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Pomegranate Pictures Screenplay Competition
A UK-based treatment and screenplay competition. Treatments are accepted on a monthly basis, with winners made eligible for the annual screenplay competition. Cash prizes.
http://pomegranatepictureslimited.co.uk
American Film Renaissance Screenwriting Contest
A contest seeking stories that reflect timeless American virtues. Judges include three Oscar-nominated screenwriters.
http://www.afrscreenwriting.com
TalentScout TV Writing Contest
Winners are submitted to the networks and production companies to help find them work.
http://atalentscout.com/tv_engcontest.htm
Screenwriting Showcase Awards
$10,000 in cash and prizes for full-length screenplays.
http://www.screenwritingawards.com
Screenwriting Expo Screenplay Competition
This annual competition is affiliated with Creative Screenwriting Magazine and the world's largest tradeshow for screenwriters, the Screenwriting Expo. Over $25,000 is offered in cash and prizes. Minimum entry fee: $40. Last deadline: August 15.
http://screenwritingexpo.com/competition.h...
Art Within Labs: A Search for the Next Great Screenwriter of Faith
Annual contest offering year-long $10,000 screenwriting fellowships to Christian writers.
http://www.artwithinlabs.org
Film Genesis: Script-to-Film Screenwriting Contest
Short script (11 pages or less) competition grants a $10,000 production budget to the winning entrant.
http://www.filmgenesis.com
Cinescape's Genre Screenwriting Competition
Competition to assist science fiction, fantasy, horror, and action-adventure screenwriters in becoming discovered by the film industry.
http://www.cinescape.com/scriptcontest/
Nevada Film Office
Annual screenwriters competition in which 75% of the script's locations must be shootable in Nevada.
http://www.nevadafilm.com/screenwriters.ph...
One Location Movie Screenplay Contest
A screenplay contest promoting the full-length character driven screenplay. First prize is $1000 and a one-year option for production.
http://onelocationmovie.com
BlueCat Screenplay Competition
An annual search for the best screenplay in the world.
http://www.bluecatscreenplay.com
Script PIMP Writing Competition
Offers $10,000 in cash, plus $8,000 in other prizes. 203 companies have requested the winners for their consideration.
http://www.scriptpimp.com/writing_competit...
American Screenwriting Competition
Promises $50,000 in cash and prizes. Minimum entry fee: $40. Deadline: September 15.
http://www.flatshoe.com
Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting
An international competition, sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, seeks original screenplays from writers who have not earned more than $5,000 for film or TV scripts. Up to five $25,000 fellowships are awarded each year.
http://www.oscars.org/nicholl
Fade In: Screenwriting Awards
Cash prizes and industry exposure from the publishers of Fade In Magazine.
http://www.fadeinonline.com
WinFemme
Monthly and annual film & screenplay festival in Los Angeles. Winners receive staged readings and screenings in Hollywood on a monthly basis with top industry executives who discuss the artist's work.
http://www.winfemme.com
Hollywood 27
Independent film production company offering $25,000 in prize money.
http://www.hollywood27.com/scrnplay.htm
Gimme Credit Short Screenplay Competition
Short script (30 pages or less) competition that grants production to the grand prize winner. Three contests each year. Entry fees vary on length and time of submission ($9-$44)
http://www.lourdesenterprises.com/gimmecre...
A Feeding Frenzy
Screenwriting contest that offers feedback to all participants.
http://www.afeedingfrenzy.com/
Writer's Arc Screenwriting Fellowship
10 week fall fellowship program focused on re-writing an existing script. $3,000 stipend for 5-10 winners.
http://www.writersarc.org
Filmmakers International Screenplay Competition Awards
Full-length screenplay competition with $4000 grand prize and representation consideration for the top 50 entrants.
http://screenplay.filmmakers.com
The Austin Film Festival Heart of Film Screenplay Competition
Competition dedicated to recognizing the writer's contribution to the motion picture industry.
http://www.austinfilmfestival.com
Scriptapalooza TV
Semi-annual competition that accepts pilots and spec scripts for sitcoms and one hour episodics.
http://www.scriptapaloozatv.com/
Screenwriter Showcase
An annual screenwriting contest, to find and promote talented new screenwriters, awards prizes in kind but not in cash. Entry fees are payable.
http://www.screenwritershowcase.com
PAGE International Screenwriting Awards
Founded by Hollywood producers to discover new screenplays by up-and-coming writers. Cash and prizes of over $25,000.
http://internationalscreenwritingawards.co...
Acclaim TV
Original, television scripts, and film scripts are sought.
http://acclaimtv.netfirms.com/
Nashville Screenwriting Competition
1st place cash prize of $1,000 plus an all-access pass to the Nashville Independent Film Festival.
http://www.tennscreen.com/
Screamfest L.A.
