Showtime’s Tony Cox Screenplay Competition recognizes an emerging screenplay as the best from the pool of submissions each year. The competition gives writers the opportunity to have their scripts read by a prestigious jury, receive top industry recognition, participate in a Festival focused specifically on screenwriting, including a Mentor’s Brunch with the Festival’s Screenwriters Tributee (last year's was David O. Russell), and win over $7,000 in total cash prizes.
Winner of Showtime’s Tony Cox Feature Film Screenplay Competition receives:
Top Three Finalists of Showtime’s Tony Cox Feature Film Screenplay Competition receive:
Winner of Showtime’s Tony Cox Television Pilot (Hour Long) Competition receives:
Winner of Showtime’s Tony Cox Television Pilot (Half Hour Long noted here as "Other") Competition receives:
Winner of Showtime’s Tony Cox Short Film Screenplay Competition receives:
IMPORTANT:If a screenplay wins the Showtime Tony Cox Screenplay Competition Award and is produced, we ask for the following credit to be included: “Winner of the Nantucket Film Festival Showtime Tony Cox Screenplay Competition Award.”
CATEGORY SPECIFIC RULES:
FEATURE
SHORT
HOUR LONG TV PILOT
30 MIN TV PILOT (NOTED HERE IN CATEGORIES/GENRES AS "OTHER" CATEGORY)
IMPORTANT:If a screenplay wins the Showtime Tony Cox Screenplay Competition Award and is produced, we ask for the following credit to be included: “Winner of the Nantucket Film Festival Showtime Tony Cox Screenplay Competition Award.”
CATEGORY SPECIFIC RULES:
FEATURE
SHORT
HOUR LONG TV PILOT
30 MIN TV PILOT (NOTED HERE IN CATEGORIES/GENRES AS "OTHER" CATEGORY)
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