The entertainment powerhouse, AFOREVO, has launched the Nollywood Screenwriting Contest (NSWC) to celebrate Nigerian screenwriters.

The contest is the brainchild of Lawrence Onuzulike who said the Nollywood Screenwriting Contest “was created to reward hard-working screen screenwriters and highlight the vital roles they play in film making.”

“In Nollywood, there’s this overall feeling that screenwriters, despite playing very important roles in film making, are not being well recognized and rewarded in the Nigerian film industry,” he continued.

He insists that Nollywood Screenwriting Contest (NSWC) is geared towards correcting that anomaly by “bringing to the fore the vital roles played by screenwriters in movie production and the film industry as a whole.”

Nollywood Screenwriting Contest Prizes

Star Prize

– N1,000,000 (One Million Naira)

– Winning script to be made into a blockbuster Nollywood movie.

– 1-year scriptwriting contract with Aforevo

1st Runner-Up

– N500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand Naira)

2nd Runner-Up

–  N300,000 (Three Hundred Thousand Naira)

+ 100 Consolation Prizes Of Afrorevo T-Shirts And Caps.

NSWC 2022: Judges

1. Clarion Chukwura

2. Segun Arinze

3. Victor Okhai

4. Yinka Ogun

NSWC 2022 Guidelines/Rules

– This contest is open to all Nigerians, except staff of Murphy Ben International LTD.

– Interested participants shall submit the first 20 scenes from their scripts.

– The judges shall choose the best 20 submissions.

– The owners of the best 20 submissions shall be asked to submit the entire scripts which must be between 100 and 135 scenes.

– The judges shall then choose the best 3 scripts (the top 3 winners).

– The top 3 Winning scripts shall automatically become the property of Aforevo and can be used as desired by the Company. While the screenwriter retains his or her credit for story and screenplay.

– Submissions start on February 7, 2022, and end on February 23, 2022.

– All Submissions should be sent to

submit@nswcnigeria.com

– Winners will be announced on March 4, 2022, and prizes presented to winners on March 8, 2022.