Knowledge: screenwriting
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- American Accolades Screenwriting Competition
http://www.americanaccolades.com/ - Competition aims to find and usher emerging talent into the Hollywood mainstream marketplace.
- BlueCat Screenplay Competition
http://www.bluecatscreenplay.com - An annual search for the best screenplay in the world.
- Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting
http://www.oscars.org/nicholl - 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.
- Slamdance Screenplay Competition
http://www.slamdance.com/screencomp/ - Indie-oriented competition aims to promote and support talented new writers.
- Organization of Black Screenwriters
http://www.obswriter.com - Categories are original screenplays, half-hour and one hour television spec scripts, and half-hour and one hour television pilot scripts.
- Acclaim TV
http://acclaimtv.netfirms.com/ - Original, television scripts, and film scripts are sought.
- Hollywood Symposium
http://www.hollywoodsymposium.com/ - Features screenplay development, film production, script consultation and screenplay contests.
- British Short Screenplay Competition
http://www.kaosfilms.co.uk/ - The winning script will be produced by Kaos Films to be exhibited in UK cinemas and entered into film festivals around the world.
- American Cinema Foundation
http://www.cinemafoundation.com/ - Elicits scripts which are suitable for either theatrical or television production and which tell a positive story about specific fundamental values.
- Monterey County Film Commission
http://www.filmmonterey.org/ - Three finalists will receive one-on-one consultations with jury members at the awards event in Monterey County.
- WriteSafe Writing and Art Contest
http://www.writesafe.com/wscontest.html - Quarterly competition for all material registered with WriteSafe for public view.
- Nashville Screenwriting Competition
http://www.tennscreen.com/ - 1st place cash prize of $1,000 plus an all-access pass to the Nashville Independent Film Festival.
- Bare Bones
http://barebonesfilmfest00.tripod.com/ - Spotlights screenplays with a budget summary of less than a million dollars.
- Screamfest
http://www.screamfestla.com/ - Annual horror film and screenplay competition. Finalists and winning horror screenplay finalists to be read by literary agents. 0ctober 17th - 20th.
- American Gem Short Script Contest
http://www.filmmakers.com/contests/short/index.htm - The winning screenplay will be produced, with the screenwriter sharing in the gross profits.
- WriteMovies.com Writing Competition
http://www.writemovies.com/writingcontest.html - 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.
- TalentScout TV Writing Contest
http://atalentscout.com/tv_engcontest.htm - Winners are submitted to the networks and production companies to help find them work.
- Outfest
http://www.outfest.org/2001/writing_competition.htm - Recognizes and promotes screenplays that significantly feature lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered characters and/or themes.
- Hollywood 27
http://www.hollywood27.com/scrnplay.htm - Independent film production company offering $25,000 in prize money.
- Chesterfield Writer's Film Project
http://www.chesterfield-co.com - 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.
- Screenwriter Showcase
http://www.screenwritershowcase.com - An annual screenwriting contest, to find and promote talented new screenwriters, awards prizes in kind but not in cash. Entry fees are payable.
- The Austin Film Festival Heart of Film Screenplay Competition
http://www.austinfilmfestival.com - Competition dedicated to recognizing the writer's contribution to the motion picture industry.
- WinFemme
http://www.winfemme.com - Monthly and annual film & screenplay festival in Los Angeles. Winners receive staged readings and screenings in Hollywood on a monthly basis with top industry executives who discuss the artist's work.
- American Screenwriting Competition
http://www.flatshoe.com - Promises $50,000 in cash and prizes. Minimum entry fee: $40. Deadline: September 15.
- American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest
http://www.zoetrope.com/contests/ - 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.
- PAGE International Screenwriting Awards
http://internationalscreenwritingawards.com/ - Founded by Hollywood producers to discover new screenplays by up-and-coming writers. Cash and prizes of over $25,000.
- Script Magazine Open Door Contest
http://www.scriptmag.com/ - Cash prizes, script notes and consideration from a legitimate management company, production company or agency.
- Warner Bros. Writers Workshop
http://www.warnerbros.com/writersworkshop - The Warner Bros. Writers Workshop maintains an annual program geared towards helping aspiring television writers obtain representation and work.
