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Northbound Studios is interested in original work—and we know there's some really compelling stuff out there. The following is a bit of information about what we are looking for and what we are not.

What we are not interested in, are scripts that utilize excessive hard language, exploit sex and violence for their own sake, that portray them gratuitously, or that require graphic on screen treatments. Your script may be brilliant, but if it uses these aspects, it's not for Northbound Studios.

We are an independent digital production company so pitching us next Lord of the Rings or Titanic would not be very appropriate, as much as we'd love to take on a blockbuster budget film someday. If you've got a script like that, GET AN AGENT and talk to Hollywood! We want scripts that can be produced at a high-quality but that remain cost-effective. The following are some guidelines that should help define what we are looking for in a script:

Can it be shot in 3 to 6 six-day weeks or less?
Can it be shot completely or mostly in Western Canada?
(Doesn't need to be set here, just to be able to be shot here.)
Does it utilize limited locations?
Does it have no more than five or six principal roles?
Does it avoid the use of elaborate sets or extensive visual effects?

As you can see, we're pretty particular about what projects we pursue, but that's because we want to do them justice. Just like we'd want to do your project justice.

Think your script fits the bill? What to do now?

Submit a cover letter including a logline and a short synopsis no longer than one page in length, with no attachments, via email to:

scout@northboundstudios.com

If we are interested in taking the next step with your concept or script, we'll forward a release to you. Any screenplay which we request must be submitted with this signed release form. If there is not a signed release the materials will be returned or discarded.

Again, please do not send us your entire screenplay at this point. Northbound Studios does not accepted unsolicited material.