BATESVILLE — The deadline is approaching for the fourth annual Ozark Foothills FilmFest Screenwriting Competition. The competition, the only one of its kind in Arkansas, is limited to writers who have not yet had a work produced or optioned. Entries are accepted in two categories — Feature Screenplay, 90-130 pages, and Short Screenplay, 30 pages or less. Entries must be received by Wednesday, Dec. 15.
Entry guidelines, entry forms and screenplay guidelines are available at www.ozarkfoothillsfilmfest.org; the entry fee is $20. Entries must be submitted to bobpest@wildblue.net. Work should be submitted as a PDF, a Microsoft Word file or a WordPerfect file. Hard-copy entries will not be accepted. Entry forms and the entry fee should be submitted by mail to Screenplays, 195 Peel Road, Locust Grove, AR 72550.
Cash prizes will be awarded for Best Feature Screenplay ($600) and Best Short Screenplay ($400). Entrants will be honored and winners will be announced at a reception and awards ceremony Thursday, March 24, during the 10th annual Ozark Foothills FilmFest, set for Wednesday, March 23, through Sunday, March 27, in Batesville.