Annual horror film and screenplay competition. Submission form, ticket information, and some sound effects. [Sound effects may not work in all browsers.]
http://www.screamfestla.com/
Split-Screenplay Contest
All contestants must register as a member of the Screenwriters Community.
http://www.screenwriterscommunity.com/
One In Ten Screenplay Contest
A screenplay contest dedicated to the positive portrayal of gays and lesbians in film. $1000 first prize.
http://oneintenscreenplaycontest.com
Set in Philadelphia Screenwriting Competition
Annual screenplay competition open to writers of screenplays set primarily in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area. $10,000 grand prize.
http://www.film.org
River City Write Off
Short script contest that produces the winning script and gives the writer a producer credit.
http://www.rivercitywriteoff.com
Chesterfield Writer's Film Project
Writing competition open to all writers of fiction, plays, screenplays. Five winners will each receive a $20,000 fellowship, and spend 10 months completing 2 screenplays with the guidance of industry mentors. Sponsored by Paramount Pictures.
http://www.chesterfield-co.com
Heat Productions
$5,000 bonus and round trip tickets each to 3 screenwriters chosen for this experience down in South Africa.
http://www.half-caste.com/indieinvasion/
TV Writer
Television writing explained by award winning writer and poet Larry Brody.
http://www.tvwriter.com/
American Accolades Screenwriting Competition
Competition aims to find and usher emerging talent into the Hollywood mainstream marketplace.
http://www.AmericanAccolades.com/
American Gem Short Script Contest
The winning screenplay will be produced, with the screenwriter sharing in the gross profits.
http://www.filmmakers.com/contests/short/i...
Script Magazine Open Door Contest
Cash prizes, script notes and consideration from a legitimate management company, production company or agency.
http://www.scriptmag.com/
Slamdance Screenplay Competition
Indie-oriented competition aims to promote and support talented new writers.
http://www.slamdance.com/screencomp/
Warner Bros. Writers Workshop
The Warner Bros. Writers Workshop maintains an annual program geared towards helping aspiring television writers obtain representation and work.
http://www.warnerbros.com/writersworkshop
American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest
Offers a $5,000 grand prize. The top ten screenplays are considered for option by American Zoetrope and for representation by top agencies. Judged by Francis Ford Coppola. Reading fee: $40. Opens May 1. Deadline: September 1.
http://www.zoetrope.com/contests/
Bare Bones
Spotlights screenplays with a budget summary of less than a million dollars.
http://barebonesfilmfest00.tripod.com/
Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition
Annual Screenwriting Competition offers a $10,000 cash prize, plus promotion for the best thirteen scripts submitted.
http://www.scriptapalooza.com
Outfest
Recognizes and promotes screenplays that significantly feature lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered characters and/or themes.
http://www.outfest.org/2001/writing_compet...
British Short Screenplay Competition
The winning script will be produced by Kaos Films to be exhibited in UK cinemas and entered into film festivals around the world.
http://www.kaosfilms.co.uk/
Screenplay Festival
Feature-length screenplay contest with industry exposure and $1000 grand prizes in five categories.
http://www.screenplayfestival.com/
Monterey County Film Commission
Provides information about the services, locations, crews, permits, films shot in the area, and job openings.
http://www.filmmonterey.org/
Hollywood Gateway Screenwriting Contest
An annual contest provides a $5,000 cash prize in addition to a number of other benefits including transportation and accommodation in Hollywood, meetings with top agents and producers, plus submissions to over 70 agencies and production companies.
http://hollywoodgateway.com
American Cinema Foundation
Elicits scripts which are suitable for either theatrical or television production and which tell a positive story about specific fundamental values.
http://www.cinemafoundation.com/
WriteMovies.com Writing Competition
Offers a $2,000 cash prize (plus representation, and possible option money), plus submission of the top three entries to studios, production companies, and agencies in Hollywood.
http://www.writemovies.com/writingcontest....
Hollywood Symposium
Features screenplay development, film production, script consultation and screenplay contests.
http://www.hollywoodsymposium.com/
WriteSafe Writing and Art Contest
Quarterly competition for all material registered with WriteSafe for public view.
http://www.writesafe.com/wscontest.html
American Screenwriters Association Screenplay Competition
Annual full-length screenplay competition with $10,000 first prize and November 30, 2006 deadline.
http://www.goasa.com/2006competition.shtml
Organization of Black Screenwriters
Categories are original screenplays, half-hour and one hour television spec scripts, and half-hour and one hour television pilot scripts.
http://www.obswriter.com
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