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Shore Scripts Feature Screenplay Contest
Shore Scripts Feature
Contact
171 Pier Avenue #145
Santa Monica, CA 90405-5363
Web:
https://www.shorescripts.com/feature/
Email:
contact@shorescripts.com
Contact: Sarah Eagen, Director of Contests
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Objective
We are seeking emerging feature screenwriting talent across all genres.
Over the past fifteen years, we’ve built an unparalleled network of industry relationships, resulting in millions of dollars in spec sales, hundreds of writers signed and introduced to representation, and multiple films produced, including The Assessment, starring Alicia Vikander and Elizabeth Olsen, acquired by Amazon for mid-seven figures.
As the only contest with a dedicated Writer Development Manager, we provide ongoing, structured support while connecting our writers to a network of 300+ industry professionals.
Feature film production is a massive engine, made up of many moving parts and engaging the creative talents of a huge number of individuals, but as the well-known phrase goes, "It all starts with the script". Show More
Deadline/Entry Fees
| Deadline | Date Days till: |
Entry Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Early | May 29, 2026 39 |
$59.00 |
| Regular | July 14, 2026 85 |
$69.00 |
| Final | August 28, 2026 130 |
$79.00 |
WinningScripts Pro $5 Off Coupon
Notification: Quarter-Finalists: Oct 6, 2026;Semi-Finalist: Nov 13, 2026;Finalist & Winners: Dec 9, 2026.
Eligibility
Open to all. Scripts should be between 80-120 pages. Must be written in English.Rules
Scripts should ideally be within 80-120 pages. Writers can exceed the recommended limits by up to 30 pages, with an additional fee of $1 per page.
Screenwriters from all countries are welcome to enter. All scripts must be written in English.
The script must be the writer’s original work. Adaptations are accepted but the writer must own all copyright. At no point will Shore Scripts ever have any rights over your work.
All ages are welcome.
We accept all genres, including animation. It’s absolutely fine if your script is a combination of multiple genres or sub-genres. If that’s the case, use the Genre dropdown to indicate the main genre on your submission, and make a note of other Genres, and any other information you feel will be relevant to the reader in the Any Other Project Comments field.
Each writer, or writing team, may not have earned more than $50,000 in screenwriting fees in the preceding 18 months. This clause is in place to help us support emerging talent. (Contest & Fellowship awards and writing fees received outside of fiction screenwriting do not count toward this total).
You may enter a newer draft of an already submitted script. There is a small additional fee as the script will be reread. You may re-enter your script through the Resubmission page.
A writer can enter as many scripts in as many categories as they wish.
If a script is optioned or purchased during the competition, then it will no longer be eligible for the contest.
Scripts should be in standard screenplay formatting and submitted electronically as a PDF.
Please only include the Script Title on the cover page.
The winners consent to Shore Scripts using their name, script title, and any other relevant information for promotional purposes on their website. This will be used to inform other contestants and the media of the results.
If Shore Scripts helps a writer gain representation, option, sell, or have his/her screenplay produced, then we are entitled to state this on our website and on any other platform whenever we see fit.
Shore Scripts staff and associates are unable to enter.
The decision of Shore Scripts is final. By applying to this contest each participant agrees to hold Shore Scripts, our judges and sponsors immune from any competition disputes, claims, liabilities, and expenses.
By entering Shore Scripts, you authorize us to use any trusted third-party online, cloud-based, and email services and databases for hosting, managing, and/or sending/transmitting your submission file(s).
If we see fit, we can extend the final deadline for the competition. (Please note that this has never yet happened).
FOR ALL THE RULES & FAQ: https://www.shorescripts.com/rules-faq/#f-rules.
Awards
Over $10,000 in Cash and Prizes, Including Industry Mentorship, Meetings, and Acceptance into the Shore Scripts Writer Development Program.
NEW in 2026 - Win a Mentorship Call with DEBBIE BERMAN (BLACK PANTHER, CAPTAIN MARVEL, SPIDERMAN: HOMECOMING)
With 3 Winning Placements and 10 Finalist Placements, there are lots of ways to win your spot in the Shore Scripts Writer Development Program.
