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BlueCat Screenplay Competition - An annual search for the best screenplay in the world.
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.
Scriptapalooza TV - Semi-annual competition that accepts pilots and spec scripts for sitcoms and one hour episodics.
Slamdance Screenplay Competition - Indie-oriented competition aims to promote and support talented new writers.
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.
Split-Screenplay Contest - All contestants must register as a member of the Screenwriters Community.
Acclaim TV - Original, television scripts, and film scripts are sought.
Hollywood Symposium - Features screenplay development, film production, script consultation and screenplay contests.
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.
American Cinema Foundation - Elicits scripts which are suitable for either theatrical or television production and which tell a positive story about specific fundamental values.
Monterey County Film Commission - Three finalists will receive one-on-one consultations with jury members at the awards event in Monterey County.
WriteSafe Writing and Art Contest - Quarterly competition for all material registered with WriteSafe for public view.
Nashville Screenwriting Competition - 1st place cash prize of $1,000 plus an all-access pass to the Nashville Independent Film Festival.
Bare Bones - Spotlights screenplays with a budget summary of less than a million dollars.
Screamfest - Annual horror film and screenplay competition. Finalists and winning horror screenplay finalists to be read by literary agents. 0ctober 17th - 20th.
American Gem Short Script Contest - The winning screenplay will be produced, with the screenwriter sharing in the gross profits.
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.
TalentScout TV Writing Contest - Winners are submitted to the networks and production companies to help find them work.
Outfest - Recognizes and promotes screenplays that significantly feature lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered characters and/or themes.
Hollywood 27 - Independent film production company offering $25,000 in prize money.
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.
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.
The Austin Film Festival Heart of Film Screenplay Competition - Competition dedicated to recognizing the writer's contribution to the motion picture industry.
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.
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.
PAGE International Screenwriting Awards - Founded by Hollywood producers to discover new screenplays by up-and-coming writers. Cash and prizes of over $25,000.
Script Magazine Open Door Contest - Cash prizes, script notes and consideration from a legitimate management company, production company or agency.
Warner Bros. Writers Workshop - The Warner Bros. Writers Workshop maintains an annual program geared towards helping aspiring television writers obtain representation and work.
Heat Productions - $5,000 bonus and round trip tickets each to 3 screenwriters chosen for this experience down in South Africa.
Fade In: Screenwriting Awards - Cash prizes and industry exposure from the publishers of Fade In Magazine.
River City Write Off - Short script contest that produces the winning script and gives the writer a producer credit.
A Feeding Frenzy - Screenwriting contest that offers feedback to all participants.
Script PIMP Writing Competition - Offers $10,000 in cash, plus $8,000 in other prizes. 203 companies have requested the winners for their consideration.
American Film Renaissance Screenwriting Contest - A contest seeking stories that reflect timeless American virtues. Judges include three Oscar-nominated screenwriters.
Nevada Film Office - Annual screenwriters competition in which 75% of the script's locations must be shootable in Nevada.
Set in Philadelphia Screenwriting Competition - Annual screenplay competition open to writers of screenplays set primarily in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area. $10,000 grand prize.
Screenplay Festival - Feature-length screenplay contest with industry exposure and $1000 grand prizes in five categories.
Art Within Labs - Annual contest offering year-long $10,000 screenwriting fellowships to Christian writers.
Screenwriting Showcase Awards - $10,000 in cash and prizes for full-length screenplays.
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.
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.
Filmmakers International Screenplay Competition Awards - Full-length screenplay competition with $4000 grand prize and representation consideration for the top 50 entrants.
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.
Film Genesis: Script-to-Film Screenwriting Contest - Short script (11 pages or less) competition grants a $10,000 production budget to the winning entrant.
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)
Writer's Arc Screenwriting Fellowship - 10 week fall fellowship program focused on re-writing an existing script. $3,000 stipend for 5-10 winners.
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.
American Screenwriters Association Screenplay Competition - Annual full-length screenplay competition with $10,000 first prize and November 30, 2006 deadline.
Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition - Annual Screenwriting Competition offers a $10,000 cash prize, plus promotion for the best thirteen scripts submitted.
Spec Scriptacular Contest - Television competition for TV episode and movie scripts and original pilot teleplays. $8000 in prizes.
Eerie Horror Film Festival and Screenplay Competition - An annual screenplay competition and film festival that takes place in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Script Savvy - Screenplay competition. Provides contest details, prize information, deadlines and online application.
FilmMakers.com: Contests - Database of current screenwriting contests.
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