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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Script Magazine Open Door Contest - http://www.scriptmag.com/
Cash prizes, script notes and consideration from a legitimate management company, production company or agency. |
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FilmMakers.com: Contests - http://www.filmmakers.com/contests/directory.htm
Database of current screenwriting contests. |
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Bare Bones - http://barebonesfilmfest00.tripod.com/
Spotlights screenplays with a budget summary of less than a million dollars. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Script Savvy - http://www.scriptsavvy.net/
Monthly screenplay competition. Provides contest details, fee and prize information, deadlines and online application. |
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Gimme Credit Short Screenplay Competition - http://www.gimmecreditcompetition.com
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). |
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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. |
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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. |
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Women's Image Network - http://www.thewinawards.com/
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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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American Screenwriting Competition - http://www.flatshoe.com
Promises $50,000 in cash and prizes. Minimum entry fee: $40. Deadline: September 15. |
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Art Within Labs - http://www.artwithinlabs.org
Annual contest offering year-long $10,000 screenwriting fellowships to Christian writers. |
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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. |
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A Feeding Frenzy - http://www.afeedingfrenzy.com/
Screenwriting contest that offers feedback to all participants. |
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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. |
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WriteSafe Writing and Art Contest - http://www.writesafe.com/wscontest.html
Quarterly competition for all material registered with WriteSafe for public view. |
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Hollywood Symposium - http://www.hollywoodsymposium.com/
Features screenplay development, film production, script consultation and screenplay contests. |
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Hollywood 27 - http://www.hollywood27.com/scrnplay.htm
Independent film production company offering $25,000 in prize money. |
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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. |
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TalentScout TV Writing Contest - http://atalentscout.com/tv_engcontest.htm
Winners are submitted to the networks and production companies to help find them work. |
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http://www.outfest.org/2001/writing_competition.htm - http://www.outfest.org/2001/writing_competition.htm
Recognizes and promotes screenplays that significantly feature lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered characters and/or themes. |