Shore Scripts Feature Screenplay Contest
Shore Scripts Feature

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171 Pier Avenue #145
Santa Monica, CA 90405-5363
Web:
https://www.shorescripts.com/feature/
Email:
contact@shorescripts.com
Contact: Sarah Eagen, Director of Contests
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Guaranteed Option Prize, 1-to-1 Judges' Feedback. Cash Prizes + Industry Meetings. Plus new this year - Guaranteed Genre Meetings with your favorite production companies! We've launched screenwriting careers at Sony, Blumhouse, Film4, & Hulu.
For over a decade, Shore Scripts has been shining a light on new screenwriting talent. We are presenting a unique opportunity for feature writers to go behind the scenes and start developing their screenplay with the support of our award-winning Judges.
Feature film production is a massive engine, made up of many moving parts and engaging the creative talents of a huge number of individuals, but as the well-known phrase goes, "It all starts with the script."
FOR 2025 – A GUARANTEED PAID OPTION PRIZE with Showdown Productions!
Showdown Productions has come on board to select and sign a Paid Option Agreement with one of Shore's 2025 feature writers, working with the writer to develop their project before taking it out to market. Show More
Deadline/Entry Fees
Deadline | Date Days till: |
Entry Fee |
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Early | June 26, 2025 | Please see website |
Regular | July 24, 2025 23 |
Please see website. |
Final | August 28, 2025 58 |
Please see website. |
WinningScripts Pro $5 Off Coupon
Notification: QUARTER-FINALISTS – OCT 29TH; SEMI-FINALISTS – NOV 19TH; WINNERS – DEC 17TH
Eligibility
Open to all. Scripts should be between 80-120 pages. Must be written in English.Rules
Scripts should ideally be within 80-120 pages. Writers can exceed the recommended limits by up to 30 pages, with an additional fee of $1 per page.
To be eligible for consideration for the Guaranteed Option Prize you must select the +Showdown entry when submitting your Feature screenplay.
To be eligible for consideration for the Guaranteed Genre Meetings, you must indicate your script's genre as part of your Feature submission.
Screenwriters from all countries are welcome to enter. All scripts must be written in English.
The script must be the writer’s original work. Adaptations are accepted but the writer must own all copyright. At no point will Shore Scripts ever have any rights over your work.
All ages are welcome.
We accept all genres, including animation. It’s absolutely fine if your script is a combination of multiple genres or sub-genres. If that’s the case, use the Genre dropdown to indicate the main genre on your submission, and make a note of other Genres, and any other information you feel will be relevant to the reader in the Any Other Project Comments field.
Each writer, or writing team, may not have earned more than $50,000 in screenwriting fees in the preceding 18 months. This clause is in place to help us support emerging talent. (Contest & Fellowship awards and writing fees received outside of fiction screenwriting do not count toward this total).
You may enter a newer draft of an already submitted script. There is a small additional fee as the script will be reread. You may re-enter your script through the Resubmission page.
A writer can enter as many scripts in as many categories as they wish.
If a script is optioned or purchased during the competition, then it will no longer be eligible for the contest.
Scripts should be in standard screenplay formatting and submitted electronically as a PDF.
Please only include the Script Title on the cover page.
The winners consent to Shore Scripts using their name, script title, and any other relevant information for promotional purposes on their website. This will be used to inform other contestants and the media of the results.
If Shore Scripts helps a writer gain representation, option, sell, or have his/her screenplay produced, then we are entitled to state this on our website and on any other platform whenever we see fit.
Shore Scripts staff and associates are unable to enter.
The decision of Shore Scripts is final. By applying to this contest each participant agrees to hold Shore Scripts, our judges and sponsors immune from any competition disputes, claims, liabilities, and expenses.
By entering Shore Scripts, you authorize us to use any trusted third-party online, cloud-based, and email services and databases for hosting, managing, and/or sending/transmitting your submission file(s).
If we see fit, we can extend the final deadline for the competition. (Please note that this has never yet happened).
FOR ALL THE RULES & FAQ: https://www.shorescripts.com/rules-faq/#f-rules.
Awards
A GUARANTEED PAID OPTION PRIZE with Showdown Productions!
Showdown Productions is a Los Angeles-based Production Company who have produced multiple feature films, including Blumhouse’s TORN HEARTS, FOLLOW ME & SAFER AT HOME. Showdown will select and sign a Paid Option Agreement with one of Shore’s 2025 feature writers, working with the writer to develop their project before taking it out to market. This will be a career-changing experience for an upcoming writer that will enable them to gain experience developing their work with a top production company.
Showdown will be presented with a shortlist of the strongest screenplays for them to choose the winner. To be eligible for consideration for the Guaranteed Option Prize you must select the +Guaranteed Add On entry when submitting your Feature screenplay.
Our prestigious panel of Oscar & BAFTA winning Judges (https://www.shorescripts.com/judges/#feature) will decide this year’s Winners.
* Grand Prize Winner - $5,000.
- Writer Development Calls with our Judges, Antony Johnston (ATOMIC BLONDE), Jack Donaldson (M3GAN), Mitchell Altieri (THE HAMILTONS).
* 2nd Place Winner - $1000.
FIVE (5) Genre Winners for Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Comedy, and Drama will win guaranteed meetings with top production companies
In 2025 all of our Winners and Top 10 Finalists will have the opportunity to participate in our Writer Development Program receiving one-to-one support from our Writer Development Manager, sending out their scripts to our roster of over 300 Managers, Agents, Producers, and Directors (https://www.shorescripts.com/industry-roster/). This bespoke and personal approach to script circulation built on enduring, knowing what our roster members are looking for right now, and what our writers wish to achieve is what makes Shore Scripts stand out from the crowd, and has enabled us to help launch the careers of over 100 screenwriters to date.
Take a look at our alumni and see how placing in Shore Scripts contests can kick-start your screenwriting career: www.shorescripts.com/success-stories/.
Plus, every writer who enters will receive a FREE 18-page booklet on HOW TO GET YOUR SCREENPLAY PRODUCED.
Shore Scripts Feature

