Bafta Writing Competition

The Bafta Rocliffe New Writing Competition is a platform for aspiring screenwriters to have their work showcased and a fantastic opportunity to take their writing career to the next level.  Each year the Bafta Rocliffe New Writing Competition calls submissions for film, television drama, children's media and television comedy scripts.  Following a blind judging process, selected script extracts are performed by a professional cast to an audience of producers, development executives, directors, actors and literary agents, aiming to give a platform to emerging writing talent from across the country.
The benefits for a writer include: hearing their work read by  professional actors, a development focused discussion generated by the readings, feedback and advice from experienced industry members and an invaluable method to test out new concepts and material on an audience.
They call for scripts four times a year in different writing categories, TV Drama, TV Comedy, Children's Media and Film.
You can subscribe to Bafta News, find  competition deadlines and terms & conditions and an entry form on the Rocliffe website. Bafta and Rocliffe also offer a limited number of bursaries to allow applicants who have dependents, are carers, are in receipt of benefits, or are in education, who work less than 16 hours a week or on a minimum wage to receive free entry to the competition. To apply for a bursary, complete the bursary form, without completing the main application form.