ADDITIONAL FAQs

8. When I converted my screenplay to Adobe PDF, the screenplay added pages, or lost pages, or acquired formatting errors that I don't have in the original version. Will I be disqualified because of this, if these changes ended up making the PDF version non-compliant with the requirements set forth in the Official Rules?

The process of converting a screenplay file into an Adobe® PDF file may result in the "shrinkage" or "growth" of the screenplay in page length, or in other minor formatting errors or deviations from your screenplay's original appearance. After converting your screenplay into a PDF file, please check to make certain that the converted version satisfies the 90-130 page length requirement (see the Official Rules for details on minimum and maximum page lengths), that the file does not contain errors and that it otherwise complies with the Official Rules, and that the file appears as you intend. If PDF conversion "shrinkage," "growth," and formatting problems persist, Greenlight will not disqualify Submissions that suffer from such "shrinkage," "growth," or conversion-induced errors if you can later demonstrate to our satisfaction that (a) the Submission in its original industry-standard format meets the 90-130 page requirement and conforms to all of the other specifications set forth in the Official Rules, and (b) any resulting page loss, growth, or formatting error is due solely to the PDF conversion process, as determined by Greenlight.