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Scriptapalooza Features & Shorts Competition

Scriptapalooza Features/Shorts

Contact

Hollywood, CA 90046
(310) 594-5384 (voice)

Web:
http://www.scriptapalooza.com
Email:
info@scriptapalooza.com

Contact: Mark Andrushko, President and CEO

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Overall: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (5.0/5.0)
Professionalism: 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars (4.5/5.0)
Feedback: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars (4.1/5.0)
Signficance: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (4.8/5.0)
Report Cards: 388    
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Objective

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. We are a hands on competition because we feel it is important to continue supporting the top scripts beyond the cash and prizes. No other competition in the world does that.

We are proud to present the competition with Write Brothers, a company that not only provides the necessary tools for writing but is an advocate and true supporter of emerging writers. Show More

Deadline/Entry Fees

Deadline Date
Days till:
Entry Fee
Early-bird December 2, 2024
54
$45 (features) $25 (shorts)
Regular January 6, 2025
89
$50 (features) $30 (shorts)
Late February 3, 2025
117
$55 (features) $35 (shorts)
FINAL DEADLINE March 3, 2025
145
$60 (features) $40 (shorts)
LAST MINUTE DEADLINE April 7, 2025
180
$65 (features); $45 (shorts)

We now accept SHORT screenplays, under 50 pages in length.

Notification: August 15, 2025

Rules

This competition is open to any writer, 18 or older without produced feature film credits. Entering the competition constitutes permission to use the winners' names and likenesses for publicity and promotions with no additional compensation. We reserve the right to publicize and promote any and all progress, development and success of the entered scripts.

  1. Any script from any genre will be considered.
  2. Multiple entries are accepted, provided a signed entry form and appropriate entry fee is attached to each submission.
  3. Multiple authorship is acceptable. If the screenplay wins an award, that award will be divided among the writers, by the writers.
  4. Screenplays must be the original work of the author.
  5. Scriptapalooza recommends registering your scripts with the WGA or copyrighting your material with the Library of Congress.
  6. Entry must be accompanied by the following:
    a. completed official entry form (photocopies are acceptable)
    b. the appropriate entry fee
    c. completed original feature screenplay

Awards

Awards for FEATURES competition:

First Place Winner

  • $10,000 Cash
  • Access to over 150 producers thru Scriptapalooza’s Network
  • Writer’s Studio from Write Brothers (Outline 4D, Movie Magic Screenwriter and Dramatica Pro)
  • 1 year of International Screenwriters’ Association Connect Membership
  • 6 month online subscription from Backstage
  • 5 CoverFly tokens for peer feedback on your script
  • InkTip Script Listing & InkTip Magazine Listing

Second Place Winner

  • Access to over 150 producers thru Scriptapalooza’s Network
  • Writer’s Studio from Write Brothers (Outline 4D, Movie Magic Screenwriter and Dramatica Pro)
  • 1 year of International Screenwriters’ Association Connect Membership
  • 6 month online subscription from Backstage
  • 5 CoverFly tokens for peer feedback on your script
  • InkTip Script Listing & InkTip Magazine Listing

Third Place Winner

  • Access to over 150 producers thru Scriptapalooza’s Network
  • Writer’s Studio from Write Brothers (Outline 4D, Movie Magic Screenwriter and Dramatica Pro)
  • 1 year of International Screenwriters’ Association Connect Membership
  • 6 month online subscription from Backstage
  • 5 CoverFly tokens for peer feedback on your script
  • InkTip Script Listing & InkTip Magazine Listing

10 Runners-Up

  • Access to over 150 producers thru Scriptapalooza’s Network
  • Writer’s Studio from Write Brothers (Outline 4D, Movie Magic Screenwriter and Dramatica Pro)
  • Hollywood Screenwriting Directory from The Writers Store
  • 1 year of International Screenwriters’ Association Connect Membership

All 30 Finalists

  • Access to over 150 producers thru Scriptapalooza’s Network
  • Receive Movie Magic Screenwriter and Dramatica Writer’s Dreamkit from Write Brothers
  • 1 year of International Screenwriters’ Association Connect Membership

Awards for SHORTS competition:
  • 1st Place Prize - $2000 Cash
  • Access to over 150 producers thru Scriptapalooza's Network
  • 2nd Place Prize
  • Access to over 150 producers thru Scriptapalooza's Network
  • 3rd Place Prize
  • Access to over 150 producers thru Scriptapalooza's Network
  • 5 Finalists
  • Access to over 150 producers thru Scriptapalooza's Network
  • 8 Semifinalists
  • Access to over 150 producers thru Scriptapalooza's Network
  • 15 Quarterfinalists
  • Access to over 150 producers thru Scriptapalooza's Network

Scriptapalooza Features/Shorts

Contact

Hollywood, CA 90046
(310) 594-5384 (voice)

