Finish Line Script Competition
Finish Line

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			920 N. Orange Grove Avenue
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 Los Angeles, CA 90046
 
		
	
			
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				Email: 
				info@finishlinescriptcomp.com
			
		
Contact: Michael Patterson, Contest Administrator
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Objective
The Finish Line redefines the screenwriting competition, embracing the rewrite as an essential component in any successful screenplay, and incentivizing every entrant to dig deeper, find their best draft, and win. With the guidance of a seasoned script consultant, you can work on your rewrites AFTER submitting your script to the competition and then, after reviewing their notes, RESUBMIT your script to us, having improved your draft and thus bettering your chances to WIN!
Our screenplay consultants will provide comprehensive development notes on your screenplay or pilot, for as many drafts as you choose, focusing on the fact that the STORY and WRITER are KING. Just as with development execs at studios, production companies or networks, we will go through draft after draft with you to get your script into TIPTOP shape. Show More
Deadline/Entry Fees
| Deadline | Date Days till: | Entry Fee | 
|---|---|---|
| Early | September 4, 2025 | $50 | 
| Regular | November 11, 2025 11 | $57 | 
| Late | January 8, 2026 69 | $57 | 
Eligibility
Anyone. Script must not be optioned or sold.Rules
Please see website for complete rules and guidelines.Awards
Please see website for awards.Finish Line

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			920 N. Orange Grove Avenue
 #4
 Los Angeles, CA 90046
 
		
	
			
					Web:  	
					http://www.finishlinescriptcomp.com/
		
				Email: 
				info@finishlinescriptcomp.com
			
		
Contact: Michael Patterson, Contest Administrator
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| Professionalism: |     | (4.1/5.0) | 
| Feedback: |     | (3.8/5.0) | 
| Signficance: |     | (3.4/5.0) | 
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Finish Line Script Competition

Contact
			920 N. Orange Grove Avenue
 #4
 Los Angeles, CA 90046
 
		
	
