HUMANITAS is pleased to announce a Call for Entries for the 43rd annual HUMANITAS Prize Awards. The winners will be announced at the HUMANITAS Prize Awards held in February 2018.
Submissions open: September 1, 2017
Deadline: September 30, 2017
*Teleplay or film must be aired or released between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017.
*Episodes that air AFTER submission period are eligible for consideration and will be kept confidential.
The winners receive both a trophy and a cash prize at our annual HUMANITAS Awards Ceremony, which will be held in February 2018. The total annual amount of the awards is $70,000 and is divided among the following seven categories:
Feature Film Screenplay
Sundance Feature Film Screenplay
60-minute Teleplay
30-minute Teleplay
Feature Documentary
Children's Animation
Children's Live Action
Submission Guidelines:
- Teleplay or film must be aired or released between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017.
- $100 entry fee per submission.
- No limit to the number of submissions.
- Credits must be redacted from script.
- Teleplay must be written and produced in the English language for U.S. Television (Broadcast, Cable, Internet and Satellite).
- Teleplay must have had a national release on Television (Broadcast, Cable, Internet and Satellite).
- Feature film screenplay becomes eligible in the year in which it receives a U.S. theatrical release.
- Documentary entrants must submit digital content through web-based award judging portal.
For over four decades, the HUMANITAS Prize has empowered writers with financial support and recognition to tell stories which are both entertaining and uplifting. HUMANITAS encourages writers who create contemporary media to use their immense power to:
Encourage viewers to truly explore what it means to be a human being.
Challenge viewers to take charge of their lives and use their freedom in a responsible way.
Motivate viewers to reach out in respect and compassion to all their brothers and sisters in the human family.
“HUMANITAS exists to recognize, encourage and empower writers who teach us how to embrace our common humanity by way of their unique and powerful voices. These storytellers help us to consider our place in the world, and examine our own moral compasses. In this day and age, now more than ever, it is a noble mission.”
-Cathleen Young, HUMANITAS Executive Director
Submissions will be accepted on our website starting September 1, 2017.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at info@humanitasprize.org or 310-454-8769.
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