BlueCat Screenplay Competition
BlueCat Screenplay
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Hollywood , CA 90078
(323) 785-2338 (voice)
Web:
https://www.bluecatscreenplay.com/
Email:
info@bluecatscreenplay.com
Contact: Gordy Hoffman, Founder
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Objective
The BlueCat Screenplay Competition is now open for entries! Submit your feature or short script by the EARLY DEADLINE (August 13th) and get your written analysis by September 12th. Every project submitted will receive their written analysis at no additional cost!
Over 400 managers and agents will be contacted on behalf of the winners and finalists!
There will be two winners: Feature Screenplay and Short Script. We also award the Fellini Prize to the best international screenplay submitted. The two winners will win $3,000 each and the Fellini winner will receive $2,000.
BlueCat has a long and distinguished history of discovering unknown screenwriters, introducing them to the industry, and launching their careers. Show More
Deadline/Entry Fees
| Deadline | Date Days till: |
Entry Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Opening | June 17, 2025 | Feature $59, Short $25 |
| Early | July 22, 2025 21 |
Feature $65, Short $30 |
| Regular | August 19, 2025 49 |
Feature $75, Short $35 |
| Final | September 25, 2025 86 |
Feature $85, Short $40 |
| Late | November 11, 2025 133 |
Feature $95, Short $50 |
See website for resubmission deadlines & fees.
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Notification: February 24, 2026.
Eligibility
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Awards
- Every script submission will receive a complimentary written analysis.
- The Feature Screenplay Winner will receive $3,000.
- The Short Script Winner will receive $3,000.
- The Fellini Award will be awarded to the Best Screenplay from any category (Feature or Short) of the 2025 Competition written by a writer residing outside the USA and will receive $2000.
- All cash prizes will be disbursed 30 days after the winners are announced.
BlueCat Screenplay
Contact
Hollywood , CA 90078
(323) 785-2338 (voice)
Web:
https://www.bluecatscreenplay.com/
Email:
info@bluecatscreenplay.com
Contact: Gordy Hoffman, Founder
MovieBytes Interview: Gordy Hoffman
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BlueCat Screenplay Competition
Contact
Hollywood , CA 90078
(323) 785-2338 (voice)
Web:
https://www.bluecatscreenplay.com/
Email:
info@bluecatscreenplay.com
Contact: Gordy Hoffman, Founder
MovieBytes Interview: Gordy Hoffman
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BlueCat Names Finalists
BlueCat has announced their 2018 Feature, Pilot, and Short Screenplay finalists. Winners will be announced Thursday, July 5th.
Feature
There are 5 finalists out of a total of 2472 submissions. The Feature Screenplay Winner will receive $10,000 and the four Feature Finalists will receive $1000 each.
A Game of Supers, by Khamanna Iskandarova
Death of a Fool, by Ismael Gomez III & Joe Leone
Her Weight On Me, by Rebecca Shuhan Lou & Sofia Drummond-Moore
Men, by Rebecca Dreyfus
Winter Quarters, by Nathan Floody
The Fellini Award will be awarded to the Best Feature Screenplay of the 2018 Competition written by a screenwriter residing outside the USA and will receive $1000.
Pilot – Hour
There are 5 finalists out of a total of 586 submissions. The Pilot – Hour Winner will receive $5,000, and the four Pilot – Hour Finalists will receive $500 each.
I Love You, Mr. Freeze, by Randy Rex
News Values: On Call, by Jacob Paine Krasnow
Odessa, by Isaac Siegemund-Broka
The Backyard You Know, by Ben Philippe
The Golden Age, by Lauren Hussey
Pilot – Half Hour
There are 5 finalists out of a total of 423 submissions. The Pilot – Half Hour Winner will receive $5,000, and the four Pilot – Half Hour Finalists will receive $500 each.
Area 51, by Josh Smooha
Black Cabs, by Christopher Maudsley
Conception, by Samuel Josephs
Infinite Gary, by Joey Siara
Issues, by Pogo New
Short
There are 5 finalists out of a total of 762 submissions. The Short Script Winner will receive $5,000 and the four Shorts Finalists will receive $500 each.
A War On Terror, by Peter Haig
Absolute Beginner, by Shekhar & Shalinder Bassi
Cardboard Box, by Bernhard Riedhammer
First Words, by Meegan May
Wa-Wa, by Amy Wang
Updated: 06/28/2018
BlueCat Screenplay Competition
Contact
Hollywood , CA 90078
(323) 785-2338 (voice)
Web:
https://www.bluecatscreenplay.com/
Email:
info@bluecatscreenplay.com
Contact: Gordy Hoffman, Founder
MovieBytes Interview: Gordy Hoffman
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