Since 1974, The Humanitas Prizes have been awarded to honor skilled movie and tv writers whose work exemplifies the artwork of screenwriting whereas exploring the human situation in a nuanced, significant manner.
The Humanitas Prizes are offered at an annual fall occasion in Beverly Hills, CA, the place winners obtain a trophy and a money prize.
Previous winners embrace Pachinko, When They See Us, All within the Household, The Handmaid’s Story, The West Wing, ER, Hidden Figures, black-ish, Encanto, Good Will Looking, Girl Chook, In The Identical Breath, Girls of the Motion, El Deafo, St. Elsewhere, The Bernie Mac Present, Orange is the New Black, NYPD Blue, thirteenth, and many extra. Study extra about what we search for in submissions.
DEADLINE: APRIL 3, 2023
Entry Payment: $100 ($50 for Brief Movie and Net Collection)
Click on right here to view submissions FAQs
SUBMISSION MATERIALS:
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Accomplished entry kind
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PDF of taking pictures script with credit redacted
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Author(s) brief bio (200 phrases or much less)
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Mission poster or key as a JPEG, PNG, or TIFF file (ideally 300 PPI)
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Author(s) headshot as a JPEG, PNG, or TIFF file (ideally 300 PPI)
ELIGIBLE CATEGORIES:
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
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Humanitas doesn’t contemplate unproduced or unreleased tasks for Humanitas Prizes.
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All scripts should have been produced and the ultimate characteristic movie or tv episode, both reside motion or animated, should have been launched or first premiered at a competition between June 1, 2022 and Could 31, 2023. “Launched” is outlined right here as theatrical distribution, a streaming launch, or broadcast or cable televising of the mission.
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All submitted materials is saved confidential. Nominated materials might be submitted to the Writers Guild Basis Shavelson-Webb Library except in any other case indicated within the submission kind. The library endeavors to gather scripts which signify one of the best in movie/tv writing, together with these nominated for the Humanitas Prize. Scripts are by no means photocopied, put on-line, or in any other case distributed past the library. Patrons should go to in-person to learn materials.
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There isn’t any restrict to the variety of scripts writers, studios, and manufacturing corporations could submit.
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Submitted materials have to be written in English. English translations might be accepted.
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Ought to a writing crew be chosen, money prizes might be break up evenly amongst the writers.
TELEPLAY DETAILS:
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Classes acknowledge single episodes, not a full sequence, or a full sequence compiled in a single doc.
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In Youngsters’s Teleplay, if a program airs two episodes in a half-hour block, every episode is handled as its personal script. Mixed scripts should not eligible.
FEATURE & SHORT FILM DETAILS:
DOCUMENTARY DETAILS:
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In lieu of a script, documentary entrants should submit digital video content material by way of direct file add or as a hyperlink by way of YouTube, Vimeo, or different video internet hosting service. If the hyperlink is password protected, please be sure you record the password within the appropriate area within the utility and make sure the hyperlink might be lively till August 30, 2023.
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Function-length documentaries (40+ minute runtime) and particular person episodes of docuseries are eligible for consideration.
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Except they’re submitted individually, Judges will solely evaluate one episode of a docuseries. If an applicant gives a hyperlink to a full docuseries and doesn’t specify an episode within the utility, solely the primary episode might be considered.
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Broadcast information segments and documentary shorts should not eligible for the brief movie or documentary classes.
TO SUBMIT:
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Please submit script and supplies by way of our Awards Power internet portal.
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Candidates concerned with paying the entry charge by way of bank card ought to pick out the PayPal choice at take a look at. Candidates might also pay by test.
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Different cost by way of wire switch or Sq. could be organized by contacting Humanitas.
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Candidates who’re contractors submitting the fabric on behalf of a studio, community, or different entities who might be accountable for paying the entry charges should put Humanitas in contact with the accounts payable contact you can be forwarding the Humanitas bill to.
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Except in any other case agreed to, cost have to be obtained earlier than the mission might be eligible for the judging course of.
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A restricted variety of charge waivers can be found for candidates on a primary come, first serve foundation. If price is a barrier for entry, please contact Humanitas.
If in case you have every other questions, please contact Humanitas at information@humanitasprize.org or view our FAQ.
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QUESTIONS?
Please e mail information@humanitasprize.org
