Women Who Write in Film

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Final Deadline: 01/23/2020 (expired)

We are Women Who Write and our goal is to be the world’s foremost screenwriting competition for women. We want to support female writers and producers of all shapes and sizes, but we don’t just want to support female writers. We want to forge a festival that will discover and recognize the best emerging female talent and the most original female voices from around the world.

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LGBTQ Screenwriting Competition

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Final Deadline: 01/23/2020 (expired)

As one of the few screenwriting competitions for the LGBTQ community, our aim is to discover and recognize the best emerging talent and most original voices from our community in film and television writing from around the world. We are proud to be LGBTQ and even prouder to support the LGBTQ community. Members from our community have long been known for being the best artists in the world and we want to not only recognize them for that, but to support them in being talented as well as a member of our community.

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LiveRead/LA

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Final Deadline: 01/10/2020 (expired)

Enter now for a chance to have your script read by professional actors! Every script submitted is in the running to be one of 2 scripts chosen to be read in front of our audience and an Industry Insider at a West Hollywood Theatre on Monday, January 27th. Our 'Insider' is Elise Henderson, President of TV at MRC who developed shows like 'House of Cards' and 'Ozark'.

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Roadmap Writers Top Tier Competition

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Final Deadline: 01/10/2020 (expired)

Roadmap Writers has helped more than 110 screenwriters sign with industry representation in just three years. We pride ourselves on developing and working with the most promising up-and-coming screenwriters and partnering with the best and brightest industry professionals the entertainment world has to offer. At the pinnacle of all our programs is the Top Tier Program, where the bulk of our screenwriting success stories come from.

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Mammoth Lakes Film Festival

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Final Deadline: 01/05/2020 (expired)

We are the west coast premier destination festival for films such as fest favorites like Damsel starring Robert Pattinson and Mia Wasikowska, to world premiere new discoveries like Netflix favorite Abducted in Plain Sight and many more. We are dedicated to discovering and supporting the next generation of filmmakers. There’s a reason MovieMaker magazine has named Mammoth Lakes Film Festival as one of the “Top 50 Film Festival’s Worth Your Entry Fee” for the last four years in a row¬: We put our filmmakers first!

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Oregon Short Film Festival

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Final Deadline: 12/31/2019 (expired)

The Oregon Short Film Festival is a showcase of independent short films from around the world. We accept short screenplays of all genres that are 40 pages or less. Action Comedy Dark Comedy Drama Experimental Family Fantasy Horror Romantic Comedy Science Fiction

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Apeiron Films Screenplay Competition

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Final Deadline: 12/31/2019 (expired)

Cinema is your passion? You've written a short film script that tells a meaningful and touching story with a few characters in plain settings? You can restrict yourself to the essentials? You want to see your ideas in a movie at last? Congratulations: You’ve just found the right opportunity! CHALLENGE Create pure narrative live-action cinema without extravaganza! Make the audience care! Only the awesome idea counts, because the film crew will have only a few days for the complete production from casting to cinema premiere.

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Grim North Screenplay Competition

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Final Deadline: 11/29/2019 (expired)

GRIM NORTH is a fully accessible, online screenwriting competition seeking out new talent and exciting scripts from new and experienced writers. GRIM NORTH is open to writers with completed feature-length and short scripts in the following categories: HORROR THRILLER DRAMA DARK COMEDY We want your dark stories, your twisted monsters and your panic-inducing joyrides.

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Omaha Film Festival

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Final Deadline: 11/11/2019 (expired)

In 2019, the Omaha Film Festival was recognized as one of the 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee by MovieMaker Magazine. The Omaha Film Festival celebrates the artistic, educational, and historical importance of motion pictures. It gives independent film artists a platform for sharing their work and creating a dialogue with the community.

