5th ANNUAL GENRE COMPETITION

We have scrubbed the Internet and our personal contacts to put all our lists together into one huge database.

This database of 5,481 contacts includes almost every working agent, manager and producer we know in Hollywood.

What are we going to do with this incredible list?

We're going to blast the doors off the castle gates of Hollywood.

We will be putting together a PDF Booklet of the Top Scripts of the Competition. It will include the scripts' logline, the writers' short bios and their contact information.

This will get your work to producers, agents and managers and allow them to reach out directly to you.

You wanted Access to Hollywood. Here it is.

Script+ is an international script challenge hosted in Brazil by Roteirista Empreendedor, the biggest screenwriter resource in the country. Our objective is to introduce new Brazilian writers to the international market by giving them the tools they need to "shop" their scripts in America.

In our sixth season, we offer cash prizes and lots of great prizes to our winners, including translation services, writing software, and memberships to the biggest platforms in the market.

We accept short scripts up to 15 pages in one of two categories: Comedy and Drama. The scripts are analyzed on theme, characters, plot, and readability.

We accept scripts in English and Portuguese through the Filmfreeway platform.

The leading screenplay competition for thriller screenwriters. Well-written thrillers demonstrate commerciality and effectively delivered narrative.

Hollywood managers and producers will receive the winning script and consider the top finalists' loglines for read requests, including:

Grindstone Entertainment, MadHorse, Magnet Management, Zero Gravity, and Morningstar Films.

Plus, winner gets 4mo free InkTip Pro and all entrants get 1 free pitch to other pros at VPF (1 per entrant.)

$30,000 in Cash Grants in 2023. For screenwriters and/or filmmakers who want to see their short film script produced and create a calling card to help them progress in the industry as writers or writer-directors. Previous winners have had their films screened at Tribeca, BFI London, and won a BAFTA... Alumni working on Netflix & BBC Shows.


The Shore Scripts Short Film Fund offers screenwriters and filmmakers an opportunity to have their short film scripts financed and produced.

Our Award-Winning Judges including former Fund winners will decide this season's Grand Prize Winner.

The Fall Season of the 2023 Short Film Fund will award production financing for a new short film.
● Grand Prize Winner - A Cash Grant of $15K and support to take your short screenplay into production. Free camera equipment rental from ARRI Rental for the duration of production in any country that they operate.
● Plus, the Grand Prize Winner will receive Festival Strategy consultancy with KIMBERLEY BROWNING (Filmmaker & Festival Programmer - Tribeca, Catalyst Content Festival, Production Advisor - Tribeca Untold Stories feature program).
● 2nd Place Prize - A Cash Prize of $1000 and feedback on their script from one of our esteemed Judges. Plus, the offer of script circulation to our roster and free access to our private Facebook screenwriting community.
● Both Winners will win a call with Oscar-nominated producer MARIA GRACIA TURGEON where they can discuss their script and screenwriting career next steps.
● Top 5 Finalists – will receive feedback on their scripts from one of our esteemed Judges, in addition to these prizes:
o Top 15 Finalists – will have the opportunity to have their scripts read by members of our Industry Roster and Directors.
o New for 2023 SFF2! Semi-Finalists - will receive free access to our private Facebook screenwriting community.

Our Short Film Fund is 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. As an emerging writer, getting a script produced is a transformative career milestone that can open new opportunities and help you pitch your stories to producers, managers, and agents.

The Fund accepts submissions from writers and filmmakers who have a script they wish to direct or wish to have Shore Scripts attach a director and crew to take the project through into production. We also accept submissions from short film projects in production seeking finishing funds.

All scripts must be in English. The Fund welcomes submissions from screenwriters and filmmakers from around the world. We accept short scripts, web series pilots, animations, and proof-of-concept shorts for TV series and Features. The production can be filmed in any country and any language. For foreign language films, the finished film will need to have English language subtitles

We can offer end-to-end support from script development to post-production and release. Grand Prize winners will receive production mentorship from Oscar-nominated producer Maria Gracia Turgeon and a personalized festival strategy from Tribeca festival programmer Kimberley Browning.

We do not seek to obtain any rights over your script or the resulting film at any time. For those who take the funding, we ask for a production company credit and access to promotional material from the produced short film project to promote the film and the fund in the future.

Our previous 18 funded short films have played at some of the top film festivals in the world, including Tribeca, BFI London, Austin, Cannes, Encounters, Palm Springs, and many others. Our writers have gone on to gain representation, sold screenplays, and been staffed on TV shows as a direct result of entering.

