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Final Deadline: 03/15/2013 (expired)
Helping screenwriters succeed.
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Final Deadline: 03/29/2013 (expired)
The Nantucket Film Festival - unique in its dedication to supporting and promoting the art of screenwriting - launched the Showtime Tony Cox Screenplay Competition in 1996. The Festival's screenwriting focus was inspired by Nantucket's rich history as a writer's retreat and is one of the main reasons for the event's distinction as an important cultural institution.
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Final Deadline: 03/31/2013 (expired)
Words on Screen is aimed at turning stories into actual short film production, thus fulfilling the dream of the authors we are looking forward to meet. We’ve decided not only to offer winners cash prizes, but also the unique chance to develop their scripts into short productions. Our production team, in collaboration with Colorbitor Post Production Unit is offering direct circulation to companies in our network, consultation session for agent representation and most importantly, distribution into international festival circuit, so their stories can be shared and seen by a wider audience.
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Final Deadline: 03/31/2013 (expired)
Write to Rebuild (W2R) is a global screenwriting contest designed to shed light on the individuals and communities that survive natural disasters. The competition will not only provide writers with an opportunity to see the winning script developed into a produced short film, it will positively influence the lives of those impacted by Superstorm Sandy.
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Final Deadline: 04/01/2013 (expired)
Hoboken International Film Festival ("HIFF") is dedicated to showcasing and promoting fine non-studio films, TV pilots, and screenplays from filmmakers throughout the United States and internationally. Now in its eighth year, the 2013 Hoboken International Film Festival ("HIFF") is being held May 31 to June 6, 2013. Hosted by Gilbert Gottfried, HIFF will showcase numerous film and TV stars, and the world's most cutting edge films.
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Final Deadline: 04/01/2013 (expired)
Our goal is to get our writers' scripts in the hands of high profile production companies, agencies and managers and HELP THEIR MOVIES GET MADE. Our passion is opening doors for writers.
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Final Deadline: 04/07/2013 (expired)
The Big Bear Lake International Screenwriting Competition stresses providing opportunities for winning screenwriters to make key film industry contacts and to have their script read by our jury panel of Hollywood professionals.
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Final Deadline: 04/10/2013 (expired)
Pride Films and Plays' Women’s Work Contest has Stage, Screenplay, and Shorts categories. We aspire to honor excellence in work written by women for film or stage with lesbian characters or themes.
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Final Deadline: 04/12/2013 (expired)
Pixel Productions is proud to announce our Green Screen Challenge! Do you have a short script that you’ve always wanted to see come to life? What about a good idea for one that you’ve needed an excuse to write? Well now’s your chance! Enter your short script of between 1 and 2 pages and we’ll shoot it against our green screen cyc wall, edit it for you, and put it out there for everyone to see.
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Final Deadline: 04/13/2013 (expired)
MISSION: The mission is simple: Promote filmmakers and screen writers. ABOUT THE FESTIVAL: Lots of films are rejected at film festivals. One of the reasons is that there are too many submissions. Producing a film is one thing. The next step is submitting your film to film festivals. Then you realize that nothing is really happening.
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Final Deadline: 04/15/2013 (expired)
Our intention is to help open doors for the aspiring television writer. There are four categories you can submit to, which include 1 hour existing spec scripts, 1/2 hour existing sitcom spec scripts, original pilots, and reality programs. This competition is designed with the TV writer and crossover screenwriter in mind. The participants we have chosen to read the winning scripts are individuals from established production companies.
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Final Deadline: 04/15/2013 (expired)
The Las Vegas International Film Festival is one of Las Vegas' premiere film events, taking place annually in the heart of the entertainment capital of the world. Dedicated to showcasing and promoting the finest quality films and screenplays that the entertainment world has to offer, our mission is to bridge the gap between independent film audiences and filmmakers, as well as to connect emerging filmmakers with established industry professionals.
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Final Deadline: 04/19/2013 (expired)
The purpose of this annual writing contest, named in honor of Willamette Writer's founder, Kay Snow, is to help writers reach professional goals in writing in a broad array of categories; and to encourage student writers.
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Final Deadline: 04/22/2013 (expired)
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.
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Final Deadline: 04/30/2013 (expired)
Entries are now being accepted for the Rod Serling Conference's Short Feature Scriptwriting competition. The conference is scheduled for November 2013 in Los Angeles. Top 5 finalists will be judged by Carol Serling. Each script must be written in the same genre and spirit that would have been suitable to conform with episodes for either THE TWILIGHT ZONE or NIGHT GALLERY.
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Final Deadline: 04/30/2013 (expired)
The Industry Insider Screenwriting Contest is a quarterly international competition that facilitates relationships between new writers and Industry leaders looking to help aspirants embark on writing careers. Working from an A-list logline, entrants are challenged to create up to the first 15 pages of an original script based on the given concept.
