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Screenplay Contest List: Short Add your contest
A list of contests that accept or specialize in short screenplays, or any scripts that are less than feature-length.
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Future Film Writers
Final Deadline: 03/23/2023
Welcome to the New (Future Film Writers). If you’re a writer that wants to have your story read, get feedback, or win the cash prize, well, this contest is for you. Stone Knight and Future Film Writers are one production business that wants to help Writers get noticed in the film business. We know some excellent writers have an interesting story to tell the world.User Feedback: Be the first to comment
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Family Friendly Peer Review Screenwriting Festival
Final Deadline: 03/28/2023
Screenwriters often don't get the results they were hoping for from a script but don't know how to fix it, leaving them confused or frustrated. Family Friendly Peer Review Screenwriting Festival offers you affordable feedback from other writers and actionable techniques from professional instructors that you can immediately use to refine your script, increase your skill level, and advance your career! Network with other writers in the Family Friendly genre.User Feedback: Be the first to comment
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Golden Script Competition
Final Deadline: 03/29/2023
The Golden Script Competition is a yearly international competition for short, feature and TV pilot screenplays from all around the world. You will be submitting to the 2023 edition and the winning scripts of this edition will be read by some of the best production companies and literary agencies (including some that have one several OSCARS and BAFTAS), giving you the chance to have your script produced or represented.User Feedback: 15 Comments (Post a Comment of your own)
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Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Final Deadline: 03/31/2023
Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition seeks to discover and support the most original and innovative screenplays from emerging and established screenwriters from around the world.User Feedback: 6 Comments (Post a Comment of your own)
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Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship
Final Deadline: 03/31/2023
The Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship competition was created to locate, expose and nurture up-and-coming screenwriters who have yet to receive their invitation to the mainstream industry. The competition is proudly sponsored by InkTip, The Script Coverage Co., and Filmmatic, and is open to all screenplays and pilots.User Feedback: 4 Comments (Post a Comment of your own)
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WRPN Women's International Film Festival
Final Deadline: 03/31/2023
Welcome to the WRPN Women's International Film Festival, where distribution and feedback opportunities abound for films made by women, or films that carry subject matter relating to concerns particular to women's issues. WWIFF is a sister festival to the Depth of Field International Film Festival, a FilmFreeway “Top 100 Reviewed” festival alumni.User Feedback: Be the first to comment
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Scriptapalooza Features & Shorts Competition
Final Deadline: 04/03/2023
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.User Feedback: 107 Comments (Post a Comment of your own)
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New Media Film Festival Script Competition
Final Deadline: 04/06/2023
Honoring Stories Worth Telling. All Scripts. Short or long form, animation, comedy, sitcom, drama, books, web series, reality, live, TV anything scripted, this is for you. There is not a limit on page numbers. Top 3 winners in this category win Industry memberships valued at $1000.00 each & are still considered for Grand Prize Award ($45,000.User Feedback: Be the first to comment
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Faith in Film: International Film Festival and Screenwriting Competition
Final Deadline: 04/07/2023
Mission: Faith in Film is dedicated to forging a film festival and screenwriting competition that will launch the careers of filmmakers focused on adding the element of faith to their films. Our aim is to inspire, showcase, and support filmmakers of all faith’s to make great faith based films that leave others touched, moved and inspired. Our prayer is that our festival will open doors for filmmakers with a higher purpose.User Feedback: 9 Comments (Post a Comment of your own)
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2023 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards
Final Deadline: 04/10/2023
The PAGE 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. And due to the success of our winning writers, the PAGE Awards competition has rapidly become one of the most important sources for new screenwriting talent within the Hollywood community and worldwide.User Feedback: 72 Comments (Post a Comment of your own)
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True Story Showcase
Final Deadline: 04/22/2023