READ MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE SHORT FILM FUND: https://www.shorescripts.com/historyoftheshortfilmfund/

Plus, every writer who enters receives a FREE 18-page booklet on HOW TO GET YOUR SCREENPLAY PRODUCED.

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.

Santa Barbara—where the film industry began—has always attracted Hollywood's
Leading writers, directors, producers, agents, managers, stage, television, and movie talent.

Hollywood's decision-makers are in constant search of today's most promising writers...
and they start that search right here​.

Featuring Oscar-Emmy-WGA Award-winning judges with vital industry connections.
​
Every word of every page of your script will be read and analyzed by established Hollywood film and television professionals.

The only screenplay contest​ where winning feature and TV pilot writers are invited to a Live Line Notes & Consultation session with an award-winning WGA writer-producer.

This is a 60-90 minute personal and private meeting to go over every single page of your script with notes written directly on the pages.
​
Winners receive a full PDF of those notes, an in-depth written analysis, and a complete recording of the online video session.

What happens to your script when you enter
​The Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards?
Picture
Photo: Hannah Grace/Unspash

​• Your screenplay, TV script, or short feature script is given an exclusive file number and is immediately uploaded into our firewall-protected data portal.
• Once the virus-free integrity of your pdf file is verified, it is then made available to a confidential team of professional reader-analysts with significant industry experience in the evaluation of essential screenplay elements at every genre level.
• There are no unpaid interns or amateur readers involved in our process at any time.
• Your script is then read from cover-to-cover, word-for-word, and evaluated against professional marketplace standards.
• Scores are assigned; written analysis (far more than "coverage") is then composed, edited, and validated by members of the Senior Judging Panel.

The StoryPros International Screenplay Contest seeks to recognize 5 screenwriters for overall excellence and quality. The contest is open to any writer at any level, for any unproduced feature-length screenplay. Past entrants and winners have gone on to representation, options and sales...why not you?

Welcome to the 19th Cinequest Screenwriting Competition, presenting screenwriters with prestigious recognition, engagement with industry leaders, connection to an empowering community, plus the chance to win extraordinary acclaim and prizes. The Competition welcomes screenplays and teleplays of all genres and lengths. Cinequest inspires creative fervor and provides dynamic opportunities for writers to get discovered and have their work produced.

"I think the most important thing about Cinequest is it's definitely the first time I've ever come to a festival where my immediate reaction is, 'What do I have to do to be invited back?' and that's not normally my reaction. It's a perfect film festival in a glorious place."— Neil Gaiman, Maverick Spirit Award Winner

Cinequest is dedicated to launching new screenwriters’ careers and providing a platform from which their work can take flight. Cinequest was voted Best Film Festival by USA Today Readers. Set in the home of the world’s most influential media technology companies (Netflix, YouTube, Apple, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.), Cinequest showcases premier films, renowned and emerging artists, and breakthrough technology—empowering global connectivity between creators, innovators, and audiences. Cinequest Film & VR Festival occurs in San Jose & Redwood City, California, and Virtually.

Amidst the energy and excitement of the festival, the Cinequest Screenwriting Competition empowers creative and innovative writers with the opportunity to interact with producers and industry professionals from around the world. Finalists will be honored during the Cinequest Writers Celebration, a day filled with a dynamic collection of Writer Meet Producer events, Business of Writing forums, Pitch Training, VIP Writers Lunch, and an awards ceremony announcing the winners of the competition.

Cinequest Finalist Juries (announced in January/February) feature many top industry leaders. Previous year's jury included:

• Chan Phung, Fox Searchlights, SVP of Acquisitions & Development
• Chris Grunden, HBO, Vice President of Film Programming
• LisaHolmes, Music Box Films, Director of Home Entertainment
• Nathalie Jeung, Le Pacte, Sales Executive
• Lauren Fisher, Paramount, VP of Worldwide Acquisitions
• Nitza Wilon, The Writers Lab, Co-Founder
• Debra Zimmerman, Women Make Movies, Executive Director
• Gabor Greiner, Films Boutique, Head of Acquisitions
• Carter Pilcher, Shorts International, CEO & Founder
• Fiona Lamptey, Netflix, UK Director of Originals and Features

The prestigious Maverick Spirit Award will also be presented to a renowned writer during the Celebration. Past honorees include: J.J. Abrams, Neil Gaiman, Darren Star, Lawrence Kasdan, Chuck Palahniuk, Michael Arndt, Darren Star, and Diablo Cody.

