Final Draft Names Big Break Grand Prize Winners
Updated: 01/27/2023
Final Draft has announced the Grand Prize Winners of the 2022 Big Break Screenwriting Competition.
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CineStory Names TV Contest Quarterfinalists
CineStory has announced their Original Drama, Comedy, and Sci-Fi/Fantasy division quarterfinalists for the 2023 TV Retreat & Fellowship Contest. Quarterfinalists advance to the semifinalist round, after which there will be another round of judging to determine finalists and division winners. Division winners advance to another judging round to determine the 2023 TV Fellow. [Updated: 01/14/2023]
Santa Barbara International Names Fall Contest Winner
The Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards Diverse Writers Outreach has named Tennessee Martin as the winner of their Fall, 2022 Screenwriting Competition, [Updated: 01/13/2023]
Final Draft Names Big Break Category Winners
Final Draft has announced their Feature and TV category winners for the 2022 Big Break Screenwriting Competition. [Updated: 01/05/2023]
Kairos Prize Announces 2022/23 Semifinalists
The Kairos Prize, sponsored by The Timothy Plan and Movieguide® has announced the top 10 semifinalists for their 2022-2023 competition. The semifinalist screenplays will be sent to industry leaders for evaluation for the $15,000 grand prize winner. The top 3 scriptwriters will be invited to the Movieguide® Awards Gala and Report to the Entertainment Industry on Feb. 10, 2023, where the grand prize winner will be announced. [Updated: 12/27/2022]
Scriptapalooza Names Fiction Podcast Contest Winner
Denise Meyers' Letters from Home has been named the winner of the 2022 Scriptapalooza Fiction Podcast competition. She'll be awarded $1,000 along with a production of her podcast, which is about star-crossed lovers during World War II who fight to keep their relationship alive through impassioned letters, despite distance, forbidden secrets, and the siren call of new romance. [Updated: 12/19/2022]
Wiki Screenplay Names November Contest Winners
James Nagel's Back2Good has been named the Best Screenplay Winner of the November Wiki Screenplay Contest. The Best TV and Short Script winners have also been announced. [Updated: 12/12/2022]
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Interview with Wiki Contest Founder Bob McCullough
Bob McCullough, founder of Wiki: The World's FASTEST Screenplay Contest, and The Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards, was born and raised in Los Angeles, and attended Beverly Hills High School and USC. He went to graduate school at the University of Texas where he studied film and television before embarking on a successful career as a TV writer.
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Emerging Screenwriters Sci-Fi & Fantasy Screenplay Competition
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The Crime List
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Depth of Field International Film Festival
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Future Film Writers
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Save the Cat! Screenplay Challenge
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Really Late: 03/27/2023WSPro Discount: No
Family Friendly Peer Review Screenwriting Festival New!
Extended (Final): 03/28/2023WSPro Discount: $20.00
Golden Script Competition
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100 Screenplays
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Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship
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