- Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting - http://www.oscars.org/nicholl
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 - http://www.scriptapaloozaTV.com
Semi-annual competition that accepts pilots and spec scripts for sitcoms and one hour episodics.
- Organization of Black Screenwriters - http://www.obswriter.com
Categories are original screenplays, half-hour and one hour television spec scripts, and half-hour and one hour television pilot scripts.
- Split-Screenplay Contest - http://www.screenwriterscommunity.com/
All contestants must register as a member of the Screenwriters Community.
- One-In-Ten Screenplay Competition - http://members.aol.com/cherubfilm/
Open to all writers. At least one of the primary characters in the screenplay must be a positively portrayed gay or lesbian character.
- Acclaim TV - http://acclaimtv.netfirms.com/
Original, television scripts, and film scripts are sought.
- Hollywood Symposium - http://www.hollywoodsymposium.com/
Features screenplay development, film production, script consultation and screenplay contests.
- British Short Screenplay Competition - http://www.kaosfilms.co.uk/
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 - http://www.cinemafoundation.com/
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 - http://www.filmmonterey.org/
Three finalists will receive one-on-one consultations with jury members at the awards event in Monterey County.
- eShay.com Competition - http://www.eshay.com/menuitems/contest/scriptwriting.html
For all screenwriters who have at least one copyrighted feature length screenplay. Prizes include software and script consultation. 2001 competition winners announced.
- Euroscript Film Story Competition - http://www.euroscript.co.uk/services.htm
Seeks a maximum 2,000 word treatment that tells all the story. Open to European Union screenwriters only. Two competitions are held each year.
- Winner Take All - http://www.winner-takeall.com/
Screenplays will go through three stages of scoring before a winner is chosen.
- Writer's Film Project - http://www.chesterfield-co.com/html/wfp.html
Originated by the Chesterfield Film Company and co-sponsored by Paramount Pictures.
- Bare Bones - http://barebonesfilmfest00.tripod.com/
Spotlights screenplays with a budget summary of less than a million dollars.
- Screamfest - http://www.screamfestla.com/
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 - http://www.filmmakers.com/contests/short/index.htm
The winning screenplay will be produced, with the screenwriter sharing in the gross profits.
- Radmin Company Screenwriting Contest - http://www.filmmakers.com/contests/2001/index.htm
Held in conjunction with FilmMakers Magazine, the top 50 scripts will be considered for representation by the Radmin Company.
- WriteMovies.com Writing Competition - http://www.writemovies.com/writingcontest.html
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 - http://atalentscout.com/tv_engcontest.htm
Winners are submitted to the networks and production companies to help find them work.
- Outfest - http://www.outfest.org/2001/writing_competition.htm
Recognizes and promotes screenplays that significantly feature lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered characters and/or themes.
- Hollywood 27 - http://www.hollywood27.com/scrnplay.htm
Independent film production company offering $25,000 in prize money.
- Chesterfield Writer's Film Project - http://www.chesterfield-co.com
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 - http://www.screenwritershowcase.com
An annual screenwriting contest, to find and promote talented new screenwriters, awards prizes in kind but not in cash. Entry fees are payable.
- European Pitch Point - http://www.focal.ch/europeanpitchpoint/
Script competition aimed to promote European writers. General information, deadlines, call for proposals, quotations from industry professionals, and contact details.
- WinFemme - http://www.winfemme.com
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.
- Scriptunities - http://www.xerif.com/Scriptunities/scriptunities.html
A free monthly guide to competitions, script calls and other script opportunities in the UK and Europe. Subscribe to a monthly mail out or examine the web edition.
- Cinescape's Genre Screenwriting Competition - http://www.cinescape.com/scriptcontest/
Competition to assist science fiction, fantasy, horror, and action-adventure screenwriters in becoming discovered by the film industry.
- Lighthouse Scripts - http://pages.prodigy.net/lighthousescripts
Annual teleplay and screenplay competition open to all writers worldwide.
- Heat Productions - http://www.southafricanfilm.com
$5,000 bonus and round trip tickets each to 3 screenwriters chosen for this experience down in South Africa.
- 2003 Script PIMP Writing Competition - http://www.scriptpimp.com/writing_competition/home.cfm
Offers $10,000 in cash, plus $14,000 in other prizes. 85 Companies have requested the winners for their consideration. Final deadline: May 1,2003.
- Hollywood Gateway Screenwriting Contest - http://hollywoodgateway.com/index.shtml
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. Final deadline: September 30.
- True Independent Screenplay Competition - http://www.tanglewoodfilms.com/trueindependent.htm
Offers a $1500 First Prize for superior craftmanship in screenwriting. Feedback is provided on all entries for an extra $20 fee. Deadline: May 15. Entry fees: $15 for short films; $30 for features.
- Devilhawk Screenplay Competition - http://andaction.netfirms.com/
The winning screenplay will be produced by Devilhawk Productions on a budget determined by the number of entries received. Entry fee: $50. Deadline: September 15, 2003.
- American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest - http://www.zoetrope.com/contests/
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.
- The 2004 Hollywood International Screenwriting Awards - http://InternationalScreenwritingAwards.com
Founded by Hollywood producers to discover talented new screenwriters who are currently working outside the Hollywood system, this contest awards $19,000 in cash, plus other prizes. Nine different categories are offered. Regular entry fee: $45. Regular deadline: March 15.
- Short Film Script Contest - http://home.no.net/mobible/vers2/index3.htm
Seeks a short film script based on any book or story in the Bible. $2,500 to be won, plus possible use in a feature film.
- Script Magazine Open Door Contest - http://www.scriptmag.com/
Cash prizes, script notes and consideration from a legitimate management company, production company or agency.
- Warner Bros. Writers Workshop - http://www.warnerbros.com/writersworkshop
The Warner Bros. Writers Workshop maintains an annual program geared towards helping aspiring television writers obtain representation and work.
- Bravo TV - http://www.bravotv.com/Situation:_Comedy/
Bravo TV is producing a reality show documenting a contest for writers - they're looking for the next big sitcom. Entry is free but eligibility requirements are strict. The contest is limited to non-professional writers who are residents of the U.S.A. Deadline: September 18, 2004. Prize: $25,000.
- Spec Scriptacular Contest - http://www.tvwriter.com/specscript/index.html
Spec Scriptacular TV Writing Competition. A television competition for TV episode and movie scripts and original pilot teleplays.
- International Screenplay Competition - http://www.writersdigest.com/catalog/screenplay.html
More than $10,000 in prizes. Presented by the American Screenwriters Association and Writer's Digest.
- Empire Screenplay Contest - http://www.empirecontact.com/screenwriting/contest/index.html
Information related to the Empire Screenplay Contest, including previous winners, innovations, successes, etc.
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