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BIFF Screenplay to Production Contest (BIFF SPC) offers an opportunity for under-represented screenwriters and filmmakers to produce a film entirely from Pre-Production, Production, Post-Production to a completed finished project on High Definition Format only.
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HBO and The New York International Latino Film Festival (NYILFF) are announcing an open call for entry for the HBO/NYILFF Short Film Competition. The competition is a partnership between the pay television network and festival to find and showcase a new Latino talent. One winner will be chosen to receive $15,000 in funding from HBO to produce and direct a short film based on an original script entry.
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Unique Prize. Ten-page manuscript that wins is produced into a short film. For rules or production contract, please email. Deadline for 2008 has been extended to November 10. Late fee of $100 applies.
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Following eight successful years of the British Short Screenplay competition and with an un-precedented line up of judges like Kenneth Branagh, Sir Alan Parker, Nik Powell and Stephen Woolley Kaos Films aim with the Feature Screenplay Competition is discover the best and most talented writers from around the world and put it into production. This is not a development scheme the winning screenplay will be produced with a budget of up to $2 Million!
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Soggy Mops Production will be having a short screenwriting competition. The screenplay must be between 5 and 30 pages. The winning script(s) will be produced and promoted in film festivals nationwide in 2011.
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3-page, 3-minute, 3-character screenplays to be shot by multiple student teams in a custom-designed studio set that changes yearly.
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To find a short script for production.
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QuickFilmBudget.com is now accepting short scripts (5 pages or less) that present an effective story with a beginning, middle, and end, which can easily be produced. Screenplays can be any genre or subject. Quick Film Budget will judge each submission based on screenplay, budget and a one page filmmaker's statement. All budgets must be created by QuickFilmBudget.
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To encourage writing talent and to give writers the opportunity to see their work on screen.
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The purpose of this contest is to showcase the beauty of Colorado. The story should be set around a place in Colorado.
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Final Deadline: 09/01/2011 (expired)
The Green Light Award is an annual writers award hosted by the London Screenwriters' Festival. It is open to all writers across the globe. The primary goal of the award is to assist writers by guaranteeing that their work is produced. We do this by purchasing the option on the winning script (£500 / $800 approx) and actually making it with an award winning team of professional film makers and actors.
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Final Deadline: 09/03/2011 (expired)
The screenwriting contest is designed to highlight and promote the talent of undiscovered scriptwriters. Bulldog Productions will produce the winning script into a movie during the semester following the Fall deadline. Finalists have the opportunity to receive feedback on their work. Scripts will be judged by a jury of distinguished panel of industry professionals, educators, and film enthusiasts in a process that usually spans two weeks.
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Final Deadline: 09/30/2011 (expired)
To find screenplays ready for production.
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Final Deadline: 10/31/2011 (expired)
Our objective is to find the scariest horror screenplay and launch an aggressive campaign to see it made into a movie. And this year we are looking for TWO winning screenplays!
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Final Deadline: 12/15/2011 (expired)
The objective of Kuzmacinema Feature Script Competition to discover a great independent feature script for following production. Screenplays must meet standard feature-length screenplay format. Allusions and citations from the world culture legacy are allowed as well as elements of absurdity or poetic manner. The next genres are not allowed: Crime, Sci-Fi, Horror, Thriller.
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Final Deadline: 12/15/2011 (expired)
Have you ever asked yourself "How will anyone know how good my screenplay is, if it never made into a film?" Here is your chance to see your screenplay brought to life. The winner in each category will not only receive a cash prize, but will get the opportunity to have their screenplay made into a film upon contract agreement with Fernleif Productions and the writer.
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Final Deadline: 01/31/2012 (expired)
The Canadian Short Screenplay Competition, administered by Year of the Skunk Productions (Regina), and established in 2008, is the premiere script contest for short film screenplays. With over $50,000 in prizing, CSSC is the single-most competitive, prestigious, short screenplay festival in Canada open to international writers, a champion for screenwriters everywhere and a launching pad for writers' professional careers.
