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WriteMovies' Writing Contest 80

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Contact: John Sullivan, Competitions & Consulting Facilitator

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Overall: 3 stars3 stars3 stars (3.0/5.0)
Professionalism: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars (4.1/5.0)
Feedback: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars (4.0/5.0)
Signficance: 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars (2.6/5.0)
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Objective

WriteMovies' Writing Contest 80 - our 80th major international screenwriting contest is now open!

The top three screenplays will win:

  • A year of script development (worth up to $3200).
  • Representation from our industry-facing partner TalentScout International Management.
  • Pitching of your developed script to the international industry.

Pitch Entry: For an additional opportunity to become a prize winner, submit a one-page pitch document alongside your script!

With each submission, you'll receive a feedback sheet about your script's first ten pages - and the chance to submit any redraft before the final deadline, for free. And as ever, the best way to get the most out of your entry is to combine it with a mentoring service:

Studio Coverage - see exactly how an analyst would currently assess your script with a summary and recommendations for studio executives. Show More

Deadline/Entry Fees

Deadline Date
Days till:
Entry Fee
Earlybird September 28, 2025
13
$49 (Screenplay, Stageplay, TV PIlot), $79 (Book and Video Game)
Standard October 19, 2025
34
$59 (Screenplay, Stageplay, TV PIlot), $79 (Book and Video Game)
Late November 9, 2025
55
$69 (Screenplay, Stageplay, TV PIlot), $79 (Book and Video Game)

Notification: Overall Winners - December 19th

Eligibility

Open to anyone. Scripts need to be in English.

Rules

  • We no longer accept checks due to issues with fraud. Please use the PayPal options when participating through our website. Please ensure you can send AND receive payments via PayPal.
  • There are no physical items deliverable under our services – all reports will be provided by email in standard document formats.
  • Each entry is entitled to submit a free redraft before the final deadline. Only one redraft will be accepted.
  • Each script entry will receive a feedback sheet about the script's first ten pages, except if commissioning Studio Coverage or Development Notes, which instead provide a longer, more detailed report on the whole script.
  • With entries submitted close to the Late Deadline, we cannot guarantee to provide feedback before the close of the contest, but the entrant is still welcome to submit a redraft before the contest closes.
  • Pitch Entry must be submitted alongside a Screenplay Entry. Pitch submissions without an accompanying script will not be considered.
  • Once a project has been processed, there is no refund.
  • Any cancellations must be requested within 48 hours and before any public announcement of winning entries.
  • Entries MUST have a cover sheet/title-page with contact info in order to be considered.
  • Prize: All winners are guaranteed representation and one full year of script mentoring, including development notes on all re-writes of the winning scripts. Worth $3,200.
  • Up to $1 million in option monies from the A-List producers we work with. If an established studio/production company makes an offer on your script, we will fly you to Los Angeles and cover your flight & hotel costs for three days. We will pitch the top three projects to relevant production companies. You keep ALL the option/sales money (unless you commission an agent, manager or attorney to represent you). The Grand Prize winner is also pitched to several literary agencies and management companies as well as non-US companies to increase the chances of a sale. The top three overall winners and their projects are mentioned in press releases and on the web.

Awards

Top three scripts and the Pitch Entry winner all receive:

  • A year of free script development worth up to $3200
  • Representation and guaranteed pitching to industry by Talent Scout International Management

WriteMovies

Contact

264 S. La Cienega Boulevard
Suite 1132
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(206) 203-1256 (fax)

Web:
Click here
Email:
info@writemovies.com

Contact: John Sullivan, Competitions & Consulting Facilitator

Report Card

Overall: 3 stars3 stars3 stars (3.0/5.0)
Professionalism: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars (4.1/5.0)
Feedback: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars (4.0/5.0)
Signficance: 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars (2.6/5.0)
Report Cards: 84    
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WriteMovies Screenwriting Competition

Contact

264 S. La Cienega Boulevard
Suite 1132
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(206) 203-1256 (fax)

Web:
Click here
Email:
info@writemovies.com

Contact: John Sullivan, Competitions & Consulting Facilitator

Report Card

Overall: 3 stars3 stars3 stars (3.0/5.0)
Professionalism: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars (4.1/5.0)
Feedback: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars (4.0/5.0)
Signficance: 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars (2.6/5.0)
Report Cards: 84    
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Contest News

WriteMovies.com International Writing Competition Announces Semifinalists

WriteMovies.com semifinalists have been selected from among 1000 screenplays, books, plays, short stories and articles from the following countries: USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, Belgium, India, Switzerland, Austria, Russia, Italy, Greece, Nigeria, Georgia, Mexico, Japan, South Africa and The Cameroon.

