By Movieguide® Staff
Movieguide® and Timothy Plan® have officially opened the 2025 Kairos Prize® script competition.
“The most family-friendly movies earn significantly more money than the least family-friendly movies,” says Dr. Ted Baehr, founder and publisher of Movieguide®. The Kairos Prize® competition has always been dedicated to promoting screenplays with the highest box office potential found through uplifting stories and strong moral values. Movieguide® has seen firsthand a growing awareness within Hollywood of the widespread audience demand for uplifting, faith-affirming entertainment stories that resonate with families and values-based viewers across the country.
The Kairos Prize® will award $15,000 total in prizes to a grand prize winner.
Key entertainment industry studio executives will review the winning script. Additionally, the finalist scripts will be judged by major industry leaders. Past Kairos Prize® entries include movies such as THE GREATEST INHERITANCE (Alexandra Boylan), ALL SAINTS (Steve Armour), FINDING YOU (Jenny B. Jones and Brian Baugh), and THE PRAYER BOX (Trisha Mammen).
The Kairos Prize® competition is open now until October 20, 2025, for submissions. The early-bird submission is a $60 submission fee and will close on August 31, 2025. Submissions must be between 87-130 pages. Scripts up to 150 pages will be accepted with an additional $20 charge. Scripts of all genres will be accepted, however it must follow the guidelines featured on kairosprize.com.
An outline of deadlines and pricing follows:
- August 31, 2025 – Early Bird Deadline ($60)
- September 30, 2025 – Regular Deadline ($75)
- October 20, 2025 – Final Deadline ($100)
Established by MOVIEGUIDE® in 2005, the primary purpose of the KAIROS PRIZE® is to further the influence of moral and spiritual values within the film and television industries. Seeking to promote a spiritually uplifting, redemptive worldview, the prize was founded to inspire first-time and beginning screenwriters to produce compelling, entertaining, spiritually uplifting scripts that result in a greater increase in either man’s love or understanding of God.
Since its inception in 2005, the Kairos Prize® for Spiritually Uplifting Screenplays has given a voice to new and beginning screenwriters worldwide who endeavor to create stories that are compelling, entertaining and spiritually uplifting.
MOVIEGUIDE® presented its first Kairos Prize® in 2006 at the 14th Annual MOVIEGUIDE® Awards in Beverly Hills, CA. Seeking to promote positive change in the motion picture industry, the primary purpose of the prize is to further the influence of moral and spiritual values within the entertainment industry as a whole. MOVIEGUIDE®: The Family Guide to Movies and Entertainment has been on the forefront for more than 30 years, advocating positive and redeeming values in Hollywood.
The MOVIEGUIDE® Awards, now in its 31st year, recognizes the top films and television programs which reflect the best that the entertainment industry has to offer. While much attention has been granted those who are “in” the industry, Dr. Ted Baehr, founder and publisher of MOVIEGUIDE®, wanted to bring encouragement and hope to new voices that would one day be writing Hollywood’s blockbusters – hence the Kairos Prize® for Spiritually Uplifting Screenplays.
Since its inaugural year in 2006, the Kairos Prize has helped to open doors for its winners as they have gone on to sign with top agencies and have their scripts optioned and produced. The prize, now in its 20th season, has witnessed multiple script entries head into production. With more than 10 scripts completed and multiple more in production, the Kairos Prize is quickly becoming one of the most successful screenwriting competitions (faith-based or secular) with an exceedingly high winner to production ratio. The future of the Kairos Prize is bright as we continue in our efforts to bring scripts to Hollywood that result in a greater increase in either man’s love or understanding of God.
The future of the Kairos Prize® is bright as we continue in our efforts to bring scripts to Hollywood that result in a greater increase in either man’s love or understanding of God.
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