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Writers'
Couch (Cascade Pictures) - Deadline: ongoing - Screenplay 80-140pp.
UK residents and unrepresented writers only.
Sir Peter Ustinov
Television Scriptwriting Award - Deadline: 1 July 2013 - Submit 30-60 minute television drama script.
Applicants must be under 30 and non-US residents.
Screencraft Comedy Script Contest - Deadline: 1 July 2013 (early) / 1 October 2013 (late) - Feature
screenplays up to 140pp.
Screenplay
Festival - Deadline: 1 July
2013 (regular) / 1 September
2013 (late). Feature length screenplays and teleplays over 60pp (no
max).
Slamdance Writing Competition - Deadline: 2 July 2013 - TV pilots up to 80pp,
feature screenplays 90-150pp.
New Hampshire Film Festival Screenplay Contest -
Deadline: 5 July 2013 (regular) /
15 July 2013 (late)
Tracking B Feature
Script Contest - Deadline: 28
July 2013 (early) / 1 September
2013 (regular) / 27 October
2013 (late)
Big Break Screenwriting
Contest - Deadline: 31 July
2013 (extended). Teleplays 25-70pp / Screenplays 80-120pp.
John Brabourne Awards - Deadline: 31 July 2013. Financial support to up
and coming talent who may have suffered set-backs. UK residents only.
American Zoetrope
Screenplay Contest - Deadline: usually 1 August 2013 (Early) / 6 September 2013 (Final) - Screenplays
82-145pp.
Script Hot House
from Write2Screen - Deadline: 2 August
2013. UK residents only. Successful applicants receive script development
programme.
Fresh Voices Screenplay
Competition - Deadline: 14
August 2013 (early) / 10
September 2013 (regular) / 9
October 2013 (late) / 7 November
2013 (final)
Underwire Film Festival Short Script Competition -
Deadline: 16 August 2013. Short
film scripts only. Female screenwriters only. Entrants must be British or
residing in the UK.
BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing
Forum: November Forum - Deadline: 20 August 2013 (early) / 20 September (regular)
Blue Cat Screenplay Competition - Deadline: 1 September 2013 (Early) / 15 October 2013 (Regular) / 15 November 2013 (Late). Accepting
shorts and feature length scripts.
One
In Ten Screenplay Contest - Deadline: 1 September 2013. Screenplays 90-125pp. Must feature at
least one primary character who is gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender.
The
Writers Place Screenplay Contest - Deadline: 15 September 2013 - Feature length
scripts up to 130pp, teleplays/short script up to 45pp.
London
Independent Film Festival Screenplay Contest - Deadline: 30 November 2013 (regular) / 1 March 2014 - short & feature
length scripts.
To
look out for at a later date:
The Red Planet
Prize - Deadline: usually May
Coming Up
2014 (Channel4 & Touchpaper Television) - Deadline: usually
July
Berlinale Talent Campus (Script Station) - Deadline:
usually September - opens for applications July 2013
BBC
Writersroom Script Call - Deadline: usually
Autumn
Guiding Lights Mentoring Scheme - Deadline: usually
October
The
Launch Pad Competition (Tracking Board) - Deadline: usually
November
4Screenwriting (Channel Four) - Deadline: usually
November (opens September
2013)
Cinequest
Screenwriting Competition - Deadline: usually November
L.A
Comedy Shorts Screenplay Competition - Deadline: usually January -
categories for short film script, feature film script and tv sitcom pilot
script.
Hamptons International Film Festival Screenwriters' Lab
- Deadline: usually January
Writers Revolution Screenplay
Competition - Deadline: usually January
Cinestory Screenwriting
Contest - Deadline: usually February - Screenplay 85-130pages.
Mediterranean Film Institute
Script2Film Workshop - supported by European Media Desk - Deadline:
usually February.
United Film
Festival Screenwriting Contest - Deadline: usually February - Drama
or Comedy or Horror/Thriller as Short screenplay under 45pp or Feature
screenplay over 45pp (no max).
Comedy
Central/NYTVF Pilot Competition - Deadline: usually March -
Sketch/narrative/single camera sitcom and animated comedy. USA residents only.
Pilot script plus 4-11' pilot presentation DVD.
Scriptapalooza -
Deadline: usually March - Screenplays 80-140pp.
