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From Scriptapalooza to Festival Premiere
Updated: 02/03/2026
Early-career screenwriters often enter competitions as a way to gauge where their work fits within the industry.
In 2010, screenwriter Vasilios Bouzas submitted his script The Curse to several U.S.-based competitions after researching the field and identifying Scriptapalooza as a long-running and well-established program.
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2026 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards
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Script Pipeline Screenwriting and TV Writing Competition
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StoryPros Awards Contest
CineStory Foundation Feature Retreat and Fellowship
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ISA Fast Track Fellowship
Final: 02/05/2026WSPro Discount: No
Script Competition New Media Film Festival Los Angeles
Late: 02/06/2026WSPro Discount: 20%
MovieBytes Readers Choice!
Writers give the PAGE Awards top scores and rave reviews! Find out why ... Enter today at: pageawards.com
Los Angeles Crime and Horror Film Festival
Out on Bail: 02/07/2026WSPro Discount: $5.00
Hollywood Genre Sci-Fi Screenplay Contest
Late: 02/07/2026WSPro Discount: $5.00
Write LA Screenwriting Competition
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Hollywood Genre Action Screenplay Contest
Regular: 02/07/2026WSPro Discount: $5.00
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Scriptation Showcase Teleplay Category
Regular: 02/08/2026WSPro Discount: No
Faith in Film: International Film Festival and Screenwriting Competition
Extended: 02/12/2026WSPro Discount: 20%
New York Metropolitan Screenwriting Competition & Film Awards
Regular: 02/12/2026WSPro Discount: 25%
Hollywood Genre Horror Screenplay Contest New!
Final: 02/14/2026WSPro Discount: $5.00
2026 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards
Regular: 02/15/2026WSPro Discount: No
Film Invasion Los Angeles
Third: 02/15/2026WSPro Discount: $5.00
Richmond International Film Festival (Screenplays & Films)
Extended: 02/15/2026WSPro Discount: $5.00
New York City Horror Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Very Early: 02/15/2026WSPro Discount: No
Frights! Camera! Action! Horror Screenplay Contest
Second: 02/18/2026WSPro Discount: No
Creative Screenwriting Animation Screenplay Competition
Early: 02/19/2026WSPro Discount: No
Creative Screenwriting TV Pilot Competition
Early: 02/19/2026WSPro Discount: No
Creative Screenwriting Feature Competition
Early: 02/19/2026WSPro Discount: No
Creative Screenwriting Short Screenplay Competition New!
Early: 02/19/2026WSPro Discount: No
Seattle International Screenwriting Honors
Late Regular: 02/19/2026WSPro Discount: $15.00
Roadmap Writers Shorts Competition
Late: 02/20/2026WSPro Discount: No
Breaking Walls Thriller Screenplay Contest
Extended: 02/21/2026WSPro Discount: $5.00
Hollywood Genre Sci-Fi Screenplay Contest
Final: 02/21/2026WSPro Discount: $5.00
Hollywood Genre Action Screenplay Contest
Late: 02/21/2026WSPro Discount: $5.00
Hollywood Genre Comedy Screenplay Contest
Regular: 02/21/2026WSPro Discount: $5.00
CineStory Foundation Feature Retreat and Fellowship
Early: 02/22/2026WSPro Discount: No
Canadian Short Screenplay Competition
Late: 02/22/2026WSPro Discount: $15.00
First 10 Pages Showcase
Closing | Final Call: 02/22/2026WSPro Discount: No
Adapted Story Showcase
Regular: 02/22/2026WSPro Discount: No
True Story Showcase
Late: 02/22/2026WSPro Discount: No
The Crime List
Final: 02/22/2026WSPro Discount: No
Shore Scripts Script to Screen New!
Regular: 02/23/2026WSPro Discount: No
Emerging Screenwriters Sci-Fi & Fantasy Screenplay Competition
Final: 02/26/2026WSPro Discount: No
Emerging Screenwriters Comedy Competition
Final: 02/26/2026WSPro Discount: No
Emerging Screenwriters Drama Screenplay Competition
Final: 02/26/2026WSPro Discount: No
Emerging Screenwriters Thriller Screenplay Competition
Final: 02/26/2026WSPro Discount: No
Christian Faith, Hope, and Love Film Festival and Screenwriting Competition
Early: 02/26/2026WSPro Discount: $15.00
World Series of Cinema New!
