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Shore Scripts Names Contest Winners

Shore Scripts has named their Feature, TV Pilot, and Short Screenplay Contest Winners for 2017.

Final Draft Names 2017 Finalists

Final Draft has named the TV and Feature Script Finalists for their 2017 Big Break Screenwriting Contest.

StoryPros International Names Quarterfinalists

Quarterfinalists have been announced for the 11th Annual StoryPros International Screenplay Contest.

ScreenCraft Names Pilot Launch Semifinalists

ScreenCraft has announced the one-hour and half-hour Pilot Launch contest semifinalists from among more than 2,000 submissions. The Grand Prize Winners will be announced December 21st.

Poe Contest Names Halloween Contest Winner

"Windows Wicked," an eerie story of an eight-year-old boy and an unseen creature clawing at his bedroom window, won The Poe Contest's 24-hour Halloween screenplay contest for Chicago writer Rob Herzog.

Shore Scripts Names Contest Finalists

Shore Scripts has named their 2017 Feature, TV Pilot and Short Script finalists. Winners will be announced November 30th.

Scriptapalooza Celebrates 20 Years

Scriptapalooza is one of the longest-running contests on MovieBytes. We caught up with contest founder Mark Andrushko on the occasion of their 20th Anniversary.

ISA Names Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch in 2018

The International Screenwriters Association (ISA) has announced their Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch in 2018. The TOP 25 list was designed to recognize and congratulate ISA members with outstanding writing credentials.

Emerging Screenwriters Names Top 100

The Emerging Screenwriters Competition has announce their Top 100 Screenplays for 2017.

Shore Scripts Names Semifinalists

Winners will be announced November 10th.

WILDSound Names October Contest Winners

WILDSound has announced their Screenplay Contest Winners for October, 2017.

Rhode Island Fest Names Contest Winner

Barry Brennessel from Silver Spring, MD has been named the Best Screenplay Grand Prize Winner for this year's Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) Screenplay Competition. Barry's winning screenplay is entitled "Anh Sang."

Austin Fest Names Screenplay Contest Winners

The Austin Film Festival has announced their competition winners from a record field of 9,487 scripts entered in the Screenplay, Digital Series, Playwriting, and Fiction Podcast Competitions.

Shore Scripts Names Quarterfinalists

Short Scripts has named their Feature, TV Pilot, and Short Script quarterfinalists.

Scriptapalooza Posts Short Script Contest Interviews

Scriptapalooza has posted video interviews with several of their Short Script Contest quarterfinalists and semifinalists.

Roadmap Writers Names Wise Words Contest Winner

Roadmap Writers has announced K.T. Parker's script Distant Voices as the winner from among over 2,000 submissions to their Wise Words Writing Contest for writers over 50.

How to Do the Austin Film Festival

Check out Heather Hughes inside scoop on how to get the most out of the Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Conference.

Poe Contest Announces Halloween Script Event

Any feature or short script submitted to The Poe Contest during the 24 hours of Halloween is automatically entered into what possibly could be the first ever one-day script contest.

2017 PAGE Award Winners Announced

The PAGE Awards have announced Kendell Courtney Klein as the winner of their $25,000 Grand Prize for her biopic JANE. In addition, Gold, Silver, and Bronze Prizes were presented to writers in ten genre categories.

Scriptapalooza Interviews Top 3 Winners

Scriptapalooza has posted video interviews with their top 3 contest winners, including 2017 Grand Prize Winner Michael Bowler.

Austin Fest Announces Script Competition Finalists

The Austin Film Festival has announce their 2017 Script Competition Finalists. Fifty-six scripts were chosen for the Final Round with one winner to be determined in each of the 13 categories.

Scriptapalooza TV Names Contest Winners

Scriptapalooza TV has named their Sitcom, Reality, Pilot, and 1-Hour Contest Winners.

WildSound Names September Contest Winners

2017 Contest of Contest Winner and Finalist Screenplay Loglines

Finish Line Names Contest Winners

A TV pilot and two feature film scripts took top honors at the second Finish Line Script Competition. The winners were selected from more than 1,200 submissions, a more than 500 percent increase from the first competition, in 2016.

Roadmap Writers Names Wise Words Finalists

Roadmap Writers has announced the Top 30 TV and the Top 30 Feature Finalists from more than 2,000 submissions to their 1st Annual "Wise Words" Writing Contest.

