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Shore Scripts Feature Screenplay Contest
Shore Scripts Feature
Contact
171 Pier Avenue #145
Santa Monica, CA 90405-5363
Web:
https://www.shorescripts.com/feature/
Email:
contact@shorescripts.com
Contact: Sarah Eagen, Director of Contests
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Objective
We are seeking emerging feature screenwriting talent across all genres.
Over the past fifteen years, we’ve built an unparalleled network of industry relationships, resulting in millions of dollars in spec sales, hundreds of writers signed and introduced to representation, and multiple films produced, including The Assessment, starring Alicia Vikander and Elizabeth Olsen, acquired by Amazon for mid-seven figures.
As the only contest with a dedicated Writer Development Manager, we provide ongoing, structured support while connecting our writers to a network of 300+ industry professionals.
Feature film production is a massive engine, made up of many moving parts and engaging the creative talents of a huge number of individuals, but as the well-known phrase goes, "It all starts with the script". Show More
Deadline/Entry Fees
| Deadline | Date Days till: |
Entry Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Early | May 29, 2026 16 |
$59.00 |
| Regular | July 14, 2026 62 |
$69.00 |
| Final | August 28, 2026 107 |
$79.00 |
WinningScripts Pro $5 Off Coupon
Notification: Quarter-Finalists: Oct 6, 2026;Semi-Finalist: Nov 13, 2026;Finalist & Winners: Dec 9, 2026.
Eligibility
Open to all. Scripts should be between 80-120 pages. Must be written in English.Rules
Scripts should ideally be within 80-120 pages. Writers can exceed the recommended limits by up to 30 pages, with an additional fee of $1 per page.
Screenwriters from all countries are welcome to enter. All scripts must be written in English.
The script must be the writer’s original work. Adaptations are accepted but the writer must own all copyright. At no point will Shore Scripts ever have any rights over your work.
All ages are welcome.
We accept all genres, including animation. It’s absolutely fine if your script is a combination of multiple genres or sub-genres. If that’s the case, use the Genre dropdown to indicate the main genre on your submission, and make a note of other Genres, and any other information you feel will be relevant to the reader in the Any Other Project Comments field.
Each writer, or writing team, may not have earned more than $50,000 in screenwriting fees in the preceding 18 months. This clause is in place to help us support emerging talent. (Contest & Fellowship awards and writing fees received outside of fiction screenwriting do not count toward this total).
You may enter a newer draft of an already submitted script. There is a small additional fee as the script will be reread. You may re-enter your script through the Resubmission page.
A writer can enter as many scripts in as many categories as they wish.
If a script is optioned or purchased during the competition, then it will no longer be eligible for the contest.
Scripts should be in standard screenplay formatting and submitted electronically as a PDF.
Please only include the Script Title on the cover page.
The winners consent to Shore Scripts using their name, script title, and any other relevant information for promotional purposes on their website. This will be used to inform other contestants and the media of the results.
If Shore Scripts helps a writer gain representation, option, sell, or have his/her screenplay produced, then we are entitled to state this on our website and on any other platform whenever we see fit.
Shore Scripts staff and associates are unable to enter.
The decision of Shore Scripts is final. By applying to this contest each participant agrees to hold Shore Scripts, our judges and sponsors immune from any competition disputes, claims, liabilities, and expenses.
By entering Shore Scripts, you authorize us to use any trusted third-party online, cloud-based, and email services and databases for hosting, managing, and/or sending/transmitting your submission file(s).
If we see fit, we can extend the final deadline for the competition. (Please note that this has never yet happened).
FOR ALL THE RULES & FAQ: https://www.shorescripts.com/rules-faq/#f-rules.
Awards
Over $10,000 in Cash and Prizes, Including Industry Mentorship, Meetings, and Acceptance into the Shore Scripts Writer Development Program.
NEW in 2026 - Win a Mentorship Call with DEBBIE BERMAN (BLACK PANTHER, CAPTAIN MARVEL, SPIDERMAN: HOMECOMING)
With 3 Winning Placements and 10 Finalist Placements, there are lots of ways to win your spot in the Shore Scripts Writer Development Program.
