Aspiring screenwriters! Get your short film made by a professional crew!
The PQA Young Screenwriter Competition is open to all PQA students.
The PQA Young Screenwriter competition offers you the chance to have your short film script made by a professional crew. The winning student will be part of each step of the process, receiving mentorship from a screenwriter to complete their script. The script will then go into production with the young screenwriter shadowing the director on set. Additional students from the winner’s academy will also get the opportunity to shadow heads of department during filming. PQA will then submit the finished film to film festivals across the world. Students may choose to write their treatment in their own time, or a combination of academy time and at home.
Students should submit a single A4 page treatment for their short film idea in the correct format, you must read the guidelines document which you can download below before you start your entry:
Rules & Deadline
– Treatments should not exceed one page.
– Your film idea should fit into a five-minute film.
– Treatments should feature one main character with the option of up to two supporting characters.
– Films should be set in a single location.
– Students may only submit one treatment each.
– Treatments should be the work of one single student. Group treatments are not permitted.
– Deadline for submissions: Sunday 19th July 2026
– The winner must be a PQA student when the film goes into production.
– Treatments should be sent by either your principal or parent, who will submit on your behalf to filmandtv@pqacademy.com.
Watch the previous winning film ‘Lady Oriole’ below, and read more about shoot here.