IMPORTANT NOTE: THERE ARE MANY SCREENWRITING COMPETITIONS THAT HONOR WONDERFUL, EXCITING AND ENTERTAINING SCRIPTS, AND SOME THAT HONOR MORAL SCRIPTS, HOWEVER THE KAIROS PRIZE ENDEAVORS TO ENCOURAGE THE PRODUCTION OF FEATURE FILMS THAT ARE WHOLESOME, UPLIFTING AND INSPIRATIONAL, WHICH RESULT IN A GREATER INCREASE IN EITHER MAN’S LOVE OR UNDERSTANDING OF GOD. OUR INTENTION IN SETTING UP THE GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA IS TO CLEARLY DEFINE THE COMPETITION SO THAT YOU WILL BE SUCCESSFUL IN YOUR SUBMISSIONS.A WORD OF WARNING: THIS COMPETITION IS NOT FOR THE NOMINALIST, OCCULT, NEW AGE, OR OTHER NON-JUDEO-CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY. PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA. SUBMISSIONS THAT DO NOT FOLLOW THEM WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
MOVIEGUIDE®'s
Evaluation Guides• Aesthetically by looking at the artistic value of the script, and by looking at how well the script is written.
• Emotively by looking at how it captures and amuses the audience as entertainment and amusement.
• Semantically by looking at the individual elements and their meanings, just as many parents do.
• Syntactically by looking at how the elements come together and how the characters relate to each other,
• just as many teenagers and young adults do.
• Propositionally by looking at what the script is communicating, as summarized in its premise.
• Generically by comparing it to other scripts in its genre.
• Thematically by looking at the themes that are present in the script.
• Morally by looking at its moral perspective and content.
• Biblically by looking at the biblical perspective and principles in the script.
• Systematically by looking at how the script relates to other scripts.
• Intellectually by looking at how the script fulfills its goals and premise.
• Sociologically by looking at how the script relates to culture and society.
• Politically by looking at the political perspective of the script.
• Cognitively by looking at the age group to whom the script is marketed, the age group for whom it is suitable,
• and how it will impact a particular age group.
• Psychologically by looking at how the script deals with mind and soul.
• Historically by looking at how accurate the script is in presenting history.
• Sexually by looking at how the script deals with sex and sexualrelationships.
• Philosophically by looking at the philosophi-cal perspective and worldview of the script.
• Ontologically by looking at how the script deals with the nature of being.
• Epistemologically by looking at how the script deals with the nature of knowing.
• Spiritually by looking at how the script deals with God, faith and religion.