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Contests found: 99

Rating Contest Deadline
2.83333333333 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Breaking Walls Thriller Screenplay Contest
 2025-06-28 06/28/2025
4.5 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Scriptapalooza Fellowship
 2025-07-01 07/01/2025
0 n/a
Script Pipeline Pitch Contest (Film/TV)
 2025-07-10 07/10/2025
4.08333333333 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
ISA Fast Track Fall 2025 Fellowship
 2025-07-31 07/31/2025
4.18181818182 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Filmmatic Comedy Screenplay Awards
 2025-07-31 07/31/2025
3.73148148148 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Slamdance Screenplay Competition
 2025-08-01 08/01/2025
4.11904761905 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Table Read My Screenplay Hollywood Competition
 2025-08-07 08/07/2025
4.11111111111 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Filmmatic TV Pilot Awards
 2025-08-20 08/20/2025
0 n/a
Franzi Shorts
 2025-09-03 09/03/2025
4.04761904762 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition
 2025-10-30 10/30/2025
3.86111111111 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Script Pipeline First Look Project
 2025-10-30 10/30/2025
4.27586206897 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Scriptapalooza TV Writing Competition
 2025-11-03 11/03/2025
4.51016260163 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
BlueCat Screenplay Competition
 2025-11-11 11/11/2025
4.56896551724 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Cinequest Screenwriting Competition
 2025-11-15 11/15/2025
5 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
B!tchFest Film Festival & Screenplay Contest
 2025-12-26 12/26/2025
4.5 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
The Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition
 2025-12-31 12/31/2025
0 n/a
LA Script Showdown
 2026-01-22 01/22/2026
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
American Story Showcase
 2026-01-25 01/25/2026
2.5 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
First 10 Pages Showcase
 2026-02-22 02/22/2026
2 2 stars2 stars
Military Story Showcase
 2026-03-22 03/22/2026
2.91304347826 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Faith in Film: International Film Festival and Screenwriting Competition
 2026-04-09 04/09/2026
4.63636363636 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Canadian Short Screenplay Competition
 2026-04-12 04/12/2026
0 n/a
The Crime List
 2026-04-19 04/19/2026
2.27272727273 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
True Story Showcase
 2026-05-17 05/17/2026
2.42857142857 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Adapted Story Showcase
 2026-06-14 06/14/2026
5 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
Scriptapalooza Features & Shorts Competition
 04/07/2025 (expired)
4.61614173228 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Austin Film Festival Script Competition
 05/27/2025 (expired)
3.20382165605 3 stars3 stars3 stars
The 18th Annual FilmMakers International Screenwriting Awards
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2.46153846154 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Moondance International Film Festival
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2.96078431373 3 stars3 stars3 stars
WriteMovies Spring 2025 Screenwriting Contest
 05/11/2025 (expired)
3.02941176471 3 stars3 stars3 stars
The 15th Annual American Gem Short Script & Literary Festival
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3.81349206349 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Script Pipeline Screenwriting and TV Writing Competition
 05/15/2025 (expired)
4.33333333333 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
The Indie Gathering International Film Festival
 06/06/2025 (expired)
4.44927536232 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
StoryPros International Screenplay Contest
 10/31/2024 (expired)
4.40170940171 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
StoryPros Awards Contest
 04/30/2025 (expired)
1 1 star
Garden State Film Festival Screenplay Competition
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2.77777777778 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Omaha Film Festival
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0 n/a
Great American Screenplay Competition (AceFest)
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3 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Zed Fest Schlock Horror Short Sreenplay Contest
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0 n/a
Ventura Film Festival
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0 n/a
Sunscreen Film Festival Screenplay Competition
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4.33333333333 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
100 Screenplays
 04/15/2025 (expired)
4.63636363636 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Horror Hotel International Film Festival
 04/01/2025 (expired)
4.42857142857 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Script Competition New Media Film Festival Los Angeles
04/06/2025 (expired)
3.22222222222 3 stars3 stars3 stars
L.A. Neo Noir Novel, Film, & Script Festival
 10/31/2024 (expired)
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
New Hope Film Festival Script Competition
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4.67283950617 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
WeScreenplay Feature Competition
 01/31/2025 (expired)
0 n/a
APM Short Screenplay Competition
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0 n/a
Sunset Film Festival Los Angeles
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4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Williamsburg International Film & Music Competition
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0 n/a
Urban Mediamakers Film Festival
 09/02/2024 (expired)
3.6 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Austin Revolution Film Festival
 Contact contest for deadline info.
