Festival start: 20 November 2027
Festival end: 20 November 2027
You are not submitting a film. You are submitting a screenplay.
The EvokeStory.ai International Screenplay Fund is an international screenplay competition built on one idea: a writer should not have to write in a borrowed language to be read.
Most international competitions ask for English. That single requirement filters out thousands of writers before a page is read, not for the quality of their story but for the cost of a translation. We removed that filter.
WRITE IN YOUR OWN LANGUAGE
Entries are accepted in seven languages, each competing on equal footing: Turkish, English, Arabic, French, Spanish, German and Portuguese. Your screenplay is read and judged in the language you wrote it in, against entries in that same language only. Arabic is read in its own right-to-left screenplay format.
FOUR FINALISTS FROM EVERY LANGUAGE
Two short and two feature screenplays are selected in each of the seven languages, for a total of 28 finalists. Every finalist receives a one-year EvokeStory Pro plan, worth 359 USD, whether or not their project goes on to be funded.
TRANSLATION IS ASKED OF FINALISTS ONLY
You do not pay for a translation to enter. An English version of the screenplay is requested only once you are a finalist, together with your project file, so that the main jury can read all 28 finalists in a shared language.
TEN PROJECTS ARE FUNDED
From the 28 finalists, the main jury selects five features and five shorts. Each selected feature receives 10,000 USD and each selected short receives 5,000 USD: 75,000 USD in total, and more than 85,000 USD in total prize value once the finalist plans are counted. Finalists are announced on October 15, 2027 and the funded projects on November 20, 2027.
NO GENRE RESTRICTION, RIGHTS STAY WITH THE WRITER
We take no option, no percentage and no credit on your work. The award is a development grant. The Fund exists to move a screenplay one step closer to being made, not to acquire it.
OPENING WINDOW
Screenplays submitted between September 10 and October 1, 2026 carry no entry fee. Festhome applies its own submission fee, which is shown at checkout.
The Fund is run by EvokeStory.ai, a screenplay and story development platform available in the same seven languages, founded by film director, producer and screenwriter Burak Varlık, who also founded Beşiktaş Senaryo Ajansı, a screenwriting agency in Istanbul, and has worked with hundreds of writers in its workshops. Writing your screenplay on the platform is not required and gives no advantage in judging.
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Cash Prizes: 75,000$
Feature Screenplay Award: 10,000 USD, five awarded
Ten projects are funded each cycle: five feature screenplays at 10,000 USD each and five short screenplays at 5,000 USD each, 75,000 USD in total. Every one of the 28 finalists, four in each of the seven competition languages, also receives a one-year EvokeStory Pro plan worth 359 USD, whether or not their project is funded. Total prize value exceeds 85,000 USD. Cash awards are development grants paid directly to the writer. EvokeStory.ai takes no rights, no option and no percentage in the awarded project.
ELIGIBILITY
1. The competition is open to writers worldwide, of any nationality and any level of experience. Entrants must be 18 or older, or submit with the written consent of a legal guardian.
2. Screenplays must be submitted in one of the seven competition languages: Turkish, English, Arabic, French, Spanish, German or Portuguese. Your screenplay competes only against entries written in the same language.
3. The writer must own all rights to the submitted material. Adaptations require documented permission from the rights holder.
4. Screenplays that have been produced, optioned, or are under an active option agreement at the time of submission are not eligible. Previous submissions to other competitions are allowed.
5. Co-written screenplays are eligible. All credited writers must be named at submission, and the award is paid as a single grant.
FORMAT
6. Feature screenplays: 70 pages or more. Short screenplays: 40 pages or fewer.
7. Submit a PDF in standard screenplay format for the language of submission. Arabic screenplays are read in right-to-left format.
8. The title page must not contain the writer's name or contact details. Judging is blind.
9. There is no genre restriction and no theme requirement.
JUDGING AND TRANSLATION
10. All entries are read and judged in their original language by readers working in that language.
11. Twenty-eight finalists are announced on October 15, 2027: two feature and two short screenplays in each of the seven languages. Every finalist receives a one-year EvokeStory Pro plan, worth 359 USD, whether or not their project is selected for funding. The plan is granted to the credited writer and cannot be exchanged for cash.
12. Finalists are then asked for two files: a project file and an English version of the screenplay. No translation is required to enter, and no translation is requested from non-finalists.
13. The main jury selects five features and five shorts from the finalists. Final results are announced on November 20, 2027. Feature awards are 10,000 USD each and short awards 5,000 USD each, paid as development grants directly to the credited writer or writers.
RIGHTS AND USE
14. Submitting to the Fund grants no rights in your screenplay to EvokeStory.ai. We take no option, no percentage and no credit. The award is a development grant with no strings attached to the work.
