Craig Martin Johnson: Actor, music composer and screenwriter in Corona, California.

Hi all, I'm trying to resolve an informational conflict I'm coming up against re: submitting screenplays in Final Draft vs. Word vs. PDF. I see calls for screenplays in which producers and agents seek scripts in either PDF or RTF (Rich Text Format), which can both be generated via a Word doc source. However, I've heard recently from an independent producer that Final Draft (and to some extent CeltX, which as I understand is a lower-grade stepchild of Final Draft) is the ONLY admissible format that producers and agents will accept. Anyone know which is accurate, or does it just depend on the producer's/agent's preference for reading-script submissions? Asking because I do have MS Word and Adobe Acrobat, and am not a multi-millionaire, so don't feel like popping down the $100-plus for a Final Draft install if I really don't have to. I'm familiar with screenwriting format standards (thank you, Google and research!) so feel I have a good grasp on how to set margins, indents, sluglines, and so on, but I could be wrong... :p Thanks ahead, Michelle

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