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ScreenCraft Sci-Fi & Fantasy Screenwriting Competition

ScreenCraft SciFi

Objective

The best visual effects in the universe count for nothing if a story doesn’t have a world or characters that we care about. It takes unrestrained imagination to explore new worlds and character connections through timeless fantasy and awe-inspiring science fiction, and the best scripts in these genres are nothing short of magical. Whether you’re writing a contained science fiction drama, epic fantasy saga, or anything in-between, we want to read your feature screenplay or TV pilot!

ScreenCraft has relationships with sci-fi & fantasy heavyweights that include Scott Free Productions, 21 Laps, HBO Max, Netflix, and countless others. Past ScreenCraft winners have gone on to sell their scripts to major studios and have been hired by companies like Universal, Netflix, Amazon, AMC, Apple TV+ to name a few. Show More

Deadline/Entry Fees

Expired. Previous Deadline: 05/31/2024

Notification: Jun 26th: Quarterfinalists; Aug 7th: Semifinalists; Aug 28th: Finalists; Sep 18th: Winners.

Rules

Please see website for rules.

Awards

Screenwriter Kari Stringham-Drake (SEVERANCE, LOST IN SPACE), Grand Prize Mentor, will select one writer or writing team from our finalists to connect with for virtual meetings and script feedback.

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Contest News

HollywoodIQ:
Interview with Screenwriters Carlo and Erin Carere

Carlo and Erin CarereCarlo and Erin Carere are partners in life and in writing. Carlo was born in Naples, and published several novels in Italy before turning his attention to screenwriting. Minneapolis native Erin, meanwhile, was a playwright and singer-songwriter. The couple have been writing together since 2014, and their sci-fi TV pilot Dark Horizons has scored more than a dozen contest placements from some of the best-rated contests on MovieBytes.

[Updated: 07/13/2020]

ScreenCraft Names Sci-fi Contest Winners

Sandino Moya-Smith's Monster Hunter has been named the Grand Prize Winner from among over 700 submissions to the ScreenCraft Sci-fi Screenplay Contest. The script focuses on a father/son team of cryptozoologists tasked with finding the Loch Ness monster. The contest jury this year included development executives from 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures and United Picture Group. [Updated: 07/17/2018]

ScreenCraft Names Sci-Fi Contest Finalists

Ten finalists have been announced from among more than 700 submissions to the 2018 ScreenCraft Sci-Fi Screenwriting Competition. [Updated: 07/06/2018]

ScreenCraft Names Sci-fi Semifinalists

Semifinalists have been announced for the 2018 ScreenCraft Sci-fi Screenplay Contest, representing the top ten percent of submissions received. The jury this year includes development executives from 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures and United Pictures Group. Winners will be announced July 6th. [Updated: 06/01/2018]

ScreenCraft Names Sci-Fi Contest Quarterfinalists

Quarterfinalists have been announced from among nearly 800 submissions to the ScreenCraft Sci-Fi Screenplay Contest. [Updated: 05/04/2018]

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