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Stage 32 Grown Up Movies

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Final Deadline: 11/06/2019 (expired)

Gidden Media and Stage 32 are looking for a wide range of all genres designed to appeal to the 50 and over audience. They can be movies for moms (BAD MOMS) to movies for retirees (BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL). They can be comedies, historical dramas (like THE POST or GREEN BOOK), or mystery/crime stories (like MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS). Danny Boyle's recent box office success YESTERDAY is another example.

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Oregon Scream Week Horror Film Festival

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Final Deadline: 10/31/2019 (expired)

Wanted! The Best Films And Screenplays In The Horror Film Genre Do you have a horror film, horror comedy film or experimental horror that you are submitting to festivals? Have you written a horror screenplay with scary situations, evil villains, creepy concepts and great characters? Our judges can't wait to watch your videos and read your stories.

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Hollywood Blood Horror Festival

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Final Deadline: 10/31/2019 (expired)

IMDb qualifier "Hollywood Blood Horror Festival" is a LA International online film festival designed for filmmakers to promote their work through an online platform. We accept independent projects from horror, gore, sci-fi, fantasy, mystery, dark comedy, thriller, crime, action/adventure and animated genres, especially low or no-budget ones plus student films.

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Twin Falls Sandwiches Film Festival

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Final Deadline: 10/04/2019 (expired)

We love films. And we love sandwiches. Making films is a lot like making sandwiches. And when all the right ingredients come together, the result is delicious. The Twin Falls SANDWICHES Film Festival was created by filmmakers to celebrate independent filmmaking and showcase unique films. We have the support of fantastic sponsors that ensure we welcome our guests with open arms and open-face sandwiches.

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WRPN Women's International Film Festival

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Final Deadline: 09/21/2019 (expired)

Welcome to the WRPN Women's International Film Festival, where distribution and feedback opportunities abound for films made by women, or films that carry subject matter relating to concerns particular to women's issues. WWIFF is a sister festival to the Depth of Field International Film Festival, a FilmFreeway “Top 100 Reviewed” festival alumni.

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Filmmatic TV Pilot Awards

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Final Deadline: 09/20/2019 (expired)

The Filmmatic TV Pilot Awards were created to locate and expose up-and-coming TV and web-series writers, as well as to empower and educate passionate and talented screenwriters still waiting for their invitation into the mainstream industry. Competition is open to TV pilots, webisodes and inventive TV-series scripts of all genres. Season 4 results will post by November 15, 2019.

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Illinois International Film Festival

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Final Deadline: 08/31/2019 (expired)

Through screenings and associated events, the festival aims to present a wide spectrum of filmmaking - feature films, documentaries, animation, short films, experimental, student work, big budget, micro-budget, trailers and so on. The Illinois International Film Festival brings audiences and filmmakers together to better enjoy the art and fun of filmmaking.

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Moondance International Film Festival

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Final Deadline: 08/30/2019 (expired)

The objective of the Moondance International Film Festival is to inspire, motivate, promote and encourage the best writers & independent filmmakers, from every country in the world, and to inspire a greater understanding about the vital role of the arts in enhancing creativity, community spirit, and the preservation of our cultural heritage.

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New York New Stories

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Final Deadline: 08/20/2019 (expired)

New York New Stories Screenplay Contest is an exciting new script competition seeking submissions in the following categories: Short Film, TV/Web Pilot. New York New Stories is dedicated to discovering and celebrating the work of screenwriters from all backgrounds and all levels of experience. Our mission is to elevate unique and creative stories that are ready to be told.

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The 18th Annual FilmMakers International Screenwriting Awards

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Final Deadline: 07/31/2019 (expired)

To make Hollywood more accessible than ever before to more aspiring global screenwriters, Filmmakers is forming strategic alliances with the powers that be in Film and TV Script Writing; who are in search of top Screenplays & Writers... Filmmakers Championing Emerging Artists. FilmMakers International Screenwriting Awards has been in existence since 2000 (formerly known as The Radmin Company / FilmMakers.

