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Contests found: 28

NOTE: This list is limited to contests with at least 10 report card submissions.
Rating Contest Deadline
4.625 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
CineStory Foundation Feature Retreat and Fellowship
 2025-05-30 05/30/2025
3.5 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Screenplay Search Screenwriting Competition
 Monthly.
4.51219512195 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Save the Cat! Screenplay Challenge
 2025-04-20 04/20/2025
4.51515151515 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
The Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards
 Monthly.
5 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
2025 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards
 2025-05-15 05/15/2025
4.34090909091 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Wiki: The World's FASTEST Screenplay Contest
 Monthly.
4.23076923077 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Golden Script Competition
 2026-03-27 03/27/2026
3.46153846154 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
San Francisco International Screenwriting Competition & Film Awards
 2025-08-13 08/13/2025
4.40170940171 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
StoryPros Awards Contest
 2025-04-30 04/30/2025
3.22727272727 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Wildsound 1st Scene Screenplay Contest
 Monthly.
2.96078431373 3 stars3 stars3 stars
WriteMovies Spring 2025 Screenwriting Contest
 2025-05-11 05/11/2025
4.27586206897 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Scriptapalooza TV Writing Competition
 2025-04-28 04/28/2025
4.20588235294 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition
 2025-05-18 05/18/2025
4.31818181818 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Scriptapalooza Fellowship
 2025-07-01 07/01/2025
4.33333333333 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
The Indie Gathering International Film Festival
 2025-06-06 06/06/2025
4.18181818182 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Filmmatic Comedy Screenplay Awards
 2025-07-31 07/31/2025
2.9 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Wildsound Reading Series
 Monthly.
2.87179487179 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Wildsound TV SPEC and TV PILOT Screenplay Contest
 Ongoing - submit anytime.
4.61614173228 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Austin Film Festival Script Competition
 2025-05-27 05/27/2025
4.0625 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Your Script Produced! 4th Edition
 2025-06-13 06/13/2025
2.47058823529 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
New York Metropolitan Screenwriting Competition & Film Awards
 2025-07-10 07/10/2025
3.81349206349 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Script Pipeline Screenwriting and TV Writing Competition
 2025-05-15 05/15/2025
2.21052631579 2 stars2 stars
hollywoodscript.com monthly contest
 Last Day of any calender month
3.42105263158 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Screamfest Horror Film Festival and Screenplay Competition
 2025-06-15 06/15/2025
2.83333333333 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Breaking Walls Thriller Screenplay Contest
 2025-05-03 05/03/2025
3.73148148148 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Slamdance Screenplay Competition
 2025-08-01 08/01/2025
2.83333333333 3 stars3 stars3 stars
FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival Screenplay Competition
 2025-07-15 07/15/2025
3.71825396825 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest
 2025-06-30 06/30/2025

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