Contact
171 Pier Avenue #145
Santa Monica, CA 90405-5363
Web:
https://www.shorescripts.com/feature/
Email:
contact@shorescripts.com
Contact: Sarah Eagen, Director of Contests
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(3.7/5.0) |
Signficance: |
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(3.9/5.0) |
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Shore Scripts Feature Screenplay Contest

Contact
171 Pier Avenue #145
Santa Monica, CA 90405-5363
Web:
https://www.shorescripts.com/feature/
Email:
contact@shorescripts.com
Contact: Sarah Eagen, Director of Contests
Report Card |
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Overall: |
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(4.0/5.0) |
Professionalism: |
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(3.5/5.0) |
Feedback: |
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(3.7/5.0) |
Signficance: |
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(3.9/5.0) |
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MovieBytes Interview:
Screenwriter E.B. Rhee
An interview with screenwriter E.B. Rhee regarding the Shoreline Scripts Writing Competition.
Q: What's the title of the script you entered in this contest, and what's it about?A: Script Title: THE ORIENTAL
Description: When a frontier town is threatened by a series of escalating crimes, the primary suspect is a mysterious stranger whose actions force the entire town to confront its own prejudices.
A: I happened to read an article about the best screenplay competitions and Shoreline was mentioned as one of them. I saw the caliber of the judges and felt compelled to enter because I wanted to know how my script would fare before a panel of veteran screenwriters, producers and directors who’ve made significant films. With Shoreline, these filmmakers actually read and decide who the winners are. And that’s huge because with a lot of contests, you really don’t know who’s evaluating the scripts. I also entered this script into the Page International Screenwriting Awards and it was a Top 10 Finalist in the Action-Adventure genre.
Q: Were you satisfied with the administration of the contest? Did they meet their deadlines? Did you receive all the awards that were promised?A: Yes. All deadlines and awards were administered promptly. Also, one of the contest's judges, producer Christopher Figg (WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN), expressed interest in my script and the contest immediately put me in touch with him. Christopher eventually optioned my script.
Q: How long did it take you to write the script? Did you write an outline beforehand? How many drafts did you write?A: It took about 3 months to write the first draft. Then I set it aside for a while so I could come back and look at it with fresh eyes. I then polished and rewrote it over the course of a few additional months. I did not write an outline as I wanted the freedom to let the characters guide the story as I wrote it. I did about 3 drafts.
Q: What kind of software did you use to write the script, if any? What other kinds of writing software do you use?A: I used Final Draft.
Q: Do you write every day? How many hours per day?A: I write in spurts. Not every day. Sometimes I can literally write for 12 hours straight over several days if I'm in a good flow. Other times I'll write for only 3-4 hours depending on how busy I am. It all depends on if there's a deadline or if something really inspires me.
Q: Do you ever get writer's block? If so, how do you deal with that?A: I think every writer experiences writer's block at some point. If it happens, I usually take a few days off and avoid looking at the script for a while to get some fresh perspective.
Q: What's your background? Have you written any other screenplays or television scripts?A: I got my master's degree from U.S.C. film school. I've written a number of scripts. Most are for feature films but I've also written some TV pilots.
Q: Do you live in Los Angeles? If not, do you have any plans to move there?A: I live in L.A.
Q: What's next? Are you working on a new script?A: After I optioned THE ORIENTAL, the producer had some notes for me, so I've been polishing it up. I also have another action-thriller I'm close to finishing.
Posted Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Shore Scripts Feature Screenplay Contest

Contact
171 Pier Avenue #145
Santa Monica, CA 90405-5363
Web:
https://www.shorescripts.com/feature/
Email:
contact@shorescripts.com
Contact: Sarah Eagen, Director of Contests
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Overall: |
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(4.0/5.0) |
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(3.5/5.0) |
Feedback: |
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(3.7/5.0) |
Signficance: |
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(3.9/5.0) |
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