Amabill, Rick; THE CRUEL SPORT

Armstrong, Lorelei; TEACHER OF THE YEAR

Art, Monja; GEH MIT MIR EGAL WOHIN (Deutschland)

Bailin, Sidney Carl; ROOFTOP POEM

Belcher, Gary; LAST CHANCE TO DANCE

Benton, John; A KISS GOODBYE

Benton, John; ANGELS OF DEATH

Bishop, Delaney; THE DEATH OF SALVADOR DALI

Boulos, Fares; CHOICES

Brantley, Myrna; A TANGLED WEB

Brasher, Jennifer; TORPEDO ALLEY; & U-BOATS AT THE DOORSTEP

Brendan, Michael; COVERAGE OF THE RISING

Brenner, Michael; L-187

Byrne, Paul; ONE-WAY MIRROR

Cambria, Craig; CANARIES

Carlson, Gregory; GREEN CHIFFON

Chang, John; MOM AND MRS. JONES

Ciolfi, Romeo; PATMOS

Clark, H. Richard; REPARATIONS OF A SERIAL KILLER

Clark,Thomas; CME

Cooper, Brett; REMOTE CONTROLLED DAD

Davidson, Jack; RAVENWOOD

Davis, Christopher; STAR GAME

DeCoster, Melanie; DE L'AUTRE COTE DES MONDES (France)

Demuth, Thomas; THE LAST ACTOR (Deutschland)

Denny, L. Benjamin; INNER DEMONS

Devise, Jean-Philippe; DIE LANDUNG, (Deutschland)

Devise, Jean-Philippe; DIE VERSUCHUNG, EIN UMWEG, INTEGRATION (Deutschland)

Dhalla, Adrian; HIGHWAY TO AMERICA

Duffen, Matt; INTOLERABLE CIRCUMSTANCES

Elder, Christian E; THE POWDER & THE FINGER

Evans, Joey; SPARKY

Feld, Alain; STARS WAR ACADEMY (France)

Gardner-Marino, Suzye & Patrick, Jan; THE 13TH GRAVE

Géraldine Feuillien; CAMELIAS (France)

Gill, Doris B.; AGE BEFORE BEAUTY

Gill, Doris; TOMORROW

Giorgi, Paul; CAPTIVE

Giraldi, Marie; TRAHISONS (France)

Gordon, Shelton; WALK ON BY

Gow, Keith; A SUBTLE RESCUE

Gow, Keith; THE NEW NORMAL

Griman, Veronique; FIRST MOON (France)

Harrison, Josh; THE SUPERMARKET

Hart, Madison; HIDE AND SEEK

Hastings, Kellie; TWISTED IMMORTALITY

Heart Beam, Michael; CRIES FROM THE SACRED

Hiatt, Shelby; HECTOR

Hiatt, Shelby; HECTOR'S TAPES; THE CONFESSION OF HECTOR RUIZ-HIDALGO

Hoffman, Carol; DRIVING SCHOOL

Howie, Vicki; CLOUD NINE

Humphreys, Rob & Kohlbrenner, Christine; LITTLE WATER COMPANY

Hundley, Doug; FINN AGAIN

Isaac, Hank; ESCAPE VELOCITY

Jerome, Sandra Cook; LAST HAND

Joh, Donald; BLOOMFIELD HILLS

Jones, Llywelyn; THE OTHER TEAM

Joslyn, Mauriel; A FELLOWSHIP OF DEATH

Joslyn, Mauriel; ACE OF HEARTS

Juche, Birgit; LIEBE, NEID UND EIFERSUCHT, & DER TAUBENBLAUE BRIEF (Deutschland)

Kahouadji, Omar; THE SKUT (France)

Katsapetses, Nick; THE END OF GRACE

Keong, Nicole; SALINGER UNDONE

Klein, Sara; PRISONER'S DILEMMA

Kleinberg, Michael; CONSIDER ME GONE

Krause, Sybille; SCHLAF-KINDLEIN-SCHLAF (Deutschland)

Laverents, Todd; VISITATION RITES

Ledbetter, Glenn; CROSSROADS

Ledbetter, Glenn; GOVERNMENT, INC.