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The 5th Annual 1st TV Script Writing Competition: Presented by Filmmakers.com

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Final Deadline: 07/31/2019 (expired)

To make Hollywood more accessible than ever before to more aspiring screenwriters, 1st TV Script Writing Competition is forming strategic alliances with the powers that be in Film & TV, who are on the lookout for exceptional talent and TV scripts. The 1st TV Script Writing Competition is presented by FilmMakers Magazine. It wasn't that long ago that for a writer to get discovered he or she had to reside in or around Hollywood.

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The 15th Annual American Gem Short Script & Literary Festival

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Final Deadline: 07/30/2019 (expired)

To promote and support new talent by creating real and original opportunities. To make Hollywood more accessible than ever before to more aspiring screenwriters, American Gem Short Script Writing Contest: presented by Filmmakers Magazine and Write Brothers, is forming strategic alliances with the powers that be in Film, TV and Literary Publishing.

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Content19 Film Festival and Media Summit

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Final Deadline: 07/22/2019 (expired)

Content19 is a Christian film festival and media summit that takes place on a real working film set at Capernaum Studios in the Dallas Texas area. Our purpose is Equipping and Networking Christian Filmmakers from All Nations, Tribes and Languages (Revelation 5:9,10).

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Imaginarium Convention

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Final Deadline: 07/15/2019 (expired)

Now in our 6th year, the Imaginarium Convention is a three day annual event held in Louisville, Kentucky centered entirely around creatives and the world of storytelling, including the worlds of movies, books, gaming, music, cosplay, art, and comics/graphic novels. The Imaginarium Convention features extensive programming content, with panels and workshops presented by over 200 professional guests, including our Guest of Honor Jeffrey Reddick, the creator of the Final Destination Franchise! Our panel and workshop programming covers topics in indie film, screenwriting, the craft of writing, a range of various genres, industry-specific topics, publishing, game design, and social media/publicity.

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Action On Film International Film and Festival and Screenwriting Competition

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Final Deadline: 07/01/2019 (expired)

The Action on Film 15th Annual Film Festival celebrates and honors WRITERS of all genres and formats like no other festival does. $2000 in CASH PRIZES for TOP Winners. Now in our 15th year, our Film Festival has garnered a solid reputation as being one of the premier Writing competitions. The AOF MegaFest has created a solid community of Filmmakers and Writers from around the globe.

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Ojai Film Festival

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Final Deadline: 07/01/2019 (expired)

The Ojai Film Festival is an intimate festival within easy reach of the film industry power center of Los Angeles. It has built a reputation for presenting world-class independent films to a savvy, sophisticated audience.

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Script Summit

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Final Deadline: 06/30/2019 (expired)

Script Summit is a festival dedicated to supporting screenwriters. You will have the opportunity to connect with directors, producers, and other writers at the Script Summit Networking Event. The Summit also hosts Q&A panels, seminars, table reads of selected scripts, an awards dinner, and over $1,500 in cash prizes! We are very excited to announce that we have partnered with the famous Action on Film MEGAfest! This allows all of our writers with officially selected scripts, the chance to attend the AoF.

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Hudson New York Shorts

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Final Deadline: 06/21/2019 (expired)

To discover and encourage both new and long committed screenwriters. Our mission is to take the winning writer's vision from screenplay to screen!

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Cinefluential Film, Screenplay, and Music

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Final Deadline: 06/20/2019 (expired)

The first annual Cinefluential film, screenplay, and music contests celebrate content with elements of social good. We accept material that is not only entertaining but message- driven intended to provide discussion on an array of social issues (for example, mental illness, human rights, oppression). Winners will be featured at Ermantourage's 2019 summer Hollywood Chills entertainment summit in Los Angeles for a day of screenings, panels/Q&A's, meet and greets, performances, and more.

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Depth of Field International Film Festival

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Final Deadline: 06/14/2019 (expired)

Guaranteed distributor review by World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation (WWMPC.COM) for features, Adler & Associates for features and shorts, and Polaris Pictures (for Screenplays) among others, AT NO EXTRA COST TO YOU, for our select few ‘Best Of’ and "Award of Outstanding Excellence" winners in the 20 Major categories, based on sufficient qualified entries.