See website for more.
Shore Scripts Feature
Contact
171 Pier Avenue #145
Santa Monica, CA 90405-5363
Web:
https://www.shorescripts.com/feature/
Email:
contact@shorescripts.com
Contact: Sarah Eagen, Director of Contests
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Shore Scripts Feature Screenplay Contest
Contact
171 Pier Avenue #145
Santa Monica, CA 90405-5363
Web:
https://www.shorescripts.com/feature/
Email:
contact@shorescripts.com
Contact: Sarah Eagen, Director of Contests
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(3.8/5.0) |
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Have you entered?
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Contest News
Shore Scripts Announces Feature & TV Semifinalists
Shore Scripts has announced their feature screenplay and 1-hour and 1/2-hour TV pilots semifinalists. Finalists will be announced November 25th.
FEATURE SEMI-FINALISTS
(75 writers have progressed)
Alex George Pickering, Heard
Alex Luprete, Our Gods Within
Alex von Hofmann, Cul De Sac
Annie Thorpe, Operation Gomorrah
Ari Silver, A Shtetl Folktale
Asad Farooqui, The Immigration Game
Beverley Cook, The Secret Life of Isabella Ramsay
Bill Whirity, Semblance
Brandon Sparks, Carolina Cruel
Brian T. Arnold, Friend of the Show
Casey Watson, Klan
Charles Geneslaw, Direct from Hamburg
Charles Pieper, Malacostraca
Christian Canterbury, Date
Christopher Murray, Sojourn
Christos Kardana, Burning Sea
Clark Kokich, The Gospel According to Keith
Craig Miller & Pete Johnson, Weekend at Bernie’s III
Daniel Kelly, The Women
David Carren, The Clever Girl
David Paterson, The Blind Sea
David Zuckerman, Into the Midnight Sun
Eleonora Mignoli, Seed of Knowledge
Graham Waldrop, Zombie With A Chainsaw!!! Or Cruel Death Will Surrender
Heidi Kozak Haddad & Caroline Somers, Lucky For You
Helen O Reilly, The High Heeled Fugitives
Jane Barr, African Dogs Don’t Choke
Jason Alvino, Low Life
Jennifer Gerber, Has Been Beauty Queen
Jim Picariello, Igor and Frankie
John Birmingham, Bay of Pigs
Jordan Galland, Devil’s Fork
Joseph Hemsani, What’s Left of Us
Judah Ray, Unorthodox
Julia Bergeron, The Royal Pains
Justin Harwood, Smith’s Dream
Kate Kelsen, A Complicated Truth
Kate Niemuller, Mai’s Mother
M Rowan Meyer, Deathless
Mark Keavney, Luminous
Martin Fleming, A Sunny Day to Die
Mary Bronaugh, Jade and The Legend of The Lost Emperor
Matt Flynn, Cuesta Verde
Matt Fuller, Anesthesia
Matthew Franks, Model Sevens
Michael Bockman, The Book of Monk
Michael Gaty, Cry For Me
Michael Nevada, Creature Feature
Michael Sajewski, Spoiler
Michael Weinreb, The Big D
Michaela Conner, Jackrabbit
Morgan Halla & Sunhee Na, Because Our Bodies Run
Morgan Smith, Bad Dog
Nan Schmid, The Language of Wolves
Nick Pollack, The Race That Stops a Nation
Nicole Jones, #Karen
Peter Hohman, Spectator
Peter Sheldrick, The WitchHunter
Ria Fend, Powder
Rob Rex, Axis
Rob Rex, Putting Down Robot
Robert Troccolo, Walt
Ryan Dingus, The Bat Boy
Samuel Holloway, Close To You
Scott Corbett, Capsized
Scott Winfield Sublett, The Good Coach
Simon Downham-Knight, Solange – A Ghost Story for Christmas
SJ Davis, Longwall
Stephen Graf, Nuka Bay
Steve Blame, Major Hacker’s War
Tami Ryder, Devil’s Rain
Terry Lynam, Ajeeta the Invincible
Thomas Steventon, Delectable
Travis Burgess, The Terrestrial
Warren Clarke, Family Spies
TV PILOT 1 HOUR SEMI-FINALISTS
(42 writers have progressed)
Adrian Goodman, Into the Red Centre
Brett Stanning & Edwin Zigterman, Bruh
Brian Farrey-Latz, Sleaze
Bryan Sisto, Ability
Charlotte Alexander, Bolshoi Baby
Debora Bottino, They Listen
Drew Mackintosh, Fade to White
Elfi Martinez, MAGA – “Us vs. Them”
Elfi Martinez, Throw Like a Girl – “#NoMercy”
Eric De La Rosa, Motel of Miracles
Eric Thompson, A Guide to Good Ceasing
Ethan Kogan & Jessica Silvetti, Shockheaded Peter
Grant Gillespie, The Name of Action
Helena Zhen, Ex Humana
Hind Metwalli, Blood Trail
Jack Wake-Walker, Seven Fathers
Jacob Cullen, The Unvarnished Tales of the Green Fairy
James Brennan, Going Underground
John Ravitz, The Wrong Candidate-Pilot
Joseph Kovler, At the Corner of Hitler and Goering
Joshua Strauch, Puppets!