TESTIMONIALS

"I've been submitting to Cinequest since 2013. The Cinequest judges' feedback has always been top-notch. I had a fantastic experience attending this year. The producers and staff do an amazing job. It's incredible...I'm over the moon to be working with The Solution and with the crew at CAA. — Jeremy Rush, Cinequest Feature Winner, WHEELMAN (Sold to Netflix )"

“What unites them all under the festival’s big tent is clear: Being a part of Cinequest is not to follow industry trends, but to witness the moment they’re being set.” — Max Weinstein, MovieMaker

"My cell was ringing with option interest before I even left San Jose. The Cinequest win helped me land representation in L.A., which resulted in attaching a seasoned producer who loves the script. I'm now being read by some of the most well-known production companies and all the major studios in Hollywood." — Bill Schreiber, SWITCHBACK

“Winning the Cinequest feature screenwriting competition gave me a chance to connect with other writers and filmmakers and provided me with amazing opportunities to open some doors. A top-notch competition!” — Stacie Shellner, SAINT CHLOE

"It's a surreal experience to see Our Lady Lupe go from CINEQUEST finalist script to screen with its premiere on national television! I learned so much from the writer's celebration, which definitely helped prepare me for this opportunity!" — Dominique Nieves, OUR LADY LUPE

"Cinequest offers the creme' de la creme' of screenplay competitions! All of the events were professionally run, and as a Screenwriting Finalist, I encountered wonderful networking situations, well thought out educational opportunities, and a warm embrace into this vibrant community." — Ashia Chacko, BLACK BOX

"I saw the word "maverick" and took a chance on a lark that maybe this was a venue that could help foster my own vision. I graduated from the USC Graduate Screenwriting program...whatever happens in my career from this point on, I will consider [Cinequest] as one of the key factors in my development as a writer." — George Chumo II,

VISIONFEST is an annual online screenwriting competition evolving from what began in 2001 as VISIONFEST: THE OTHER FESTIVAL (commonly referred to as VF) and founded by the Domani Vision Film Society LLC, an organization dedicated to bringing you tomorrow's visionaries... today. The Screenwriting Competition accepts feature length and short screenplays for a chance to win cash prizes, commemorative certificates, and more... Top winning feature script gets $1k cash prize - winning short $350 cash!

Our intention is to help open doors for the aspiring television writer. There are four categories you can submit to, which include one hour existing shows, ½ hour existing sitcom, original pilots, and reality shows.

The participants we have chosen to read the winning scripts are individuals from established production companies. Whether you are already an aspiring television writer or a writer interested in exploring other avenues, Scriptapalooza TV is here to promote you.

11th International Screenplay Competition - ISC@JIFF (Mind to Audience)
at 16th Jaipur International Film Festival-JIFF 2024

The ISC Screenwriting Competition continues to empower global connectivity between Screenwriters, Filmmakers, Producers and Innovators.

Our goal is to discover new exciting screenwriting talent from around the world. Top finalists will get their scripts read by industry professionals.

Top finalists will get their scripts read by industry professionals.

Ex. Chairman for Writer's Meet and Screenplay Festival / Competition
Mr. Anjum Rajabali, Noted Film Writer, India

For more about Mr. Anjum Rajabali: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anjum_Rajabali

$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 a script, or treatments for Feature, TV, Shorts, and Animation screenplays.

The Shore Scripts Script Development Fund offers you an opportunity to transform your story idea into a fully-functioning first draft.

The Two Winners will receive:
● Grand Prize Winner - $2000 Cash.
● 2nd Place Prize - $1000 Cash.
● Plus, both Winners will receive multiple rounds of FREE script coverage and development from Lee Hamilton, Head of Development at Shore Scripts, over the following year.
● Top 5 Finalists will each receive a free 3-Page coverage report plus 6 months of free access to Stage 32's Writers' Room.

The Script Development Fund is an exciting new opportunity that has been established to help emerging screenwriters find the precious time needed to finish their screenplay. Many aspiring writers struggle to find the time to write whilst supporting themselves and their families financially in other paid work. The cash awarded in this contest is intended to finance greater freedom for writers, be that taking time off work, attending a writer's retreat, engaging childminders, or any other way the writer sees fit that will help them find time to write.

In addition, Shore Scripts will offer the support of our Head of Development, providing ongoing coverage and feedback to the Winners over a period of a year.

