Screenwriting Competitions

  1. Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting: https://www.oscars.org/nicholl
  2. Austin Film Festival Script Competition: https://austinfilmfestival.com/submit/screenplay-and-teleplay-submissions/
  3. PAGE International Screenwriting Awards: https://pageawards.com/the-contest/how-to-enter/
  4. Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest: https://www.finaldraft.com/big-break-screenwriting-contest/
  5. Sundance Screenwriters Lab: https://www.sundance.org/programs/feature-film#labs
  6. Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition: https://scriptapalooza.com/home
  7. Slamdance Screenplay Competition: https://slamdance.com/screenplay-competition/
  8. BlueCat Screenplay Competition: https://www.bluecatscreenplay.com/competition/
  9. Shore Scripts Screenwriting Competition: https://www.shorescripts.com/
  10. American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest: https://www.zoetrope.com/contests/
  11. Script Pipeline Screenwriting Contest: https://scriptpipeline.com/shop/screenwriting-contest
  12. ScreenCraft Screenwriting Competitions: https://screencraft.org/screenwriting-contests/
  13. The Black List: https://blcklst.com/
  14. CineStory Feature Retreat and Fellowship: https://cinestory.org/programs/feature-retreat/
  15. The Tracking Board Launch Pad Competitions: https://tblaunchpad.com/
  16. WeScreenplay Competitions: https://www.wescreenplay.com/competitions/
  17. Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition: https://www.emergingscreenwriters.com/
  18. New York Screenplay Contest: http://www.newyorkscreenplaycontest.com/
  19. Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition: https://nashvillefilmfestival.org/submit/
  20. The Script Lab Free Screenplay Contest: https://thescriptlab.com/contests-2/thescriptlab-free-screenplay-contest/
  21. The Screencraft Horror Competition: https://screencraft.org/horror/
  22. Scriptation Showcase: https://www.scriptation.com/showcase/
  23. Screencraft Fellowship: https://screencraft.org/fellowship/
  24. Film Independent Screenwriting Lab: https://www.filmindependent.org/programs/labs-and-programs/screenwriting-lab/
  25. Fade In Awards: http://www.fadeinonline.com/fade-in-awards.html
  26. Cinequest Screenwriting Competition: https://www.cinequest.org/cinequest-screenwriting-competition
  27. The Write Room Screenplay Competition: https://thewriteroom.org/screenplay-competition/
  28. Breakthrough Reading Series: https://www.breakthroughreadingseries.com/
  29. The Athena List: https://athenafilmfestival.com/athena-list/
  30. The Humanitas Prize: https://www.humanitasprize.org/

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