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Screenplay Contest List: Upcoming

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A list of upcoming screenplay contests, rated by screenwriters and sorted by deadline. Find the best contest for your screenplay or television script.

Contests found: 95

Rating Contest Deadline
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Los Angeles Crime and Horror Film Festival
2024-11-09 11/09/2024
2.96078431373 3 stars3 stars3 stars
WriteMovies 2024 Screenwriting Contest
2024-11-10 11/10/2024
4.66666666667 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
13Horror.com Film & Screenplay Contest
2024-11-10 11/10/2024
5 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
CineStory TV/Digital Retreat & Fellowship
2024-11-11 11/11/2024
3.96296296296 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Screenplay Competition
2024-11-13 11/13/2024
4.56896551724 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Cinequest Screenwriting Competition
2024-11-15 11/15/2024
4.68518518519 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
WeScreenplay Diverse Voices
2024-11-15 11/15/2024
0 n/a
Faith, Hope, and Love Film Festival and Screenwriting Competition
2024-11-21 11/21/2024
1.71428571429 1.5 stars1.5 stars
CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) New Writers Awards
2024-11-25 11/25/2024
4.75 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
Stowe Story Labs
2024-11-25 11/25/2024
4.5 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Filmmatic Pitch Now Screenplay Competition
2024-11-30 11/30/2024
4.83333333333 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
ScreenCraft Cinematic Prose Writing Competition
2024-11-30 11/30/2024
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Outstanding Screenplays TV Pilot Competition
2024-11-30 11/30/2024
3 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Outstanding Screenplays Feature Competition
2024-11-30 11/30/2024
0 n/a
Culver City Film Festival
2024-12-06 12/06/2024
0 n/a
Hollywood Genre Action Screenplay Contest
2024-12-07 12/07/2024
4.51113360324 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
BlueCat Screenplay Competition
2024-12-10 12/10/2024
0 n/a
Script Pipeline Pitch Contest (Film/TV)
2024-12-10 12/10/2024
0 n/a
SeriesFest Storytellers Initiative
2024-12-13 12/13/2024
0 n/a
The Old Lady Project
2024-12-16 12/16/2024
4.75 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
Launch Pad Pilot Competition
2024-12-20 12/20/2024
4.42857142857 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Filmmatic Horror Screenplay Awards
2024-12-20 12/20/2024
0 n/a
Hollywood Genre Sci-Fi Screenplay Contest
2024-12-21 12/21/2024
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
American Story Showcase
2024-12-23 12/23/2024
3.11475409836 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition
2024-12-26 12/26/2024
3.5 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
ScreenCraft $30,000 Film Fund
2024-12-31 12/31/2024
0 n/a
San Francisco IndieFest Screenplay Competition
2024-12-31 12/31/2024
4.5 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
The Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition
2024-12-31 12/31/2024
5 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
Sedona International Film Festival
2024-12-31 12/31/2024
2.83333333333 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Breaking Walls Thriller Screenplay Contest
2025-01-04 01/04/2025
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Hollywood Diversity Film Festival Screenplay Competition
2025-01-05 01/05/2025
5 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
Optimus Feedback Screenplay Competition
2025-01-06 01/06/2025
2.5 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
First 10 Pages Showcase
2025-01-13 01/13/2025
0 n/a
MidWest WeirdFest
2025-01-17 01/17/2025
2.66666666667 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Diverse Story Showcase
2025-01-20 01/20/2025
2 2 stars2 stars
Military Story Showcase
2025-01-27 01/27/2025
4.62195121951 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Table Read My Screenplay Competition
2025-01-30 01/30/2025
4.12765957447 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
ISA Fast Track Fellowship
2025-02-13 02/13/2025
4.67283950617 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
WeScreenplay Feature Competition
2025-02-15 02/15/2025
4.07843137255 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Creative World Awards
2025-02-24 02/24/2025
3.9 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship
2025-02-28 02/28/2025
4.4358974359 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Richmond International Film Festival (Screenplays & Films)
2025-03-10 03/10/2025
0 n/a
Stone Knight Writers
2025-03-10 03/10/2025
5 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
Film Invasion Los Angeles
2025-03-15 03/15/2025
0 n/a
Short Com Comedy and Genre Feature Screenplay Competition
2025-03-15 03/15/2025
