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Final Deadline: 05/15/2012 (expired)
SideWrite is a short screenplay competition, a project of the Alabama Moving Image Association (AMIA), and part of the Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival in Birmingham, AL.
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Final Deadline: 05/29/2012 (expired)
The Metropolitan Film Festival takes pleasure in acknowledging independent filmmakers and writers by providing them with an opportunity to be awarded for their work.
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Final Deadline: 06/14/2012 (expired)
Writers have 72 hours to write a screenplay based on criteria given out on June 14th.
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Final Deadline: 06/20/2012 (expired)
Finding fresh voices and great scripts by fostering good writers into artistic and commercial success. We are a hands on contest. We do our own reading.
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Final Deadline: 07/01/2012 (expired)
The EDDIE BAUER JR AND TRUSTFUNDPUNKFILMS SCREENPLAY CONTEST was created to uncover hidden talent, and to help writers get their screenplays in front of industry professionals on the hunt for great content. Grandson of the famed outdoorsman, Eddie Bauer Jr. wrote CASA DEL AGUA about his tumultuous life experiences, and now wants to help fellow screenwriters complete the journey to see their short or feature-length script play out on the big screen.
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Final Deadline: 07/07/2012 (expired)
The Script-a-thon is a month long screenwriting contest and marathon. Write or re-write your script in July 2012, then submit for prize consideration at the end of the month. With our contest, there's one month that's completely devoted to writing. One month where you can say, guilt-free, "I'm sorry, I can't go out tonight. It's Script-a-thon month.
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Final Deadline: 07/15/2012 (expired)
A Truly Independent Film Festival...that's what TrindieFest is all about. Most of the bigger festivals have become selling venues for bigger films. Our job at TrindieFest is to bring the Independent Films and Screenplays back to center stage. This Festival is truly Independent.
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Final Deadline: 07/24/2012 (expired)
To discover amateur writers' work and promote it to Hollywood producers in a first-look option meeting.
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Final Deadline: 07/31/2012 (expired)
ScriptVamp is actively seeking short screenplays, 40 pages or less, to compete for cash and prizes. Winners will also have their script and/or logline read by our list of industry insiders, including: production companies, agents, and managers. The competition is divided into five (5) separate genre categories. You may enter your script(s) in any one, or more, of the following categories: Action/Adventure Comedy Drama Horror/Thriller Sci-Fi/Fantasy
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Final Deadline: 08/01/2012 (expired)
The Act One Script Competition seeks scripts that exhibit the mastery of craft combined with unparalleled beauty and depth. The winning and finalist scripts will best exemplify the Act One keynotes: Artistry, Professionalism, Meaning and Spirituality. ARTISTRY Writing communicates a fresh and unique voice Characters are well developed and multi-dimensional Plot is clear and offers an appropriate amount of twists, set-ups and payoffs.
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Final Deadline: 08/15/2012 (expired)
This independent film lab will provide a five-day long intensive in an idyllic setting in Chatham, New York, to refine and perfect your screenplay. Room and board will be included. The influence of a new generation of filmmaking, the web, the change in platform viewing, the difficulty in finding finance and the need for succinct and powerful storytellers is forcing the industry to take notice of the short film.
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Final Deadline: 08/15/2012 (expired)
To extend a hand to those writers outside of the Hollywood system that have yet to attain their dream.
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Final Deadline: 08/30/2012 (expired)
To promote and support new talent by creating real and original opportunities.
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Final Deadline: 08/31/2012 (expired)
Zed Fest was formed to acknowledge and encourage new independent filmmakers and screenwriters. We noticed that there are a lot of talented and promising filmmakers and screenwriters that tend to get snubbed by other festivals and competitions simply because they are low budget or less polished. We want to give them the recognition that they deserve and try to help them build upon their abilities.
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Final Deadline: 09/01/2012 (expired)
Screenplay Festival was established to help eliminate this "chicken and egg" problem. By accepting all submitted screenplays and judging them based upon their quality -- not their source or their standardized formatting or the quality of the brads holding them together -- Screenplay Festival looks to give undiscovered screenwriters an opportunity to rise above the crowd.
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Final Deadline: 09/01/2012 (expired)
The Eerie Horror Screenplay Competition offers beginning, aspiring and veteran screenwriters in the horror genre a chance to have their work recognized by people in the industry and beyond and to provide recognition and exposure for screenwriters in the horror, science fiction and suspense genres. The top 3 winning screenplays will be announced on all Eerie Horror Film Festival websites and winner's information will be forwarded to industry professionals for consideration.
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Final Deadline: 09/05/2012 (expired)
POST Your Screenplay Online. Meet 100+ Hollywood Execs at Pitchfest. Story Lessons from Master Instructor ROBERT MCKEE. Get Feedback, Exposure & multiple Script Analysis Packages. E-Queries to 6,000+ Execs. Win over $5000 in AWARDS. Our goal is to improve the Writer's Screenplay to the max, and get it in the hands of Industry Execs who can open doors for the writer.
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Final Deadline: 09/15/2012 (expired)
Love. The Social Uprising, Resistance and Grassroots Encouragement (SURGE!) Film Festival starts our mission statement with a personal statement of love for everyone all over the world. SURGE was founded over half a decade ago with no funds and no grants based on the foundation of love, equality, access and creating a better world. We made certain that general admission to all films and script reading exhibitions remained free of charge to ensure access to all and we know it is only by love and the will of the people that we not only continue to exist.