			
					Web:  	
					http://www.finishlinescriptcomp.com/
		
				Email: 
				info@finishlinescriptcomp.com
			
		
Contact: Michael Patterson, Contest Administrator
| Report Card | ||
| Overall: |     | (4.1/5.0) | 
| Professionalism: |     | (4.1/5.0) | 
| Feedback: |     | (3.8/5.0) | 
| Signficance: |     | (3.4/5.0) | 
| Report Cards: |  | |
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Contest News
Finish Line Script Competition Names Quarterfinalists
 The Finish Line Script Competition has announced their 2018 quarterfinalists, a mixed list of television pilots and screenplays.  Judging will get more specific during the semifinals.
Quarterfinalists
ALTERNATES by Dave Perloff 
AMAZONS by Sean Gallimore 
AN AMERICAN IN BOLLYWOOD by Kishore Kraleti 
AN AMERICAN MANNER by Matthew Cesario 
AN UNBALANCED LINE by Kristy Leigh Lussier 
ANVIL JACK by Kerry Mark 
ARMINIUS by Marcus Nash & Adrian Guedin
AS AN ACTRESS by Mari Hinterkoerner 
AVA by Robin Glass 
A YACHT IN THE APACHE JUNCTION by Avi Glick 
BACKWATER by Kristina Jilly 
BAD MARK by Elizabeth Delaney 
BAKED by Jane Davis 
BARRICADES by John Craig Howells 
BEHIND THE BADGE by John Martins III 
BENEATH THE SHADOWS by Caleb Hermann 
BEN REE YA! by Hyunmin Jun 
BIG LITIGATING by Mike Jungman 
BINARY by Eric Shahinian 
BLACK BURROW by Malek Hannen 
BLISS by Peter Sreckovic 
BONEHEADS by Kelly Jean Karam 
BREADCRUMBS by Marcus Vaughn 
BREAKING IN SHELLY by Myles Warden 
BRIDGE BY THE EARTHEN HOUSE by Paul Hunt 
BROKEN SINCLAIR by Beth Ashby 
BULLET CATCHER by Graham Bowlin 
CHARGED by Lila Tyler 
CITY OF TREES by Christian Lybrook 
COASTAL SHELF by Michael Berlind 
CONCRETE JUNGLE by Alexis Sharp 
CROSSROADS by George Gutierrez 
CULTURE SHOCK by Johnson Henshaw & Kim Rosen
DARKNESS AWAITS by Christopher Blackwell 
DINOWARS by Beau Gilbert 
DRAG by Nick Kirby 
DRONEGAMES by Jay Kim 
ELVIS BITES MAN by Jay Cundiff 
END OF LIFE by Sean Collins-Smith 
ENERGY CONTINUUM by Randy Cruts 
EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES by Holly Scarabosio 
ETHER RUN by Westin Lee 
EXPERIENCE by Taj Musco 
FAITH by Andi Delott 
FELL SWOOP by Clay Prietsch 
FOLKLORE by Sebastian Magiera 
FORGET-ME-NOTS by John Dummer 
FORREST HILL ACADEMY by Myles Warden 
FREQUENTLY USED, EASILY FORGOTTEN by Audrey Cornett 
GALAPAGOS by Lukas Hassell 
GOD IS NOT PURPLE (or how I survived puberty and four days on a raft on the Mississippi River) by Matt Pacini 
GOOD TASTE by Jake Bann 
GRANNY THE PIRATE by Deidre Brennan 
GREAT AMERICAN WHALE by Michael Mikulec 
HANNA GLADE by Leslie Witter 
HARGRAVE by Quentin Basnaw 
HATCHET PLAINS by Angela Jorgensen 
HELLBOUND by Sean Ryan 
HICK by Marianna Moneymaker 
HIDALGO (THE INGENIOUS SHERIFF) by Pablo Riesgo Almonacid 
HIT by Mark Goff 
HONEST TO GOD by Alyssa Lerner 
HOT COMMODITY by Anyes Van Volkenburgh 
HOT STEAMING GARBAGE by Brandon Brown 
HOTEL FLUGHAFEN by Guy Polin 
INCIDENTAL CONTACT by Becca Mann 
INSURRECTION by Simon Bowler 
INTERWOVEN by Cari Daly 
IN THE EVENT OF by Harvey Goodman 
INSOMNIA! by Danielle Karagannis 
JACKRABBIT by David Schlow 
JACOB LAKE by Thomas Archer 
JESSICA'S GIFT by Jim Garrison 
JOHN COOPER: RICHES TO RAGS by Kevin Kraft 
JUICE HEADS by Milan Tomasevic 
JUNIPER GREEN by Alice Howlett 
JUNIPER'S POINT by Amber Alexander 
KILLING KELKO by Kieran Angelini 
KILLING THE ONE PERCENT by Fielding Thomas 
KITH ‘N’ KILL by Paul Harker 
LARIAT GIRL by Suzanne Prescott 
LIBERATION by James Marzo 
LIFERS ANONYMOUS by Sean Collins-Smith 
LIFT by Quinn Spicker 
LIKE A BLOODY MONKEY by Maurizio Caduto 
LION KILLER - Adam Scheiner 
LIZELLE by Allison Orr Block 
LOS IDIOTAS by Renee Phoenix 
LOSS by Brian Beatty 
MIDNIGHT SUN by Jennifer Titus 
MISS by Judith Robbins Rose 
MISS REDEMPTION by Michael Blair 
MR. BASKETBALL by Kaleb Tuttle 
MURDER OF CROWS by Jason Forbach 
MY BIG BLACK GAY WEDDING by Caryn K. Hayes 
NANCYGIRL by David McMahon 
NONE IS TOO MANY by Brian Wilson 
NORTHWOOD by Chelsea Bartholomew 
NO RUNNING by Tucker Morgan 
NOTES FROM NADIA by David Mandell 