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Final Deadline: 05/01/2013 (expired)
"100 Screenplays" is a unique contest brought to you by "Screenplay Festival," one of the longest running and highest rated screenplay competitions on MovieBytes. We accept one hundred scripts into each contest, and quickly get the results to you. "!00 Screenplays" is a fast, targeted screenplay contest where every writer who enters goes in knowing exactly how many scripts will be in the competition, and every writer knows that there will be results less than a month after the contest closes.
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Final Deadline: 05/01/2013 (expired)
To identify and encourage talented new screenwriters
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Final Deadline: 05/01/2013 (expired)
Help discover new or hidden talent that deserves to be recognized by the industry. This is one step towards helping achieve this goal. Every entry receives feedback.
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Final Deadline: 05/09/2013 (expired)
Since 2007, Screenwriting Goldmine has shown a passionate commitment to supporting screenwriters as they develop the skills and contacts to break into the industry. This is the second year of our international screenplay contest, and once again we are searching for five great new writers. We want to introduce them and their work to some very powerful industry players.
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Final Deadline: 05/10/2013 (expired)
To find the best GENRE scripts. Genre scripts are bought and produced more than 10 to 1 over the serious drama, indie, or quirky scripts that typically win screenplay contests. This contest pits genre scripts only against scripts within their genre, and seeks to identify and promote to the industry the very best in each genre -- in other words, the scripts with the very best chances in the marketplace.
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Final Deadline: 05/15/2013 (expired)
To provide an outlet for faith based screenwriters to hone their skills and be competitive with secular screenwriters.
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Final Deadline: 05/15/2013 (expired)
To provide writers the opportunity to jump-start their careers by giving them direct access to industry professionals and unprecedented networking opportunities.
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Final Deadline: 05/15/2013 (expired)
The PAGE Awards competition was established by an alliance of Hollywood producers, agents, and development execs. Our goal: to discover the most exciting new scripts by up-and-coming writers from across the country and around the world. And due to the success of our winning writers, the PAGE Awards have rapidly become one of the most important sources for new screenwriting talent within the Hollywood community and worldwide.
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Final Deadline: 05/15/2013 (expired)
To recognize excellence in script writing of shorts and features in a wide variety of genres.
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Final Deadline: 05/15/2013 (expired)
Screamfest was formed in order to give filmmakers and writers in the horror/sci-fi genres a venue to have their work showcased to people in the industry. We are very proud that the majority of the films showcased now have distribution.
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Final Deadline: 05/15/2013 (expired)
To help launch the careers of undiscovered screenwriters and give unprecedented access to studio-level executives.
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Final Deadline: 05/15/2013 (expired)
BVEW’s writing programs are designed to showcase the work of screenwriters and playwrights, getting it into the hands of industry decision-makers and independent producers. The three BVEW Screenwriting Fellows will meet at least once per month for one year with BVEW founders and industry mentors to further their work creatively and professionally.
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Final Deadline: 05/19/2013 (expired)
Storyboard TV is an online community of writers, readers, and television watchers that believes in the power of episodic, fictional television to document, enhance, and transform people's lives for the better. The object of Storyboard's long form script competition is to jump start this community and to empower new writers to start creating scripts for television.
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Final Deadline: 05/24/2013 (expired)
The Roswell International Sci-Fi Film Festival and Digital-shootout (RISF) is looking for your short scripts to make into a movie. The RISF 2013 Digital Film Shoot-Out is the only filmmaking experience dedicated to bringing a screenwriters vision from “script to screen” in one week. The RISF Digital Film Shoot-Out will provide crew and equipment (A $50,000 dollar value) to five filmmakers who have the opportunity to direct their winning short that will screen at the RISF Digital Film Gala at the end of the week! This is a non-union, non-pay opportunity, but the RISF committee will be provided lodging, on-set meals, IMDB credit and “significant exposure” at the international film festival.
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Final Deadline: 05/31/2013 (expired)
Write your next script with professional mentoring! Submit your one-three (1-3) page synopsis, treatment, outline, beat-sheet or concept summary and you could get paid to turn your idea into a feature length screenplay. The Grand Prize winner will work with an established manager/producer who'll offer mentorship, career consultation and professional guidance throughout the development process including feedback and script notes.
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Final Deadline: 05/31/2013 (expired)
To seek out and employ culturally and ethnically diverse new writers.
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Final Deadline: 06/01/2013 (expired)
For over 30 years, the Warner Bros. Television Writers’ Workshop has been the premier writing program for new writers looking to start and further their career in the world of television. The list of graduates who have gone on to do great things is long: Terrance Winter (Boardwalk Empire), Marc Cherry (Desperate Housewives), Greg Garcia (My Name Is Earl) and Felicia Henderson (Soul Food) to name a few.
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Final Deadline: 06/01/2013 (expired)
For the past two decades, Austin Film Festival has been launching writers into their careers. This year, AFF is celebrating its longevity and exponential growth by creating a week that will change your life. With one of the most recognized and prestigious Screenplay and Teleplay competitions, AFF breaks out newcomers from the privacy of their desks and straight into the industry.
