REGISTER FOR INDIA'S BIGGEST SCRIPT CONTEST- 50 LAKH IN CASH PRIZES TO BE WON

December 08, 2017
Good news for talented script writers in India and abroad. Mumbai Mantra CineRise and Cinestaan embark on a new journey with the sole mission of providing a writing platform for talented Indian writers in India and abroad. This contest aims to award and honour standout work of such writers and helps put them on a stage that will attract the attention of Production Houses and Film Studios.

'India's story tellers contest' is the biggest Indian script contest. The best screen play will get Rs. 25 lakh in cash. 1st runner up will get 10 lakh, 2nd runner up 7 lakh, 3rd runner up 4 lakh and 4th runner up 3 lakh. A total of 50 lakh cash prizes.

The jury includes actor Aamir Khan, Director Rajkumar Hirani, screen writer Juhi Chaturvedi and the jury chairperson is screen writer Anjum Rajabali.

For the contest you need to  register your script with  the Film Writers Guild from their respective country of residence prior to applying for the contest and then submit the synopsis of your script through online registration process.  DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING SYNOPSIS: JAN 15, 2018 and there will be APPLICATION FEE of RS. 1500.

Shortlisted applicants will be asked to submit a full script by April 15, 2018

General rules of the contest:



  1. Entry per submission is INR 1500/-.This is a non-refundable amount and inclusive of GST. You may pay through Debit Card, Credit Card or NetBanking.
  2. One writer/team can submit as many stories as they like as long as they note that every submission shall need to be accompanied by an entry fee.
  3. Participation is strictly online. Any applications sent via post, email or hand will not be considered. Online applications can be found at: https://scriptcontest.cinestaan.com/ 
  4. Cinestaan India's Storytellers Contest is solely focused on content for feature films. We will not accept television, documentaries, web-series, digital content, radio, theatre, magazine, short film, novel or game show formats.
  5. Entries must be the original work of the entrant and must not infringe the rights of any other party.
  6. Stories or Scripts already attached to a producer, production house or studio do not qualify.
  7. Participation is limited to people above the age of 18 and of Indian origin.
  8. Please enter complete details on application form.
  9. Up to three co-writers are allowed per submission.
  10. Personal communication with the Jury or the Mumbai Mantra and Cinestaan Teams is strictly prohibited.
  11. You will be asked for Writer or Team Biography (250 words), and Synopsis (It should not be more than 2500 words) for the first round.
  12. We will require you to select upto two genres that best represent your story.
  13. All participants must register their story with the Film Writers Guild from their respective country of residence prior to applying for the contest. Eg. Screenwriters Association of India (formerly FWA) http://swaindia.org/, Writers Guild of America http://www.wga.org/
  14. Participants will be required to upload a scanned copy of the registration form.
  15. Synopsis will be shortlisted by Feb 15th 2018. Shortlisted applicants will be requested to send full scripts via email. Scripts will be due April 15th 2018. Scripts cannot be more than 120 pages in industry-standard format. Please refer to Sample Format.
  16. All entries must be written in Roman English. Hindi written in English is also allowed. Please do not submit scripts in Devanagari script.

To know more and register visit: https://scriptcontest.cinestaan.com/