Extract from the 2024/2025 Competition Rules
The MATTADOR Cultural Association opens the 16th MATTADOR International Screenwriting Award dedicated to Matteo Caenazzo, a young talented artist from Trieste who passed away prematurely on 28th June 2009 while studying and working to embark on a career as a screenwriter.
The award is open to young Italian and foreign authors aged 16 to 30. It includes four sections:
– MATTADOR Award for Best Feature-Film Screenplay.
– MATTADOR Award for Best Story.
– MATTADOR Series Award for best TV Series project.
– DOLLY Award “Screenwriting with Pictures” for Best Story illustrated through Images.
The following prizes will be awarded:
– MATTADOR Award for the best feature-film screenplay: 5,000 Euros*.
– MATTADOR Award for the best story: 1,500 Euros*. The top finalists will be awarded a Training Grant and will be supervised by professional screenwriters in developing their projects. At the end of the training programme, the best-developed story will be awarded 1,500 Euros.
– MATTADOR Series Award for best TV Series project: 1,000 Euros*. The finalists, awarded with a Training Grant, will be accompanied by professional screenwriters in developing their projects. At the end of the training course, the best development work will receive a prize of 1,000 euros*.
– DOLLY “Screenwriting with Pictures” Award for best story portrayed visually. The winner will be awarded a Training Grant and will be tutored by professionals in developing his/her story according to the original idea, leading to the preparation of a complete dossier for a feature or animated film project. At the training programme’s conclusion, an additional prize of 1,000 Euros* may be awarded depending on the results achieved.
The winning projects will be published in the editorial series “Scrivere le immagini. Quaderni di sceneggiatura” (EUT/Mattador).
Works must be sent exclusively online on the https://iscrizioni.premiomattador.it/ platform starting from 15th February 2025. The subscription fee is confirmed. The delivery deadline is 15th April 2025.
The Award Ceremony of the 16th MATTADOR Competition will take place on Thursday 17th July 2025 in the Sale Apollinee at La Fenice Theatre, Venice.
The Competition Rules are available on www.premiomattador.it
*Subject to withholding tax under Article 30 of Presidential Decree DPR 29/9/73 n.600