The Fund welcomes submissions from screenwriters from around the world. Submissions should be in the form of a short treatment or the first 10 pages of a script that the writer is currently working on. Treatments and scripts must be in English. Projects must be personal/spec projects, and not projects you have been commissioned and paid to write by a production company or producer.

Shore Scripts does not seek to obtain any rights over your script at any time.

Plus, every writer who enters receives a FREE copy of our 40-page COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO SCREENPLAY FORMATTING.

Awards & Prizes

- GRAND PRIZE WINNER - A $2000 Cash Grant.
- 2ND PLACE PRIZE - $1000.
- Both Winners will receive personalized free script feedback and development on their winning script or treatment, including:
- Two 1-Hour calls with our Head of Development, Lee Hamilton, either on zoom, Skype, or phone as preferred by both parties.
- A 6-page Free coverage report
- Two 3-Page Free coverage reports

- And both Winners will each receive a Free Screenwriting Book of their choice from Michael Wiese Productions, a Free 1-Year Pro Membership to Raindance, and an InkTip Screenwriting Prize Package including four months of free Pro membership.

And in an initiative especially created for this contest Winners will be able to consult with representatives of the following organizations who are kindly giving their time for free to help our Winners develop their writing skills – Robert McKee, ISA, Save The Cat, Women In Film & TV, InkTip, Pride Reads, and The British Blacklist.

- Top 5 Finalists – will each receive a free 3-Page coverage plus 6 months of free access to Stage 32's Writers' Room.

ALL THE INFO, RULES & FAQ: https://www.shorescripts.com/scriptdevfund/

THE UK FILM FESTIVAL SCRIPT COMPETITIONS
The UKFF Script Competitions has 4 exciting categories.
1) Feature Script - Could your Feature Script be the next big thing?
2) 3 Minute Script - Can you tell a complete screen story in 3 pages?
3) 10 Minute Script - The perfect length. Enough time to develop a short story film.
4) A 60 minute TV Pilot, Stand-alone episode or Complete TV Screenplay.

Unlike other script competitions UKFF doesn't just give awards or money as a prize but aims to get their winning scripts into production. In fact, they are well known for successfully connecting scriptwriters to the film industry and getting the films made. With 6 of their winners' scripts made in to films (2 of which went on to win Crystal Bears at the Berlin Film Festival); 1 in preproduction; and a further 4 optioned - their record speaks for itself.
As 2018 feature script winner, Joadie Jurgova says -
"Entering The UK Film Festival's screenplay competition was the best chance I have ever taken. It took my script and breathed new life into it, attaching an award-winning director and placing it with a prestigious international production company in less than a year. The support since winning has been phenomenal, respectful and generous. If you are looking for a script competition that you can place your trust in, this is it."

The UK Film Festival does more than just support feature scripts. Ever since the Short script competitions began a winning script has gone into production or preproduction and 4 of the writers' resulting films have subsequently gone on to be multi-award winning at film festivals around the world including, the Berlinale, Aesthetica, Bilbao, Galway, Underwire and Paris Film Festivals. The films have been Official Selection in 41 other festivals and 4 have gained prestigious distribution deals.
Winners will receive immediate marketing to the industry, winner's laurels and the associated publicity. Winners and runners up in each category will also receive the latest version of Final Draft 11 (value $250) with many new features, as well as a free script listing and placement on InkTip. Producers have made more than 400 films from scripts and writers they found through InkTip.

For more details go to http://ukfilmfestival.com or to submit https://filmfreeway.com/TheUKFilmFestivalScriptCompetitions

Festival and screenplay contest celebrating the best of indie crime and horror.

Scripts in the crime and horror sub-genres juggle genre-awareness, often times in order to subvert the expected, with natural talent and a unique voice. We aim to spotlight the voices of tomorrow's classics.

Winners will be considered by:

ZERO GRAVITY
BLOOD LIST / BRILLSTEIN
THINK TANK
TXL FILMS
... and more.

The top three screenplays also receive 4 months of free listings on InkTip!

The Golden Script Competition is a yearly international competition for short, feature and TV pilot screenplays from all around the world. Recognized by MovieBytes as one of the TOP SCREENPLAY CONTESTS for 2022 and 2023.

You will be submitting to the 2024 edition, and the best scripts of this edition will be read by some of the most renowned production companies and literary agencies (including some that have won several OSCARS and BAFTAS), giving you the chance to have your script produced or represented! 2024 mentors include BAFTA-nominee John J. McLaughlin and three-time EMMY-nominee Jessica Sharzer (TBC).

WriteMovies has been helping writers succeed since 1999. We are currently accepting entries to our 2023 Screenwriting Contest!

