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Imaginarium Convention Screenplay Awards

The Imaginarium Convention, now in its 12th year, will take place July 18-20, 2025 in Louisville, Kentucky.  The Imaginarium Convention awards a series of literary and film awards annually, including awards for non-produced screenplays of all genres in both short and feature-length formats.  These screenplay awards are also part of o....

Table Read My Screenplay - Cannes

Let us take you there! See your script brought to life in a professionally directed table read in front of a live audience in Cannes during the Festival in May! Not only will you be flown to the South of France during one of the biggest festivals in the world, but you'll participate in a table read of your award-winning script with profession....

Wisconsin’s Own Screenplay Competition

Celebrating Wisconsin screenwriters and the stories they tell. Wisconsin’s Own Screenwriting Competition is open to anyone born in Wisconsin or current state resident, former state resident for one or more years, Wisconsin’s First Nation’s members, and students or alumni of any UW system school or Wisconsin college or university.....

27th Annual Scriptapalooza Screenplay & Shorts Competition

The 27th Annual Scriptapalooza Inc. screenplay competition has begun. The influential competition, which is known for developing talent and providing career opportunities, is inviting storytellers from all over the world to enter and compete.  “It’s not about how many scripts we receive, it’s about how many writers we can he....

Scriptation Showcase - TV Comedy & Drama Pilots

The Scriptation Showcase is officially open for submissions! Emerging writers can now enter their best screenplay, teleplay, or short.The Scriptation Showcase is the screenwriting competition that circulates winners’ scripts to the directors, showrunners, and producers behind your favorite movies and TV shows.Why submit to the Scriptation Sho....

Outstanding Screenplays TV Pilot Competition

Two Grand Prize Winners will be selected to receive MENTORSHIP from Emmy Winner ERIK BORK (producer and writer on Band of Brothers) and Emmy Winner SUSAN SOON HE STANTON (producer and writer on Succession). These two winners will also receive $1,000 in cash. Finalists get personalized feedback report from one of the award-winning judges, and ....

Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition

GRAND PRIZE WINNING EMERGING SCREENWRITERReceives CASHSTORY SEMINAR SCHOLARSHIPSCRIPT READS BY INDUSTRY REPS Our goal is to help you, the emerging screenwriter develop as a storyteller, show off your talents to industry, and provide you with a cash prize to help propel you along in your screenwriting career.The new season of the Emerging ....

International Horror Hotel Film Festival and Convention

The International Horror Hotel Film Festival and Convention is held every June in Hudson, OH. Our script competition accepts shorts, features, TV Pilots and web episodes in the following genres: fantasy, horror, horror-comedy, slasher, suspense-thriller and sci-fi. Our best overall script winners will receive a copy of Movie Outline 3.0, and o....

PAGE TURNER FEATURE & TV PILOT GENRE MASH-UP COMPETITION

1st ANNUAL GENRE MASH-UP SCREENWRITING COMPETITION A Call to the Creative Connoisseurs of Cinema! Step into the spotlight with your unique storytelling prowess and illuminate the diverse realms of cinema. This isn't just about scripting; it's about weaving together different genres to create innovative, compelling narratives. Whether you mix horr....

Shore Scripts Short Film Fund

Turn your calling card script into an attention-grabbing short film with our $15,000 cash production grant! As much as we love to read scripts, too many excellent shorts never progress beyond the written word, which is why we established the Shore Scripts Short Film Fund to help take those compelling stories off the page and onto the screen. ....