Leech, John; LABOR PAINS

Lewis, Gregory; CHASING THE CARROT

Lhonore, Patrick; A TA PLACE (France)

Liabeuf, David; SILVIO (France)

Loschack, Daniel; SOUTHERN BLOOD

Mahon, Patricia; BUT THAT'S NOT ALL!

McIntosh, Melissa; SLICK GLOSSY

McMahon, J.P; FUNERAL PHOTOGRAPHER

McShane, Pol; THE EXPERIENCE

Melillo, Giuseppe, LE SATYRE DU TELEPHONE (France)

Morey, Clint; UNDER THE SOUTHERN CROSS

Morrisroe, Martin; A.S.H. WEDNESDAY

Nauman, Rita, SABIE, ERZÄHL UNS VON AFRIKA (Deutschland)

Nelson, Brian Dale; TAGGED

Obermeier, Pat; THE LOVEBEEP

Ohebsion, Amir; BEGOTTEN

Orentlicher, Paul; GOOD MORNING, MR. FELBS

Orta, John; GRITS ON THE SIDE

Ossi, James; HEALING MARIE

Otey, Craig; GALLIGASKINS

Oviode, Jean-François; SUPERVISION (France)

Patton, William; THE VOYEUR

Peer, Ron; WHEN FLESH BURNS

Pfeffer, Waldemar ; DAS MANHATTAN SYNDROM (Deutschland)

Radasic-Puetz, Eva; TULIPAN (Deutschland)

Reber, Sabine; BLAU (Deutschland)

Reilly, Bryan; SUICIDE JIM VS. THE KARAOKE KILLER

Reynolds, Will; PAST TIME

Richardson, Regina Rain; CHILD IN THE WALL

Richardson, Regina; LEGACY

Robitaille, Madeleine; CANICULE (France)

Romero, Alex; THE LITTLEST RIDER

Ruiz, Guillaume; TWIN TOWERS OF LOVE (France)

Samsel, Carol; JORDIE(S)

Schecter, Martin; BOSS TWEED

Schenk, Dietmar ; HOW KOLA (Deutschland)

Schmidt, helmut; JUSCHINA MASELTOV (Deutschland)

Schmitt, Frank; DER FEIND & RE-ANIMAT (Deutschland)

Schrinner, Thorsten; DONUM DEI (Deutschland)

Schwab, Steven; THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN PARAGON

Shockey, A.; DARK TRANSITION

Siemon, Claudia ; ZUM TEUFEL MIT OSKAR ! EIN BEWEGTES LEBEN (Deutschland)

Silvestre, Stephanie; LES BOUILLADOIRES (France)

Siwak, Erik; AN UNCLAIMED BODY

Smith, Betty Ellington; THE DREAM SLAYER

Strauss, Barbara; ... UND MORGEN DIE GANZE WELT (Deutschland)

Switzer, Richard; SHEEP IN THE MIDST OF WOLVES

Taube, Allen; KIDNAPPING CASTRO

Thomas-Waldman, Jean; LOVE. LIES. AND EMUS

Tistouner, Eric; (1) AINSI VECU ROBERT JOHNSON JR (2) APRES-DEMAIN (CHRONIQUES EUROPEENNES) (France)

Tramasure, Catherine; VINGT HUIT CORRECTIONS (France)

Troubetzkoy, Caroline; ORGANE (France)

Turner, Richard; ONE OF THE GUYS

Ullendorf, David; GIDEON'S SECRET

Walbridge, Catherine; CUT THROAT BUSINESS

Warder, Robin; BENEATH THE MASK

Welch, David; CODY BAXTER

Williams, Michael E.; XEN66

Wright, Rosa; RHYME FOR REASON

Yorks, Sharon; CLOVERLEAF

Zabouri, Hicham; ETRANGERS DANS LA NUIT (France)

Updated: 01/22/2004

WriteMovies Screenwriting Competition

Contact

264 S. La Cienega Boulevard
Suite 1132
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(206) 203-1256 (fax)

Web:
Click here
Email:
info@writemovies.com

Contact: John Sullivan, Competitions & Consulting Facilitator

Report Card

Overall: 3 stars3 stars3 stars (3.0/5.0)
Professionalism: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars (4.1/5.0)
Feedback: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars (4.0/5.0)
Signficance: 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars (2.6/5.0)
Report Cards: 84    
Have you entered?
Submit a Report card

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