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Scriptapalooza Features & Shorts Competition

Scriptapalooza Features/Shorts

Contact

Hollywood, CA 90046
(310) 594-5384 (voice)

Web:
http://www.scriptapalooza.com
Email:
info@scriptapalooza.com

Contact: Mark Andrushko, President and CEO

Report Card

Overall: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (5.0/5.0)
Professionalism: 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars (4.5/5.0)
Feedback: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars (4.1/5.0)
Signficance: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (4.8/5.0)
Report Cards: 388    
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Objective

Scriptapalooza was founded in 1998 with the goal of helping as many writers as possible through the competition. We have over 90 production companies, agents and managers reading all the entered scripts. (A complete list of participants is on Scriptapalooza's website.)

We actively push the Semifinalists, Finalists, Runners-Up and Winners for a full year with the intention of creating opportunities for the writers. We are a hands on competition because we feel it is important to continue supporting the top scripts beyond the cash and prizes. No other competition in the world does that.

We are proud to present the competition with Write Brothers, a company that not only provides the necessary tools for writing but is an advocate and true supporter of emerging writers. Show More

Deadline/Entry Fees

Deadline Date
Days till:
Entry Fee
Early-bird December 2, 2024
33
$45 (features) $25 (shorts)
Regular January 6, 2025
68
$50 (features) $30 (shorts)
Late February 3, 2025
96
$55 (features) $35 (shorts)
FINAL DEADLINE March 3, 2025
124
$60 (features) $40 (shorts)
LAST MINUTE DEADLINE April 7, 2025
159
$65 (features); $45 (shorts)

We now accept SHORT screenplays, under 50 pages in length.

Notification: August 15, 2025

Rules

This competition is open to any writer, 18 or older without produced feature film credits. Entering the competition constitutes permission to use the winners' names and likenesses for publicity and promotions with no additional compensation. We reserve the right to publicize and promote any and all progress, development and success of the entered scripts.

  1. Any script from any genre will be considered.
  2. Multiple entries are accepted, provided a signed entry form and appropriate entry fee is attached to each submission.
  3. Multiple authorship is acceptable. If the screenplay wins an award, that award will be divided among the writers, by the writers.
  4. Screenplays must be the original work of the author.
  5. Scriptapalooza recommends registering your scripts with the WGA or copyrighting your material with the Library of Congress.
  6. Entry must be accompanied by the following:
    a. completed official entry form (photocopies are acceptable)
    b. the appropriate entry fee
    c. completed original feature screenplay

Awards

Awards for FEATURES competition:

First Place Winner

  • $10,000 Cash
  • Access to over 150 producers thru Scriptapalooza’s Network
  • Writer’s Studio from Write Brothers (Outline 4D, Movie Magic Screenwriter and Dramatica Pro)
  • 1 year of International Screenwriters’ Association Connect Membership
  • 6 month online subscription from Backstage
  • 5 CoverFly tokens for peer feedback on your script
  • InkTip Script Listing & InkTip Magazine Listing

Second Place Winner

  • Access to over 150 producers thru Scriptapalooza’s Network
  • Writer’s Studio from Write Brothers (Outline 4D, Movie Magic Screenwriter and Dramatica Pro)
  • 1 year of International Screenwriters’ Association Connect Membership
  • 6 month online subscription from Backstage
  • 5 CoverFly tokens for peer feedback on your script
  • InkTip Script Listing & InkTip Magazine Listing

Third Place Winner

  • Access to over 150 producers thru Scriptapalooza’s Network
  • Writer’s Studio from Write Brothers (Outline 4D, Movie Magic Screenwriter and Dramatica Pro)
  • 1 year of International Screenwriters’ Association Connect Membership
  • 6 month online subscription from Backstage
  • 5 CoverFly tokens for peer feedback on your script
  • InkTip Script Listing & InkTip Magazine Listing

10 Runners-Up

  • Access to over 150 producers thru Scriptapalooza’s Network
  • Writer’s Studio from Write Brothers (Outline 4D, Movie Magic Screenwriter and Dramatica Pro)
  • Hollywood Screenwriting Directory from The Writers Store
  • 1 year of International Screenwriters’ Association Connect Membership