See website for more.
Shore Scripts Feature
Contact
171 Pier Avenue #145
Santa Monica, CA 90405-5363
Web:
https://www.shorescripts.com/feature/
Email:
contact@shorescripts.com
Contact: Sarah Eagen, Director of Contests
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Shore Scripts Feature Screenplay Contest
Contact
171 Pier Avenue #145
Santa Monica, CA 90405-5363
Web:
https://www.shorescripts.com/feature/
Email:
contact@shorescripts.com
Contact: Sarah Eagen, Director of Contests
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(3.8/5.0) |
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Contest News
Shore Scripts Names 2022 Semifinalists
Shore Scripts has announced their feature, TV, and short script semifinalists for 2022.
FEATURE SEMIFINALISTS
(66 screenplays have progressed)
A. D. Smith: Jaegerfell
Aaron Braxton: The Passage Of Sun
Aaron Michael Bailey: Capturing Heart Mountain
Aidan Largey: Canceled
Alex Murawski: Alexi I
Alfred Thomas Catalfo & Morgan Webster Dudley: Oil And Water
Andrew Goldmeier: My Cousin's Car
Andy Dispensa: Automna
Anthony Diblasi: Thomas Mayfly
Arlene Opio: Happy For You
Ashley Oliver: Everybody Hates Rosemary
Ben Hickernell: Lost Time
Brian Koukol: Museum Piece
Cameron Kerr: Red Buoys
Chris Crowley: High Winds: A Feature Film About Climate Change, Land, and Legacy.
Chris Watt: Morgan'S Wake
Craig Miller & Pete Johnson: Weekend At Bernie's III
Craig Warren & Joe Kellam: Broonies
Cynthia Mersten: Happy Hour
Danny Shoshan: Seeking God With A Superhero
David M Hinds: Taser
David Soll: Marcel
Denis Theriault: Boy Wonder
Devon Mihesuah: Ned Christie
D.J. McPherson: The First Law
Eileen Dennehy: Le Bon Temps
Esteban Bailey: The Strange Monster At The Rivera House
Eve Symington: Sundown
Fran Ervin: Pride And Prudence
Garret Brinkley: The Quiet Friend
Hollis Thompson: Mesh
Jacob Lazarow & Greta Guthrie: Baby Teeth
James Kautz: Lovebomb
Jason Fong: Hatchetmen
J.D. Volk: Chrysalis
Johnny Gilligan: Revelations
Jon Bershad: Cuffing Season
Karim Halwagi: The Lion's Den
Kenya Collins: First Blooded
Kristi Barnett: Elephant Kiss
Logan Mitev & Tsoanelo Rantsho: Shadowboxing
Luke Alexander: Homebird
Marie McGrew: Blood & Feathers
Michael Buonocore: The First Michael
Michael Toscano: The Deployment
Miguel Orozco: Mixteco Kid
Nathan Wilcoxen: Chimera Dark
Niamh Dunne: Caroline, or, Etiquette for Crooks, Thieves, and Social Climbers
Pearse Lehane: More Than One Idiot Brother
Ray Keller: Japanese For Baseball
Ria Fend: Powder
Richard Willett: The Flid Show
Ryan Stanisz: Say Cheese
Sam Kressner: Man Of Iron
Sarah Kennedy: Ludlow
Simon Bowler: Insurrection
Steve Langridge: Mr. Nicholas
Taylor Foreman-Niko: Behemoth
Thea Touchton & Alvaro Gonzalez: Jest
Tilly Upton: The Therapist
Tim Auld: Minotaur
Timothy Paul Driscoll: Silver Or Lead
Tomek P Chenczke: Fires Of Saint Sebastian
Tyler Doehring: The Black & The Red
Yasmeen Alkooheji: Brides And Goddesses
Zach Jansen: Final Girl
TV PILOT 1 HOUR SEMI-FINALISTS
(41 screenplays have progressed)
Amelia Fergusson: My Fayre Lady
Anna Elias: ReBearth
Anthony Povah: Morlock
Antoine Bonner: Rise Of The Prophecy
Brian Stone: Downtown
Brit Cowan: The Academy
Christine Inserra: Teleception
Christopher Virnig & Matthew Long: Voyageurs
Clark Childers: The Squeeze
David Meister: House Left Behind
Einar Gunn: Beinteinn Valtýsson And Mæja Möller Save Iceland
Farzin Farzam: Simorgh
Irene Jiang: Torchlight
JD Wallace & Jennifer Donohue: House Of Ether
Jess Waters: Fountain
Jessica McLaughlin: Immaculate
Joanna Ebuwa: Disintegration
Joel Michalak: Confidence
Jordan Watland & Bahar Atvur: Buford Highway
Julia Campanelli: The Paisley Witch Trial – Pilot
Kari Mote: A Romance Of Two Worlds
Kevin Noonan: The Berlin Agent
Kyle T. Cowan: Don't Say Gay!
