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The deadline for this program was January 23, 2023.

MGM + The Black List Feature Partnership

The Black List and MGM invites new voices with unique perspectives from historically underrepresented communities to submit their work for the fourth and final round of the Feature Partnership.

In order to submit for this program, you must be logged into the website and have uploaded a project.

The Black List and MGM invites new voices with unique perspectives from historically underrepresented communities to submit their work for the fourth and final round of the Feature Partnership. This submission window is the last chance for writers to opt in to consideration for a two-step Guild minimum blind deal with MGM.


MGM seeks to work with creative partners who want to tell original stories with universal, all-audiences appeal for the big screen. The studio is genre-agnostic and aspires to work with great talent to join the ranks of MGM’s historic studio. Stage play (plays and musicals) samples will be considered for this opportunity along with feature film samples - no pilots or webseries, please. 


The fourth and final opt-in period for the MGM partnership begins September 23, 2022, and will close January 23, 2023. If you wish to purchase an evaluation for consideration in this partnership, we strongly recommend doing so no later than December 23, 2022 in order to guarantee that it is received by the partnership’s close.


MGM can offer the agreed upon deal to any number of or none of the shortlist candidates. Shortlist candidates may be asked to provide a resume and personal statement by MGM.


FAQ


When's the deadline?


The deadline for the fourth and final round of the MGM partnership is January 23, 2023. Please purchase your evaluation(s) no later than December 23, 2022 if you wish to receive them by the close of the submission window.


Who’s Eligible to Apply?


MGM seeks to discover new voices with unique perspectives from historically underrepresented communities. We are looking for creative partners who want to tell original stories with universal, all-audiences appeal for the big screen. The studio is genre-agnostic and aspires to work with great talent to join the ranks of MGM’s historic studio. For the first time ever, stage plays (plays and musicals) will be accepted along with feature film samples - no pilots or webseries, please. 


Do I Submit a Feature or a Pilot?


Feature film and stage play (plays and musicals) samples will be considered for the MGM opportunity.

Requirements

    • Entrant must host a full-length feature screenplay or stage play (play or musical) on blcklst.com for at least one week during the submission period - September 23, 2022 - January 23, 2023

    • Entrant must be the sole and exclusive author of the screenplay or play submitted for consideration.

    • Film and television earnings since January 1, 2012 cannot exceed $500K (USD)

    • The script must be wholly original to you and not based, in whole or in part, on any other fiction or nonfiction material, published or unpublished, produced or unproduced.

    • You must be the sole owner of all rights in and to the script or play and have the sole right and authority to sell, transfer, grant, assign and convey such rights. The script must not in any way infringe upon the copyright of any person or entity or, to the best of your knowledge in the exercise of reasonable prudence, constitute libel, defamation or invasion of privacy or any other rights of any third party.

    • You must be legally eligible to work in the United States and at least 21 years of age and not a minor in your state of residence at time of submission.

    • Writers must affirmatively agree to the Submission Agreement and Submission Requirements for a given opportunity. These documents will be available on blcklst.com.

    • Writers retain all rights to the scripts under consideration for the opportunity, though our partners are free to negotiate for those rights separately if they so wish. The Black List retains no rights to writers’ work save the right to share the scripts a writer makes available with its industry professional members.

    If requested, the entrant must submit the following, which are also governed by the submission requirements and agreement:

    • A one page biography/personal statement

    • Contact and other personal information

    • Signed originals of the Submission Agreement

    Note that if you already have a script hosted on the Black List website, the deadline to opt into consideration for this fellowship is January 23, 2023. Due to varying turnaround times in completing script evaluations, the Black List strongly encourages writers wishing for paid reader evaluations to be included in their short list consideration be purchased at least one month prior to the opt-in deadline, which would be December 23, 2022. All ratings associated with the script, including those that predate the submissions period, will be considered in the final decision.

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