Live Script Reading Call for Submissions

DATES & DEADLINE:
Registration Opens: February 3, 2025
Registration Closes: February 24, 2025

Once again, we will be hosting a Live Script Reading of a feature film from an Alberta scriptwriter. This is an annual event, which provides an opportunity to share your script in the early stages of development. The selected script will be part of the upcoming 22nd Calgary Underground Film Festival, taking place April 17-27, 2025.

In partnership with the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) Alberta, we will work alongside someone from your team (the project's screenwriter, producer or director) to cast the actors who will participate in the live script reading. There will be a Q&A following the reading, where the audience and local industry can provide feedback on the script. This is a great workshopping opportunity for the team selected. In addition to our support with casting (and paying an honorarium to the actors), we will work with you on ideas for the big screen, music and any added elements. The screenwriter selected will also be given a pass to attend the festival. (we'll provide up to two passes for the team).

We’re looking for Alberta feature screenwriters to apply.

The script must be ready to be presented publicly, have gone through more than one draft to get to the stage it's at, and ideally in the stage of considering production opportunities. The script does not need to have a full team in place when submitting. 

The live script reading will be a free public event during the 22nd Calgary Underground Film Festival. All participants receive an artist fee and tickets to the festival.

To apply, you must: 

• Submit a completed draft of your feature length screenplay. (We are looking for scripts in the late stages of development that are still open to revisions and feedback)
• Submit a 1-2 page treatment explaining the project's development history, any attached key creatives, your ideal timeline/release strategy, your target audience and any other important details.
• Be an Alberta scriptwriter