For the fourth year in a row, CAPE is proud to partner with the Black List to create the latest edition of the CAPE List!
The fourth annual CAPE List will elevate the most promising unmade feature film scripts featuring a protagonist with Asian and/or Pacific Islander heritage, and must include authentic, accurate and inclusive Asian and Pacific Islander representation that if removed, would significantly alter or affect the story. Only feature film scripts are eligible for the 2024 CAPE List.
Writers, filmmakers, and creators are invited to submit a feature film script for consideration by uploading it to The Black List website beginning on February 28, 2024. Writers selected for the CAPE List will be notified of their placement in late summer 2024 with a public announcement to follow.
Fee Waivers:
400 fee waivers are available to submitting writers thanks to AMC Networks! When submitting your script for diversity list consideration, you will be able to apply for one fee waiver per submitting writer (which includes one month of hosting and one evaluation). We will approve and reject fee waivers on a weekly basis, so please account for that when waiting to hear back from us.
While a writer may be eligible for multiple diversity lists, only one fee waiver application is necessary, even if submitting work for consideration on multiple diversity lists - writers will only be eligible for one diversity list fee waiver even if they have more than one eligible project to submit, as we hope to provide fee waivers to as many submitting writers as possible. The month of hosting and reader evaluation included in the fee waiver package will allow writers to submit their script to any diversity list (or any other Black List program) for which they are eligible.
Fee waivers will be equally distributed across all 2024 diversity lists and distributed at the discretion of diversity list partners, AMC Networks and the Black List. Please check out our FAQ for more information about how to apply for a diversity list fee waiver. Until your fee waiver application status has been determined, you are not able to apply for another diversity list fee waiver - thanks so much for your patience in the meantime!