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• Arts: Movies: Filmmaking: Screenwriting  (165)
• Arts: Writers Resources: Screenwriting  (176)

» Acclaim TV - Original, television scripts, and film scripts are sought.




» American Cinema Foundation - Elicits scripts which are suitable for either theatrical or television production and which tell a positive story about specific fundamental values.




» American Gem Short Script Contest - The winning screenplay will be produced, with the screenwriter sharing in the gross profits.




» American Screenwriting Competition - Promises $50,000 in cash and prizes. Minimum entry fee: $40. Deadline: September 15.




» American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest - Offers a $5,000 grand prize. The top ten screenplays are considered for option by American Zoetrope and for representation by top agencies. Judged by Francis Ford Coppola. Reading fee: $40. Opens May 1. Deadline: September 1.




» Art Within Labs - Annual contest offering year-long $10,000 screenwriting fellowships to Christian writers.




» The Austin Film Festival Heart of Film Screenplay Competition - Competition dedicated to recognizing the writer's contribution to the motion picture industry.




» Bare Bones - Spotlights screenplays with a budget summary of less than a million dollars.




» BlueCat Screenplay Competition - An annual search for the best screenplay in the world.




» British Short Screenplay Competition - The winning script will be produced by Kaos Films to be exhibited in UK cinemas and entered into film festivals around the world.




» Chesterfield Writer's Film Project - Writing competition open to all writers of fiction, plays, screenplays. Five winners will each receive a $20,000 fellowship, and spend 10 months completing 2 screenplays with the guidance of industry mentors. Sponsored by Paramount Pictures.




» Eerie Horror Film Festival and Screenplay Competition - An annual screenplay competition and film festival that takes place in Erie, Pennsylvania.




» Fade In: Screenwriting Awards - Cash prizes and industry exposure from the publishers of Fade In Magazine.




» A Feeding Frenzy - Screenwriting contest that offers feedback to all participants.




» Film Genesis: Script-to-Film Screenwriting Contest - Short script (11 pages or less) competition grants a $10,000 production budget to the winning entrant.




» Filmmakers International Screenplay Competition Awards - Full-length screenplay competition with $4000 grand prize and representation consideration for the top 50 entrants.




» FilmMakers.com: Contests - Database of current screenwriting contests.




» Gimme Credit Short Screenplay Competition - Short script (30 pages or less) competition that grants production to the grand prize winner. Entry fees vary on length and time of submission ($9-$44).




» Hollywood 27 - Independent film production company offering $25,000 in prize money.




» Hollywood Symposium - Features screenplay development, film production, script consultation and screenplay contests.




» Monterey County Film Commission - Three finalists will receive one-on-one consultations with jury members at the awards event in Monterey County.




» Nashville Screenwriting Competition - 1st place cash prize of $1,000 plus an all-access pass to the Nashville Independent Film Festival.




» Nevada Film Office - Annual screenwriters competition in which 75% of the script's locations must be shootable in Nevada.




» Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting - An international competition, sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, seeks original screenplays from writers who have not earned more than $5,000 for film or TV scripts. Up to five $25,000 fellowships are awarded each year.




» One In Ten Screenplay Contest - A screenplay contest dedicated to the positive portrayal of gays and lesbians in film. $1000 first prize.




» One Location Movie Screenplay Contest - A screenplay contest promoting the full-length character driven screenplay. First prize is $1000 and a one-year option for production.




» Organization of Black Screenwriters - Categories are original screenplays, half-hour and one hour television spec scripts, and half-hour and one hour television pilot scripts.




» Outfest - Recognizes and promotes screenplays that significantly feature lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered characters and/or themes.




» PAGE International Screenwriting Awards - Founded by Hollywood producers to discover new screenplays by up-and-coming writers. Cash and prizes of over $25,000.




» Pomegranate Pictures Screenplay Competition - A UK-based treatment and screenplay competition. Treatments are accepted on a monthly basis, with winners made eligible for the annual screenplay competition. Cash prizes.




» River City Write Off - Short script contest that produces the winning script and gives the writer a producer credit.




» Screamfest - Annual horror film and screenplay competition. Finalists and winning horror screenplay finalists to be read by literary agents. 0ctober 17th - 20th.




» Screenplay Festival - Feature-length screenplay contest with industry exposure and $1000 grand prizes in five categories.




» Screenwriter Showcase - An annual screenwriting contest, to find and promote talented new screenwriters, awards prizes in kind but not in cash. Entry fees are payable.




» Script Magazine Open Door Contest - Cash prizes, script notes and consideration from a legitimate management company, production company or agency.




» Script PIMP Writing Competition - Offers $10,000 in cash, plus $8,000 in other prizes. 203 companies have requested the winners for their consideration.




» Script Savvy - Monthly screenplay competition. Provides contest details, fee and prize information, deadlines and online application.




» Scriptapalooza - Offers annual screenplay competition with a $10,000 cash prize, a semi- annual television writing competition and professional script analysis.




» Set in Philadelphia Screenwriting Competition - Annual screenplay competition open to writers of screenplays set primarily in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area. $10,000 grand prize.




» Spec Scriptacular Contest - Television competition for TV episode and movie scripts and original pilot teleplays. $8000 in prizes.




» TalentScout TV Writing Contest - Winners are submitted to the networks and production companies to help find them work.




» Women's Image Network - Awards in film, television and advertising work. Winners receive staged readings and screenings in Hollywood on a monthly basis with top industry executives who discuss the artist's work.




» WriteMovies.com Writing Competition - Offers a $2,000 cash prize (plus representation, and possible option money), plus submission of the top three entries to studios, production companies, and agencies in Hollywood.




» Writer's Arc Screenwriting Fellowship - 10 week fall fellowship program focused on re-writing an existing script. $3,000 stipend for 5-10 winners.




» WriteSafe Writing and Art Contest - Quarterly competition for all material registered with WriteSafe for public view.