All submissions receive a one-page summary of the strengths and weaknesses of your entry’s crucial first ten pages – and then you can resubmit your redraft for free to the same contest, up until the contest closes!

The Grand Prize winner will receive $3500, and the top five scripts all receive a year of free script development and guaranteed pitching to industry.

ZED FEST FILM FESTIVAL FEATURE SCREENPLAY COMPETITION 2023
Screenplays must be feature-length no less than 10 pages and no more than 120 pages. All screenplays must be written in English. Screenplays should be in 12 point Courier font and pages must be numbered. Only online PDF submissions will be accepted. Any revisions after submission will not be accepted.

TOP PRIZES

1st PLACE $500
2nd PLACE $300



ZED FEST FILM FESTIVAL SHORT SCREENPLAY COMPETITION 2023

Short Screenplays must be no less than 10 pages and no more than 30 pages. All screenplays must be written in English. Screenplays should be in 12 point Courier font and pages must be numbered. Only online PDF submissions will be accepted. Any revisions after submission will not be accepted.
TOP PRIZES

1st PLACE $150
2nd PLACE $50

Additional Sponsor Prizes:

*ZED FEST FILM FESTIVAL CERTIFICATE
*Bonus Top Prize winners Movie Magic Screenwriter software
*InkTip Script Listing: A listing of your script on InkTip so that producers and reps can find you.
InkTip Magazine: Publication of your logline in InkTip's magazine sent to nearly 15000 producers and reps.


Submission Info:
GENRES:
Horror
Suspense
Science Fiction
Supernatural
Action Adventure
Drama
Fantasy
Art House
Comedy

X World Short Film Festival is a self-sustained Independent Festival for Independent Filmmakers from all over the World, which dare to eXpress their fantasy, creativity and peculiar ideas through Short Films, Scripts, Music and Dance.

If you think that your Project will make the audience feel amazed-excited-thrilled-amused-moved, then this Festival is for you!

X World is about fascinating stories, inspiring messages, fun intrigues, new themes, unusual points of view, mysteries! As long as IN TUNE WITH GOOD VIBES…

Our purpose is to find, showcase, promote, honor and recognize such kinds of interesting works, made with Love and passion for the art of eXpression, no matter the budget or technical resources.
And to create a Community that will cooperate to build a new, free and clean Film Industry.

X World Short Film Festival is an IMDb-qualifying Festival.

The New Edition's Live Screening Event and Awards Celebration will be in May 2024 in Rome.

You can find more information on the Website:
https://www.welcometoxworld.com

NYISA is one of the most prestigious international screenplay competitions for screenwriters who aspire to connect with US industry workers and explore the US markets!

NYISA prizes are not only for the winners! but, Finalists & Semi-Finalists will have prizes too!

The prizes include;
InkTip Pro memberships,
Copyright protection registrations, by Creators Vault,
Online Screenwriting Courses, by Script Reader Pro,
Final Draft Software,
Audio Production Packages, by Sound of Scripts
Production Company meetings/pitchings, by VPF!
Email blasts to the 1050+ agents and producers, by Script Mailer,
Coverages, page-by-page script analysis & an e-book, "Common Screenwriting Mistakes" by Uplift Script.

And everyone who enters;
will have free feedback for their logline!

The award ceremony will be at the DROM Venue, on May 9th, 2024! YOU ARE INVITED!
It's free, one of the most effective networking cocktail parties in NYC!

NYISA offers the workshops "How to write An Award-winning Screenplay" and "Advanced Screenwriting Development Programs."
For more info, workshops@nyisa.com

From choosing our judges to creating opportunities, our top priority has always been the writer. We surround ourselves with reputable and successful companies, including the many producers, literary agents, and managers who read your scripts.

Our past winners have won Emmys, been signed by agents, managers, had their scripts optioned, and even made into movies.

But the most important prize of all is this: Scriptapalooza will promote, pitch, and push the Semifinalists and higher for a full year. No other competition in the world does that.

What makes 100 Screenplays different? One of the judges for Screenplay Festival had an idea, "What if we had a contest where we limited the number of entries to one hundred? We could get them read quickly and select the winner in a month, and the writers stand a better chance of winning." This idea was thrown around the office until it grew into "100 Screenplays."

The fellowship program was developed to honor dedicated writers and to help further their creative process and skills. Writing in itself is a journey and we would like to facilitate the process by giving the fellows the opportunity to be surrounded by like-minded professionals and individuals.