How does the reading process work?

We use Scrybe to manage all of our contest submissions. Once your script has been submitted, it will be logged on our system and made available to the Reader Team. Members of our Reader Team can choose which scripts they read based on the logline, additional comments (if applicable), the genre, and the page count. Once they claim a contest submission based on these provided details, they will have access to the screenplay. All scripts are reviewed on-platform in Scrybe, meaning our Readers are unable to download, print, copy/paste the scripts, nor can they view the scripts in a separate browser, tab, or window. We use an internal rating system and written and/or verbal discussions to determine which scripts advance to the next round. The brief written feedback that is provided with every script submission will be delivered on the first announcement date. This brief written feedback is not the criterion used to determine whether a script advances. Rather, it is provided as a courtesy to all submitters, regardless of the outcome.