• Final Deadline: June 28, 2024 at 11:59pm.

• Must be available Monday - Wednesday 5:30PM - 8:30PM PST

• Writers enrolled in Community College and/or University, Ages 18-24 are preferred but not required.

• This program is based in Los Angeles California. The writer need NOT be located in Los Angeles to participate. 

• The program is both in-person and virtual.

• Script must be the original work of the writer and may not be encumbered by any third party.

• Scripts that have been sold, produced for a profit, or are currently under option are not eligible.

• Script submissions must be an original screenplay or teleplay.

• Co-written material will not be accepted. 

• One submission only.

• The writer understands that Script Notes can take up to 60-days turn-around time and may not be received before the end of the final application deadline.

• The Art of Cinema Excellence Foundation cannot guarantee Script Notes for your script will be received within enough time to resubmit during the same season.

• Applicants must submit materials and payment online only.

• Once a script has been submitted, no corrections or new drafts are allowed to be submitted.

• Applicants understand and accept that the The Art of Cinema Excellence will be free to use his/her name and likeness for advertising or promotional purposes without additional consideration.

• Writers retain the rights to their teleplay or screenplay.

• Applicants are non-exclusive to this application and may submit their screenplay to any other person, competition, producer, agent, publisher, and/or organization.

• Length requirements are as follows: 1).Teleplays: Up to 60 pages.

• Only submit requested documents. Additional material will not be considered. 

• You accept without reservation that the submitted screenplay or teleplay will be reviewed by ACEX staff and/or panel of Industry Judges for evaluation and that any one of these employees, or judges may have been or may be exploring ideas similar to the submitted material, and the applicant hereby waives any claim that the ACEX Writer's Room Initiative, its staff or judges may have misappropriated any ideas or portions of the application, teleplay or screenplay.

• The writer understands that it is his/her sole responsibility to register material to be submitted with the U.S. Copyright Office and/or with the Writer’s Guild of America or the appropriate agency in his/her country.

• No transfer, substitution or cash equivalent for prizes is allowed. 

• There are no refunds for any reason after 24 hours from application. 

• The writer understands and accepts without reservation that he/she is an independent contractor and that ACEX Administrators are not responsible for withholding any taxes or payments to any government agency, at any level, be it state, local or federal.

• By submitting to this initiative, your email address will be added to the The Art of Cinema Excellence database as well as the ACEX newsletter for weekly updates and notifications. You may unsubscribe at any time. 

• It is our full intention to fulfill all prizes as posted. However, due to an unlikely event, act of God or other, we reserve the right to update or edit prizes.

• The Art of Cinema Excellence is not responsible for any applicant errors or omissions on any submitted application materials.

• Promotional discounts or waivers offered may only be utilized at the time of application through our partners.

By submitting you acknowledge that you have read and agreed to these rules.