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Final Deadline: 09/30/2012 (expired)
The Pulsar Sci-Fi Screenplay Contest is an international screenplay contest dedicated exclusively to Sci-Fi. Our promises to each entrant: Your screenplay will be read by someone who loves Sci-Fi. With other contests, Sci-Fi scripts are often viewed in a lesser light than traditional material such as drama. At Pulsar, we love Sci-Fi!
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Final Deadline: 09/30/2012 (expired)
Reel Authors is the FIRST contest to GUARANTEE that each script will only be allocated to a reader who enjoys that particular genre. Reel Authors has been set up by film industry professionals to encourage NEW writing talent and to BANISH genre subjectivity in screenplay and teleplay contests. We our the first contest to offer a 'script to reader genre match' guarantee.
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Final Deadline: 09/30/2012 (expired)
Our Objective is to provide new writers with feedback, exposure and cool prizes they can show their friends. Our mission at the-GreenLight.com is to provide new writers with helpful insight and tools to make their writing better.
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Final Deadline: 10/12/2012 (expired)
To promote talented people and to give them the opportunity to receive feedback from production professionals as well as meet European decision-makers of the advertising industry in order to start or to develop a career in advertising. To allow mutual discovery between scriptwriters and producers, every project will be read by members of the Production Cristal Academy.
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Final Deadline: 10/28/2012 (expired)
We don't offer any of the usual screenplay contest smoke and mirrors. No coverage from someone being paid $10 per script (please ask Mom). No cash (please ask Grandma) or writing clinics from gurus who have never sold a screenplay (Dad?). What our winners do receive is: INDUSTRY ACCESS AND INDUSTRY READS.
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Final Deadline: 11/09/2012 (expired)
We strive to discover & develop talented writers while offering superior transparency regarding our competition. FEATURES: Recognizing a lack of distinct voices in the screenplays being produced, GSISC has devoted our competition to finding brilliant feature scripts and developing them with our winners to ensure they are production ready.
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Final Deadline: 11/15/2012 (expired)
Our goal is to help you develop as a storyteller! So why not have a 'story' consultation session for your next screenplay with the MASTER of STORY? The new season of the Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition is proud to announce that Robert McKee has agreed to help you DEVELOP YOUR next story! This is a rare opportunity to sit down with the world's most authoritative story mentor and change the way you tell stories! ENTER TODAY.
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Final Deadline: 11/25/2012 (expired)
To discover innovative, marketable, high-concept projects for studio-level development, including feature screenplays, TV material, and media content.
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Final Deadline: 12/15/2012 (expired)
Provide an opportunity for novice and experienced writers who are seeking to have their project read for consideration.
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Final Deadline: 12/15/2012 (expired)
The objective of the Script Showcase Screenwriting Competition is to give writers a chance to set their work apart from the pack, giving them tremendous industry access along with prizes and giveaways!
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Final Deadline: 12/31/2012 (expired)
Unlike most scriptwriting competitions that require full-length screenplays for movies, scripts for television, or manuscripts for novels – the "TV ME!" Contest requires only a five to fifteen (5-15) page “pitch” of a fresh, new, creative and unique idea for television content. Individuals and writing teams compete for awards and prizes in three different categories.
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Final Deadline: 12/31/2012 (expired)
To discover original, high-concept feature film ideas and develop the winning material with the writer for studio circulation.
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Final Deadline: 01/14/2013 (expired)
The number one stop for comedy scripts and comedy short films! L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival and Screenplay Competition is dedicated to getting you noticed. Getting you introduced to people who will hire you. Oh yeah, and we REALLY want you to have a good time! ABOUT THE FESTIVAL In our first four years, we were voted one of the ''Top Ten Film Festivals in the U.
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Final Deadline: 01/15/2013 (expired)
KAYfilms Productions is seeking a short comedic screenplay (under 30 pages) for production. The value of the screenplay should lie in witty dialogue and character development. In other words: Minimal foul language No nudity No major special effects Flexible locations (outdoor preferred) No expensive props The winning writer will receive 20% of any proceeds from the film.
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Final Deadline: 01/16/2013 (expired)
Before any film is cast, financed, produced or distributed, there must be a high quality screenplay. The Los Angeles Screenplay Competition is run by people who produce feature films. We are specifically looking for screenplays to produce and talented screenwriters to contract to write screenplays for production.
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Final Deadline: 01/31/2013 (expired)
Our goal is threefold: help writers improve their craft, celebrate our best work, and connect writers and their scripts with filmmakers.
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Final Deadline: 02/10/2013 (expired)
Batten down the hatches - the STORM is upon us! Welcome, friends, to the sixth annual Writers on the Storm Screenplay Competition. It's been a pleasure to bring this contest to you all for the past few years. And last time out, we got our runner-up Jeremy Shipp (Sleight of Hand) and honorable mention Paul Moxham (Vertically Challenged) signed -- to UNITED TALENT AGENCY and MURAVIOV COMPANY respectively.
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Final Deadline: 02/15/2013 (expired)
The United Film Festival Screenwriting Contest, now in its third year, is an opportunity for the United Film Festival to continue to grow our expansive United network and provide a forum for those who often get overlooked in the world of film production - "the screenwriter." The United Film Festival screens cutting-edge independent films and highly acclaimed classic movies with the audience in mind in six unique cities -Los Angeles, New York, London, San Francisco, Chicago, and Tulsa.
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Final Deadline: 03/03/2013 (expired)
To shine a spotlight on new, fresh voices writing for television.
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Final Deadline: 03/15/2013 (expired)
Helping screenwriters succeed.
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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: 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: 04/10/2013 (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: 04/22/2013 (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)
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)
To identify and encourage talented new screenwriters
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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)
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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