Challenge Submissions

A young girl experiences her first glimpse of womanhood in the company of two male friends. Embarrassed and confused, she attempts to tackle this situation alone but is helped by someone experienced and empathetic of her situation.

RUNNERS-UP

CHRISTINA by Maddie

SEE ME by Edward A. Juice

During challenging times, there are always "helpers" to be found that remind us of the kindness of strangers. Write a scene/sequence about a character who experiences an "all is lost moment" who fortuitously receives the help of a stranger. You'll want to write the scene where everything changes for your protagonist, then introduce a secondary character who performs an act of kindness. This is a scene that might take place in the third act of a script and leads to a resolution that restores hope and possibility for the main character. We encourage you to exercise your creative muscles and write (no more than 10 pages) in any genre (drama, comedy, action, horror).

SUBMISSION LIMITS

Your written work cannot exceed 10 pages.

Deadline to submit: April 30, 2020 at 12PM/Noon PT.

CHALLENGE RULES

Our monthly challenges are open to everyone in the Sundance Co//ab community. One entry per person, per challenge. All submissions will be viewable to the community. All submissions will be given equal consideration and the final winner will be determined by the consensus of the designated Sundance judges.

Only those submissions that meet the criteria outlined in the submission guidelines can be selected as the winner.

The challenge closes on April 30, 2020 at 12PM/Noon PT.

PRIZES

Winner will receive:

The winner will have their work featured on Sundance Co//ab
One-on-one mentorship session with a Sundance Advisor
Sundance Co//ab All Access Membership (12 months) which includes:

Master Classes - One free registration in every monthly Master Class ($900 value)
Online Courses - Save 50% on first live, online multi-week course and 25% on each subsequent online course (Fees apply)
Member-only Events - Invitation to monthly Advisor Q&A Live webinar
Live Events - Priority access to select live Sundance learning events

Runners-up (two will be selected) - Sundance Co//ab Annual Membership (12 months)

Omer Ben-Shachar

Juror

Omer Ben-Shachar is a director and writer born and raised in Tel-Aviv, Israel. He was recently selected for Forbes Israel’s ‘30 Under 30’ list. His latest film TREE #3 won a Student Academy Award, Palm Spring’s 'Audience Award' for Best Student Short, UrbanWorld's 'Best Young Creator Award', HollyShorts’ ‘Best Student Film Award’, and was nominated for a student Emmy, among others. more...

Lauren Ludwig

Juror

Lauren Ludwig is a writer/director who specializes in comedy, immersive theater, and creating communities for artists. Lauren has directed episodes of Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy (SonyCrackle) and was the showrunner and director of the sketch series Passive Aggressive History (truTV). Their independent pilot Everyone Together was an official selection at the 2020 SXSW Festival. more...

Zoe Sua Cho

Juror

Zoe Sua Cho is a Korean-born New Zealand-bred producer based in Los Angeles. In 2015 she co-founded Mass Ornament Films and has since produced numerous transnational films spanning features, documentaries and hybrid projects by emerging international artists. Her producing work has been screened and awarded at festivals around the world, including Cannes Film Festival, Berlinale, Rotterdam, Toronto, Busan and Tribeca. more...

Dana Lustig

Juror

Dana Lustig has directed five feature films and produced over twenty independent features. more...

Maria Burton

Juror

Named by Variety as "talent to watch," Maria Burton has directed 6 successful feature films, the latest of which are currently available on Netflix and Amazon: A Sort of Homecoming, starring Laura Marano and Katherine McNamara, and For the Love of George with Rosanna Arquette, Tate Donovan, Rex Lee & Kristen Johnston. more...

Submission Guidelines

One entry per person, per monthly challenge. The limits for monthly challenge submissions are the following: scripts – 10 page limit.

Technical Details

Scripts: PDF format only, please

Other: If your file format fits outside these formats, please contact us and we will see if we can accommodate it.

(Please do not use copyrighted material without permission as part of this monthly challenge.)