Short Com Comedy and Genre Feature Screenplay Competition

This is a joint venture between the Short Com Film And Animation Festival and our sister genre festival SI-FAN. We're looking for solid original genre and comedy feature scripts to put to our roster of esteemed industry contacts with the aim to help get a project off the ground and into production.

Like our TV Sitcom Writing Competition, we're continuing to search for exciting new screenwriters, but this time, we’re placing a stronger emphasis on a project's commercial potential. Don’t worry, that doesn't mean we're only looking for ideas with big budget potential. We love indie movies just as much, if not more!

From low-budget indie films to larger-scale productions, we're open to all kinds of ideas. Whether it is comedy, horror, Sci-Fi, fantasy, action, thriller, dystopian, or even genre bending, if it has the potential to engage with an audience, it’s a fit for us. Show More

This is a joint venture between the Short Com Film And Animation Festival and our sister genre festival SI-FAN. We're looking for solid original genre and comedy feature scripts to put to our roster of esteemed industry contacts with the aim to help get a project off the ground and into production.

Like our TV Sitcom Writing Competition, we're continuing to search for exciting new screenwriters, but this time, we’re placing a stronger emphasis on a project's commercial potential. Don’t worry, that doesn't mean we're only looking for ideas with big budget potential. We love indie movies just as much, if not more!

From low-budget indie films to larger-scale productions, we're open to all kinds of ideas. Whether it is comedy, horror, Sci-Fi, fantasy, action, thriller, dystopian, or even genre bending, if it has the potential to engage with an audience, it’s a fit for us.

Unsure if your project matches the remit? Get in touch to ask — we’re always open to exploring new ideas.

We're delighted to have three industry judges on board from some of the most exciting distributors, producers and sales agents company.

Sydney Brumfield is part of the Acquisition and Talent Management at XYZ Films. An American independent film production and sales company: Raid, Tusk, Blackberry.

Fatima Hayward is the Director of Marketing and Operations for Blue Finch Films. A dynamic company specialising in the release of feature films and documentaries, both in the UK/Ireland market and internationally: Oddity, Birdeater, Frances Ha.

Kyle Greenberg is head of marketing and distribution at Utopia. A film distribution and sales company that specialises in independent and documentary cinema: Shiva Baby, Femme, Holy Spider.