15. Submitted screenplays are never used to train artificial intelligence models, in whole or in part.
16. Submitted material is read only by the readers and jury members assigned to it and is treated as confidential.
17. Winners agree to have their name, project title and logline announced publicly.
SUBMISSION
18. The Fund accepts submissions through Festhome and through the additional channels listed at www.evokestory.ai/film-fund. Submit the same screenplay through one channel only. Duplicate entries of the same screenplay across channels are withdrawn without refund.
19. Multiple different screenplays from the same writer are allowed and are treated as separate entries.
20. Entry fees, where they apply, are non-refundable once a screenplay has been assigned to a reader.
21. Using the EvokeStory.ai platform to write your screenplay is not required and provides no advantage in judging.
Short Screenplay · Portuguese
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Roteiros de curta-metragem escritos em português, no máximo 40 páginas. O seu roteiro é lido e avaliado em português e concorre apenas com as outras inscrições em língua portuguesa. A tradução para o inglês só é pedida aos finalistas. São selecionados dois curtas-metragens finalistas neste idioma, e cada finalista recebe um plano EvokeStory Pro de um ano.
Short screenplays written in Portuguese, 40 pages or fewer. Your script is read and judged in Portuguese, against other Portuguese-language entries only. An English translation is requested from finalists only. Two shorts are selected as finalists in this language, and every finalist receives a one-year EvokeStory Pro plan.
Feature Screenplay · Portuguese
Script / Pitch >70p
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Roteiros de longa-metragem escritos em português, 70 páginas ou mais. O seu roteiro é lido e avaliado em português e concorre apenas com as outras inscrições em língua portuguesa. A tradução para o inglês só é pedida aos finalistas. São selecionados dois longas-metragens finalistas neste idioma, e cada finalista recebe um plano EvokeStory Pro de um ano.
Feature screenplays written in Portuguese, 70 pages or more. Your script is read and judged in Portuguese, against other Portuguese-language entries only. An English translation is requested from finalists only. Two features are selected as finalists in this language, and every finalist receives a one-year EvokeStory Pro plan.
Short Screenplay · German
Script / Pitch 40p<
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Kurzfilm-Drehbücher auf Deutsch, höchstens 40 Seiten. Ihr Drehbuch wird auf Deutsch gelesen und bewertet und tritt ausschließlich gegen andere deutschsprachige Einreichungen an. Eine englische Übersetzung wird nur von Finalistinnen und Finalisten verlangt. In dieser Sprache werden zwei Kurzfilme als Finalisten ausgewählt, und jeder Finalist erhält ein EvokeStory Pro Paket für ein Jahr.
Short screenplays written in German, 40 pages or fewer. Your script is read and judged in German, against other German-language entries only. An English translation is requested from finalists only. Two shorts are selected as finalists in this language, and every finalist receives a one-year EvokeStory Pro plan.
Feature Screenplay · German
Script / Pitch >70p
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Langfilm-Drehbücher auf Deutsch, 70 Seiten oder mehr. Ihr Drehbuch wird auf Deutsch gelesen und bewertet und tritt ausschließlich gegen andere deutschsprachige Einreichungen an. Eine englische Übersetzung wird nur von Finalistinnen und Finalisten verlangt. In dieser Sprache werden zwei Langfilme als Finalisten ausgewählt, und jeder Finalist erhält ein EvokeStory Pro Paket für ein Jahr.
Feature screenplays written in German, 70 pages or more. Your script is read and judged in German, against other German-language entries only. An English translation is requested from finalists only. Two features are selected as finalists in this language, and every finalist receives a one-year EvokeStory Pro plan.
Short Screenplay · Spanish
Script / Pitch 40p<
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Guiones de cortometraje escritos en español, 40 páginas como máximo. Tu guion se lee y se evalúa en español, y compite únicamente con las demás candidaturas en español. La traducción al inglés solo se pide a los finalistas. Se seleccionan dos cortometrajes finalistas en este idioma, y cada finalista recibe un plan EvokeStory Pro de un año.
Short screenplays written in Spanish, 40 pages or fewer. Your script is read and judged in Spanish, against other Spanish-language entries only. An English translation is requested from finalists only. Two shorts are selected as finalists in this language, and every finalist receives a one-year EvokeStory Pro plan.
Feature Screenplay · Spanish
Script / Pitch >70p
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Guiones de largometraje escritos en español, 70 páginas o más. Tu guion se lee y se evalúa en español, y compite únicamente con las demás candidaturas en español. La traducción al inglés solo se pide a los finalistas. Se seleccionan dos largometrajes finalistas en este idioma, y cada finalista recibe un plan EvokeStory Pro de un año.
Feature screenplays written in Spanish, 70 pages or more. Your script is read and judged in Spanish, against other Spanish-language entries only. An English translation is requested from finalists only. Two features are selected as finalists in this language, and every finalist receives a one-year EvokeStory Pro plan.
Short Screenplay · French
Script / Pitch 40p<
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Courts métrages écrits en français, 40 pages maximum. Votre scénario est lu et évalué en français, uniquement face aux autres candidatures en langue française. Une traduction anglaise n'est demandée qu'aux finalistes. Deux courts métrages sont sélectionnés comme finalistes dans cette langue, et chaque finaliste reçoit un abonnement EvokeStory Pro d'un an.
