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Contests found: 59

Rating Contest Deadline
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
0 n/a
Creative Screenwriting Short Screenplay Competition
 2026-06-11 06/11/2026
2.42857142857 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Adapted Story Showcase
 2026-06-14 06/14/2026
4.66666666667 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
13Horror.com Film & Screenplay Contest
2026-06-14 06/14/2026
4.6 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Outstanding Screenplays Shorts Competition
 2026-06-15 06/15/2026
3.46153846154 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
San Francisco International Screenwriting Competition & Film Awards
 2026-06-18 06/18/2026
0 n/a
Hollywood Genre Horror Screenplay Contest
 2026-06-20 06/20/2026
2.94736842105 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Breaking Walls Thriller Screenplay Contest
 2026-06-27 06/27/2026
0 n/a
Hollywood Genre Sci-Fi Screenplay Contest
 2026-06-27 06/27/2026
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
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Hollywood Genre Action Screenplay Contest
 2026-07-04 07/04/2026
3.66666666667 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Scriptation Showcase Features & Shorts Category
 2026-07-19 07/19/2026
3.5 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Hollywood Diversity Film Festival Screenplay Competition
 2026-07-25 07/25/2026
0 n/a
Hollywood Genre Comedy Screenplay Contest
 2026-07-25 07/25/2026
3.11111111111 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Rome Independent Film Festival
 2026-07-31 07/31/2026
3 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Austin Comedy Film Festival
 2026-07-31 07/31/2026
0 n/a
Manhattan Short Film Festival
 2026-07-31 07/31/2026
3.73148148148 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Slamdance Screenplay Competition
 2026-08-03 08/03/2026
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Seattle International Screenwriting Honors
 2026-08-06 08/06/2026
4.11111111111 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Filmmatic TV Pilot Awards
 2026-08-20 08/20/2026
0 n/a
Your Script Produced! Drama
 2026-08-28 08/28/2026
0 n/a
Your Script Produced! Horror
 2026-08-28 08/28/2026
0 n/a
Your Script Produced! Comedy
 2026-08-28 08/28/2026
0 n/a
Your Script Produced! Sci-Fi
 2026-08-28 08/28/2026
0 n/a
Your Script Produced! Action
 2026-08-28 08/28/2026
0 n/a
Scriptwriters Network's Short Story Film Program (SSFP)
2026-08-31 08/31/2026
0 n/a
New York City Horror Film Festival Screenplay Competition
 2026-09-01 09/01/2026
0 n/a
Your Script Produced! Faith Based
 2026-09-13 09/13/2026
4.0625 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Your Script Produced! 360
 2026-09-14 09/14/2026
0 n/a
100 Voices Grants
 2026-09-20 09/20/2026
4.5 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Filmmatic Sci-Fi/Fantasy Awards
 2026-09-30 09/30/2026
4.09375 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition
 2026-10-08 10/08/2026
0 n/a
World Series of Cinema
 2026-10-09 10/09/2026
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Los Angeles Crime and Horror Film Festival
 2026-10-24 10/24/2026
4.51518218623 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
BlueCat Screenplay Competition
 2026-11-10 11/10/2026
5 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
B!tchFest Film Festival & Screenplay Contest
 2026-11-17 11/17/2026
4.09615384615 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Creative World Awards
 2026-12-11 12/11/2026
0 n/a
The Great American Script Contest
2026-12-11 12/11/2026
3.2 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Christian Faith, Hope, and Love Film Festival and Screenwriting Competition
 2026-12-17 12/17/2026
5 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
San Francisco IndieFest Screenplay Competition
 2026-12-31 12/31/2026
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
The Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition
 2026-12-31 12/31/2026
5 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
Sedona International Film Festival
 2026-12-31 12/31/2026
0 n/a
Chicago Script to Screen
 2027-01-07 01/07/2027
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
American Story Showcase
 2027-01-24 01/24/2027
2 2 stars2 stars
Military Story Showcase
 2027-03-21 03/21/2027
4.26666666667 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Golden Script Competition
 2027-03-26 03/26/2027
4.5 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Script Competition New Media Film Festival Los Angeles
2027-04-06 04/06/2027
3.03571428571 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Faith in Film: International Film Festival and Screenwriting Competition
 2027-04-15 04/15/2027
2.9 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Wildsound Reading Series
 Monthly.
3.22727272727 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Wildsound 1st Scene Screenplay Contest
 Monthly.
2.11111111111 2 stars2 stars
Just4Shorts Short Screenplay 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.
2.8 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Global Film Festival Awards
 Monthly.
2.58823529412 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Miami Screenplay Awards
 Monthly.
4.40816326531 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Wiki: The World's FASTEST Screenplay Contest
 Monthly.
4.57894736842 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
The Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards
 Monthly.
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Palm Springs International Screenplay Awards & Pitch Deck-Sizzle Reel-Trailer Contest
 Monthly.

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