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Screenplay Contest List: Drama

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Screenwriting Contests that focus specifically on dramas, or that offer a special award for dramas.

Contests found: 48

Rating Contest Deadline
4.62195121951 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Table Read My Screenplay Competition
 2025-01-30 01/30/2025
4.07843137255 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Creative World Awards
 2025-02-24 02/24/2025
4.4358974359 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Richmond International Film Festival (Screenplays & Films)
 2025-03-10 03/10/2025
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Los Angeles Crime and Horror Film Festival
 2025-04-12 04/12/2025
5 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
2025 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards
 2025-04-15 04/15/2025
4.6 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards
 2025-04-30 04/30/2025
4.20588235294 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition
 2025-05-18 05/18/2025
4.6171875 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Austin Film Festival Script Competition
 2025-05-27 05/27/2025
4.0625 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Your Script Produced! 4th Edition
 2025-05-30 05/30/2025
4.33333333333 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
The Indie Gathering International Film Festival
 2025-06-06 06/06/2025
3.44 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
San Francisco International Screenwriting Competition & Film Awards
 2025-08-13 08/13/2025
0 n/a
Red Flight Pictures Screenplay Awards
 2025-10-30 10/30/2025
3.17857142857 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Worldfest - Houston Int'l Film Festival
01/31/2023 (expired)
1.75757575758 2 stars2 stars
Fade In Awards
 Contact contest for deadline info.
3.71825396825 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest
 06/28/2024 (expired)
3.20382165605 3 stars3 stars3 stars
The 18th Annual FilmMakers International Screenwriting Awards
 Contact contest for deadline info.
2.46153846154 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Moondance International Film Festival
 Contact contest for deadline info.
2.96078431373 3 stars3 stars3 stars
WriteMovies 2024 Screenwriting Contest
 11/10/2024 (expired)
4.34210526316 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Screenplay Festival
 08/15/2024 (expired)
4.40170940171 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
StoryPros Awards Contest
 04/30/2024 (expired)
3.04761904762 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition
 12/26/2024 (expired)
3.86111111111 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Script Pipeline First Look Project
 10/30/2024 (expired)
3.58333333333 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
The 5th Annual 1st TV Script Writing Competition: Presented by Filmmakers.com
 Contact contest for deadline info.
3.5 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Film Crash Screenplay Competition
 Contact contest for deadline info.
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
GenreBlast Film Festival
 Contact contest for deadline info.
4.27777777778 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
ScreenCraft Drama Screenwriting Competition
 08/31/2024 (expired)
0 n/a
Scription Screenplay Competition
 Contact contest for deadline info.
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Script Summit
 Contact contest for deadline info.
4.5 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Filmmatic Pitch Now Screenplay Competition
 11/30/2024 (expired)
3.96296296296 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Screenplay Competition
 12/04/2024 (expired)
3.71428571429 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
L.A. Live Film Fest
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3.5 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Scriptation Showcase Features & Shorts Category
 07/21/2024 (expired)
4.11111111111 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Filmmatic TV Pilot Awards
 09/20/2024 (expired)
2 2 stars2 stars
Stage 32 Feature Drama Screenwriting Contest
 Contact contest for deadline info.
0 n/a
Scriptation Showcase Teleplay Category
 03/10/2024 (expired)
3.63636363636 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Page Turner Screenplays - Feature & TV Drama
 Contact contest for deadline info.
4.46666666667 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards
 06/20/2024 (expired)
3.11111111111 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Page Turner Screenplays - Feature & TV GENRE
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0 n/a
Summer in the South Film Festival
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2.6 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
The TITAN Awards
 06/30/2024 (expired)
3 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Stage 32 TV Drama Writing Contest
 Contact contest for deadline info.
2.5 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Emerging Screenwriters Drama Screenplay Competition
 03/21/2024 (expired)
2.6 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
SunVale Script Contest
 09/30/2024 (expired)
4.92857142857 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
Emerging Screenwriters Suspense Screenplay Competition
 05/23/2024 (expired)
0 n/a
Script Studio Feature Screenwriting Contest
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0 n/a
Creative Screenwriting TV Pilot Competition
 06/15/2023 (expired)
0 n/a
Family Friendly Screenwriting Awards - Season TWO
 10/31/2023 (expired)
0 n/a
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