The HUMANITAS PRIZeS 2022

Call for entries

Illustration by Lyndsey Lesh

Since 1974, The Humanitas Prizes have been awarded to honor professional film and television writers whose work explores the human condition in a nuanced, meaningful way.

Save the date! The 2022 Humanitas Prizes will be presented on September 9, 2022, at what is currently being planned as an in-person luncheon at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA. At the event, winners receive a trophy and a cash prize.

Past winners include: When They See Us, All in the Family, The Handmaid’s Tale, The West Wing, ER, Hidden Figures, black-ish, Silver Linings Playbook, Homicide: Life on the Street, Good Will Hunting, Lady Bird, St. Elsewhere, The Bernie Mac Show, Orange is the New Black, NYPD Blue, 13th, and more.

ELIGIBLE CATEGORIES:

  • Drama Teleplay

  • Comedy Teleplay

  • Children’s Teleplay (Live Action or Animated)

  • Limited Series, TV Movie, or Special

  • Drama Feature

  • Comedy Feature

  • Family Feature (Live Action or Animated)

  • Documentary (Feature or Docuseries Episode)

  • Short Film

  • Web Series: New for 2022. Humanitas defines web series as a sequence of scripted online videos, running between two and twenty minutes, released in an episodic form and produced without the direct financial or creative backing of a major network or studio.

REQUIRED SUBMISSION MATERIALS:

  • Completed entry form. 

  • One PDF of shooting script with credits redacted.

  • Writer’s headshot and bio. 

  • Project poster or key art.

Questions?

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