Scriptapalooza Names Fellowship Winner

Natasha Paris has been named the 2017 Scriptapalooza Fellowship Winner for her script, The Zodiac Dater.

BlueCat Screenplay Competition Announces 2017 Winners

Judy Soo Hoo & Isaac Ho's screenplay, CADAVER DOG, has been selected as the winner of the 2017 BlueCat Screenplay Competition. Their script was selected from 3,273 submissions and will be awarded a $10,000 cash prize.

Meet the 2017 CineStory Winners

Meet the 2017 CineStory Fellowship Winner Angelina Karpovich, and Second Place Finishers Mark Price and James Walker.

Austin Fest Names 2017 Screenplay Semifinalists

The Austin Film Festival has announced their 2017 Screenplay Semifinalists in all genres and categories.

Page Names 2017 Finalists

The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition has announced the Top 10 finalists in each their genre categories.

The God Machine by Michael Bowler wins Scriptapalooza Contest

The God Machine, by Michael Bowler, has been named the $10,000 Grand Prize Winner of the 2017 Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Competition. The 2nd Place Winner was The Regulars by Devon Colwell, while 3rd Place went to Spirit Lake by Alison Macinni.

Contest of Contest Winners Announces Results

Michael Angelo Colgan has been named the winner of the 2017 Contest of Contest winners for his screenplay, Crayons.

CineStory Names Fellowship Winner

CineStory has named Angelina Karpovich as their 2017 Feature Fellowship Winner for her screenplay, Eggshells.

Scriptapalooza Names Short Screenplay Contest Winner

Shorty by Jeremy Grant has been named the winner of the 2017 Scriptapalooza Short Screenplay Contest.

WILDsound Names August, 2017 Contest Winners

Burning Love Names Screenplay Contest Winners

Aurora by Travis Opgenorth has been named the Grand Prize Winner of the Burning Love Screenplay Competition.

BlueCat Names Short Script and Pilot Winners

BlueCat has named White-Shoe U by Beanie Barnes as the winner of their 2017 Pilot Competition, and Ageusia by Will Schneider as the winner of their Short Script Competition.

BlueCat Names Top Five Finalists

BlueCat has named their top 5 Finalists from a total of 3,273 submissions. The Winner will receive $10,000 and the four remaining Finalists $1,000 each.

CWA Announces 2017 Contest Winners

Avi Glick's Stella Incarnated has been named the Grand Prize Winner of the 2017 Creative World Awards.

BlueCat Names TV Pilot and Short Screenplay Finalists

BlueCat has named the Finalists for their TV Pilot and Short Screenplay Competitions. Winners will be announced on Friday, September 1st.

HollyShorts Names Contest Winners

John Humber's Jameson has been named the winner of the HollyShorts Screenwriting Competition.

Burning Love Screenplay Names Semifinalists

The Burning Love Screenplay Contest, presented by Poe Films, has announced its 2017 semifinalists in all categories.

ScreenCraft Names Film Fund Winner

Cowboys & Pakistanis, written by Farraz Khan, has been named the recipient of ScreenCraft Spring 2017 Short Film Production Fund.

CWA Names 2017 Finalists

The Creative World Awards has announced their 2017 finalists.

Scriptapalooza Names Top 30 Scripts

Scriptapalooza has named the Top 30 Screenplays of the 2017 Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Competition.

CineStory Names Fellowship Finalists

Finalists have been announced for the 2017 CineStory Feature Fellowship.

BlueCat Names Semifinalists

BlueCat has announced their Feature, Pilot, and Short Script Semifinalists. Finalists will be announced on Sunday, August 27th at 6PM, PST.

HollyShorts Names Screenplay Finalists

The 4th annual HollyShorts Screenplay Contest has announced its list of finalists. The top 3 screenplays will be announced/awarded at the HollyShorts Awards Ceremony August 19th and the winning script will receive a $10,000 production deal courtesy of Evil Slave.

Finish Line Names Contest Quarterfinalists

The Finish Line Script Competition has announced their TV Pilot and Screenplay Quarterfinalists from among more than 1,100 submissions.

CWA Names 2017 Semifinalists

The Creative World Awards has announced their 2017 semifinalists.