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2025 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards

PAGE International

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7190 W. Sunset Blvd., 610
Hollywood, CA 90046

Web:
https://pageawards.com
Email:
info@pageawards.com

Contact: Jennifer Berg, Administrative Director; Zoe Simmons, Contest Coordinator

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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: 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars (4.4/5.0)
Signficance: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (4.9/5.0)
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Objective

The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition was established in the fall of 2003 by an alliance of Hollywood producers, agents, and development execs. Our goal: to discover the most exciting new scripts by up-and-coming writers from across the country and around the world.

As a result of winning the contest, many dozens of PAGE Award winners have signed with top Hollywood agents and managers, optioned and sold their winning scripts, and seen their movies and television shows produced, and the PAGE Awards competition is now widely recognized as one of the industry's top sources for new screenwriting talent, both within the Hollywood community and internationally.

One of the most frustrating things about so many screenwriting contests - both for the writers and for the judges - is that scripts of different genres are in competition with each other. Show More

Deadline/Entry Fees

Deadline Date
Days till:
Entry Fee
Early January 15, 2025
38
$49
Regular February 15, 2025
69
$59
Late March 15, 2025
97
$69
Last Minute April 15, 2025
128
$79

Discounted entry fees for Short Film scripts and multiple submissions. Judge's Feedback also available.

Notification: Quarter-Finalists announced July 15; Semi-Finalists announced August 15; Finalists announced September 15; Winners announced October 15.

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Rules

Open to all writers 18 years of age or older who have not previously earned more than $50,000 as a screenwriter or television writer. Please visit www.pageawards.com for a complete list of rules & regulations.

Awards

$25,000 Grand Prize, PLUS Gold, Silver & Bronze prizes in all ten genre categories. Winners receive cash and gift certificates, as well as extensive publicity and industry exposure for their winning scripts. As a result of the PAGE judging process and publicity, dozens of PAGE Award winners have landed screenwriting assignments, secured representation, signed option agreements on their work, and many now have movies and television shows in production, on the air and in theaters.

PAGE International

Contact

7190 W. Sunset Blvd., 610
Hollywood, CA 90046

Web:
https://pageawards.com
Email:
info@pageawards.com

Contact: Jennifer Berg, Administrative Director; Zoe Simmons, Contest Coordinator

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: 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars (4.4/5.0)
Signficance: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (4.9/5.0)
Report Cards: 136    
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PAGE International Screenwriting Awards

Contact

7190 W. Sunset Blvd., 610
Hollywood, CA 90046

Web:
https://pageawards.com
Email:
info@pageawards.com

Contact: Jennifer Berg, Administrative Director; Zoe Simmons, Contest Coordinator

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: 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars (4.4/5.0)
Signficance: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (4.9/5.0)
Report Cards: 136    
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Contest News

MovieBytes Interview:
Screenwriter Billy Maddox

An interview with screenwriter Billy Maddox regarding the International Writing Competition.

Q: What's the title of the script you entered in this contest, and what's it about?

A: It's called Grace's Pawn. I wrote it with Danny Russell. He actually had the original idea. It won the TV Drama category. It's the story of a magical pawn shop in Watts, and the generations of strong women who have been its proprietors, beginning with an African princess stolen in a slave raid over 200 years ago. It's soulful and supernatural. I hate to do this, but for any network execs out there, it's "Touched by an Angel" meets "The X Files". I hear they like short sentences.

Q: What made you enter this particular contest? Have you entered any other contests with this script? If so, how did you do?

A: This one was new, and it had a category for original TV Dramas. It's the first contest for this script, but we may enter it in others since we had such a good response. Or we may quit while we're ahead.

Q: Were you satisfied with the adminstration of the contest? Did they meet their deadlines? Did you receive all the awards that were promised?

A: Very satisfied so far. The contest just ended, so we haven't received anything yet. But I'm not worried. I trust everyone in Hollywood.

Q: Were you given any feedback on your script? If so, did you find the feedback helpful?

A: No feedback is offered in this contest. I must say, however, that I recently received some strange feedback in another contest for a feature script. I was given coverage by two different readers. One loved the script so much it was embarrassing, and the other one hated it. I don't know that I believed either one, actually. I sure liked reading the first one, though. I called my mom, but she swears she knows nothing.

Q: Has your success in this contest helped you market your script? Were you contacted by any agents, managers or producers?

A: I was contacted by a production company and met with a manager, but that's it so far. We have some contacts who will be more likely to read it with the win, however. I've only been writing the last year, so I don't have representation. That's the next step, obviously. That or a kidnapping.

Q: What's your background? Have you written any other screenplays or television scripts?

A: I'm a failed actor. So, when I fail at screenwriting, I plan to executive produce. This is my only project thus far with Danny, but on my own I have written one feature, the obligatory two TV specs, and three other original pilots. Also several shorts, and a ransom note.

Q: Do you live in Los Angeles? If not, do you have any plans to move there?

A: I live out here. But I don't aspire to.

Q: What's next? Are you working on a new script?

A: I just wrote a one hour spec pilot in three days after this guy gave me the most brilliant idea I've ever heard. If I told you I'd have to kill you. If I sell it, I'll have to kill him.

Posted Thursday, August 19, 2004

PAGE International Screenwriting Awards

Contact

7190 W. Sunset Blvd., 610
Hollywood, CA 90046

Web:
https://pageawards.com
Email:
info@pageawards.com

Contact: Jennifer Berg, Administrative Director; Zoe Simmons, Contest Coordinator

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: 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars (4.4/5.0)
Signficance: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (4.9/5.0)
Report Cards: 136    
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