Kairos Prize 2026
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Competition United Kingdom
Euroscript Screen Story Competition
Instead of a full screenplay, this contest asks for the whole story told in a prose summary of up to 750 words plus ten pages of script, and every entrant gets written notes on the summary. It suits feature writers anywhere who want a verdict on story first. A panel of writers picks the winners in June.
Deadline Mar 31, 2027 (closes in 162 days)
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Dates
| Deadline | Date | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Deadline (midnight) | Mar 31, 2027 | GBP 45 |
Deadlines are as the organizer states them. Check the time zone on the official page.
At a glance
- Entry fee
- From £45Per entry, from the 2026 terms; 2027 fee not yet posted
- Formats
- Feature
- Language
- English
- Where
- United Kingdom (enter online)
- Who can apply
- Open worldwide to entrants over 16 who hold the rights to the story. Feature-length film stories only; shorts, sitcoms, TV series and stage or radio plays are out. No limit on entries, each sent in its own email.
- Prizes
- First prize is Euroscript Full Reports on three drafts written within a year, with support and marketing advice (valued at GBP 1,200). Second prize is one Full Report (GBP 300) and third a Barometer Report (GBP 120), each on a finished script of the winner's choice.
What to send
- Length
- A summary of up to 750 words plus 10 sample pages; the full screenplay should run 90 to 120 pages
- File
- Title page
- No name anywhere in either document; name the files Title_Treatment and Title_10 pages.
- Your name on the script
- Leave it off: entries are read blind
- Also asked for
- English only, standard format in 12-point Courier; Final Draft and Movie Magic files are refused. Your name, script title, email and phone number go in the body of the entry email.
Need your pages in standard screenplay format first? The free screenplay formatter lays them out and saves a PDF.
What it gives besides money
Every entrant receives a Treatment Barometer Report on the 750-word summary.
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