Short screenplays written in French, 40 pages or fewer. Your script is read and judged in French, against other French-language entries only. An English translation is requested from finalists only. Two shorts are selected as finalists in this language, and every finalist receives a one-year EvokeStory Pro plan.
Feature Screenplay · French
Script / Pitch >70p
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Longs métrages écrits en français, 70 pages ou plus. Votre scénario est lu et évalué en français, uniquement face aux autres candidatures en langue française. Une traduction anglaise n'est demandée qu'aux finalistes. Deux longs métrages sont sélectionnés comme finalistes dans cette langue, et chaque finaliste reçoit un abonnement EvokeStory Pro d'un an.
Feature screenplays written in French, 70 pages or more. Your script is read and judged in French, against other French-language entries only. An English translation is requested from finalists only. Two features are selected as finalists in this language, and every finalist receives a one-year EvokeStory Pro plan.
Short Screenplay · Arabic
Script / Pitch 40p<
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سيناريوهات الأفلام القصيرة المكتوبة بالعربية، 40 صفحة أو أقل. يُقرأ السيناريو ويُقيَّم بالعربية، وينافس المشاركات المكتوبة بالعربية فقط. لا تُطلب الترجمة الإنجليزية إلا من المتأهلين إلى التصفيات النهائية. يُختار فيلمان قصيران من هذه اللغة ضمن النهائيين، ويحصل كل متأهل على اشتراك EvokeStory Pro لمدة عام.
Short screenplays written in Arabic, 40 pages or fewer. Your script is read and judged in Arabic, in its own right-to-left screenplay format, against other Arabic-language entries only. An English translation is requested from finalists only. Two shorts are selected as finalists in this language, and every finalist receives a one-year EvokeStory Pro plan.
Feature Screenplay · Arabic
Script / Pitch >70p
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سيناريوهات الأفلام الطويلة المكتوبة بالعربية، 70 صفحة أو أكثر. يُقرأ السيناريو ويُقيَّم بالعربية، وينافس المشاركات المكتوبة بالعربية فقط. لا تُطلب الترجمة الإنجليزية إلا من المتأهلين إلى التصفيات النهائية. يُختار فيلمان طويلان من هذه اللغة ضمن النهائيين، ويحصل كل متأهل على اشتراك EvokeStory Pro لمدة عام.
Feature screenplays written in Arabic, 70 pages or more. Your script is read and judged in Arabic, in its own right-to-left screenplay format, against other Arabic-language entries only. An English translation is requested from finalists only. Two features are selected as finalists in this language, and every finalist receives a one-year EvokeStory Pro plan.
Short Screenplay · English
Script / Pitch 40p<
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Short screenplays written in English, 40 pages or fewer. Your script is read and judged in English, against other English-language entries only. Two shorts are selected as finalists in this language, and every finalist receives a one-year EvokeStory Pro plan.
Feature Screenplay · English
Script / Pitch >70p
Fee-8%
Early0$0$
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Feature screenplays written in English, 70 pages or more. Your script is read and judged in English, against other English-language entries only. Two features are selected as finalists in this language, and every finalist receives a one-year EvokeStory Pro plan.
Short Screenplay · Turkish
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Türkçe yazılmış kısa metraj senaryolar, en fazla 40 sayfa. Senaryonuz Türkçe okunur ve Türkçe değerlendirilir, yalnızca Türkçe başvurularla yarışır. İngilizce çeviri yalnızca finalistlerden istenir. Bu dilde iki kısa metraj finalist seçilir ve her finalist bir yıllık EvokeStory Pro paketi kazanır.
Short screenplays written in Turkish, 40 pages or fewer. Your script is read and judged in Turkish, against other Turkish-language entries only. An English translation is requested from finalists only. Two shorts are selected as finalists in this language, and every finalist receives a one-year EvokeStory Pro plan.
Feature Screenplay · Turkish
Script / Pitch >70p
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Türkçe yazılmış uzun metraj senaryolar, 70 sayfa ve üzeri. Senaryonuz Türkçe okunur ve Türkçe değerlendirilir, yalnızca Türkçe başvurularla yarışır. İngilizce çeviri yalnızca finalistlerden istenir. Bu dilde iki uzun metraj finalist seçilir ve her finalist bir yıllık EvokeStory Pro paketi kazanır.
Feature screenplays written in Turkish, 70 pages or more. Your script is read and judged in Turkish, against other Turkish-language entries only. An English translation is requested from finalists only. Two features are selected as finalists in this language, and every finalist receives a one-year EvokeStory Pro plan.
Festhome holds accountable fees festivals by holding the payment of the fees of most newer festivals until they have viewed the submissions, held their festivals and other methods.
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Festhome holds accountable fees festivals by holding the payment of the fees of most newer festivals until they have viewed the submissions, held their festivals and other methods. 