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18/06/2024

Which Screenplay Contests Launch Careers?

Launching Careers: The Screenplay Contests That Make a Difference

29/05/2024

Scriptapalooza has named the 25 finalists for their annual Fellowship Competition. The winner will be announced June 24th. https://www.moviebytes.com/r.cfm?i=8060 Scriptapalooza

The fellowship program was developed to honor dedicated writers and to help further their creative process and skills. Writing in itself is a journey and we would like to facilitate the process by giving the fellows the opportunity to be surrounded by like-minded professionals and individuals.

06/05/2024

Fifteen finalists script have been announced for the 2024 Shore Scripts Development Fund. https://www.moviebytes.com/r.cfm?i=8047 Shore Scripts

$3,000 in Cash Prizes. Plus 1 Year of Script Development Support for two Winners each season. For screenwriters who want help to finish their scripts.

26/04/2024

The Dallas International Film Festival has named the winners of the DIFF 2024 Screenwriting Competition, presented by Event Horizon Films. https://www.moviebytes.com/r.cfm?i=8044 Event Horizon Films

Dallas International Film Festival, Event Horizon Films, and Torfoot Studios have come together for the DIFF 2023 Screenplay Competition.

13/03/2024

CineStory has announced their Original Comedy, Original Drama, and Original Sci-fi divison finalists for the 2024 CineStory TV Fellowship Competition. https://www.moviebytes.com/r.cfm?i=8040
CineStory

The CineStory Foundation has always believed in helping writers find their voice. We’re entering a world in which the ways to tell stories are limitless. Those stories always begin with a blank page. Our goal with the TV/Digital Series Retreat is to assist writers, whether they long for the collab...

12/02/2024

Scriptapalooza TV has announced their top Pilots, Sitcoms, 1-Hour Drama and Reality TV submissions.

The participants we have chosen to read the winning scripts are individuals from established production companies. Whether you are already an aspiring television writer or a writer interested in exploring other avenues, Scriptapalooza TV is here to promote careers in television and provide exposure....

12/02/2024

Zach Bandler's Land of the Young has been named the winner from among more than 2,000 submissions to the 21st Annual American Zoetrope Screenplay Competition. Finalists have also been announced by Judge Francis Coppola and the Zoetrope staff.

19/01/2024

Cary Singleton's Fast Cash has been named the Best Screenplay Winner of the December, 2023 Wiki Screenplay Contest.

Is your script ready to show to agents...producers...studios? Find out fast! A new contest every 30 days! You don't need to have a finished script... Just 10 pages...or a Treatment!

07/11/2023

The 2023 Austin Film Festival Script Competition winners were chosen from a record field of 11,500 scripts entered in the Screenplay, Digital Series, Playwriting, and Fiction Podcast Competitions. The winners were selected by a distinguished panel of industry judges including, Tatiana Suarez-Pico (Hunters, Penny Dreadful, Iron Fist, Snowfall), Christina Hodson (Bumblebee, Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey, The Flash), Tripper Clancy (Stuber, I Am Not Okay With This, Die Hart), & Herschel Weingrod (Trading Places, Kindergarten Cop). https://www.moviebytes.com/r.cfm?i=8012 Austin Film Festival

The Ultimate Runway Now in our 30th year, the Austin Film Festival has been catapulting writers into life-changing careers for over two decades. Whether your dream is to sign a contract, land an agent, learn from an industry icon, or take home the coveted Bronze Typewriter Award, it’s simple: you ...