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Churches Making Movies Christian Film Fest Screenplay Contest

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Final Deadline: 06/10/2019 (expired)

The objective of the Churches Making Movies Screenplay competition is to celebrate and give exposure to the best Christian screenplays of the contest year.

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Underground Indie Film Festival

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Final Deadline: 06/05/2019 (expired)

Tired of being overlooked by fests? Searching for one that truly celebrates independent work and the dedication it requires? Then you've found the right place! While Hollywood keeps regurgitating the same junk over and over, indie filmmakers strive to do something different. Something original. They may not always be successful but at least they tried.

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DaVinci International Film Festival

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Final Deadline: 06/05/2019 (expired)

What's the DIFF? … It’s the DaVinci International Film Festival (DIFF), but also a question many independent filmmakers ask themselves as they browse and filter through dozens, if not hundreds, of film festivals online — what makes DIFF stand out from the others? It starts with our brand — our name. The way we see it, Leonardo da Vinci was the epitome of the divergent and creative mind— a luminary—and so we aim to recognize much of the same at our festival.

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Screenwriting Master Contest

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Final Deadline: 05/31/2019 (expired)

The objective of the Screenwriting Master Contest is to award writers for outstanding achievement in screenwriting in both Feature and Short screenplay categories based on six sections: Dialogue, Plot, Characters, Premise, Tone, and Structure. Marketability of a screenplay is not something we take into consideration. We understand that writing is a process, which is why we allow our contestants the ability to submit an updated draft of their screenplay in the event their work is selected to move onto the next round.

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Greenlight Screenplay Contest

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Final Deadline: 05/15/2019 (expired)

This competition honors emerging screenwriters from around the world with feature length screenplays worthy of production regardless of gender, race, religion or nationality.

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The LAUNCH Million Dollar Screenplay Competition

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The LAUNCH is a Million Dollar Screenplay Competition for college students with the mission to inspire the next generation of great screenwriters. The LAUNCH will enable one talented screenwriter to realize their dream by having their screenplay made by Hollywood producers as a feature film, with a budget of at least $1,000,000 USD. If you’re a college student anywhere in the world currently enrolled in an accredited two-year, four-year college/university and/or graduate program and have written a feature film you think is great, The LAUNCH wants to read it! You can submit your screenplay for the early submission fee of only $20 USD and every one submitted will receive professional feedback from experienced industry screenplay readers, along with an opportunity to purchase a one-year digital subscription to Variety Premier at a huge discount (save $100 off the $129 subscription price).

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theOffice Fellowship

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It’s easy. You send us a sample of your best piece of writing along with a short email explaining why this fellowship is right for you. Our judges select a winner who will receive 6 months of free 24/7* access to the space. This is equivalent to a Premium Membership, the highest level of membership we offer, worth upwards of $2700. Winner gets their own door code to access the space even when staff isn’t here.

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Nice International Film Festival

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Nice International Film Festival in our 8th Year held a few days before the Cannes Film Festival in the South of France. One of the greatest festival in the world to help filmmakers find a market to support their aims with people attending that can give good solid advice to work with established film industry professionals if you wish, screening, meetings, networking, world famous international awards ceremony, just some of what we have created over the years a unique festival with our other festivals a real platform for filmmakers to meet, network, do business festival week.

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Film Empire Diversity Mentorship

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Screenwriters of underrepresented backgrounds will have the chance to win mentorship meetings with our diverse lineup of industry pros. This mentorship will occur around April of 2019 via Skype or other forms of video conference. The purpose of the Diversity Mentorship contest is to impart knowledge on our grand prize winner through the advice and expertise of professionals in film & television industry in a time when diverse voices in media are sought after.

