Anonymity
Check the named opportunity
Current platform contract
Black List hosting, paid evaluation, and opportunity opt-ins are separate decisions. Each named program adds its own eligibility, materials, and deadline.
Direct answer
Treat The Black List as a platform with many separate opportunities, not as one contest. A project generally must be hosted and have at least one pending or completed evaluation when a writer opts into a program or lab, but the accepted format, mandate, eligibility, supplemental materials, deadline, and any fee waiver come from the named program page.
Freshness contract
State
Current
Timezone
Opportunity-specific
Review again by
Nov 10, 2026
The platform and programs directory are current. Individual opportunity windows open and close independently, so select a named program before relying on any deadline or checklist.
Before the file check
Anonymity
Check the named opportunity
AI policy
Policy varies by opportunity
Accepted script type
Feature, Pilot, Theater, Fiction, Opportunity-specific
Hosted project
The reviewed programs guidance says the project must be online when the writer opts into a program or lab.
Evaluation state
At least one pending or completed evaluation is generally required at opt-in; some programs offer waivers to help meet that requirement.
Named mandate
Genre, format, career stage, identity, geography, credit, and rights requirements vary by program.
Project record
A complete project hosted on the platform.
Current draft
The version intended for evaluation and opportunity consideration, reviewed before opt-in.
Program agreement
The named program's submission requirements and agreement, not a generic Black List checklist.
The reviewed platform guidance does not establish one submission-material AI rule for every lab and program. Read the named opportunity's submission requirements and agreement before opting in.
Version and evaluation timing can affect eligibility and consideration. Confirm the active project's version and the named opportunity's replacement terms before opt-in.
After the draft is frozen
Private browser check
Catch file, page-setup, and identity issues before you enter the official portal. Your PDF stays in this browser, and every automated result is clearly separated from what you still need to verify yourself.
This is an extra search, not proof of anonymity. You should still inspect the title page, headers, footers, and PDF properties.
PDF only, up to 25 MB. Nothing is uploaded.
Choose a PDF to begin
Use the exact export you plan to submit after your screenplay revisions are frozen.
Reasonable boundaries