The Tasmanian Breath of Fresh Air (BOFA) Film Festival
2015 Tasmanian Script Writing Competition
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If you have written a script for a feature film, tele-movie or TV series (one episode), don’t miss out on this amazing
opportunity to win the BOFA Devil Script Award AND get your work read at BOFA 2015 by professional actors
from Mudlark Theatre (TBC) in front of a moderated audience including mainland and Tasmanian screen industry
guests, who will give their feedback on the script.
The shortlist and the winner will be publicly announced at a drinks event open to the film industry on Saturday
afternoon (5.30pm, 9th November) at the BOFA Film Festival, where the winner will be presented with a hand
crafted blown glass BOFA Devil Award. The short listed screen writers, including the winner, will be sent a FREE 8
pass to see 8 films of their choice.
Criteria
To be eligible you must:
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Be a Tasmanian resident.
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Have a completed script for feature film, tele-movie or TV series (episode).
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Have not submitted this screen play to BOFA in previous years.
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Own all the rights to the project.
TASMANIAN BREATH OF FRESH AIR FILM FESTIVAL
WWW.BOFA.COM.AU
The Tasmanian Breath of Fresh Air Film Festival is supported by the Tasmanian Government through
Events Tasmania and Screen Tasmania. Federal Government assistance is provided by Screen Australia.
BOFA is conducted by BOFA Ltd, a Not-for-Profit Company Limited by Guarantee ACN 147 991 071
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Judging
Judges TBA
In the first round judges will assess the applications for:
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Excellence in craft and skill
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The potential for the project to be produced
A short list will be determined according to the above criteria. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by telephone
at the end of the first round. In the second round, the short-listed applicant’s full script will be assessed. The
shortlist and the winner will be publicly announced at a drinks event open to the film industry on Saturday
afternoon (5.30pm, 7th November) at the BOFA Film Festival.
Application Information
To apply submit the completed application form via e-mail to: owentilbury@bofa.com.au in PDF format:
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Log line (one sentence synopsis of the story)
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One paragraph synopsis of the story
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First 15-pages of your script
Originals are not to be supplied, as applications and supporting material will not be returned.
APPLICATIONS CLOSE 5 PM Sunday JUNE 28TH.
PLEASE SEND TO owentilbury@bofa.com.au
WITH ‘2015 BOFA SCRIPT COMPETITION ENTRY’ AS THE SUBJECT LINE
ANY QUERIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO OWEN TILBURY,
owentilbury@bofa.com.au, 0407 501 287
TASMANIAN BREATH OF FRESH AIR FILM FESTIVAL
WWW.BOFA.COM.AU
The Tasmanian Breath of Fresh Air Film Festival is supported by the Tasmanian Government through
Events Tasmania and Screen Tasmania. Federal Government assistance is provided by Screen Australia.
BOFA is conducted by BOFA Ltd, a Not-for-Profit Company Limited by Guarantee ACN 147 991 071
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