Submissions Open: December 3, 2022. The True Story Showcase recognizes scripts, books, short stories & stage plays in any genre that feature a story based on, or inspired by, true events.User Feedback: 1 Comment (Post a comment of your own)
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Los Angeles Crime and Horror Film Festival
Final Deadline: 04/22/2023
The Los Angeles Crime and Horror Film Festival is an IMDb qualifying event that aims to increase exposure for high quality crime and horror screenplays, including the many subgenres of crime fiction, mystery, psychological horror, and more. Winners are invited to attend the film screenings and the awards presentation in Hollywood.User Feedback: Be the first to comment
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Apeiron Films Screenplay Competition
Final Deadline: 04/25/2023
Cinema is your passion? You've written a short film script that tells a meaningful and touching story with a few characters in plain settings? You can restrict yourself to the essentials? You want to see your ideas in a movie at last? Congratulations: You’ve just found the right opportunity! CHALLENGE Create pure narrative live-action cinema without extravaganza! Make the audience care! Only the awesome idea counts, because the film crew will have only a few days for the complete production from casting to cinema premiere.User Feedback: Be the first to comment
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ScreenCraft Comedy Screenwriting Competition
Final Deadline: 04/30/2023
Whether you have a romantic comedy or an action-comedy blockbuster, we want to read your script. Big or small, our jury is looking for smart scripts with strong command of the craft, lots of heart and unique comedic voices. All entries are eligible for optional feedback from a studio-trained professional reader.User Feedback: 1 Comment (Post a comment of your own)
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Shore Scripts Short Film Fund
Final Deadline: 05/02/2023
$16,000 in Cash Prizes. For screenwriters and/or directors who want to see their short film script produced and create a calling card to help them progress in the industry. New projects are funded each season. Previous winners have had their films screened at Tribeca, BFI London, and won a BAFTA. Alumni working on Netflix & BBC Shows.User Feedback: 1 Comment (Post a comment of your own)
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Diversity Showcase
Final Deadline: 05/19/2023
Submissions Open: January 3, 2023. The Diversity Showcase recognizes scripts, books, short stories, & stage plays in any genre that feature a Writer or a story about a Lead Character from an under-represented community. "Under-represented" may include race, gender, sexual orientation, religious group, political affiliation, or physical or mental challenges.User Feedback: 1 Comment (Post a comment of your own)
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Austin Film Festival Script Competition
Final Deadline: 05/25/2023
The Ultimate Runway Now in our 30th year, the Austin Film Festival has been catapulting writers into life-changing careers for over two decades. Whether your dream is to sign a contract, land an agent, learn from an industry icon, or take home the coveted Bronze Typewriter Award, it’s simple: you can’t win if you don’t enter.User Feedback: 38 Comments (Post a Comment of your own)
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LA Shorts Screenplay Competition
Final Deadline: 05/26/2023
LA Shorts International Film Festival ranks among the most prestigious and largest international short film festivals in the world. The festival is accredited by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences OSCAR®, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts BAFTA and the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television (ACCT) presenters of the Canadian Screen Awards and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Spain (Goya Awards).User Feedback: 2 Comments (Post a Comment of your own)
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Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition
Final Deadline: 05/28/2023
Founded in 1969 as the Sinking Creek Film Celebration, Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm) is one of the longest-running film festivals in the country and one of the most acclaimed festivals in the South. Hosted in Music City, NashFilm attracts enthusiastic film lovers from all across the country and has been praised by film-goers and filmmakers alike for its unique combination of big city festival atmosphere and laid back Southern hospitality.User Feedback: 9 Comments (Post a Comment of your own)
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ScreenCraft Sci-Fi & Fantasy Screenwriting Competition
Final Deadline: 05/31/2023
The best visual effects in the universe count for nothing if a story doesn’t have a world or characters that we care about. It takes unrestrained imagination to explore new worlds and character connections through timeless fantasy and awe-inspiring science fiction, and the best scripts in these genres are nothing short of magical. Whether you’re writing a contained science fiction drama, epic fantasy saga, or anything in-between, we want to read your feature screenplay or TV pilot! ScreenCraft has relationships with sci-fi & fantasy heavyweights that include Scott Free Productions, 21 Laps, HBO Max, Netflix, and countless others.User Feedback: 7 Comments (Post a Comment of your own)
