Save the Cat! Screenplay Challenge
Save the Cat!
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Contact: Jason Kolinsky, Chief Marketing Officer
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All entrants receive 50 points of analysis—at no extra cost—and a written review from readers trained in the Save the Cat! Methodology.
All scripts receive a full read.
Feedback is grounded in structure—not subjective opinion.
Our approach is simple: a screenplay competition that uses the same language the writer, the reader, and the decision makers use when analyzing your work. We are fortunate enough that Save the Cat! and the 15 story points (our beat sheet) is part of creative culture and has become the shared language of creators and executives. We are going to put this to use to better position you to sell your work. Plain and simple. The winners will be flown to Los Angeles for a live table read of your script and for the opportunity to pitch your project to a production company. Show More
Deadline/Entry Fees
Expired. Previous Deadline: 04/13/2026WinningScripts Pro 15% Off Coupon
Notification: Jun 30th: Top 25; Jul 12th: Top 5; Aug 23rd: Grand Prize Winners.
Eligibility
EveryoneRules
Please see website.Awards
All entrants to receive:- 50 points of analysis report adapted from the Save the Cat! Greenlight Checklist (Save the Cat! Strikes Back — pages 104-108)
- A review by readers and judges trained in the Save the Cat! Methodology
- Feedback grounded in structure and marketability and consistently applied to all screenplays
- Flight to LA ($600)
- 3-night hotel stay ($1200) Live table read to bring your work to life
- Meetings with judges
- Producer Badge to 2024 Austin Film Festival ($750 value – travel and lodging not included)
- Save the Cat! Software – 12 Month Subscription
Save the Cat!
Contact
Web:
https://savethecat.com/the-challenge
Email:
jason.kolinsky@savethecat.com
Contact: Jason Kolinsky, Chief Marketing Officer
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Save the Cat! Screenplay Challenge
Contact
Web:
https://savethecat.com/the-challenge
Email:
jason.kolinsky@savethecat.com
Contact: Jason Kolinsky, Chief Marketing Officer
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Contest News
Save the Cat Names 2026 Grand Prize Winners
Griffin Henry Sloan and Melissa Anderson have been named the Save the Cat Grand Prize Winners for their feature screenplay, Midnight Sun, while Allison Gibson won the TV Pilot Grand Prize for her script, Promised Land.
SAVE THE CAT! 2026 GRAND PRIZE WINNER - FEATURE
MIDNIGHT SUN Griffin Henry Sloan and Melissa Anderson
SAVE THE CAT! 2026 GRAND PRIZE WINNER - TV PILOT
PROMISED LAND Allison M Gibson
SAVE THE CAT! TOP 5 - FEATURE FILMS
BLANK Shiva Ramanathan
CATTLE Tom Armstrong
HEAVEN SPOT Mikelle Kruger, Patrick O McKenna
MIDNIGHT SUN Griffin Henry Sloan and Melissa Anderson
SOMEBODY F*CKED IT UP Matthew Shapiro
SAVE THE CAT! TOP 5 - TV PILOTS
12:37 – THE KING DAVID HOTEL Michael John Fedun
PROMISED LAND Allison M Gibson
RED FLAG Marina Nefedova
TEXAS TOPAZ Haylie Marie Lavin
UNDERHILL Adam E Winkler, Brian Johnson
SAVE THE CAT! TOP 25 - FEATURE FILMS
A BEAUTIFUL PLACE Patterson McKinney, Catherine Miller
AIN’T THAT A BITCH Baldo Fiorentino
BLANK Shiva Ramanathan
BONER’S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION Michael Phillips
BOOGLINEE THE MUSICAL Randall Kit Wong
CATastrophe Jeremy DeCoursey
CATTLE Tom Armstrong
CHRISTMAS BY THE POUND Cecile Lee
DREAM RAILS Barry Kienzle
HEAVEN SPOT Mikelle Kruger, Patrick O McKenna
MIDNIGHT SUN Griffin Henry Sloan and Melissa Anderson
NIA NOEL Jasmine C Perry
RESIDUE Matilda Szydagis
SEX, MOM AND STAND UP Henrietta Komras
SOMEBODY F*CKED IT UP Matthew Shapiro
SUMMER OF 71 Steven B Newman
THE DECISION RF Fischer
THE RELEASE Michelle Erika Lange
THE SHAMAN Steven B Newman
THE SILVER ABACUS Hillary Anger
UNITED WE STAND Zephyr Quintain
VINTAGE VOGUE Timothy J Swaan
WHAT WE HAD TO HIDE Didier Swysen
WICKED GAME Robin L Steel
ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE (TAYLOR’S VERSION) Steven Lankenau
SAVE THE CAT! TOP 25 - TV PILOTS
12:37 – THE KING DAVID HOTEL Michael John Fedun
AUSTRALIAN WRESTLING STORY – NO CONTACT Taleena Anderson
BEFORE THE FENCE Joseph Cockrell
BENITA THE INVINCIBLE Terry Lynam
BUBBLES UP Alyssa Burlison
CLASS OF ’99: “THE PACT” Johel Jamison
DOCTOR LOST B.E. Story & Gary Grasmick, MD
FAIR EXCHANGE Arthur S Chancellor
FULL NELSON Coty Kropidlowski
GERMAPHOBE IN A SEX CLUB Jessica Ennis, Caitlin Cronenberg
GUIDED Jessica L Cosentino
HE HAS IT COMING Molly Owen
MOONBOUND Robert Damisch
ONE-ARM BANDIT Michael Lefty Forcier
OPERATION CENTAUR Manja L Lyssy
PROMISED LAND Allison M Gibson
RED FLAG Marina Nefedova
ROCKWELL REPORT Penelope C Hahn
RUN AGROUND Mikelle Kruger, Patrick O McKenna
SAINA DREAMS OF KIMCHI Arnold Jesse Chon
TEXAS TOPAZ Haylie Marie Lavin
THE LAST MASK Carlos Liciaga
THIS IS FINE Michael Bunning
TICKLE THE DRAGON’S TALE Bob Robey
UNDERHILL Adam E Winkler, Brian Johnson
Updated: 08/24/2026
Save the Cat! Screenplay Challenge
Contact
Web:
https://savethecat.com/the-challenge
Email:
jason.kolinsky@savethecat.com
Contact: Jason Kolinsky, Chief Marketing Officer
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