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South Europe International Film Festival

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The South Europe International Film Festival is one of four Festivals presented by Fusion International Film Festivals. Our mission is to bring in films & script projects from ALL over the globe. What can Fusion International Film Festivals offer that you can't already get? The fact is that the films and scripts that we showcase will in the vast majority of cases be exclusive to the Film Festival circuit during that time and, from regions & countries from around the world.

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International Christian Film Festival

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Founded on September 15, 2012, the International Christian Film Festival is one of the largest Christian Film Festival in the world. Our goal is to help filmmakers get to next level. This is the premiere choice for faith-based, family-friendly films and documentaries.

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Film Empire Horror Mentorship

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Horror screenwriters will have the chance to win mentorship meetings with our lineup of industry pros. This mentorship will occur around April of 2019 either in person or via Skype or other forms of video conference. The purpose of the horror screenwriting contest is to impart knowledge on our grand prize winner through the advice and expertise of professionals in horror genre of the film & television industry.

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Nantucket Film Festival Screenplay Competition

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The Nantucket Film Festival - unique in its dedication to supporting and promoting the art of screenwriting - launched the Showtime Tony Cox Screenplay Competition in 1996. The Festival's screenwriting focus was inspired by Nantucket's rich history as a writer's retreat and is one of the main reasons for the event's distinction as an important cultural institution.

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Boomtown Film and Music Festival

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The Boomtown Film and Music Festival accepts Short (44 or less pages) and Feature (45+ pages) screenplays in any genre! Submit on Film Freeway!

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Phoenix Film Festival Short Screenplay Search

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We want to see the best short screenplays from around the globe.

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International Horror and Sci Fi Short Screenplay Competition

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To discover the best un-produced short screenplays by talented writers and present their work to LEADING INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS.

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Stage 32 Romantic Comedy Screenwriting Contest

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With the tremendous box office success of CRAZY RICH ASIANS, BOOK CLUB and THE BIG SICK and the streaming successes of SET IT UP, SIERRA BURGESS IS A LOSER, and TO ALL THE BOYS I LOVED BEFORE, romantic comedies are making a huge comeback for all types of audiences. Variety called Rom-Com's the "Hottest genre" for 2018 and beyond. If you have been sitting on a Rom-Com script or been thinking about writing one, now's the time to get it exposure and we have the perfect opportunity for you! Stage 32 is honored to announce that we have partnered with Amy Baer's Gidden Media to find original, modern romantic comedy feature scripts in our first Romantic Comedy Screenwriting Contest partnership!

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Barnstorm Fest

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Barnstorm is not just a screenplay competition, its goal is to help you develop your script for production. Every submission receives a letter of analysis from an industry professional and finalists receive a one-on-one consultation with a feature film producer as well as heaps of other rewards. THIS SEASON, RECEIVE YOUR FEEDBACK WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF SUBMISSION.

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North Europe International Film Festival

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The North Europe International Film Festival is one of four Festivals presented by Fusion International Film Festivals. Our mission is to bring in films & script projects from ALL over the globe. What can Fusion International Film Festivals offer that you can't already get? The fact is that the films and scripts that we showcase will in the vast majority of cases be exclusive to the Film Festival circuit during that time and, from regions & countries from around the world.

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Enter Stage Write

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Transition Stage Company want to give as much opportunity as possible to writers who submit to Enter. Stage. Write in the competition and beyond the Competition. We believe in providing creatives with a 'hand up' and putting you in front and in touch with the right people to push your career in the right direction. Every writer wants to see their story come to life – with Enter Stage Write you get just that chance! Along with a £1000 prize for the overall winner, a select number of scripts will be produced and performed at the prestigious Royal Birmingham Conservatoire on December 1st.

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Willamette Writers FiLMLaBtv

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Willamette Writers invites you to submit your web series pilot for our script to screen competition. The web series script should be 7 pages maximum, in standard screenplay format, with 1-4 speaking characters. The pilot should have a beginning, middle, and end, and be aimed at a general audience. After an initial round of judging in Portland, Oregon, 10 finalists will be chosen by our industry professionals in LA.

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