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BOLT
Final Deadline: 05/31/2023
Bolt is an innovative screenplay competition from the creators of Barnstorm Fest. The rules are simple: Submit a short film screenplay or television pilot then Barnstorm Media chooses the winner and MAKES YOUR MOVIE OR PILOT! You get to be the Executive Producer. Every submission receives feedback from the producers at Barnstorm Media.User Feedback: Be the first to comment
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Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards
Final Deadline: 05/31/2023
The Filmmatic Screenplay Awards were created to locate and expose up-and-coming screenwriters, as well as to empower and educate those talented writers still waiting for their invitation to the mainstream industry. The Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Competition is open to feature-length and short works, screenplays and teleplays. 10 Honorees, 1 Overall-Winner, and 100 Finalists will be named!User Feedback: 1 Comment (Post a comment of your own)
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The Indie Gathering International Film Festival
Final Deadline: 06/01/2023
To recognize excellence in screenwriting of shorts and features in a wide variety of genres.User Feedback: 4 Comments (Post a Comment of your own)
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HollyShorts Screenplay Contest
Final Deadline: 06/02/2023
HollyShorts Film Festival (HSFF) is an annual Academy Qualifying short film festival showcasing the best and brightest short films and short screenplays from around the globe. The festival showcases the top short films produced 40 minutes or less and is looking for the best short screenplays 30 pages or less.User Feedback: 2 Comments (Post a Comment of your own)
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Mad Wife Productions Fellowship Program
Final Deadline: 06/14/2023
Mad Wife Productions (https://madwifeproductions.com/) screenwriting fellowship program is for aspiring writers who want to get their big break in the film industry! The aim of this fellowship program is to offer one or more writers the opportunity to work in the industry and learn the ins and outs of taking a story from script to screen.User Feedback: Be the first to comment
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Capital Fund Screenplay Competiton
Final Deadline: 06/17/2023
The Capital Fund Screenplay Competition, now in its 9th year of successes, where your scripts are read direct by investors that buy projects and fund films at the studio level domestically and abroad. Our entrants have been optioned and sold at AFM, Cannes, Berlin, Toronto and Shanghai Film Markets. A Different Screenplay Contest Find out if your script can sell- is it commercial? Now get the answer with a CVR report.User Feedback: 2 Comments (Post a Comment of your own)
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Dallas International Film Festival
Final Deadline: 06/18/2023
Dallas International Film Festival, Event Horizon Films, and Torfoot Studios have come together for the DIFF 2023 Screenplay Competition. Among the prizes, award-winning filmmaker Johnathan Brownlee at Torfoot Studios will produce and direct the winning short script for film festival screenings. Previous winning short scripts screened at Dallas Noir Fest, Dallas International Film Festival and ATX Short Film Showcase, and many others.User Feedback: Be the first to comment
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Finish Line Script Competition
Final Deadline: 06/20/2023
The Finish Line redefines the screenwriting competition, embracing the rewrite as an essential component in any successful screenplay, and incentivizing every entrant to dig deeper, find their best draft, and win. With the guidance of a seasoned script consultant, you can work on your rewrites AFTER submitting your script to the competition and then, after reviewing their notes, RESUBMIT your script to us, having improved your draft and thus bettering your chances to WIN! Our screenplay consultants will provide comprehensive development notes on your screenplay or pilot, for as many drafts as you choose, focusing on the fact that the STORY and WRITER are KING.User Feedback: 7 Comments (Post a Comment of your own)
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Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards
Final Deadline: 06/20/2023
"Short-form films can be great calling cards. They help writers and directors flesh out their unique voices without great expense of time or money. They allow artists to venture out of their comfort zone, show off their wares, and speak to the world without first having to obtain studio or distributor permission...." The Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards were created to locate and expose up-and-coming screenwriters, as well as to empower and promote those talented writers still waiting for their invitation to the mainstream industry.User Feedback: Be the first to comment
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Adapted Story Showcase
Final Deadline: 06/23/2023
Submissions Open: February 3, 2023. The Adapted Story Showcase recognizes scripts, books, short stories, & stage plays in any genre that feature an adapted story.User Feedback: 1 Comment (Post a comment of your own)
