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A list of upcoming screenplay contests, rated by screenwriters and sorted by deadline. Find the best contest for your screenplay or television script.

Contests found: 91

Rating Contest Deadline
0 n/a
Shore Scripts Script Development Fund
 2024-04-19 04/19/2024
2.27272727273 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
True Story Showcase
 2024-04-22 04/22/2024
4.4224137931 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
StoryPros Awards Contest
 2024-04-30 04/30/2024
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
ScreenCraft Comedy Screenwriting Competition
 2024-04-30 04/30/2024
5 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting
 2024-05-01 05/01/2024
4.85714285714 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
Paramount Writers Mentoring Program
 2024-05-01 05/01/2024
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Art of Brooklyn Film Festival
 2024-05-01 05/01/2024
4.5 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Shore Scripts Short Film Fund
 2024-05-02 05/02/2024
2.94117647059 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Breaking Walls Thriller Screenplay Contest
 2024-05-04 05/04/2024
4.27586206897 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Scriptapalooza TV Writing Competition
 2024-05-06 05/06/2024
0 n/a
Shore Scripts OutHere Contest
 2024-05-10 05/10/2024
4.05555555556 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Finish Line Script Competition
 2024-05-15 05/15/2024
4.625 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
CineStory Foundation Feature Retreat and Fellowship
 2024-05-19 05/19/2024
4.12903225806 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition
 2024-05-19 05/19/2024
2.66666666667 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Diversity Showcase
 2024-05-19 05/19/2024
4.5 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Emerging Screenwriters Action & Adventure Screenplay Competition
 2024-05-23 05/23/2024
4.92857142857 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
Emerging Screenwriters Suspense Screenplay Competition
 2024-05-23 05/23/2024
0 n/a
Emerging Screenwriters Animation Screenplay Competition
 2024-05-23 05/23/2024
4.606 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Austin Film Festival Script Competition
 2024-05-24 05/24/2024
4.41666666667 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Austin Film Festival Playwriting Competition
2024-05-24 05/24/2024
0 n/a
Austin Action Fest
 2024-05-27 05/27/2024
3.81349206349 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Script Pipeline Screenwriting and TV Writing Competition
 2024-05-31 05/31/2024
4.54347826087 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
ScreenCraft Sci-Fi & Fantasy Screenwriting Competition
 2024-05-31 05/31/2024
2.33333333333 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Coverage Ink's Get Repped Now
 2024-05-31 05/31/2024
4.6 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards
 2024-05-31 05/31/2024
4.16666666667 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
ScreenCraft Feature Competition
 2024-05-31 05/31/2024
3.5 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Script2Comic Contest
 2024-05-31 05/31/2024
5 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
Write LA Screenplay & Pilot Competition
 2024-06-01 06/01/2024
4.33333333333 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
The Indie Gathering International Film Festival
 2024-06-02 06/02/2024
4.5 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
HollyShorts Screenplay Contest
 2024-06-03 06/03/2024
3.42105263158 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Screamfest Horror Film Festival and Screenplay Competition
 2024-06-15 06/15/2024
3.63636363636 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Capital Fund Screenplay Competiton
 2024-06-17 06/17/2024
4.38461538462 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards
 2024-06-20 06/20/2024
2.66666666667 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Adapted Story Showcase
 2024-06-23 06/23/2024
0 n/a
BlueCat TV Writing Competition
 2024-06-25 06/25/2024
3.71825396825 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest
 2024-06-28 06/28/2024
4.16666666667 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Shore Scripts TV Pilot Contest
 2024-06-28 06/28/2024
0 n/a
Cult Movies International Film Festival
 2024-06-29 06/29/2024
4.86363636364 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
ScreenCraft Action & Adventure Screenwriting Competition
 2024-06-30 06/30/2024
3 3 stars3 stars3 stars
The TITAN Awards
 2024-06-30 06/30/2024
0 n/a
Los Angeles International Sci-Fi Film Festival
 2024-06-30 06/30/2024
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Hollywood Diversity Film Festival Screenplay Competition
 2024-07-06 07/06/2024
2.79166666667 3 stars3 stars3 stars
FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival Screenplay Competition
 2024-07-15 07/15/2024
3.86111111111 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
WeScreenplay Shorts Competition
 2024-07-15 07/15/2024
5 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
B!tchFest Film Festival & Screenplay Contest
 2024-07-15 07/15/2024
3.5 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Scriptation Showcase Features & Shorts Category
 2024-07-21 07/21/2024
0 n/a
Astrophobia Sci-Fi and Horror Film Festival
2024-07-21 07/21/2024
0 n/a
Optimus Feedback Screenplay Competition
 2024-07-22 07/22/2024
3.73148148148 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Slamdance Screenplay Competition
 2024-07-26 07/26/2024
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
L.A. Sci-Fi & Horror Festival
 2024-07-27 07/27/2024
2.625 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
New York Metropolitan Screenwriting Competition & Film Awards
 2024-08-14 08/14/2024
4.34821428571 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Screenplay Festival
 2024-08-15 08/15/2024
4.03488372093 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Shore Scripts Feature Screenplay Contest
 2024-08-30 08/30/2024
0 n/a
New York City Horror Film Festival Screenplay Competition
 2024-09-01 09/01/2024
3.44 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
San Francisco International Screenwriting Competition & Film Awards
 2024-09-19 09/19/2024
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Los Angeles Crime and Horror Film Festival
 2024-10-19 10/19/2024
4.5 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Outstanding Screenplays Shorts Competition
 2024-10-31 10/31/2024
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Outstanding Screenplays TV Pilot Competition
 2024-11-30 11/30/2024
4.23529411765 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Golden Script Competition
 2025-03-28 03/28/2025
2.21052631579 2 stars2 stars
hollywoodscript.com monthly contest
 Last Day of any calender month
2.9 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Wildsound Reading Series
 Monthly.
2.87179487179 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Wildsound TV SPEC and TV PILOT Screenplay Contest
 Ongoing - submit anytime.
3 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Kids First! Film Festival
 Quarterly deadlines: February 15; May 15; August 15; November 15.
3.5 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Screenplay Search Screenwriting Competition
 Monthly.
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Writers Boot Camp Fellowship
 Monthly. Please visit website.
2.25 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Talentville Script of the Month
 Last day of each month
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Evolution International Film Festival
 Rolling Deadline
3.22727272727 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Wildsound 1st Scene Screenplay Contest
 Monthly.
2.75 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Amazing Logline Contest
 Monthly.
3.8 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards
 Monthly.
2.375 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Just4Shorts Short Screenplay Competition
 Monthly.
3.75 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival
Monthly.
1 1 star
Top Indie Film Awards
 Monthly.
3 3 stars3 stars3 stars
12 Months Film Festival
 Monthly.
0 n/a
StoryPlanner.com Monthly Story Plan Competition
 Monthly.
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Independent Horror Movie Awards
 Monthly.
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Feel The Reel International Film Festival
 Monthly.
3.75 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Mindfield Film Festival
 Monthly.
2 2 stars2 stars
Bucharest ShortCut Cinefest
 Monthly.
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards
Monthly.
3 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Golden Gateway Contest
 Monthly.
2.44444444444 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Los Angeles Film Awards (LAFA)
 Monthly.
2.66666666667 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Global Film Festival Awards
 Monthly.
2.53333333333 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Miami Screenplay Awards
 Monthly.
4.36842105263 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Wiki: The World's FASTEST Screenplay Contest
 Monthly.
4.5 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
The Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards
 Monthly.
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
SU's Monthly FREE Logline Contest
 Monthly.
0 n/a
Changing Face International Film Festival
 Monthly.
0 n/a
Strange Days Horror Fest
 Monthly.
0 n/a
Palm Springs International Screenplay Awards & Pitch Deck-Sizzle Reel-Trailer Contest
 Monthly.
0 n/a
Romance and Relationship Festival
 Monthly deadlines.

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