Scriptapalooza Runner-Up Optioned for Production

[Updated: 11/19/2019]

Your Script Produced Award Ceremony with Tribute to late John Singleton

Sheila Shah and Doval Bacall hosted an intimate reception with winners and friends at the Bombay Palace in Beverly Hills.

[Updated: 11/18/2019]

Interview with 2019 Creative World Award
Winner Taylor Hopkins

Taylor Hopkins was the Grand Prize Winner of the 2019 Creative World Awards for his screenplay, Stagecoach Mary, a true story about a hard-drinking, cigar smoking black woman in Montana in 1885, who uses her six shooter and tough as nails attitude to defend a convent of nuns from the perils of the Wild West. [Updated: 11/14/2019]

Shore Scripts Names Semifinalists

Short Scripts has announced their 2019 Feature and TV Pilot (1/2-hour and 1-hour) semifinalists. [Updated: 11/10/2019]

Scriptapalooza Fellowship Recipient Discusses McKee Seminar

2019 Scriptapalooza Fellowship Recipient Paula Dixon talks about the Robert McKee seminar she attended. [Updated: 11/08/2019]

Austin Film Fest Names Contest Winners

The Austin Film Festival has announced their 2019 Screenplay Contest Winners. [Updated: 11/07/2019]

Your Script Produced Names Season One Contest Winners

Ted Campbell's Blue Motel has been named the Ultimate Grand Prize Winner in the Feature Film Category of the Your Script Produced Screenwriting Competition. Midlife Drive-Thru, by Iris May & Leia Leia Vogelle, is the Prize Winner in the TV Category.

In related news, the late Academy Award nominated filmmaker John Singleton will receive the Your Script Produced! Lifetime Achievement Award on Friday, November 8th, at the Season One Awards Dinner at Bombay Palace in Beverly Hills. The screenwriter and producer's daughter, Justice Singleton, will accept the award on his behalf. [Updated: 11/07/2019]

Finish Line Names 2019 Contest Winners

Avi Glick's Old Dogs and Still Waters has been named the Grand Prize Winner of the 2019 Finish Line Script Competition. [Updated: 11/06/2019]

Write/LA Names Contest Finalists

Eight finalists have been chosen for the 2019 Write/LA Screenwriting Competition. Three Grand Prize Winners will announced November 15th. [Updated: 11/01/2019]

NYC Horror Film Festival Names Screenplay Competition Finalists

Finalists and Semifinalists have been announced for the 2019 NYC Horror Film Festival Screenplay Competition. [Updated: 10/31/2019]

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