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The TITAN Awards
Final Deadline: 06/30/2023
The TITAN Awards was established in 2021 by leading script consultancy Industrial Scripts® to offer access to a rare level of Hollywood judge... Judged only by heavyweight Hollywood producers, the prize discovers and champions exciting screenwriting talent and delivers it to people of stature who can genuinely give the project industry traction.User Feedback: Be the first to comment
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WeScreenplay Shorts Competition
Final Deadline: 07/15/2023
Short scripts are a fantastic way to get your screenwriting feet wet, explore a new genre, hone your craft, and get noticed. With so many Oscar-qualifying film festivals, it’s one way to gain recognition within the entertainment industry! For this competition, all winners will be invited to take part in our exclusive Virtual Shorts Lab to help define the next steps in their projects journey – whether that’s self-producing, crowdfunding, or connecting it with a production company looking for short content.User Feedback: Be the first to comment
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Hollywood Diversity Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Final Deadline: 07/15/2023
The values of Southern California reflect the diversity of gender, gender identity, and the many different cultures that reside within our region. And independent film has been the driver of change in the Hollywood mainstream, at times influencing and re-shaping the norms of studio and network content. With screenplay award presentations and screenings in Hollywood, our event celebrates independent films that embrace diversity of gender and cultural perspectives, and accepts our differences to promote understanding and empathy.User Feedback: Be the first to comment
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Slamdance Screenplay Competition
Final Deadline: 07/24/2023
The Slamdance Screenplay Competition is dedicated to discovering and nurturing emerging screenwriters. Since 1997, the competition has established a strong track record for introducing writers to members of the entertainment industry who have gone on to produce, option, and represent submitted work. Like the Film Festival, the Screenplay Competition is a place for new, bold, and raw voices.User Feedback: 47 Comments (Post a Comment of your own)
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Rome Independent Film Festival
Final Deadline: 07/31/2023
The screenplay award is organized and promoted by the RIFF. The intent is to offer new filmmakers a concrete opportunity to grow professionally by developing their films, and making them accessible to the public.User Feedback: 1 Comment (Post a comment of your own)
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SENE Screenplay Competition
Final Deadline: 08/04/2023
The SENE Screenplay Competition seeks to encourage, recognize and promote talented screenwriters.User Feedback: 1 Comment (Post a comment of your own)
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New York City Horror Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Final Deadline: 09/01/2023
New York City's longest running horror film festival. Established by MooDude Films CEO / Producer / Director / Michael J. Hein in 2001. The NYCHFF is a four-day event that takes place each November in New York City. The NYCHFF has grown to be a world recognized event, with industry, filmmakers, and press attention from around the globe. The Hein Family is committed to keeping the festival alive in memory of the truly missed and loved founder Michael J Hein.User Feedback: Be the first to comment
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Circa Historical Screenplay Competition
Final Deadline: 09/15/2023
Circa 2023 Historical Screenplay Competition accepts Historical Screenplays in three categories: Feature Screenplay, TV Pilot and Short Screenplay. All three categories compete for Circa Historical Screenplay Competition Award: "Best Historical Screenplay".User Feedback: 1 Comment (Post a comment of your own)
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L.A. Neo Noir Novel, Film, & Script Festival
Final Deadline: 10/31/2023
FESTIVAL UPDATE: We are only accepting 10 VIP entries in the writing and film categories. So if you would like VIP privileges (three days 72 hours screening of films regardless of award placement, while everyone else has one screening, a video interview highlighted on our website, extensive consultation for your neo-noir project, and more) you need to secure your spot as soon as possible.User Feedback: 2 Comments (Post a Comment of your own)
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Shore Scripts Script Development Fund
Final Deadline: 11/15/2023
$3,000 in Cash Prizes + 1 Year of Script Development and Support from Shore Scripts for 2 Winners in 2023. For screenwriters who need support to finish their screenplay and craft a script that will attract industry attention. We've helped launch the careers of 100+ writers, including deals with Sony, Blumhouse, Film4, and Hulu. This contest accepts the first ten pages of scripts, and treatments for Feature, TV, Shorts, and Animation screenplays.User Feedback: Be the first to comment
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Nantucket Film Festival Screenplay Competition
