SCRIPT ANALYSIS

Dedicated to the belief that at the heart and soul of every great film is a talented writer with a great story, the Nantucket Film Festival is committed to helping screenwriters develop well crafted and high quality screenplays through a new Script Analysis service. Contrary to internal “coverage” designed to save time for film executives, our script analysis is envisioned with the writer in mind. We offer you the opportunity to learn what does and doesn’t work before your screenplay reaches the executive’s desk. Our analysis is meant to be constructive and help you improve your script. Let our professional script consultants be the first in line to evaluate your script, not the last.

 

Nantucket Film Festival Script Analysis includes:

  • A well crafted log-line you will be able to use to describe your story;
  • Genre suggestion;
  • Scores on the critical elements of the script: story structure, plot development, character development, dialogue, marketability, and originality;
  • Critical evaluation on the elements of the script: story structure, plot development, character development, dialogue, marketability, and originality (2 pages).

 

How to Submit

The Professional Script Analysis service is available to the general public and to applicants of Showtime's Tony Cox Award Screenplay Competition.

  • $150 for the General Public
  • $125 for applicants of Showtime's Tony Cox Award Screenplay Competition (price does not include submission fee)

Visit our Submissions page for application and deadlines.

SCREENWRITING

From its inception, NFF has been dedicated to the notion that the screenwriter’s contribution is at the core of filmmaking.

We believe passionately that emerging screenwriters must be supported and we are immensley proud of the platform we've created through the Showtime Tony Cox Screenplay Competition. Past recipients include Jenny Deller, Fred M. Strype, Marc Arneson, Sophie Barthes, Will Luers, Jennifer Maisel, Chase Palmer, and Debra Granik.

Our red carpet Screenwriters Tribute is hosted by Brian Williams, NFF Board member and NBC News anchor, who shows off his flair for humor. Past honorees include: Walter Bernstein, Charlie Kaufman, Ring Lardner Jr., Steve Martin, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Jay Presson Allen, James Schamus, Paul Schrader, Alexander Payne, and Jim Taylor, Judd Apatow, and Harold Ramis.