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Final Deadline: 06/01/2013 (expired)
The basic fact about the television business is that in order to get into it you, the writer, must have at least 3 great spec episodes written for existing shows. These episodes are your calling card. They demonstrate that you have what it takes to write "on assignment." In other words, they show that your writing can meet the demands of a show's individual (we would never say "peculiar") style.
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Final Deadline: 06/01/2013 (expired)
The People's Pilot is a chance for outsiders to contribute to the medium they love by creating the kind of series they want to see, without worrying about the politics of television network and cable channel sales. See website for additional info.
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Final Deadline: 06/01/2013 (expired)
Our objective is to discover and promote quality screenplays of any genre.
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Final Deadline: 06/01/2013 (expired)
Is your script the next “Paranormal Activity” or “Saw” franchise? Whether you have a contained thriller or a big effects-driven horror film, WE WANT TO READ YOUR SCREENPLAY. Enter to have your screenplay read by our 3 judges who are development executives at Lionsgate, Paramount and Sony.
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Final Deadline: 06/03/2013 (expired)
Writer’s Digest has been shining a spotlight on up and coming writers in all genres through its Annual Writing Competition for more than 80 years. Enter our 82nd Annual Writing Competition for your chance to win and have your work be seen by editors and agents! The winning entries will also be on display in the 82nd Annual Writer’s Digest Competition Collection.
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Final Deadline: 06/04/2013 (expired)
Only 1000 entries will be accepted. Enter early and save! Out of close to three hundred "contest sites," WriteMovies is one of only a handful that has produced movies from winning projects. "The List", was written by WriteMovies winner Marcus Folmar. It featured Jane Lynch (GLEE), Brad Dourif, Illeana Douglas, Wayne Brady and Sydney Poitier and was acquired by Warner Bros.
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Final Deadline: 06/14/2013 (expired)
The Oaxaca FilmFest Screenwriter Competition Is Now Accepting Submissions For The 2013 Season. Oaxaca FilmFest announces it's fourth edition, scheduled for November 16th-23rd, 2013 in Oaxaca, Mexico and with the announcement rolls out a aggressive expansion of the Festival's Screen Writing Section. The international film festival was founded in the City of Oaxaca de Juarez, Mexico, in 2010 and is a uniquely successful collaboration between the private and public sector.
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Final Deadline: 06/15/2013 (expired)
Some of today's most exciting storytelling happens on the small screen. From dramas like Homeland, Mad Men and Breaking Bad to comedies like The Big Bang Theory and Modern Family, television has evolved to become the writer's realm, where the most talented scribes rule season after season. Sound like a dream job? Then get ready for your chance to break in to the dynamic world of writing for TV! The Industry Insider Television Writing Contest is a one-of-a-kind competition that offers every entrant the unique chance to learn about the Industry, while also creating and writing a television pilot script.
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Final Deadline: 06/20/2013 (expired)
Creative World Awards (CWA) is an international screenwriting contest that is well known for having the writer's interest at heart when it comes to development and industry promotion. Production: New in 2013, CWA also brings an exciting production opportunity to the Grand Prize Winner. This year’s winner will have a short version of their script produced by The MIX, and the film will then get a guaranteed premiere at the Richmond International Film Festival.
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Final Deadline: 06/21/2013
To introduce writers to the decision makers of traditional broadcast television, the cable market, and multi-media outlets. Competition winners will have their material read by experienced producers and agents in L.A. and N.Y.
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Final Deadline: 06/21/2013
To introduce writers to the decision makers in film and multimedia markets. Top script receives $1,000 and ALL competition winners, runners-up, and finalists will earn the chance to have their scripts read by established production companies and agents in LA and NY. We strive to provide commentary on each script.
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Final Deadline: 06/30/2013
To foster excellence in screenwriting that features gay characters, history, or themes important to the gay community, and relevant to our world. Up to four full length finalists and up to six shorts finalists will be named by September 1, 2012, and those scripts will be performed as staged readings during Gay Screenplay Weekend October 19 to 21, 2012 at the Hoover-Leppen Theater of the Center on Halsted in Chicago.
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Final Deadline: 06/30/2013
Our aim is to discover new screenwriting talent from around the world. To put the best feature scripts in the hands of the Producers and Companies that have the means to get them made.
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Final Deadline: 07/02/2013
The Slamdance Screenwriting and Teleplay Competition is dedicated to discovering and supporting emerging writing talent. To that end, we are unveiling an exciting new partnership this year with JuntoBox Films who will be awarding a Grand Prize of $10,000 cash and a $50,000 production grant to the winning feature script. JuntoBox Films’ goal of producing films and finding writers with innovative and interesting stories is a great fit with what Slamdance strives to achieve.
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Final Deadline: 07/10/2013
To honor the overlooked genres of horror/sci-fi. Festival dates: October 3 through 6, 2013.
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Final Deadline: 07/13/2013
The Cynosure Screenwriting Awards seek to expand the scope of mainstream cinema by recognizing and rewarding screenplays in two distinct categories: screenplays which feature compelling female protagonists; and screenplays that showcase diversity (ethnicity, race, gender, sexuality, disability, etc.).
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