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The Nantucket Film Festival - unique in its dedication to supporting and promoting the art of screenwriting - launched the Showtime Tony Cox Screenplay Competition in 1996. The Festival's screenwriting focus was inspired by Nantucket's rich history as a writer's retreat and is one of the main reasons for the event's distinction as an important cultural institution.User Feedback: 6 Comments (Post a Comment of your own)
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BlueCat Screenplay Competition
Final Deadline: 12/11/2022 (expired)
The BlueCat Screenplay Competition, now in its 25th year, is accepting submissions for its 2023 competition. Founded in 1998 by award-winning writer Gordy Hoffman, BlueCat has supported thousands of screenwriters through written analysis provided to all entrants, many of whom have gone on to successful careers in the film and television industry.User Feedback: 182 Comments (Post a Comment of your own)
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Fade In Awards
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Industry exposure, WGAw writer assistance in polishing winning scripts and $15,000 in cash prizes for up to 19 finalists.User Feedback: 85 Comments (Post a Comment of your own)
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Moondance International Film Festival
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The objective of the Moondance International Film Festival is to inspire, motivate, promote and encourage the best writers & independent filmmakers, from every country in the world, and to inspire a greater understanding about the vital role of the arts in enhancing creativity, community spirit, and the preservation of our cultural heritage.User Feedback: 15 Comments (Post a Comment of your own)
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WriteMovies 2022 Screenwriting Contest
Final Deadline: 06/05/2022 (expired)
Since 1999, WriteMovies’ screenwriting contests guarantee to develop our winners’ projects at our own expense and pitch them to producers with the power to make them happen. Our contests are designed to show you exactly how well your script currently competes in the market, and a clear ladder to success. Our results – with up to 50+ Quarter-Finalists, 25+ Semi-Finalists, 7+ Honorable Mentions and 5 winners – show you where your project currently sits in comparison to others, and our studio-quality tiers of script mentoring and script consultancy show you its potential and how to remove the obstacles to that success without compromising on the things that matter most to you about your script.User Feedback: 75 Comments (Post a Comment of your own)
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The 15th Annual American Gem Short Script & Literary Festival
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To promote and support new talent by creating real and original opportunities. To make Hollywood more accessible than ever before to more aspiring screenwriters, American Gem Short Script Writing Contest: presented by Filmmakers Magazine and Write Brothers, is forming strategic alliances with the powers that be in Film, TV and Literary Publishing.User Feedback: 7 Comments (Post a Comment of your own)
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SHRIEKFEST Horror/SciFi Film & Screenplay Competition
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CALL FOR ENTRIES! Shriekfest, the Los Angeles Horror/SciFi Film Festival continues its tradition as Los Angeles' Premier horror film event, presenting an exciting program of films each fall with beautiful Los Angeles as its backdrop. Now, in its 20th year, Shriekfest takes place at the legendary Raleigh Studios, which is the largest independent studio operator in the country.User Feedback: 11 Comments (Post a Comment of your own)
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Writers Place
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To assist the aspiring screenwriter in realizing his/her dream of becoming a professional screenwriter. To eliminate industry chokepoints that stifle creativity and impede screenplay access to managers,agents & producers.User Feedback: 12 Comments (Post a Comment of your own)
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Cinequest Screenwriting Competition
Final Deadline: 11/30/2022 (expired)
Cinequest voted Best Film Festival by USA Today Readers. Cinequest voted Best Film Festival by USA Today Readers. The Cinequest Screenplay Competition empowers global screenwriters through discovery, recognition, and opportunity. Cinequest loves writers, and we welcome you to submit your screenplay or teleplay to our renowned competition.User Feedback: 13 Comments (Post a Comment of your own)
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NYC Midnight Screenwriter's Challenge
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The mission of the Screenwriter's Challenge is to discover and support a new wave of talented storytellers from around the world. The Challenge is organized by NYC Midnight Movie Making Madness, LLC. NYC Midnight aims to provide the prizes and exposure necessary for writers to take their next big step towards writing professionally.User Feedback: 1 Comment (Post a comment of your own)
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