All 30 Finalists

  • Access to over 150 producers thru Scriptapalooza’s Network
  • Receive Movie Magic Screenwriter and Dramatica Writer’s Dreamkit from Write Brothers
  • 1 year of International Screenwriters’ Association Connect Membership

Awards for SHORTS competition:
  • 1st Place Prize - $2000 Cash
  • Access to over 150 producers thru Scriptapalooza's Network
  • 2nd Place Prize
  • Access to over 150 producers thru Scriptapalooza's Network
  • 3rd Place Prize
  • Access to over 150 producers thru Scriptapalooza's Network
  • 5 Finalists
  • Access to over 150 producers thru Scriptapalooza's Network
  • 8 Semifinalists
  • Access to over 150 producers thru Scriptapalooza's Network
  • 15 Quarterfinalists
  • Access to over 150 producers thru Scriptapalooza's Network

Scriptapalooza Features/Shorts

Contact

Hollywood, CA 90046
(310) 594-5384 (voice)

Web:
http://www.scriptapalooza.com
Email:
info@scriptapalooza.com

Contact: Mark Andrushko, President and CEO

Report Card

Overall: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (5.0/5.0)
Professionalism: 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars (4.5/5.0)
Feedback: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars (4.1/5.0)
Signficance: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (4.8/5.0)
Report Cards: 388    
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Scriptapalooza Features & Shorts Competition

Contact

Hollywood, CA 90046
(310) 594-5384 (voice)

Web:
http://www.scriptapalooza.com
Email:
info@scriptapalooza.com

Contact: Mark Andrushko, President and CEO

Report Card

Overall: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (5.0/5.0)
Professionalism: 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars (4.5/5.0)
Feedback: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars (4.1/5.0)
Signficance: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (4.8/5.0)
Report Cards: 388    
Have you entered?
Submit a Report card

