eastern Time (US)
  2. Closes Closes, 11:59 pm ET · 23:59 Eastern Time (US)
  3. Selection news All applicants notified by 3 May 2027

Who can apply

Applicants living in the US or Puerto Rico; core-team conditions apply

Limited to Puerto Rico and the US. The test is where you live. Also limited to writer or director from, or with stories about, an underrepresented community.

Check yourself

Questions from the published rules. Your answers stay on this page and vanish when you leave.

  1. Is this the director’s first or second scripted feature?
  2. Does the directing sample include at least five consecutive minutes, not just a montage reel?
  3. Is the applicant NOT a current student?
  4. Does the applicant hold original, unencumbered rights or the exact permission required for this route?
  5. Is a separate producer attached?
  6. Can the team pitch in New York in June and enter pre-production in July 2027?
  7. Does the applicant/project meet the programme’s underrepresented-voice/community criteria?

What you get

USD 1.2m to make the winning feature; the four other finalists get USD 15,000 each

Amount$1,200,000One $1.2 million production award; four other finalists receive $15,000 each. Do not add them together as one applicant’s award.

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

What it costs

To apply

Entry feeFree

From the official page, 17 Oct 2026.

What to bring

  • Full English screenplay with required WGA/copyright registration.
  • Director and producer, $1.2 million production plan/budget.
  • At least five consecutive minutes of the director’s previous work; a montage reel alone is insufficient.

Terms to read first

ContractSelection terms and definitive agreements were not inspected. Read them before accepting an award or granting rights.
RightsWinner must sign production agreements and form a single-purpose LLC. Read the contract; marketing premiere language is stronger than the rules.
TravelLive finalist pitch in New York. Confirm travel support and delivery obligations before committing.

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

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