European Independent Film
Festival Script Competition - Deadline: usually March - Short scripts
5-50pp & feature length scripts 80-130pp. Looking for scripts NOT aimed at
mainstream Hollywood film markets.
Scriptwriter Contest
from Overbrook Entertainment & ANA Alliance for Family
Entertainment - Deadline: usually March - Comedy scripts 30" &
Drama scripts 60". US residents only.
NBC/NYTVF Drama Challenge
- Deadline: usually March. Looking for original tv drama series.
Submit series overview, pilot script & produced pilot scene.
Film Bazaar India Screenwriters Lab - Deadline: usually
March. Applicants must be Indian passport holders.
BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing
Forum: TV Drama May Forum - Deadline: usually March - Single dramas,
mini-series, comedy drama and continuing drama.
Sitcom
Mission - Deadline: usually March - Submit 15 minute sitcom script
for tv, radio or stage. Aimed at UK residents.
The Sitcom Trials: So You Think You Write Funny? -
Deadline: usually March- Submit 10 minute sitcom script for tv, radio or stage.
Aimed at UK residents.
The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards -
Deadline: usually April - Short scripts up to 40pp, feature screenplays
80-120pp, TV drama pilots 50-70pp, TV comedy pilots 25-45pp.
Big Bear Screenwriting Competition -
Deadline: usually April -Screenplays 90-130pp.
Beijing International
Screenwriting Competition - Deadline: usually April - Submit proposal
for feature film, which must prominently feature Beijing as location. Open to
anyone living in US.
Maison des Scenaristes - Deadline: usually April -
Submit synopsis & first 5 pages of feature film (English or French language)
project to win chance to pitch to producers at Cannes.
Edinburgh International Film Festival Talent Lab -
Deadline: usually April. Open to screenwriters, producers & directors.
Feature films only. Lab takes place June
2013.
Nick Darke
Award - Deadline: usually April - Submit 750 word pitch for film,
radio or stage play idea plus 20pp writing sample.
Sundance Screenwriters Lab - Deadline: usually May -
Feature film scripts. US residents only.
Nicholl
Fellowships in Screenwriting - Deadline: usually May - Screenplays
90-120pp.
Script Pipeline Screenwriting Contest -
Deadline: usually May - Feature length screenplays.
Script
Pipeline TV Writing Contest - Deadline: usually May - Any length
script, pilot of original or spec of existing show.
Screenwriting
Goldmine Competition - Deadline: usually May - Film & TV scripts
45-120pp.
Save Our Scripts
- Deadline: usually May - Pitch for project to be developed plus sample of
previous work (feature script or two short film scripts).
Disney/ABC
Writing Fellowship - Deadline: usually May. Applicants must be able
to prove US employment eligibility.
Austin Film Festival Screenplay & Teleplay
Competition - Deadline: deadline usually June - Feature scripts
90-120pp, teleplays (original pilot or spec of existing show) 45-70pp, sitcom
scripts 22-40pp. NOW IN ASSOCIATION WITH AMC.
Screamcraft Horror
Script Contest - Deadline: usually June - Feature screenplays up to
140pp in Horror genre.
Warner Bros'
Writers' Workshop - Deadline: usually June (submissions usually
accepted from 1 May). Submit writing sample for one of their listed current
shows. Successful applicants must be able to attend regular workshops in LA.
Fox-NYTVF Comedy
Script Contest - Deadline: usually June (submissions usually accepted
from 1 May). TV scripts 25-35pp. US residents only.
The Quest Initiative - Deadline: usually June. Submit
logline only.
NYC Midnight Screenwriting Challenge - Deadline:
usually June - Short screenplays based on assigned criteria.
Shoreline Scripts Feature
Screenplay Competition - Deadline: usually June - Feature screenplays
80-120pp, short screenplays 3-20pp.
Just Effing
Entertain Me Screenwriting Competition - Deadline: usually June -
Screenplays 90-120pp.
Rawi Screenwriters Lab
(the Royal Film Commission, Jordan) - Deadline: usually June. Arab
screenwriters only.
Good
luck!
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OMG! I never realized there were so many contest opportunities for scripts!
ReplyDeleteGood luck to all who indulge!!
Happy 4th of July, Leslie!!