SCREENWRITING LAB SUBMISSIONS
OUTFEST SCREENWRITING LAB TIMELINE:
Thursday, December 19
Submissions open on FilmFreeway – ROUND 1 (first 10 pages)
Tuesday, December 24
Early deadline
Friday, January 31
Regular deadline
Friday, March 13
Final deadline – Script submissions will not be accepted after this date!
Friday, April 17
ROUND 1 NOTIFICATIONS ARE SENT OUT.
If your script is selected for the second round of the selection process, you will receive an email with a request to submit a PDF of the COMPLETE SCRIPT; you may also be called for an interview.
Monday, May 18
ROUND 2 NOTIFICATIONS ARE SENT OUT. Five Screenwriting Lab fellows are selected.
October – November (EXACT DATES TBD)
The Outfest Screenwriting Lab Workshop with Fellow Finalists
Live Reading with Talent

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