The Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition aims to discover and support original screenplays from emerging and established screenwriters globally, connecting them with industry professionals. The competition accepts feature-length screenplays, short scripts, and series/episodic pilot scripts, requiring feature scripts to be 60-150 pages and short or episodic scripts under 60 pages. Submitted screenplays must be original, unproduced, and in English, with multiple submissions allowed for separate applications. Winners in each category receive small group meetings with producers and industry representatives, promotion to the festival's alumni network, and a complimentary all-access badge to festival events.