Santa Barbara Names Summer Contest Winners
Updated: 10/17/2026
The Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards has named Eduardo Escober's Best Actress as the Best Screenplay Winner of their Summer, 2026 screenwriting competition. The Best TV and Best Short Script Winners have also been announced.
Upcoming Contest Deadlines
Screenwriting Contest News
PAGE Announces Contest Winners (10/15/2026) New!
Wiki Screenplay Names September Contest Winners (10/11/2026) New!
Shore Scripts Announces Mentorship Grand Prize Winners (10/07/2026)
Austin Fest Names Script Competition Finalists (10/07/2026)
Shore Scripts Names Quarterfinalists (10/06/2026)
Seattle International Names Contest Winners (10/04/2026)
Chicago Script to Screen Names Contest Winners (09/30/2026)
Optimus Feedback Names Contest Winners (09/21/2026)
AFF Announces 2nd Rounders and Semifinalists (09/18/2026)
Wiki Screenplay Names August Contest Winners (09/16/2026)
PAGE Announces 2026 Contest Finalists (09/15/2026)
Golden Script Competition Releases 2026 Golden List (09/15/2026)
Shore Scripts Names TV Mentorship Semifinalists (09/10/2026)
Golden Script Competition Names Contest Winners (09/10/2026)
Optimus Feedback Names Semifinalists (09/10/2026)
Scriptapalooza Names Feature Contest Winners (08/31/2026)
Optimus Feedback Names Quarterfinalists (08/26/2026)
Shore Scripts Names TV Mentorship Quarterfinalists (08/26/2026)
TrackingB Names TV Contest Winners (08/26/2026)
Scriptapalooza Announces Fellowship Winner (08/25/2026)
Save the Cat Names 2026 Grand Prize Winners (08/24/2026)
CineStory Names 2026 Quarterfinalists (08/23/2026)
Scriptapalooza Names Top 30 Features (08/22/2026)
Industry News
Academy Museum Gala: Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Jennifer Hudson, Connor Storrie, More Stars Walk the Carpet (Hollywood Reporter, 10/18/2026) New!
Academy Museum Gala 2026 Red Carpet: Taylor Swift, Inde Navarrette, Kate Hudson and More (Variety, 10/18/2026) New!
‘Dirty Dancing’ Sequel Will Honor Patrick Swayze, as Producers Work with Jennifer Grey to Write Baby’s Next Chapter (IndieWire, 10/18/2026) New!
James McAvoy Pitched ‘Star Trek’ Series About “Young Picard,” Jokes “All I Really Want To Do” Is Play Young Patrick Stewart (Deadline, 10/18/2026) New!
Quentin Tarantino Confirms He’s ‘Written a Script’ for His Tenth Film, But Won’t Pursue It Yet Because He Wants to ‘Live a Little’ (Variety, 10/17/2026) New!
Jaime Pressly Defends ‘Mom’ Co-Stars As “Beautifully Flawed” After Chuck Lorre Memoir: “Incredible Cast Of Women” (Deadline, 10/17/2026) New!
Contest Finalist?
Get the ATTENTION
You Deserve!
Subscribe to WinningScripts PRO to put your loglines and script excerpts in front of hundreds of industry professionals. From MovieBytes.com, the Internet's #1 site for screenwriting contest info.
winningscripts.com
WinningScripts: Hollywood's Best Unproduced Screenplays
Writers: Promote your screenplays with a subscription to WinningScripts Pro!
Best Romantic Comedy Scripts
Best Thriller Scripts
Trending: Contest Queue
The following screenwriting competitions are the "most queued" upcoming contests on MovieBytes:
Scriptapalooza Features & Shorts Competition
BlueCat Screenplay Competition
Creative World Awards
Scriptapalooza TV Writing Competition
Cinequest Screenwriting Competition
Script Pipeline First Look Project
Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition
StoryPros International Screenplay Contest
Scriptapalooza Fellowship
Wildsound TV SPEC and TV PILOT Screenplay Contest
Screenplay Contest
Deadline Alert
Final Deadlines
(Displaying final deadlines only. Click here to display preliminary deadlines, as well.)
Scriptapalooza TV Writing Competition
Final: 10/19/2026WSPro Discount: No
Kairos Prize for Spiritually Uplifting Screenplays
Late: 10/20/2026WSPro Discount: No
WinningScripts.com
Submit your screenplay contest winners. A FREE service from MovieBytes.
Berlin International Screenwriting Festival New!
Final: 10/21/2026WSPro Discount: No
Los Angeles Crime and Horror Film Festival
Final: 10/24/2026WSPro Discount: $5.00
Breaking Walls Thriller Screenplay Contest
Extended: 10/24/2026WSPro Discount: $5.00
Hollywood Genre Sci-Fi Screenplay Contest
Final: 10/24/2026WSPro Discount: $5.00
Hollywood Genre Horror Screenplay Contest
Final: 10/24/2026WSPro Discount: $5.00
Just4Shorts Short Screenplay Competition
Final: 10/24/2026WSPro Discount: 20%
Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition
Final: 10/29/2026WSPro Discount: No
Script Pipeline First Look Project
Extended: 10/30/2026WSPro Discount: No
Shore Scripts Short Film Fund
Final: 10/30/2026WSPro Discount: $5.00
Roadmap Writers Proof of Concept Challenge New!
Final: 10/30/2026WSPro Discount: No
13Horror.com Film & Screenplay Contest
Final: 10/31/2026WSPro Discount: $5.00
Filmmatic Pitch Now Screenplay Competition
Final: 10/31/2026WSPro Discount: No
StoryPros International Screenplay Contest
Late: 10/31/2026WSPro Discount: $10.00
Set in Philadelphia Screenwriting Competition
Final: 11/02/2026WSPro Discount: No
Hollywood Genre Action Screenplay Contest
Final: 11/07/2026WSPro Discount: $5.00
Finish Line Script Competition
Late: 11/07/2026WSPro Discount: No
BlueCat Screenplay Competition
Late: 11/10/2026WSPro Discount: $10.00
Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Screenplay Competition
Final: 11/12/2026WSPro Discount: No
Cinequest Screenwriting Competition
Final: 11/13/2026WSPro Discount: No
Hollywood Genre Comedy Screenplay Contest
Final: 11/14/2026WSPro Discount: $5.00
B!tchFest Film Festival & Screenplay Contest
Final: 11/17/2026WSPro Discount: 20%
Outstanding Screenplays Feature Competition
Final: 11/30/2026WSPro Discount: No
Stowe Narrative Labs
Late: 12/02/2026WSPro Discount: No
Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Hella Late: 12/04/2026WSPro Discount: No
Creative World Awards
Extended: 12/11/2026WSPro Discount: No
The Great American Script Contest
Discounted Regular: 12/11/2026WSPro Discount: $5.00
Missouri Stories Scriptwriting Fellowship
Extended: 12/13/2026WSPro Discount: No
CineStory TV/Digital Retreat & Fellowship
Final: 12/14/2026WSPro Discount: No
Outstanding Screenplays Shorts Competition
Final: 12/15/2026WSPro Discount: No
Christian Faith, Hope, and Love Film Festival and Screenwriting Competition
Final: 12/17/2026WSPro Discount: $15.00
