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Advice from Screenwriting Contest Readers
Updated: 05/14/2024
Entering a screenwriting contest can be a nerve-wracking experience. With thousands of scripts vying for attention, it's crucial to ensure your screenplay stands out. Contest readers, who sift through these countless entries, offer invaluable insights into what makes a script shine - or sink.
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San Francisco International Screenwriting Competition & Film Awards
Extended Late: 05/16/2024WSPro Discount: 25%
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Extended: 05/19/2024WSPro Discount: No
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Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition
Extended: 05/19/2024WSPro Discount: No
Diversity Showcase
Final: 05/19/2024WSPro Discount: No
Adapted Story Showcase
Late: 05/19/2024WSPro Discount: No
Hollywood Genre Action Screenplay Contest
Regular: 05/19/2024WSPro Discount: No
2024 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards
Final: 05/20/2024WSPro Discount: No
Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest
Regular: 05/20/2024WSPro Discount: No
Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards
Late: 05/20/2024WSPro Discount: 25%
Emerging Screenwriters Suspense Screenplay Competition
Final : 05/23/2024WSPro Discount: No
Table Read My Screenplay Competition
Early: 05/23/2024WSPro Discount: No
Emerging Screenwriters Action & Adventure Screenplay Competition
Final: 05/23/2024WSPro Discount: No
Emerging Screenwriters Animation Screenplay Competition
Final: 05/23/2024WSPro Discount: No
Austin Film Festival Playwriting Competition
Late: 05/24/2024WSPro Discount: No
Breaking Walls Thriller Screenplay Contest
Regular: 05/25/2024WSPro Discount: $5.00
Hollywood Diversity Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Late: 05/25/2024WSPro Discount: $5.00
Austin Action Fest
Extended: 05/27/2024WSPro Discount: No
Austin Film Festival Script Competition
Late: 05/31/2024WSPro Discount: No
ScreenCraft Animation Screenwriting Competition
Early: 05/31/2024WSPro Discount: No
Script Pipeline Screenwriting and TV Writing Competition
Extended: 05/31/2024WSPro Discount: No
ScreenCraft Action & Adventure Screenwriting Competition
Regular: 05/31/2024WSPro Discount: No
ScreenCraft Sci-Fi & Fantasy Screenwriting Competition
Final: 05/31/2024WSPro Discount: No
ScreenCraft Feature Competition
Late: 05/31/2024WSPro Discount: No
Shore Scripts TV Pilot Contest
Regular: 05/31/2024WSPro Discount: $5.00
Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards
Final: 05/31/2024WSPro Discount: No
Filmmatic Comedy Screenplay Awards
Regular: 05/31/2024WSPro Discount: 25%
Script2Comic Contest
Late: 05/31/2024WSPro Discount: No
Coverage Ink's Get Repped Now
Deadline: 05/31/2024WSPro Discount: $10.00
The TITAN Awards
Regular: 05/31/2024WSPro Discount: No
Write LA Screenplay & Pilot Competition
Final: 06/01/2024WSPro Discount: No
Los Angeles Crime and Horror Film Festival
Late: 06/01/2024WSPro Discount: $5.00
FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Late: 06/01/2024WSPro Discount: No
Capital Fund Screenplay Competiton
Final: 06/01/2024WSPro Discount: $5.00
The Indie Gathering International Film Festival
Late: 06/02/2024WSPro Discount: No
Screamfest Horror Film Festival and Screenplay Competition
Late: 06/02/2024WSPro Discount: No
Hollywood Genre Action Screenplay Contest
Late: 06/02/2024WSPro Discount: No
HollyShorts Screenplay Contest
Extended: 06/03/2024WSPro Discount: $15.00
BlueCat TV Writing Competition New!
Final: 06/04/2024WSPro Discount: No
Disney Television Writing Program
Final: 06/07/2024WSPro Discount: No
Breaking Walls Thriller Screenplay Contest
Late: 06/08/2024WSPro Discount: $5.00
Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest
Final: 06/10/2024WSPro Discount: No
WeScreenplay Shorts Competition
Late: 06/15/2024WSPro Discount: No
Slamdance Screenplay Competition
Regular: 06/15/2024WSPro Discount: No
B!tchFest Film Festival & Screenplay Contest New!
Extended: 06/15/2024WSPro Discount: 20%
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Standard: 06/15/2024WSPro Discount: $5.00
Screamfest Horror Film Festival and Screenplay Competition
Extended: 06/15/2024WSPro Discount: No
FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Extended: 06/15/2024WSPro Discount: No
New York City Horror Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Regular: 06/15/2024WSPro Discount: No
Hollywood Diversity Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Extended: 06/15/2024WSPro Discount: $5.00
Capital Fund Screenplay Competiton
Extended: 06/17/2024WSPro Discount: $5.00
Script Pipeline First Look Project
Earlybird: 06/20/2024WSPro Discount: 10%
Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards
Final: 06/20/2024WSPro Discount: 25%
Hollywood Genre Action Screenplay Contest
Final: 06/22/2024WSPro Discount: No
Scriptation Showcase Features & Shorts Category
Late: 06/23/2024WSPro Discount: No
Adapted Story Showcase
Final : 06/23/2024WSPro Discount: No
Astrophobia Sci-Fi and Horror Film Festival
Late: 06/23/2024WSPro Discount: No
Shore Scripts Feature Screenplay Contest
Early: 06/24/2024WSPro Discount: $5.00
BlueCat TV Writing Competition New!
Late: 06/25/2024WSPro Discount: No
Table Read My Screenplay Competition
Final: 06/27/2024WSPro Discount: No
Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest
Extended: 06/28/2024WSPro Discount: No
Shore Scripts TV Pilot Contest
Final: 06/28/2024WSPro Discount: $5.00
Breaking Walls Thriller Screenplay Contest
Extended: 06/29/2024WSPro Discount: $5.00
Cult Movies International Film Festival New!
Extended: 06/29/2024WSPro Discount: No
ScreenCraft Animation Screenwriting Competition
Regular: 06/30/2024WSPro Discount: No
ScreenCraft Action & Adventure Screenwriting Competition
Final: 06/30/2024WSPro Discount: No
Filmmatic Comedy Screenplay Awards
Late : 06/30/2024WSPro Discount: 25%
The TITAN Awards
Final Deadline: 06/30/2024WSPro Discount: No
Los Angeles International Sci-Fi Film Festival
Final: 06/30/2024WSPro Discount: No
Optimus Feedback Screenplay Competition New!
Regular: 07/01/2024WSPro Discount: No
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Pre-Fest: 07/06/2024WSPro Discount: 20%
Hollywood Diversity Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Final: 07/06/2024WSPro Discount: $5.00
Cinequest Screenwriting Competition
Earlybird: 07/12/2024WSPro Discount: No
WeScreenplay Shorts Competition
Final: 07/15/2024WSPro Discount: No
B!tchFest Film Festival & Screenplay Contest New!
Final: 07/15/2024WSPro Discount: 20%
Screenplay Festival
Extended: 07/15/2024WSPro Discount: $5.00
FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Final: 07/15/2024WSPro Discount: No
