Submissions
BookShorts accepts creative submissions for the development of book-to-screen properties.
• Guidelines For Authors and Publishers
• Guidelines For Film and Television
Please send your submissions via snail mail to the following address:
BookShorts Inc.
701 King Street West, Suite 1104
Toronto, ON M5V 2W7 Canada
Read the details below for more information on sending submissions and profiles.
Submission Guidelines For Authors & Publishers
We believe any book can inspire a BookShort. However, at this point our development, we feel the genres most likely to be developed are humor, non-fiction, special interest titles, or titles written by or about people that will have a broad appeal to a general audience.
Interpretations can be conceived as animations or live motion, or a combination of both. Books can be for children, young adult, or adult audiences. If you or your author has ideas or story treatments, feel free to submit along with the title. It is not mandatory for the authors to write their own scripts; in fact, in many cases this will be the creative mandate of the director and/or scriptwriter.
VIDEO BOOK TRAILERS: we want to create “trailers” that tease without telling a story; include a short synopsis of yourbook, in your own words as well as all publicity and marketing materials that have been created to date.
SHORT FILM ADAPTATIONS: We are looking to create short narrative interpretations, a “story” no matter the length of the short – 60 seconds, 3 minutes, 15 minutes – that both leaves the viewer with a true sense of the book upon which the short is based and that can stand alone as a short film. We do not want to produce BookShorts films as commercials with overt “sales scripts.”
FEATURE ADAPTATIONS: The best time to submit a title is while the book is in EARLY manuscript stage. That way we can co-ordinate production of the BookShort hand-in-glove with the book’s production. Please include any information you feel would be helpful in connection with building creative teams and / or sourcing development funds.
Checklist for Book Submissions
• Manuscript, Galley or Finished Book
• Biography of Author (note previous scriptwriting if any)
• Profile of Publisher
• Ownership of rights (specifically film and digital media)
• Reading fee of $50 for each title submitted
Submission Guidelines For Film and/or TV Concepts
BookShorts Executive Producer Judith Keenan is available on a consulting basis to help develop your idea into a winning project, starting from first read through to written proposals suitable for sponsors, broadcasters and distributors. Since each project is unique, contact Judith Keenan directly for more information.
Checklist for Concept Submissions
• Creative Concept or outline
• Non-disclosure agreement
• Biography of creator (note previous scriptwriting if any)
• Ownership of rights (specifically film and digital media)
• Initial reading fee of $50 for each project submitted
Note for Production Talent
We also keep an active database of artists and production experts interested in making media with us. For Filmmakers, Screenwriters, Composers and Musicians, and Interactive Media Artists – find out more about joining the BookShorts creative and production team by visiting our Production Job Opportunities page.