3 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Raindance Script Competition
2025-03-17 03/17/2025
0 n/a
The Crime List
2025-03-24 03/24/2025
4.23684210526 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Golden Script Competition
2025-03-28 03/28/2025
4.63636363636 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Horror Hotel International Film Festival
2025-04-01 04/01/2025
4.42857142857 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Script Competition New Media Film Festival Los Angeles
2025-04-06 04/06/2025
5 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
Scriptapalooza Features & Shorts Competition
2025-04-07 04/07/2025
2.66666666667 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Adapted Story Showcase
2025-04-07 04/07/2025
2.91304347826 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Faith in Film: International Film Festival and Screenwriting Competition
2025-04-11 04/11/2025
4.3125 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
100 Screenplays
2025-04-15 04/15/2025
1 1 star
Holly Weird Film Festival Screenplay Contest
2025-04-15 04/15/2025
4.56097560976 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Save the Cat! Screenplay Challenge
2025-04-20 04/20/2025
2.27272727273 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
True Story Showcase
2025-04-21 04/21/2025
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Art of Brooklyn Screenplay Contest
2025-05-01 05/01/2025
4.0625 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Your Script Produced! 4th Edition
2025-05-30 05/30/2025
3.69230769231 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Capital Fund Screenplay Competiton
2025-06-17 06/17/2025
2.47058823529 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
New York Metropolitan Screenwriting Competition & Film Awards
2025-07-10 07/10/2025
3.44 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
San Francisco International Screenwriting Competition & Film Awards
2025-08-13 08/13/2025
2.21052631579 2 stars2 stars
hollywoodscript.com monthly contest
Last Day of any calender month
2.9 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Wildsound Reading Series
Monthly.
2.87179487179 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Wildsound TV SPEC and TV PILOT Screenplay Contest
Ongoing - submit anytime.
3 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Kids First! Film Festival
Quarterly deadlines: February 15; May 15; August 15; November 15.
3.5 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Screenplay Search Screenwriting Competition
Monthly.
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Writers Boot Camp Fellowship
Monthly. Please visit website.
2.25 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Talentville Script of the Month
Last day of each month
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Evolution International Film Festival
Rolling Deadline
3.22727272727 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Wildsound 1st Scene Screenplay Contest
Monthly.
2.75 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Amazing Logline Contest
Monthly.
3.8 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards
Monthly.
2.11111111111 2 stars2 stars
Just4Shorts Short Screenplay Competition
Monthly.
3.75 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival
Monthly.
1 1 star
Top Indie Film Awards
Monthly.
3 3 stars3 stars3 stars
12 Months Film Festival
Monthly.
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Independent Horror Movie Awards
Monthly.
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Feel The Reel International Film Festival
Monthly.
3.8 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Mindfield Film Festival
Monthly.
2 2 stars2 stars
Bucharest ShortCut Cinefest
Monthly.
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards
Monthly.
3 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Golden Gateway Contest
Monthly.
2.54545454545 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Los Angeles Film Awards (LAFA)
Monthly.
2.66666666667 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Global Film Festival Awards
Monthly.
2.53333333333 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Miami Screenplay Awards
Monthly.
4.32558139535 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Wiki: The World's FASTEST Screenplay Contest
Monthly.
4.51515151515 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
The Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards
Monthly.
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
SU's Monthly FREE Logline Contest
Monthly.
0 n/a
Changing Face International Film Festival
Monthly.
0 n/a
Strange Days Horror Fest
Monthly.
0 n/a
Palm Springs International Screenplay Awards & Pitch Deck-Sizzle Reel-Trailer Contest
Monthly.
0 n/a
Romance and Relationship Festival
Monthly deadlines.
0 n/a
Festival for Drama
Monthly.
0 n/a
San Diego Movie Awards
Monthly.

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