Subdirectories of Screenwriting:
Categories related to Arts: Writers Resources: Contests: Screenwriting: Arts: Movies: Filmmaking: Screenwriting (171) Arts: Writers Resources: Screenwriting (181) Websites on Screenwriting: Acclaim TV Original, television scripts, and film scripts are sought. American Accolades Screenwriting Competition Competition aims to find and usher emerging talent into the Hollywood mainstream marketplace. American Cinema Foundation Elicits scripts which are suitable for either theatrical or television production and which tell a positive story about specific fundamental values. American Gem Short Script Contest The winning screenplay will be produced, with the screenwriter sharing in the gross profits. American Screenwriting Competition Promises $50,000 in cash and prizes. Minimum entry fee: $40. Deadline: September 15. 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. Art Within Labs Annual contest offering year-long $10,000 screenwriting fellowships to Christian writers. The Austin Film Festival Heart of Film Screenplay Competition Competition dedicated to recognizing the writer's contribution to the motion picture industry. Bare Bones Spotlights screenplays with a budget summary of less than a million dollars. BlueCat Screenplay Competition An annual search for the best screenplay in the world. 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. 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. Eerie Horror Film Festival and Screenplay Competition An annual screenplay competition and film festival that takes place in Erie, Pennsylvania. Fade In: Screenwriting Awards Cash prizes and industry exposure from the publishers of Fade In Magazine. A Feeding Frenzy Screenwriting contest that offers feedback to all participants. Film Genesis: Script-to-Film Screenwriting Contest Short script (11 pages or less) competition grants a $10,000 production budget to the winning entrant. Filmmakers International Screenplay Competition Awards Full-length screenplay competition with $4000 grand prize and representation consideration for the top 50 entrants. FilmMakers.com: Contests Database of current screenwriting contests. Gimme Credit Short Screenplay Competition Short script (30 pages or less) competition that grants production to the grand prize winner. Entry fees vary on length and time of submission ($9-$44). Hollywood 27 Independent film production company offering $25,000 in prize money. Hollywood Symposium Features screenplay development, film production, script consultation and screenplay contests. Monterey County Film Commission Three finalists will receive one-on-one consultations with jury members at the awards event in Monterey County. Nashville Screenwriting Competition 1st place cash prize of $1,000 plus an all-access pass to the Nashville Independent Film Festival. Nevada Film Office Annual screenwriters competition in which 75% of the script's locations must be shootable in Nevada. 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. One In Ten Screenplay Contest A screenplay contest dedicated to the positive portrayal of gays and lesbians in film. $1000 first prize. 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. 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. Outfest Recognizes and promotes screenplays that significantly feature lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered characters and/or themes. PAGE International Screenwriting Awards Founded by Hollywood producers to discover new screenplays by up-and-coming writers. Cash and prizes of over $25,000. 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. River City Write Off Short script contest that produces the winning script and gives the writer a producer credit. Screamfest Annual horror film and screenplay competition. Finalists and winning horror screenplay finalists to be read by literary agents. 0ctober 17th - 20th. Screenplay Festival Feature-length screenplay contest with industry exposure and $1000 grand prizes in five categories. 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. Script Magazine Open Door Contest Cash prizes, script notes and consideration from a legitimate management company, production company or agency. Script PIMP Writing Competition Offers $10,000 in cash, plus $8,000 in other prizes. 203 companies have requested the winners for their consideration. Script Savvy Monthly screenplay competition. Provides contest details, fee and prize information, deadlines and online application. Scriptapalooza Offers annual screenplay competition with a $10,000 cash prize, a semi- annual television writing competition and professional script analysis. Set in Philadelphia Screenwriting Competition Annual screenplay competition open to writers of screenplays set primarily in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area. $10,000 grand prize. Spec Scriptacular Contest Television competition for TV episode and movie scripts and original pilot teleplays. $8000 in prizes. TalentScout TV Writing Contest Winners are submitted to the networks and production companies to help find them work. Women's Image Network Awards in film, television and advertising work. Winners receive staged readings and screenings in Hollywood on a monthly basis with top industry executives who discuss the artist's work. 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. Writer's Arc Screenwriting Fellowship 10 week fall fellowship program focused on re-writing an existing script. $3,000 stipend for 5-10 winners. WriteSafe Writing and Art Contest Quarterly competition for all material registered with WriteSafe for public view.
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