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Screenwriting Contests that focus specifically on the comedy genre, or that offer a special award for comedy scripts.

Contests found: 52

Rating Contest Deadline
4.4 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
StoryPros Awards Contest
 2026-04-30 04/30/2026
5 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
2026 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards
 2026-05-08 05/08/2026
4.25 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition
 2026-05-10 05/10/2026
0 n/a
Hollywood Genre Comedy Screenplay Contest
 2026-05-23 05/23/2026
4.63059701493 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Austin Film Festival Script Competition
 2026-05-27 05/27/2026
4.30434782609 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
The Indie Gathering International Film Festival
 2026-06-11 06/11/2026
3.75 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest
 2026-06-29 06/29/2026
4.16666666667 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Filmmatic Comedy Screenplay Awards
 2026-06-30 06/30/2026
0 n/a
Portland Comedy Film Festival
 2026-06-30 06/30/2026
3.66666666667 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Scriptation Showcase Features & Shorts Category
 2026-07-19 07/19/2026
3 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Austin Comedy Film Festival
 2026-07-31 07/31/2026
3.92222222222 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Shore Scripts Feature Screenplay Contest
 2026-08-28 08/28/2026
3.86111111111 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Script Pipeline First Look Project
 2026-10-30 10/30/2026
3.17857142857 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Worldfest - Houston Int'l Film Festival
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1.75757575758 2 stars2 stars
Fade In Awards
 Contact contest for deadline info.
4.9 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
Nickelodeon Writing Program
 08/01/2024 (expired)
3.20125786164 3 stars3 stars3 stars
The 18th Annual FilmMakers International Screenwriting Awards
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2.57142857143 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Moondance International Film Festival
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4.09615384615 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Creative World Awards
 02/20/2026 (expired)
4.10447761194 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition
 10/30/2025 (expired)
4.40476190476 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Richmond International Film Festival (Screenplays & Films)
 03/10/2026 (expired)
4.63636363636 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Horror Hotel International Film Festival
 04/01/2026 (expired)
2.75 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Stage 32 Comedy Writing Contest
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3.58333333333 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
The 5th Annual 1st TV Script Writing Competition: Presented by Filmmakers.com
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3.5 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Film Crash Screenplay Competition
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4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Mockfest Film Festival of Hollywood
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4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
GenreBlast Film Festival
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0 n/a
Scription Screenplay Competition
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3.2 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Script Summit
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1 1 star
National Lampoon & Stage 32 Search For Comedy Writing Gold Screenwriting Contest
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4.5 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Filmmatic Pitch Now Screenplay Competition
 11/30/2025 (expired)
3.96428571429 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Screenplay Competition
 11/13/2025 (expired)
3.71428571429 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
L.A. Live Film Fest
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4.0625 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Your Script Produced! 4th Edition
 06/13/2025 (expired)
4.11111111111 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Filmmatic TV Pilot Awards
 08/20/2025 (expired)
0 n/a
Scriptation Showcase Teleplay Category
 03/15/2026 (expired)
4.41176470588 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards
 04/20/2026 (expired)
3.53846153846 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Page Turner Screenplays - Feature & TV GENRE
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0 n/a
Summer in the South Film Festival
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2.5 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
The TITAN Awards
 06/30/2024 (expired)
4.2 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Emerging Screenwriters Comedy Competition
 02/26/2026 (expired)
0 n/a
Stage 32 TV Comedy Screenwriting Contest
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2.71428571429 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
SunVale Script Contest
 09/30/2024 (expired)
3 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Stage 32 Romantic Comedy Screenwriting Contest
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0 n/a
Script Studio Feature Screenwriting Contest
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0 n/a
Family Friendly Screenwriting Awards - Season TWO
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0 n/a
Short Com TV Sitcom Writing Competition
 07/12/2024 (expired)
0 n/a
AoBFF Comedy Short Script Contest
 10/31/2024 (expired)
0 n/a
Short Com Comedy and Genre Feature Screenplay Competition
 04/12/2026 (expired)
0 n/a
Red Flight Pictures Screenplay Awards
 10/30/2025 (expired)
0 n/a
Houston Comedy Film Festival
 01/31/2026 (expired)
0 n/a
PrintWaveUSA's: Script The Wave
 01/31/2026 (expired)

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