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Final Deadline: 03/16/2012 (expired)
KAYfilms Productions is proud to announce the First Annual KAYfilms Summer Screenplay Contest! We're looking for feature-length narrative screenplays, 80-120 pages in length, which entertain, inform, and inspire - all while being cost-effective. All genres will be considered! Entries will be judged on story, character, message, and budget (the lower the better).
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Final Deadline: 04/30/2012 (expired)
The DC Shorts Screenplay Competition (October 2012) is a very different kind of screenwriting competition. A panel of judges consisting of filmmakers, screenwriters and critics will review and provide coverage (feedback) for scripts of 15 pages or less. 5-7 finalists will be featured during ScriptDC — the region’s largest screenwriting conference — where their scripts will be read in front of a live audience — and one will walk away with $2,000 to shoot their project! If the script is shot and completed by the deadline, it will be automatically included as an official selection for the 2013 DC Shorts Film Festival.
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Final Deadline: 04/30/2012 (expired)
A new production fund that is designed to support and facilitate the creation of unconventional independent cinema that pushes the boundaries of film language. Filmmakers can apply with their scripts on Persona Non Grata’s site (http://personanongrata.org/) to compete for an opportunity to direct their film. The first round of the script-to-screen competition will result in the production of a feature film with a budget of at least $250,000.
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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: 07/06/2012 (expired)
The British Short Screenplay Competition (BSSC) is now accepting submissions for their annual competition. The BSSC is the only competitive and international short screenplay competition that undertakes to produce the winning screenplay and is able to boast an unrivalled line-up of judges that has included: Kenneth Branagh, Charles Dance; producers: Michael Kuhn, Alan Parker, Nik Powell, Leslee Udwin, Natascha Wharton and Stephen Woolley to name but a few.
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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: 09/16/2012 (expired)
The Richmond International Film Festival (RIFF) is a competitive festival that accepts features and shorts of all genres and niches (films & screenplays). The festival highlights both the emerging and professional filmmaker, and serves as a catalyst for bringing writers & filmmakers together to collaborate on future film productions.
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Final Deadline: 12/31/2012 (expired)
The goal of the Red Eye Writing is to discover and build relationships with talented screenwriters.
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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: 03/15/2013 (expired)
Willamette Writers is soliciting entries for the 2013 FilmLab's "Script-to-Screen" short film scriptwriting competition. We seek writers with the ability to tell a compelling story quickly and cinematically, while adhering to a theme and a practical eye towards real-life movie production. Unique to scriptwriting contests, the Script-to-Screen Competition grand prize is this: we will produce a short film based on the winning script! The winning writer will have the opportunity to meet and collaborate with our production team, attend the filming- in short, to experience the collaborative process of filmmaking! The resulting film will premiere at the 2013 Willamette Writers Conference on Friday, August 2nd.
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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: 04/12/2013 (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: 05/24/2013
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: 06/20/2013
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: 09/06/2013
Open Curtain would like to read stories from you. We know there are good writers that have an interesting story to tell the world, and would like to see their story come to life. This is where we come in to help bring your story to life. We’re looking for the top 50 stories (Feature or Short) to be in our contest. The 1st and 2nd winners will win cash prize and a possibility to have his or her story put into our production (that if your story meets our budget).
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Final Deadline: 11/30/2013
In Hollywood your script has about a One in a Million chance of being produced ... That sucks! At YouPix.org your script has a One in a Thousand chance of being produced ... That sucks less. No Script or Short Film competition offers you as much as YouPix.org. Our winners make a movie. An actual movie – you don't get a trophy, prize or a monetary gesture that gets you no further in your career.
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Scripped users get access to some of the most exciting contests around. The Scripped network of producers, writers, and Hollywood professionals comes to Scripped to find new talent and read great scripts. Past contests have been run for Edward Burns (actor, producer, director, and writer), Steven de Souza (writer of 48 Hours and Die Hard), Dawn Olivieri (leading actress on Heroes) and Alex Albrecht (popular Internet personality).
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