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Contests found: 84

Rating Contest Deadline
4.5 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Scriptapalooza Fellowship
 2025-07-01 07/01/2025
3 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Optimus Feedback Screenplay Competition
 2025-07-01 07/01/2025
2.5 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Athena Lab
 2025-07-07 07/07/2025
2.375 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
New York Metropolitan Screenwriting Competition & Film Awards
 2025-07-10 07/10/2025
0 n/a
Script Pipeline Pitch Contest (Film/TV)
 2025-07-10 07/10/2025
0 n/a
Story Farm Fellowship
 2025-07-10 07/10/2025
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Hollywood Diversity Film Festival Screenplay Competition
 2025-07-12 07/12/2025
2.83333333333 3 stars3 stars3 stars
FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival Screenplay Competition
 2025-07-15 07/15/2025
0 n/a
The Inspired Screenwriting Competition
 2025-07-15 07/15/2025
0 n/a
Hollywood Genre Comedy Screenplay Contest
 2025-07-26 07/26/2025
4.08333333333 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
ISA Fast Track Fall 2025 Fellowship
 2025-07-31 07/31/2025
4.18181818182 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Filmmatic Comedy Screenplay Awards
 2025-07-31 07/31/2025
0 n/a
100 Voices of Florida
 2025-07-31 07/31/2025
3.73148148148 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Slamdance Screenplay Competition
 2025-08-01 08/01/2025
0 n/a
Hollywood Genre Action Screenplay Contest
 2025-08-02 08/02/2025
4.11904761905 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Table Read My Screenplay Hollywood Competition
 2025-08-07 08/07/2025
3.46153846154 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
San Francisco International Screenwriting Competition & Film Awards
 2025-08-13 08/13/2025
4.11111111111 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Filmmatic TV Pilot Awards
 2025-08-20 08/20/2025
2.83333333333 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Breaking Walls Thriller Screenplay Contest
 2025-08-23 08/23/2025
4.03488372093 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Shore Scripts Feature Screenplay Contest
 2025-08-28 08/28/2025
0 n/a
Hollywood Genre Sci-Fi Screenplay Contest
 2025-08-30 08/30/2025
0 n/a
New York City Horror Film Festival Screenplay Competition
 2025-09-01 09/01/2025
3.52551020408 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest
 2025-09-03 09/03/2025
0 n/a
Franzi Shorts
 2025-09-03 09/03/2025
4.66666666667 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
13Horror.com Film & Screenplay Contest
2025-09-21 09/21/2025
4.66666666667 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Filmmatic Sci-Fi/Fantasy Awards
 2025-09-30 09/30/2025
3.63888888889 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
trackingb.com Screenplay Contest
 2025-10-06 10/06/2025
3.88461538462 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition
 2025-10-10 10/10/2025
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Los Angeles Crime and Horror Film Festival
 2025-10-18 10/18/2025
4.04761904762 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition
 2025-10-30 10/30/2025
3.86111111111 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Script Pipeline First Look Project
 2025-10-30 10/30/2025
3 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Outstanding Screenplays Feature Competition
 2025-10-30 10/30/2025
0 n/a
Red Flight Pictures Screenplay Awards
 2025-10-30 10/30/2025
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
4.51016260163 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
BlueCat Screenplay Competition
 2025-11-11 11/11/2025
4.56896551724 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Cinequest Screenwriting Competition
 2025-11-15 11/15/2025
2.66666666667 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Christian Faith, Hope, and Love Film Festival and Screenwriting Competition
 2025-11-20 11/20/2025
5 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
CineStory TV/Digital Retreat & Fellowship
 2025-11-30 11/30/2025
5 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
B!tchFest Film Festival & Screenplay Contest
 2025-12-26 12/26/2025
4.5 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
The Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition
 2025-12-31 12/31/2025
5 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
Sedona International Film Festival
 2025-12-31 12/31/2025
4.08441558442 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Creative World Awards
 2026-01-21 01/21/2026
0 n/a
LA Script Showdown
 2026-01-22 01/22/2026
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
American Story Showcase
 2026-01-25 01/25/2026
2.5 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
First 10 Pages Showcase
 2026-02-22 02/22/2026
2 2 stars2 stars
Military Story Showcase
 2026-03-22 03/22/2026
4.19512195122 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Golden Script Competition
 2026-03-27 03/27/2026
2.91304347826 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Faith in Film: International Film Festival and Screenwriting Competition
 2026-04-09 04/09/2026
4.63636363636 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Canadian Short Screenplay Competition
 2026-04-12 04/12/2026
0 n/a
The Crime List
 2026-04-19 04/19/2026
2.27272727273 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
True Story Showcase
 2026-05-17 05/17/2026
2.42857142857 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Adapted Story Showcase
 2026-06-14 06/14/2026
2.21052631579 2 stars2 stars
hollywoodscript.com monthly contest
 Last Day of any calender month
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.
3 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Kids First! Film Festival
 Quarterly deadlines: February 15; May 15; August 15; November 15.
3.5 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Screenplay Search Screenwriting Competition
 Monthly.
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Writers Boot Camp Fellowship
 Monthly. Please visit website.
2.25 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Talentville Script of the Month
 Last day of each month
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Evolution International Film Festival
 Rolling Deadline
3.22727272727 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Wildsound 1st Scene Screenplay Contest
 Monthly.
2.75 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Amazing Logline Contest
 Monthly.
3.8 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards
 Monthly.
2.11111111111 2 stars2 stars
Just4Shorts Short Screenplay Competition
 Monthly.
3.75 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival
Monthly.
1 1 star
Top Indie Film Awards
 Monthly.
3 3 stars3 stars3 stars
12 Months Film Festival
 Monthly.
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Independent Horror Movie Awards
 Monthly.
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Feel The Reel International Film Festival
 Monthly.
3.8 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Mindfield Film Festival
 Monthly.
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards
Monthly.
3 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Golden Gateway Contest
 Monthly.
2.54545454545 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Los Angeles Film Awards (LAFA)
 Monthly.
2.5 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Global Film Festival Awards
 Monthly.
2.53333333333 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Miami Screenplay Awards
 Monthly.
4.3829787234 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Wiki: The World's FASTEST Screenplay Contest
 Monthly.
4.54285714286 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
The Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards
 Monthly.
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
SU's Monthly FREE Logline Contest
 Monthly.
0 n/a
Strange Days Horror Fest
 Monthly.
0 n/a
Palm Springs International Screenplay Awards & Pitch Deck-Sizzle Reel-Trailer Contest
 Monthly.
0 n/a
Romance and Relationship Festival
 Monthly deadlines.
0 n/a
Festival for Drama
 Monthly.
0 n/a
San Diego Movie Awards
 Monthly.

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