3.58333333333 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
The 5th Annual 1st TV Script Writing Competition: Presented by Filmmakers.com
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5 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
CineStory TV/Digital Retreat & Fellowship
 11/11/2024 (expired)
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
GenreBlast Film Festival
 Contact contest for deadline info.
4.05555555556 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Finish Line Script Competition
 03/05/2025 (expired)
3.75 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
The Writers Lab US
 04/08/2025 (expired)
0 n/a
North Country (Snowtown) Screenplay Competition
 Contact contest for deadline info.
3.69230769231 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Capital Fund Screenplay Competiton
 06/17/2025 (expired)
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Art of Brooklyn Screenplay Contest
 05/01/2025 (expired)
4.41666666667 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Austin Film Festival Playwriting Competition
05/27/2025 (expired)
4.75 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
Stowe Story Labs
 11/25/2024 (expired)
2 2 stars2 stars
Sherman Oaks Film Festival
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2 2 stars2 stars
L.A. Femme International Film Festival
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2.33333333333 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Coverage Ink's Get Repped Now
 05/31/2025 (expired)
4.36666666667 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship
 03/31/2025 (expired)
0 n/a
Satisfied Eye International Film Festival
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4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Script Summit
 Contact contest for deadline info.
5 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
Write LA Screenplay & Pilot Competition
 03/04/2025 (expired)
4.5 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Filmmatic Pitch Now Screenplay Competition
 11/30/2024 (expired)
0 n/a
WriteMovies Romance and Comedy Award 2022
 Contact contest for deadline info.
4.0625 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Your Script Produced! 4th Edition
 06/13/2025 (expired)
3.92857142857 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
New York International Screenplay Awards
 Contact contest for deadline info.
1 1 star
Holly Weird Film Festival Screenplay Contest
 04/15/2025 (expired)
2.8 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Page Turner Screenplays - Faith Based Features & TV Pilots
 Contact contest for deadline info.
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
WriteMovies Sci-Fi and Fantasy Award 2022
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4.46666666667 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards
 05/20/2025 (expired)
0 n/a
Screenplay Awards: Elements of Story
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0 n/a
Dumbo Screenwriting Competition
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4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
WriteMovies Horror Award
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3 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Tirota / Finish Line Script Competition
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3.375 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Page Turner Awards
 Contact contest for deadline info.
0 n/a
IndieBoom Script Contest
 Contact contest for deadline info.
2.6 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
SunVale Script Contest
 09/30/2024 (expired)
3.6 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Reno-Tahoe Screenplay Contest
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0 n/a
Galway Film Fleadh Pitching Competition
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0 n/a
Unsolicited Scripts Short Film Fund
 06/15/2024 (expired)
0 n/a
Shore Scripts Script Development Fund
 05/02/2025 (expired)
0 n/a
Pitch to Page
 Contact contest for deadline info.
2 2 stars2 stars
Write LA Shorts
 10/01/2023 (expired)
4.66666666667 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Filmmatic Sci-Fi/Fantasy Awards
 10/31/2024 (expired)
0 n/a
Culver City Film Festival
 12/06/2024 (expired)
2.9 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Wildsound Reading Series
 Monthly.
3.5 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Screenplay Search Screenwriting Competition
 Monthly.
3.22727272727 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Wildsound 1st Scene Screenplay Contest
 Monthly.
2.53333333333 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Miami Screenplay Awards
 Monthly.
4.3829787234 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Wiki: The World's FASTEST Screenplay Contest
 Monthly.
4.54285714286 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
The Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards
 Monthly.
0 n/a
Palm Springs International Screenplay Awards & Pitch Deck-Sizzle Reel-Trailer Contest
 Monthly.

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