Contest News

Scriptapalooza Announces Contest Semifinalists

12 by Erik Ratliff
4 Vienna by Eric Poydar and Brett Portanova
A Portrait Of Christmas by Mike Haukom
American Gun by Theo St. Michael
American Jihad by Clayton Wold
Asphalt Jacks by James Barclay
Azrael by Jeffrey Robert Hawley
Baked Alaska by Julie Kim and Karine Marwood
Belgium by Harper Johhston
Beyond the Flag by Stephanie J. Witte and Paula M. Witte
Bigger Than An Elephant by Karen Flanagan
Billy Bones by Jen Miller and Sophie Pegrum
Bird Brain by Peter Wolfgang Kremer
Black Sam by William E. Wallo
Blind Faith by Patrick Girondi
Blood Tide: The Telling of William Kid by Jamie Elliott
Bloodline by David J. DeLuca
Boston Strong Boy by Lee S. Shipman
Breaking Up With Maggie Moore by David Burkman
Breakup Video by William J. Dawkins
Catapult by Scott Morgan
Caught by the Dragon by Carolyn Wright
Chosen Valor by Thadd M. Turner
Company Murder by Scott Dacko
Complements by J. D. Hoyt
Cons by Jeffrey Robert Davis
Contessa by Anita Salomone and Jack Fitzgerald
Cooks by William Williams
Countenance by Neil H. Abramson
Cowtown by Lori Jane Wildhagen
Death Takes A Vacation by Gil Christner
Dining with Dinah by Theresa Shaw
Duplicity by Kristina M. Keefe
Electric Blue by Paul Giorgi
Emils’ Autograph by Dean J Augustin
Employably Challenged by Darren Perkins
Even Steven by Joan Seltzer
Extinct by Don Tieri
First Lady by Christine Lenig
Freedom Nevada by Glenn Porter
From the Blues by Jonathan D. Apple
From The Depths by Gil F. Cobos
Fusion by Scott Dacko
Glory Days by Gabrielle Fox
Herkimer Jerkimer by Drew Martin and David Baeumler
Icer by Karen Sandler
Idem by Erwann G. Marshall and Amanda Hartrey
In Hot Water, Texas by Reg Platt
In The Genes by Lou Wollin
Is It You by Matthew Wilson
Jack-The-Rabbit by Denis M. Burke
Jungleland by Robert Martorana
Just A Roadie by Leslie Jean Jones
Last Rites by Kerrilyn M. Simmons
Learned Heroes by Andrew Macbeth
Leo by Eric deG H Murphpy
Lillith by Elisabeth Gayle Tyler
Lost Time by Gene Harris
Love Will Tear Us Apart by Paul G. Winchell
Maim by Jon Einarson
Man of Clay by Guy Barresi
Most Likely by Dana Whitney
Mr. J by Ruth Campbell
Mystery Bay by Dave Richards
No Place Like Limbo by Sam Nam
Out Of The Past by Joseph Trent Nutter
Paladin, Jr. by Pierakis Pieri
Paris by Jody Wheeler
Passing Time by James Russo
Paying For Your Sins by Paul Thompson
Peace In The Valley by John Akamine
Personal Justice by Robert J. Feldman and Ralph Torjan
Pet Sitter by Charles Barrett
Phantom Knight by Arnold Wong
Pretty Girl by Scott Warner
R.I.P. by Terrence Mollendor and Christopher Watkins
Racing To The Altar by Dianna Ippolito
Reckless Endangerment by Howard Skora
Remember the Rose Bowl by Wayne Franklin and Kelli Franklin
Remember by Michael Haas
Rogue by Zachary Zerries
Safe Harbor by Susan DeMasi
Second Wind by Stephen M. Devlin
Serial Killers Anonymous by Robert Forsberg
Small Things Forgotten by Edward P. Dutkiewicz
Snoop by Brett Cooper
Soul Witness by Douglas K. Iedema
Spore by Tom Marble
Still Life by Shohn L. Turner
Stir The Children by Brennan Howard
Stircrazy by Seth Nesenholtz
Stranger Beating by S. Fairchild Brown
Streetcar by Eric Dunning
Switchback by David Gross
Thats Amore by Gino Anthony Pesi
The Advocate by Jeffrey Robert Davis
The Comic Book Kid by Adam Osterweil
The Conspiracy by Robert C. Fleet
The Expedition: The Search For The Great Treasure Of Schwagola by Ryan Faust
The Freelance by Susan Laing
The Full Moon by Jamie Tepper
The Grand by Steven Gasta
The Gunships of Orion by Ross Morfeld
The Hunter’s Road by John G. Culton
The Interrogator aka The State of the Union by Chuck Loch
The Killer Within by Oliver Olsen
The Last Living Nephilim by Clayton Wold
The Lesser Evil by Glen Samuel
The Piper’s Chair by Stephen A. Hathcock, MD.
The Proteus Mandate by Jane C. Turville
The Raffle Guy by Richard L. Turner
The Rapture Of The Deep by Helen Truong
The Spear-Shaker by Bronwyn Fryer and Nada Miljkovic
The Stockholm Syndrome by Todd Mooney and Jeffrey Hunt
The Understudies by Rodney Johnson
The University Job by Rod Romesburg, Thomas Smyth and Hal Holway
The Valley Of The Kings by Danny Sheehy
Tidewalker by Randy Cruts
Unfinished Temples by Gerald Cole
Union Jack by Aaron Ritchie
Unlikely Hero by Isabelle Theisen
Variations on a Dream by Bradford Gyori
Visitation Rites by Todd Laverents
We The People by Alexia Glock
When In Rome by Douglas A. Osby
WWTJD? by James Strzelinski


Updated: 08/08/2003

Scriptapalooza Features & Shorts Competition

Contact

Hollywood, CA 90046
(310) 594-5384 (voice)

Web:
http://www.scriptapalooza.com
Email:
info@scriptapalooza.com

Contact: Mark Andrushko, President and CEO

Report Card

Overall: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (5.0/5.0)
Professionalism: 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars (4.5/5.0)
Feedback: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars (4.1/5.0)
Signficance: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (4.8/5.0)
Report Cards: 388    
Have you entered?
Submit a Report card

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