THE 2008 SAMUEL GOLDWYN
WRITING AWARDS COMPETITION
FOR THEATER, FILM & TELEVISION

RULES:

I.  ELIGIBILITY

	A.	The author(s) must be regularly enrolled student(s) (undergraduate or graduate) at any University of California campus during the entire Fall Quarter 2007, Winter 2008 and Spring Quarter 2008.  In addition, the writing awards are open to students who graduated in December 2007, provided that they were enrolled as full time matriculating students in the prior three standard academic quarters (i.e., Winter 2007, Spring 2007, Fall, 2007).  University Extension students or students on leave of absence are not eligible.  Only full-length dramatic writing in script form is eligible--equivalent of a three-act stage play, feature length screenplay, or a one hour (minimum) teleplay.

	B.	All submissions must be the original writing of the contestant(s).  Collaborations are acceptable if all the collaborators are qualified to enter the competition under the rules outlined above.

	C.	The following are not eligible:  adaptations; works submitted, in any form, to this competition in previous years; works commercially produced or under contract for commercial production; works based on existing or continuing series, films or properties. 

II.  FORMAT FOR SUBMISSION

	A.	Each manuscript must be submitted in traditional form for its medium, typewritten on 8 1/2" x 11" paper, and bound in a cover which is labeled on the front with the title and the author's name.  Professional and meticulous care should be taken in the preparation of the manuscript.  Illegible text and typographical errors should be avoided.  The judges must be notified if the manuscript has been submitted concurrently to writing competitions other than The Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards, though this will not affect judging criteria.

	B.	Scripts must be accompanied by the following information: your full name, permanent address, telephone number, the name of your campus, your major, student number, status (undergraduate or graduate) and Social Security number.  Please include official verification of enrollment for the Fall Quarter 2007, Winter 2008 and Spring Quarter 2008.  Or if you graduated in December, 2007, please submit verification of enrollment for the prior three quarters before you graduated.  Scripts not directly submitted to the School of Theater, Film and Television, UCLA, will not be included in the competition.

III.  JUDGING

	A.	A panel of industry professionals will read the submissions.  Final judging will be done by a panel composed of prominent industry figures.  Should the judges consider no entry in a given year worthy of the awards, they may, at their discretion, make no award.  The awards will be presented by The Samuel Goldwyn Foundation.  Students must retain a copy of their submissions.  Any breach of the above rules and guidelines can result in disqualification from the competition.

	B.	Student scripts WILL NOT be returned.

IV.  DEADLINE/QUESTIONS

	Scripts are accepted from March 31, 2008 to May 30, 2008.
	For any questions regarding submissions contact:
	Donia Farmer at UCLA, email:   dfarmer@tft.ucla.edu
	Website:  http://www.tft.ucla.edu/awards/

SUBMIT SCRIPTS TO:
AWARDS COORDINATOR
SCHOOL OF THEATER, FILM and TELEVISION, UCLA
103 EAST MELNITZ - BOX 951622, LOS ANGELES, CA  90095-1622