The Jameson Dublin International Film Festival in partnership with Bord Scannán na hÉireann / the Irish Film Board (IFB) are delighted to present UNTITLED: a unique screenwriting competition where writers can win €12,000 (or €16,000 for a writing partnership) towards the development of their film.

Last year’s inaugural competition saw over 340 comedy submissions, with writing team Enda Loughman and Mike Ahern taking home a €16,000 prize for their comic screenplay, The Bogman King. This year’s competition invited writers to submit an idea for a feature film with the theme of ‘1916’. Nearly 200 entries were received, and a final shortlist of five writers/writing partnerships were invited to write the first few scenes of their script. They will then take part in a public interview at the Light House Cinema, presenting their screenplay to an independent panel of industry professionals. The panel will select the winning project, which will be announced at the Closing Gala of the festival on Sunday 26 February.

The winning project will receive a First Draft Development Loan of €12,000 (€16,000 for a writing partnership) from the IFB. The four runners-up will win a season pass to Jameson Dublin International Film Festival 2013.

This is a free event but please book tickets on www.jdiff.com 01 687 7974 to secure your place