26/10/2023

The International Screenwriters Association has named Kiefer Lloyd and Miguel Angel Caballero & Luis Antonio as their Fast Track Fellows for Fall, 2023. Category winners have also been announced.
https://www.moviebytes.com/r.cfm?i=8010 International Screenwriters' Association - ISA

"Winning the Fast Track Fellowship completely and immediately changed my life. Not only did I gain affirmation and access to the industry, I was offered representation before I [had my first meeting.]" ~ Sean Collins-Smith (staffed on reboot of Field Of Dreams)

19/10/2023

The Austin Film Festival has announced their 2023 Script Competition Finalists. 67 scripts were chosen for the Final Round with one winner to be determined in each of the 17 categories. Winners announced during the Conference. https://www.moviebytes.com/r.cfm?i=8006 Austin Film Festival

The Ultimate Runway Now in our 30th year, the Austin Film Festival has been catapulting writers into life-changing careers for over two decades. Whether your dream is to sign a contract, land an agent, learn from an industry icon, or take home the coveted Bronze Typewriter Award, it’s simple: you ...

17/10/2023

CONGRATULATIONS to Sarah E. Sinclair, our 2023 Grand Prize Winner!

15/10/2023

The winners of The 2023 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition have now been announced, and this year’s $25,000 Grand Prize has been awarded to Sarah E. Sinclair for her historical drama The Stratford Wife. https://www.moviebytes.com/r.cfm?i=8005 The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards

The PAGE Awards competition was established in the fall of 2003 by an alliance of Hollywood producers, agents, and development execs. Our goal: to discover the most exciting new scripts by up-and-coming writers from across the country and around the world. And due to the success of our winning write...

12/10/2023

Screamfest has announced the finalists of their 2023 Screenplay Competition. The winning screenplay will be announced on October 19th. https://www.moviebytes.com/r.cfm?i=8004 Screamfest Horror Film Festival

Screamfest was formed in order to give filmmakers and writers in the horror/sci-fi genres a venue to have their work showcased to people in the industry. We are very proud that the majority of the films showcased now have distribution. Writers have garnered representation due to the festival.

28/09/2023

Nightmares From A Past Life, by Wallace Wang, has been named the 1st Place Winner of the 2023 Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition. https://www.moviebytes.com/r.cfm?i=8002 Scriptapalooza

Scriptapalooza was founded in 1998 with the goal of helping as many writers as possible through the competition. We have over 90 production companies, agents and managers reading all the entered scripts. (A complete list of participants is on Scriptapalooza's website.)

16/09/2023

Write LA has announced the top 5 finalists of the Write LA Screenwriting Competition.

Our winners and finalists have been signed by Literary Managers as a result of entering our competition!! Now in our sixth season, Write LA gives 5 writers the chance to be read and considered for representation by leading Literary Management Companies.

15/09/2023

The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition has announced their list of Finalists for 2023, representing the top 10 scripts in each of the contest's 10 genre categories. Winners will be announce October 15th. https://www.moviebytes.com/r.cfm?i=7998 The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards

The PAGE Awards competition was established in the fall of 2003 by an alliance of Hollywood producers, agents, and development execs. Our goal: to discover the most exciting new scripts by up-and-coming writers from across the country and around the world. And due to the success of our winning write...

14/09/2023

The Top 10 Finalists have been announced for the latest edition of the Table Read My Screenplay Screenwriting Contest. https://www.moviebytes.com/r.cfm?i=7997 International Screenwriters' Association - ISA

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12/09/2023

A Powerful Weapon, by Bill Santis, has been named the winner of the 2023 Scriptapalooza Short Screenplay Competition. https://www.moviebytes.com/r.cfm?i=7996 Scriptapalooza

Scriptapalooza was founded in 1998 with the goal of helping as many writers as possible through the competition. We have over 90 production companies, agents and managers reading all the entered scripts. (A complete list of participants is on Scriptapalooza's website.)

05/09/2023

Scriptapalooza has announced their latest TV Pilot, Sitcom, 1-Hour Drama and Reality TV Contest Winners. https://www.moviebytes.com/r.cfm?i=7994 Scriptapalooza

The participants we have chosen to read the winning scripts are individuals from established production companies. Whether you are already an aspiring television writer or a writer interested in exploring other avenues, Scriptapalooza TV is here to promote careers in television and provide exposure....

01/09/2023

Semifinalists and Honorable Mentions have been announced for the 2023 Write LA Screenwriting Competition.