Web:
http://www.scriptapalooza.com
Email:
info@scriptapalooza.com

Contact: Mark Andrushko, President and CEO

Report Card

Overall: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (5.0/5.0)
Professionalism: 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars (4.5/5.0)
Feedback: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars (4.1/5.0)
Signficance: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (4.8/5.0)
Report Cards: 388    
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Scriptapalooza Features & Shorts Competition

Contact

Hollywood, CA 90046
(310) 594-5384 (voice)

Web:
http://www.scriptapalooza.com
Email:
info@scriptapalooza.com

Contact: Mark Andrushko, President and CEO

Report Card

Overall: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (5.0/5.0)
Professionalism: 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars (4.5/5.0)
Feedback: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars (4.1/5.0)
Signficance: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (4.8/5.0)
Report Cards: 388    
Have you entered?
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Contest News

Scriptapalooza Announces Semifinalists

Scriptapalooza has announced their 2024 Screenplay Contest semifinalists.

12:43 by Steven Snell
5Alive by Delaina M. Waldron
A Late Victorian Holocaust by Stefan Alexander
A Matter of Time by Hester Schell & Jose Huguez
A Perfect State by Marianthi Skaloumpaka
A Profiled Life by Ran Jing
A Shadow by Stetson Hayes
After Roswell by Michael Schatz
American Football by David O’Rourke
Another Day Closer to the Box by Ralph Waine Hoy
Anywhere by Adam Seidel
Best Game Ever by Eric Conger
Beyond the Sea Wall by Shane Weiss
Bland Ambition by Greg Lewis
Blood and Wind by Ben Slease
Blood Horse by Christopher Thomas
Boy, Girl, Fig by Kayla Sun
Byrdie by Lynn Heggen
Capsule by John Ferry
Carry On, Love is Coming by Michael Stringer
Catfished for Christmas by Marisa Chandler & Briana Rayner
Chiaroscuro: Into the Dark by Mallory Flory
Chivalry by George Alexanian
Coming Up for Air by Stefan Alexander
Dark Mother by Josh Miller
Davi and the Book of Life by Mezada Sarah Petilon
Dead Filter by Luke Hunter
Expect Delays by Paul Vogel
Falling in Love with Love by Jeffrey Massie
Farewell the Dragon by Lee Barckman
Friends in Low Places by Sebastian Welke-Olmos
Gamer Girl’s Nightmare Odyssey by Tom Burke
Gold Cadillac by Rick Eager
Heat of the Moment by Arthur Glenn
High Prescription Octane by Rick Eager
Hillbillies vs. Alien Chickens by Nicholas Tana
If Only the Sea Could Talk by Susan Boggio
In a Room by J. R. Wicker
In Lieu of Flowers by Ryan Logsdon
Jack & Blue by Katherine Sheyno
Larry’s Magnum Opus by Shelly Lipkin
Light by Cameron Webb
Likelihood by Thomas de Herrera
Monsters of Men by George Lin
My Secret Friend by Troy W. Suza
Noble Pursuit by Amy Buesing
Officer X by Michael Joiner
Olivia Mabel by David McClellan
Organ Donor by Rustin Jarrell
Pains of War and Love by Ted McKenna
Pipeline by Larry K. Richardson
Quantum Eschaton by Gregory Peter Le Sage
Rabbit Ears by Nathan Weinreich
Reformation by Stephen Morgan-Mackay
Rise From the Ashes: The Black Wall Street Massacre by Frank Tumminia
Shoulda Swiped Left by Michael Dugan
Sonoran by Jack Aupperle
Spreading Steven by Chris McGee
Storm Shelter by Art Blum
The Brahmins of Taylor Street by Iva Tora & Cinzia Guaraldi
The Crossing by Daniele Baiardi
The Death of the Flabby Rat by Jack Sambrook
The Founders’ Plot by Frank Victoria
The Freedom Swimmers by Kent Wong
The Governess by Sylvia Dahmen
The Kartel Wars by G. J. LaRouche
The Light by Phil Krampf
The Missing Link by Mark McQuown
The Moonset Mistake by Michael Sarrow
The Passenger by Joshua Jashinski
The Secret Notes by Kabin Thomas, Joni Ravenna & Joshua Townshend-Zellner
The Single Girl’s Guide to Narcissists by Michael Miceli & Diane Thomassin
Tigers from the Sun by C. J. Baker
Universal Frequency by Richard Krzemien
Victor by Aaron Huckleberry
Warrior-born by Jeanne Haskin
X=0 by Diana Cobbold
Zayde and Becky by Andy Epstein

Updated: 08/07/2024

Scriptapalooza Features & Shorts Competition

Contact

Hollywood, CA 90046
(310) 594-5384 (voice)

Web:
http://www.scriptapalooza.com
Email:
info@scriptapalooza.com

Contact: Mark Andrushko, President and CEO

Report Card

Overall: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (5.0/5.0)
Professionalism: 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars (4.5/5.0)
Feedback: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars (4.1/5.0)
Signficance: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (4.8/5.0)
Report Cards: 388    
Have you entered?
Submit a Report card

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