OATH by Paul Frank 
OH MISTS, MY MISTS by Guilherme Viegas 
OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON by Sarah Steinhart 
ONE SHOT by Dave Thomas 
ONLY THE NIGHT CAN TAKE US by William Speruzzi 
OPERATION BROTHER SAM by Gustavo Lima 
OUR LADY OF THE NERDS by Carmen Corral 
OUT OF TIME MAN by Jules Tardiff 
PALEO by Octavia Martin 
PALM BEACH ARCADE BY Michi Broman 
PARADISE FOUND by Adam Hersh 
POINT ROBERTS by Jeff Patneaude 
PUT YOUR HANDS IN by Warner Wood 
QUEEN OF SPADES by Rafael Peixoto 
RED DEATH by Kiril Khrestinin 
RE-GRAM by Honora Talbott 
RESCUING MANNY by Chad Hutson 
RIDE THE FENCE by RM Shafer 
RISE by Ruth Setton 
ROGUES by Jeff Patneaude 
ROSE by Chris Caleo 
SAVAGE by David Schlow 
SAVIOR by Tim Molloy 
SEQUOIA BLUE by Josiah Signor 
SETTLEMENT by Jason Sheedy 
SHOCKS by David Baugnon 
SHRIMP by Nicole Jones 
SIMCAL by Matthew Shafeek 
SKYJACK by Clarke Mayer 
STAND UP GUY by Heath Miller 
STEAM by Robert Languedoc 
STRANGE FRUIT by Jordan Traylor 
STUDIO by Jason Fong 
SVETLANA by Eddie Diamandi 
SYLVIE by Maria Edwards 
TALL BOY by Deidre McCarrick 
TERMINAL FIVE by Michael Rosenberger 
THE ASSETS by Meg Bowen 
THE BAD HABITS OF UNHAPPY PEOPLE by Chantal Massuh-Fox 
THE BEER-DIE KID by Matthew Chaffee 
THE BETWEEN (Rise of the Hunter) by Timothy Swiney 
THE BLACKOUT MENACE by Kyle Smith 
THE CARRINGTON AFFAIR by Devin Lehr 
THE CHINA CONSPIRACY by Caryn McCann 
THE CHOP by Ryan O'Leary 
THE COCKTAIL BROTHERS by Marcos Gracia 
THE CONVERSION CON by Andrea Lawson 
THE DEAD AND THE LIVING by Jaeden Henkel 
THE DEAL by Andi Delott 
THE DEMON OF HOPE STREET by Craig Peters 
THE DILETTANTES by Ellen Doyle 
THE DIVIDE by Christopher San Diego 
THE EXORCISM OF JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT by Mike Korpi 
THE GREAT PRETENDERS by Jillian Lauren 
THE GREEN RIVER KIDS by Aidan West 
THE HALL MONITOR by Chris Caleo 
THE HAMMER by Jason Hunter 
THE HARLOW EFFECT by Nathan Adolfson 
THE HARVEST by Gabriel Brugni 
THE HUMAN CAPITAL PROJECT by Yuhki Goke 
THE KING AND I'S by Mark Niu 
THE LAST JOURNEY OF NOAH by Mark Rigoglioso 
THE MAGNIFICENT by Bill Johnson 
THE MOORS by Elon Washington 
THE NEIGHBORHOOD by Brian Simpson 
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF DETROIT by Mike Butler -
THE POCKETKNIFE by Jerry Perez 
THE PROPHET by Isaiah Francis 
THE REBOOT CAMP by Martin Burke 
THE REPUBLIC OF JACK by Jeffrey Kerr 
THE RESURRECTIONISTS by Travis Opgenorth 
THE SCHLEP by Annie Wood 
THE SHU by Jimmy Nguyen 
THE SWITCH by Thomas Clary 
THE TROUBLE WITH AUDREY by Paul Ashton 
THE TROUBLE WITH RINGO'S SOUL by Todd Scott 
THE VALKYRIE by Nick Rahaim 
THE WARRIORS’ CONCERTO by Jamaal Pittman & Lila Hood
THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND by Brian Burstein 
THE WEIGHT OF LIES by Amanda Samaroo 
THE WOLVERINES by James R. Ridley 
TOUCH by Aleksandra Szczepanowska 
TOUCHSTONE by Lori Bajorek 
TRUE NATURE by Corey Woods 
TWIST by Damian Wayling 
TWO RIVERS by Amber Alexander 
UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE by Phillip Hardy 
UNIVERSE WAR by Richard Young 
VIVIAN'S TAI CHI ROLE by Costas Anastasiadi 
WAITLIST by Sheila Jenca 
WARBRAVE by Andres Rivera 
WE ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT by John Liang 
WEST POINT WIVES by Ann Buchanan 
WHAT BROKE THEM by Benjamin Daniel 
WHERE DO THE CLOUDS GO by Serge Ioan Celebidachi 
WHISKEY GINGER by Alan Kelly 
WINTER QUARTERS by Nathan Floody 
YELLOW by Josh Walkling
Updated: 09/18/2018
Finish Line Script Competition

Contact
			920 N. Orange Grove Avenue
 #4
 Los Angeles, CA 90046
 
		
	
			
					Web:  	
					http://www.finishlinescriptcomp.com/
		
				Email: 
				info@finishlinescriptcomp.com
			
		
Contact: Michael Patterson, Contest Administrator
| Report Card | ||
| Overall: |     | (4.1/5.0) | 
| Professionalism: |     | (4.1/5.0) | 
| Feedback: |     | (3.8/5.0) | 
| Signficance: |     | (3.4/5.0) | 
| Report Cards: |  | |
| 
			
			Have you entered? Submit a Report card 
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