Kimba Henderson, The Haight
La’Chris Jordan, Piney Ridge
Lamar Lewis, Sojourning
Leslie Murphy, Persephone
Luca Rojas, Matriarch
Matthew Hopper, Underdog
Matthew OConnell, Ganymede
Melissa Shorter, Broken Miles
Morgan von Ancken, The Source
Neal Wiser, Frankenstein Unleashed
Nick Boocock, Boss Man
Priya Domfeh & Phillip Domfeh, The Caregiver
R.B. Ripley, The Mender
Riley Madincea, Paydirt
Seby X Martinez, The Invisible Hot Dog Man: Pilot
Simone Hawthorne, Scars
Stephen Woodworth, Through Violet Eyes
Steven Briggs, The Man Project
Steven Snell, Obedience
Vivian Kerr, Newspaperwoman
Yancey Wang, South China Sea
TV PILOT 1/2 HOUR SEMI-FINALISTS
(31 writers have progressed)
A Peterson, Millennial
Amir Mosallaie, Scoundrel
Anthony Jake, Farewell, Napoleon!
Antonio Sacre, The Next Best Thing
Carmela Corbett, The Stand-In
Cathianne Hall, Lost Legion
Damon Royster, Isaac
Deborah Rayne & Catherine Eaton, Flawless: A Feminist Fairytale
Disha Sunil Manocha, The Frontman
Dustin Drye, Sports Talk
Evan Greenspoon, The Granville
Guido Lippe, Queers
Jack Caswell, Dead Cat Bounce
Jessie Gant, DJ Boi
Kat Roman, Hot Springs Pilot
Kyra Jones, Good Vibes Only
Lauren Schwein, Lulu & Popcorn: Owl Make A Dog Out Of You
Martin Ingle, Disorderly
Matt Schultz, The Out-Of-Towners
Natassia Halabi, Abeer Aboud
Pablo Gody, Americanos
Paolo Russo, Rebel Rebel
Raquel Cedar, Edith From Brighton Beach
Ray Goldberg, Parasociety
Ryan Ebert, Bull Boy
Sara Casey, RBF
Sarah Mills, Badass
Scott Peterman & Cat Davis, Unplanned
Sophia Peer & Annie Sicherman, Who’s Annie?
Tevin Knight, Related
Thomas Steele, The Heel
Updated: 11/10/2020
Shore Scripts Feature Screenplay Contest
Contact
171 Pier Avenue #145
Santa Monica, CA 90405-5363
Web:
https://www.shorescripts.com/feature/
Email:
contact@shorescripts.com
Contact: Sarah Eagen, Director of Contests
Report Card |
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| Overall: |
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(3.9/5.0) |
| Professionalism: |
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(3.4/5.0) |
| Feedback: |
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(3.5/5.0) |
| Signficance: |
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(3.8/5.0) |
| Report Cards: |
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Have you entered?
Submit a Report card
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