Writers Release and Submission Form

We are always looking for great, new material and stories and the opportunity to work with talented writers who are new and emerging as well as established.

We are looking to make great films that tell great stories with the main belief that quality and content is king.
We want to provide audiences with high quality, innovative, thought provoking and moving films.
If you think you have a great script that meets our guidelines below, then feel free to submit it here!
But PLEASE… carefully read and follow the guidelines and fill out our submission form!

SCRIPT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Although we are looking for completed scripts, please submit only a synopsis or a brief summary.
You will be contacted ONLY If there is further interest in your work.

We are specifically looking for 3 types of stories:
1) A completed feature thriller/mystery script with a Hitchcock style. We are interested in stories that are suspenseful and simplistic with a gradual build in the suspense. We are not interested in gore or women-in-jeopardy or serial killers. Stories must be more character driven and psychological. Something similar to "North by Northwest". Basically, ordinary people plunged into extraordinary situations.
2) A completed feature family-oriented Fantasy script in the style of ET & It’s a Wonderful Life.
3) A completed feature Drama script. A story that is exciting and that moves forward well.
4) We would NOT be interested gore, numerous locations or sets, casts of thousands or over-the-top special FX.
5) NOTE: In some cases we will also consider Action or Adventure or Science Fiction stories as long as they are also suspenseful and simplistic, adhere to the above specifications and can be kept within a reasonable budget.
Budget will be between $1-3 million. WGA and Non-WGA writers welcomed.

Most essential we are looking for stories and scripts that:
- inspire.
- keeps the reader dreaming and visualizing and will not let go.
- will allow the viewer to lose themselves… one that will grab and hold onto an audience and draw them into the magic of another world.
…A film that needs to be made.

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(Gotta read and sign the legal stuff... it protects both of us... and my lawyer made me do it!)

I am submitting to you certain original Materials (hereafter referred to as "The Material") with the intent of exposure and submission to Bruce Lucas Productions Inc. / Bruce Lucas Films including industry producers and production companies at the discretion of Bruce Lucas Productions Inc. and it's operating executives. I further acknowledge that certain Materials may or may not be protected under copyright law and it is my own responsibility to seek protection by registering those Materials with the Writers Guild of America and/or have them Copyright protected. All Materials reviewed by Bruce Lucas Films and industry members of Bruce Lucas Productions Inc. will be regarded as protected Material.

I recognize that new ideas for motion pictures and television programs are constantly being submitted to you or being developed by you. I also recognize that many stories and ideas are similar and often different stories and ideas relate to one or more common underlying themes.

In consideration of the foregoing and your agreeing to accept and review the Material, I agree to the following:

I hereby warrant and represent: 1. that said Material was created, authored and/or is solely owned by me without any suggestion or request from you that I write or create the Material and no other person, firm or corporation has any right, title or interest therein or thereto; 2. that I have full right to submit same to you upon all of the terms and conditions each and all of which shall be binding on me, my agents, heirs, successors, licensees and assigns; and 3. that the description of said Material as set forth herein contains all of the elements thereof. I will indemnify you from any and all claims, loss or liability (including reasonable attorney's fees) that may be asserted against you or incurred by you at any time in connection with said Material or any use thereof, arising from any breach or alleged breach of these warranties.

I have retained a copy of the Material and agree that you shall not be obligated to return the Material to me, and I release you from all liability if the Material is lost, misplaced, stolen or destroyed.

I acknowledge that you are under no obligation to use the Material in any manner.

You agree that you will not use the Material or any part thereof unless you either:

enter into an agreement with me granting you the right to use the Material or determine in good faith that you have the independent legal right without my consent to use all or any part of (or any features or elements in the Material either because (i) I do not own or control such Material or such features or elements, or (ii) the Material or features or elements used by you and claimed by me to be the Material or embodied in the Material is in the public domain, is not new or novel, is not legally protected or protectable, or was independently developed by you or obtained by you from other sources including your own employees may be used by you without any liability on your part to me and that nothing herein shall place you in any different position with respect to such non-novel or non-original Material by reason hereof.

By clicking "I AGREE" as my electronic and binding signature in the space provided, I confirm I have reviewed, understand and agree to Bruce Lucas Productions Inc. / Bruce Lucas Films Terms and Industry Standard Material Release Form including but not limited to i) any submission by me as a writer or ii) any review of the Materials of others contained herein.