Our winners and finalists have been signed by Literary Managers as a result of entering our competition!! Now in our sixth season, Write LA gives 5 writers the chance to be read and considered for representation by leading Literary Management Companies.

26/08/2023

Feature and TV Writing Competition quarterfinalists have been announced for the 2023 Big Break Screenwriting Competition, sponsored by Final Draft. https://www.moviebytes.com/r.cfm?i=7992 Final Draft

Big Break is an annual, international feature and television screenwriting contest designed to launch the careers of aspiring writers. Big Break rewards screenwriters with over $100,000 in cash and prizes, including a trip to Los Angeles for a series of A-list executive meetings. Winners and finalis...

26/08/2023

Shore Script has announced their 2023 TV Pilot Competition quarterfinalists.
https://www.moviebytes.com/r.cfm?i=7990 Shore Scripts

$6,000 in Cash Prizes + Industry Meetings. For screenwriters who are looking to get staffed on TV Shows and have their pilots picked up by production companies. A panel of EMMY & Golden Globe-winning Judges will decide this year’s Winners. Managers, Agents & Producers to read the best scripts.

21/08/2023

Scriptapalooza has named 30 finalists from among more than 3500 submissions to their 2023 Screenwriting Competition. https://www.moviebytes.com/r.cfm?i=7989 Scriptapalooza

Scriptapalooza was founded in 1998 with the goal of helping as many writers as possible through the competition. We have over 90 production companies, agents and managers reading all the entered scripts. (A complete list of participants is on Scriptapalooza's website.)

15/08/2023

The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition has now posted their list of Semifinalists for 2023, representing the top 25 scripts in each of the contest's 10 genre categories. This year’s Semifinalists include scripts by writers from all across the United States and around the world: Colombia, Brazil, Great Britain, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Italy, India, Singapore, South Korea, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. https://www.moviebytes.com/r.cfm?i=7987 The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards

The PAGE Awards competition was established in the fall of 2003 by an alliance of Hollywood producers, agents, and development execs. Our goal: to discover the most exciting new scripts by up-and-coming writers from across the country and around the world. And due to the success of our winning write...

11/08/2023

The Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition has announced semifinalists from among more than 3500 submissions. https://www.moviebytes.com/r.cfm?i=7986 Scriptapalooza

Scriptapalooza was founded in 1998 with the goal of helping as many writers as possible through the competition. We have over 90 production companies, agents and managers reading all the entered scripts. (A complete list of participants is on Scriptapalooza's website.)

31/07/2023

The 2023 Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition has announced 457 quarterfinalists from among 3552 submissions. Semifinalists will be announced August 7th. https://www.moviebytes.com/r.cfm?i=7985 Scriptapalooza

Scriptapalooza was founded in 1998 with the goal of helping as many writers as possible through the competition. We have over 90 production companies, agents and managers reading all the entered scripts. (A complete list of participants is on Scriptapalooza's website.)

20/07/2023

The Golden Script Competition has announced their Golden List of 2023, a yearly list highlighting the best unproduced features, shorts & TV pilots of the year, carefully selected from a pool of 2,427 submissions.

The Golden Script Competition is a yearly international competition for short, feature and TV pilot screenplays from all around the world.

15/07/2023

The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition has announced their quarterfinalists from among more than 8,600 screenplays. https://moviebytes.com/r.cfm?i=7982
The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards

The PAGE Awards competition was established in the fall of 2003 by an alliance of Hollywood producers, agents, and development execs. Our goal: to discover the most exciting new scripts by up-and-coming writers from across the country and around the world. And due to the success of our winning write...

08/07/2023

David Woll's drama Vivian has been named the Grand Prize Winner of the 2023 Creative World Awards Screenwriting Competition. Genre and short script winners have also been announced. https://www.moviebytes.com/r.cfm?i=7980 Creative World Awards

The 15th Annual Creative World Awards (CWA) is an international screenwriting contest that is well known for having the writer's interest at heart when it comes to development and industry promotion.