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Contests found: 70

Rating Contest Deadline
5 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting
 Contact contest for deadline info.
4.58823529412 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Disney Television Writing Program
 06/02/2025 (expired)
5 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
2025 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards
 05/15/2025 (expired)
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)
4.57894736842 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Creative Screenwriting Shoot Your Short Competition
 Contact contest for deadline info.
4.51219512195 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Save the Cat! Screenplay Challenge
 04/20/2025 (expired)
4.625 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
CineStory Foundation Feature Retreat and Fellowship
 05/30/2025 (expired)
4.63636363636 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Canadian Short Screenplay Competition
 2026-04-12 04/12/2026
4.5 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Scriptapalooza Fellowship
 07/01/2025 (expired)
4.56896551724 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Cinequest Screenwriting Competition
 2025-11-15 11/15/2025
4.54285714286 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
The Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards
 Monthly.
4.36666666667 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship
 03/31/2025 (expired)
4.23255813953 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Golden Script Competition
 2026-03-27 03/27/2026
4.51016260163 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
BlueCat Screenplay Competition
 2025-11-11 11/11/2025
4.08333333333 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
ISA Fast Track Fall 2025 Fellowship
 2025-07-31 07/31/2025
4.12962962963 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Kairos Prize for Spiritually Uplifting Screenplays
 10/31/2024 (expired)
4.33333333333 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
100 Screenplays
 04/15/2025 (expired)
4.18181818182 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Filmmatic Comedy Screenplay Awards
 2025-07-31 07/31/2025
4.375 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Richmond International Film Festival (Screenplays & Films)
 03/10/2025 (expired)
4.0625 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Your Script Produced! 4th Edition
 06/13/2025 (expired)
4.03488372093 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Shore Scripts Feature Screenplay Contest
 2025-09-25 09/25/2025
4.3829787234 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Wiki: The World's FASTEST Screenplay Contest
 Monthly.
4.46478873239 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
StoryPros International Screenplay Contest
 10/31/2024 (expired)
4.42857142857 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Cynosure Screenwriting Awards
 09/30/2023 (expired)
3.96428571429 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Screenplay Competition
 2025-11-13 11/13/2025
4.40170940171 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
StoryPros Awards Contest
 04/30/2025 (expired)
4.11904761905 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Table Read My Screenplay Hollywood Competition
 2025-08-07 08/07/2025
3.73148148148 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Slamdance Screenplay Competition
 2025-08-01 08/01/2025
3.71825396825 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest
 06/30/2025 (expired)
4.35398230088 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Screenplay Festival
 08/15/2024 (expired)
4.04761904762 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition
 2025-10-30 10/30/2025
3.81349206349 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Script Pipeline Screenwriting and TV Writing Competition
 05/15/2025 (expired)
3.52551020408 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest
 2025-09-03 09/03/2025
4.08441558442 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Creative World Awards
 2026-01-21 01/21/2026
4.27586206897 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Scriptapalooza TV Writing Competition
 2025-11-03 11/03/2025
4.10869565217 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition
 2025-11-07 11/07/2025
4.66666666667 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
13Horror.com Film & Screenplay Contest
2025-09-21 09/21/2025
4.05555555556 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Finish Line Script Competition
 03/05/2025 (expired)
3.63888888889 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
trackingb.com Screenplay Contest
 2025-10-06 10/06/2025
3.96428571429 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition
 2025-10-10 10/10/2025
4.20588235294 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition
 05/18/2025 (expired)
4.33333333333 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
The Indie Gathering International Film Festival
 06/06/2025 (expired)
3.46153846154 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
San Francisco International Screenwriting Competition & Film Awards
 2025-08-13 08/13/2025
3.42105263158 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Screamfest Horror Film Festival and Screenplay Competition
 06/15/2025 (expired)
3.6 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Austin Revolution Film Festival
 Contact contest for deadline info.
3.4 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Page Turner Screenplays - First 15
 Contact contest for deadline info.
3.5 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Screenplay Search Screenwriting Competition
 Monthly.
3.625 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Southern California Screenplay Competition
 Contact contest for deadline info.
3 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Faith in Film: International Film Festival and Screenwriting Competition
 2026-04-09 04/09/2026
3.20382165605 3 stars3 stars3 stars
The 18th Annual FilmMakers International Screenwriting Awards
 Contact contest for deadline info.
2.9 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Wildsound Reading Series
 Monthly.
2.96078431373 3 stars3 stars3 stars
WriteMovies Spring 2025 Screenwriting Contest
 05/11/2025 (expired)
2.81481481481 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Stage 32 Screenplay Contest
Contact contest for deadline info.
2.83333333333 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Beverly Hills Film Festival
 Contact contest for deadline info.
3.22727272727 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Wildsound 1st Scene Screenplay Contest
 Monthly.
2.6 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
The TITAN Awards
 06/30/2024 (expired)
3.18181818182 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Contest of Contest Winners
 Contact contest for deadline info.
2.83333333333 3 stars3 stars3 stars
FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival Screenplay Competition
 07/15/2025 (expired)
3.22222222222 3 stars3 stars3 stars
L.A. Neo Noir Novel, Film, & Script Festival
 10/31/2024 (expired)
2.375 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
New York Metropolitan Screenwriting Competition & Film Awards
 07/10/2025 (expired)
3.02941176471 3 stars3 stars3 stars
The 15th Annual American Gem Short Script & Literary Festival
Contact contest for deadline info.
2.87179487179 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Wildsound TV SPEC and TV PILOT Screenplay Contest
 Ongoing - submit anytime.
2.83333333333 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Breaking Walls Thriller Screenplay Contest
 2025-08-23 08/23/2025
2.6 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Barnstorm Fest
 11/30/2023 (expired)
2.46153846154 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Moondance International Film Festival
 Contact contest for deadline info.
3.17857142857 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Worldfest - Houston Int'l Film Festival
Contact contest for deadline info.
2.21052631579 2 stars2 stars
hollywoodscript.com monthly contest
 Last Day of any calender month
2.46153846154 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Vail Film Festival Screenwriting Competition
 Contact contest for deadline info.
1.75757575758 2 stars2 stars
Fade In Awards
 Contact contest for deadline info.

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