- Heat Productions
http://www.half-caste.com/indieinvasion/ - $5,000 bonus and round trip tickets each to 3 screenwriters chosen for this experience down in South Africa.
- Fade In: Screenwriting Awards
http://www.fadeinonline.com - Cash prizes and industry exposure from the publishers of Fade In Magazine.
- River City Write Off
http://www.rivercitywriteoff.com - Short script contest that produces the winning script and gives the writer a producer credit.
- A Feeding Frenzy
http://www.afeedingfrenzy.com/ - Screenwriting contest that offers feedback to all participants.
- Script PIMP Writing Competition
http://www.scriptpimp.com/writing_competition - Offers $10,000 in cash, plus $8,000 in other prizes. 203 companies have requested the winners for their consideration.
- American Film Renaissance Screenwriting Contest
http://www.afrscreenwriting.com - A contest seeking stories that reflect timeless American virtues. Judges include three Oscar-nominated screenwriters.
- Nevada Film Office
http://www.nevadafilm.com/screenwriters.php - Annual screenwriters competition in which 75% of the script's locations must be shootable in Nevada.
- Set in Philadelphia Screenwriting Competition
http://www.film.org - Annual screenplay competition open to writers of screenplays set primarily in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area. $10,000 grand prize.
- Screenplay Festival
http://www.screenplayfestival.com/ - Feature-length screenplay contest with industry exposure and $1000 grand prizes in five categories.
- Art Within Labs
http://www.artwithinlabs.org - Annual contest offering year-long $10,000 screenwriting fellowships to Christian writers.
- Screenwriting Showcase Awards
http://www.screenwritingawards.com - $10,000 in cash and prizes for full-length screenplays.
- One In Ten Screenplay Contest
http://oneintenscreenplaycontest.com - A screenplay contest dedicated to the positive portrayal of gays and lesbians in film. $1000 first prize.
- One Location Movie Screenplay Contest
http://onelocationmovie.com - A screenplay contest promoting the full-length character driven screenplay. First prize is $1000 and a one-year option for production.
- Filmmakers International Screenplay Competition Awards
http://screenplay.filmmakers.com - Full-length screenplay competition with $4000 grand prize and representation consideration for the top 50 entrants.
- Pomegranate Pictures Screenplay Competition
http://pomegranatepictureslimited.co.uk - 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.
- Film Genesis: Script-to-Film Screenwriting Contest
http://www.filmgenesis.com - Short script (11 pages or less) competition grants a $10,000 production budget to the winning entrant.
- Gimme Credit Short Screenplay Competition
http://www.lourdesenterprises.com/gimmecredit.htm - Short script (30 pages or less) competition that grants production to the grand prize winner. Three contests each year. Entry fees vary on length and time of submission ($9-$44)
- Writer's Arc Screenwriting Fellowship
http://www.writersarc.org - 10 week fall fellowship program focused on re-writing an existing script. $3,000 stipend for 5-10 winners.
- American Screenwriters Association Screenplay Competition
http://www.goasa.com/2006competition.shtml - Annual full-length screenplay competition with $10,000 first prize and November 30, 2006 deadline.
- Scriptapalooza
http://www.scriptapalooza.com - Offers annual screenplay competition with a $10,000 cash prize, a semi- annual television writing competition and professional script analysis.
- Spec Scriptacular Contest
http://www.tvwriter.com/ - Television competition for TV episode and movie scripts and original pilot teleplays. $8000 in prizes.
- Eerie Horror Film Festival and Screenplay Competition
http://www.eeriehorrorfest.com - An annual screenplay competition and film festival that takes place in Erie, Pennsylvania.
- Script Savvy
http://www.scriptsavvy.net - Screenplay competition. Provides contest details, prize information, deadlines and online application.
- FilmMakers.com: Contests
http://www.filmmakers.com/contests/directory.htm - Database of current screenwriting contests.
- Split-Screenplay Contest
http://www.netfilm.com/screenwriterscommunity/ - All contestants must register as a member of the Screenwriters Community.
- Hollywood Gateway Screenwriting Contest
http://www.hollywoodgateway.com/ - An annual contest provides a $5,000 cash prize in addition to a number of other benefits including transportation and accommodation in Hollywood, meetings with top agents and producers, plus submissions to over 70 agencies and production companies.
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