Ext Early: 02/26/2026WSPro Discount: No
Shore Scripts Short Film Fund
Early: 02/27/2026WSPro Discount: $5.00
Horror Hotel International Film Festival
Regular: 02/27/2026WSPro Discount: $5.00
trackingb.com Original TV Pilot Contest
Late: 02/28/2026WSPro Discount: No
Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards
Late: 02/28/2026WSPro Discount: No
StoryPros Awards Contest
Early: 02/28/2026WSPro Discount: $10.00
Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship
Extended/Final: 02/28/2026WSPro Discount: 25%
Script2Comic Contest
Earlybird: 02/28/2026WSPro Discount: No
Stowe Narrative Labs
Regular: 03/01/2026WSPro Discount: No
Frights! Camera! Action! Horror Screenplay Contest
Third: 03/01/2026WSPro Discount: No
Scriptapalooza Features & Shorts Competition
FINAL DEADLINE: 03/02/2026WSPro Discount: No
Raindance Script Competition
Final: 03/02/2026WSPro Discount: No
BlueCat TV Writing Competition
Regular: 03/03/2026WSPro Discount: $10.00
Write LA Screenplay & Pilot Competition
Final: 03/04/2026WSPro Discount: 20%
Script Pipeline Screenwriting and TV Writing Competition
Early: 03/05/2026WSPro Discount: No
Hollywood Genre Comedy Screenplay Contest
Late: 03/07/2026WSPro Discount: $5.00
Save the Cat! Screenplay Challenge
Late : 03/09/2026WSPro Discount: 15%
Richmond International Film Festival (Screenplays & Films)
Final: 03/10/2026WSPro Discount: $5.00
Faith in Film: International Film Festival and Screenwriting Competition
Late: 03/12/2026WSPro Discount: 20%
New York Metropolitan Screenwriting Competition & Film Awards
Ext Regular: 03/12/2026WSPro Discount: 25%
Hollywood Genre Action Screenplay Contest
Final: 03/14/2026WSPro Discount: $5.00
2026 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards
Late: 03/15/2026WSPro Discount: No
Film Invasion Los Angeles
Final : 03/15/2026WSPro Discount: $5.00
Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition
Regular: 03/15/2026WSPro Discount: 10%
Screamfest Horror Film Festival and Screenplay Competition
Regular: 03/15/2026WSPro Discount: No
New York City Horror Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Early: 03/15/2026WSPro Discount: No
Scriptation Showcase Teleplay Category
Final: 03/15/2026WSPro Discount: No
Stowe Narrative Labs
Late: 03/17/2026WSPro Discount: No
Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Official: 03/17/2026WSPro Discount: $10.00
Golden Script Competition
Final: 03/19/2026WSPro Discount: 10%
ISA Diversity Initiative
Final: 03/19/2026WSPro Discount: No
Seattle International Screenwriting Honors
Standard: 03/19/2026WSPro Discount: $15.00
HollyShorts Screenplay Contest
Regular: 03/20/2026WSPro Discount: $15.00
Los Angeles Crime and Horror Film Festival
Sequel: 03/21/2026WSPro Discount: $5.00
Hollywood Diversity Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Regular: 03/21/2026WSPro Discount: $5.00
Canadian Short Screenplay Competition
Final: 03/22/2026WSPro Discount: $15.00
Frights! Camera! Action! Horror Screenplay Contest
Fourth: 03/22/2026WSPro Discount: No
Adapted Story Showcase
Late: 03/22/2026WSPro Discount: No
True Story Showcase
Final: 03/22/2026WSPro Discount: No
Military Story Showcase
Closing | Final Call: 03/22/2026WSPro Discount: No
Inciting Incident Writing Contest New!
The Late Shift: 03/25/2026WSPro Discount: $10.00
World Series of Cinema New!
Standard : 03/25/2026WSPro Discount: No
Creative Screenwriting Animation Screenplay Competition
Regular: 03/26/2026WSPro Discount: No
Creative Screenwriting TV Pilot Competition
Regular: 03/26/2026WSPro Discount: No
Creative Screenwriting Feature Competition
Regular: 03/26/2026WSPro Discount: No
Creative Screenwriting Short Screenplay Competition New!
Regular: 03/26/2026WSPro Discount: No
Christian Faith, Hope, and Love Film Festival and Screenwriting Competition
Regular: 03/26/2026WSPro Discount: $15.00
Austin Film Festival Script Competition
Earlybird: 03/27/2026WSPro Discount: No
Austin Film Festival Playwriting Competition
Earlybird: 03/27/2026WSPro Discount: No
Golden Script Competition
Extended: 03/27/2026WSPro Discount: 10%
Hollywood Genre Comedy Screenplay Contest
Final: 03/28/2026WSPro Discount: $5.00
CineStory Foundation Feature Retreat and Fellowship
Regular: 03/29/2026WSPro Discount: No
Shore Scripts Script to Screen New!
Final: 03/30/2026WSPro Discount: No
trackingb.com Original TV Pilot Contest
Really Late: 03/31/2026WSPro Discount: No
Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards
Final: 03/31/2026WSPro Discount: No
StoryPros Awards Contest
Regular: 03/31/2026WSPro Discount: $10.00
Horror Hotel International Film Festival
Final: 04/01/2026WSPro Discount: $5.00
Shore Scripts Short Film Fund
Regular: 04/02/2026WSPro Discount: $5.00
Scriptapalooza Features & Shorts Competition
LAST MINUTE DEADLINE: 04/06/2026WSPro Discount: No
Script Competition New Media Film Festival Los Angeles
Last Call: 04/06/2026WSPro Discount: 20%
Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Final: 04/07/2026WSPro Discount: $10.00
BlueCat TV Writing Competition
Final: 04/07/2026WSPro Discount: $10.00