Lillie Gardner: American Virtuosa
Mario Garza: Kiss My Ass; Pilot Episode Of Click City Anthology Series
Matt Thomas: Debbie
Matthew Davis & Hillary Stringer: Trace
Michael Bradley Cohen: Don't Vote For Me
Myron Ward: The Lords
Nicole Vernarec: Places
Patrick Hogan: Madly
Paul Knox: Bailey House
Sara Bresciani: Tricolor
Scott Hawthorne & Jim Goode: The Marked
Shyam Popat: Animal Spirits
Simon Wilkinson: Message 37
Stephen Woodworth: The PSI Race
Steve Brown & Robert Rogers: Into The Ether
Steve Holbert: Mother Tucker
Thomas Gaunt: The Night Watchman – Beasts Of Burden
Tim Kontje: Across The Stars
TV PILOT ½ HOUR SEMI-FINALISTS
(31 screenplays have progressed)
Abby Cohen: My Boyfriend The Drag Queen
Antonio Sacre: The Storyteller
Benjamin Lewis: Special Toys
Brian Kahn & Lana Wilson: Musky Hole Rep
C O & Rochelle Carino: Dead Celebrities
Cameron Griggs-Posey: Church
Carianne King: Broadway Books Pilot: “The Tipping Point”
Chelsea Marshall: Trashy
Dan Martin: Playwrong
Dayna E. Clark: Missionary Mary
Dee Mick: Cassadaga
Emily Ince: Labor & Delivery
Garrett Rowe & Joe Varkle: The Explorer's Club
Ian Jackson: Pen Game
Ian Masters & Jon Smith: Monkey Wrench
Jake Lynch: The Vegetarian Zombie
Jamaal Pittman: Rebooted
Josh Brody: Deadspeak
Kate Johnson: Placebo
Lauren Schwein: The D-Group
Leonora Pitts & Megan Gray: Aftercare
Luis Hindman: The Ball
Mage Lanz: Bye Bye Body
Michael Buonocore: Small Town Boy
Ron Leone & Michael Menta: Jackson Glass
Sara Atehortua & Jillian Rezen: Villain
Sarah Ward: Home Sweet Haunt
Shona Tuckman: What The Actual
Sufian Abulohom: Everything Has Changed
Sydney Giacomazzi: Hidden Springs
Terrance Mitchell Thibodeaux: The Magical Negro
Updated: 11/10/2022
Shore Scripts Feature Screenplay Contest
Contact
171 Pier Avenue #145
Santa Monica, CA 90405-5363
Web:
https://www.shorescripts.com/feature/
Email:
contact@shorescripts.com
Contact: Sarah Eagen, Director of Contests
Report Card |
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| Overall: |
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(3.9/5.0) |
| Professionalism: |
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(3.4/5.0) |
| Feedback: |
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(3.5/5.0) |
| Signficance: |
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(3.8/5.0) |
| Report Cards: |
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Have you entered?
Submit a Report card
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