| Name: |
Big Bear Lake International Screenwriting Contest |
| Deadline: |
Early deadline- January 31 , Regular deadline- March 1 , Late deadline- April 1 |
| Entry Fee: |
$30 by Hanuary 31, 2007 , $35 by March 1, 2007 , $40 by April 1, 2007; ($30 for local residents) WBW $5 discount |
| Awards: |
We select 5 finalists, which are all read by a committee of jurors, all Hollywood professionals (producers, agents or managers) for 1st, 2nd, 3rd places.
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| Website: |
http://www.bigbearlakefilmfestival.com/screenwritingcompetition.htm
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| Eligibility: |
Open to anyone |
| Notification: |
Screenwriting finalists will be announced: September 1, 2007 |
| Address: |
P.O. Box 1981 |
| City: |
Big Bear Lake |
| State: |
California |
| Zipcode: |
92315-1981 |
| Country: |
United States |
| Phone: |
(909) 866-3433 |
| Email: |
ttmet@yahoo.com
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| Contact: |
Tiana Hahn- Screenwriting Competition Coordinator |
| Objective: |
To promote and recognize quality feature film screenplays. To assist finalists and winners to get their material in the hands of agents, managers and production companies and to give all entries constructive written feedback.
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| Rules: |
Please see website for rules. |
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| Name: |
Blazing Quill Screenwriting Competition |
| Deadline: |
April 6th |
| Entry Fee: |
$25 (Early), $35 (Late) |
| Awards: |
The top three winners will receive from InkTip.com:
1) An e-mail announcement about your winning screenplay to their list of industry professionals.
2) Placement of at least your logline and synopsis on their password protected web site. You may also place the treatment and/or script.
3) Include a logline (pitch) for your winning screenplay in their printed publication, which is snail-mailed to 4500 industry professionals.
The top three winners will receive from So You Wanna Sell A Script:
1) Total Script Express, a personal e-query to over 3,000 industry professionals
comprised of studio executives, producers, agents, etc.
2) One Year free listing in The Script Marketplace, a private online database, open
and regularly viewed by only industry professionals looking for screenplays for
option/purchase.
3) Logline and author information placement in one issue of The Hollywood Bugle,
an e-newsletter sent to over 2,500 indsutry professionals.
4) Six-month access to the Writers Rolodex, which consists of contact information
for 2,850 studios, production companies, producers, literary agencies, managers
and executives. It also allows writers to manage their contacts and submissions
with its exclusive My Contacts feature.
Other Prizes
1st Place:
· $500 cash prize
· Exposure on Wilson Wheaton Productions' website
2nd Place:
· Exposure on Wilson Wheaton Productions' website
3rd Place:
· Exposure on Wilson Wheaton Productions' website
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| Website: |
http://www.wilsonwheaton.com/blazingquill.html
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| Eligibility: |
Entrants must be full-time college students in the spring semester of 2006 |
| Notification: |
See Website For Details |
| Address: |
P.O. Box 5262 |
| City: |
Upper Marlboro |
| State: |
Maryland |
| Zipcode: |
20775 |
| Country: |
United States |
| Email: |
info@wilsonwheaton.com
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| Contact: |
Teri Wheaton |
| Objective: |
The goal of Wilson Wheaton Productions, LLC is to serve as an outlet for creative expressions in screenwriting for both the beginning and seasoned screenwriter. This annual screenwriting competition will give screenwriters an opportunity to gain valuable experience and exposure in the film industry. |
| Rules: |
Please see website for rules. |
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| Name: |
Bluecat Screenplay Competition |
| Deadline: |
March 1st (Regular), April 1st (Late) |
| Entry Fee: |
$50 (Regular), $60 Late |
| Awards: |
***Exclusive $2,500 prize for the top screenplay from outside the US, UK, and Canada*** Grand prize is $10,000 Four Finalist $1,500 each.
The Joplin Award - Best screenplay from outside the US, UK, and Canada will be awarded $2500. The Cordelia Award - Best screenplay from the UK will be awarded $2,500.
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| Website: |
http://www.bluecatscreenplay.com/
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| Eligibility: |
Please see website for eligibility. |
| Notification: |
August 7th, 2010 |
| Address: |
P.O. Box 2635 |
| City: |
Hollywood |
| State: |
California |
| Zipcode: |
90078 |
| Country: |
United States |
| Email: |
info@bluecatscreenplay.com
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| Contact: |
Heather Schor |
| Objective: |
Since 1998, we have built a large community of writers passionately committed to writing original, unforgettable work. This starts with our exchange of feedback to each writer who enters BlueCat. EVERY SCREENPLAY RECEIVES WRITTEN SCRIPT ANALYSIS This year, we've created two new awards for international screenwriters, expanded our early analysis deadlines and resubmission programs and brought back our popular title contest to further our support and find the new writer.
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| Rules: |
Please see the website for rules. |
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| Name: |
Euroscript Competition |
| Deadline: |
April 30th and October 30th |
| Entry Fee: |
£35 |
| Awards: |
Euroscript selects 20 film stories each year to develop to script. Euroscript then helps the selected writers to develop their stories to a final draft screenplay in nine months through a distance script development programme. Selection is made blind, on multiple reads of your story not your CV. Euroscript accepts submissions in all EU languages from EU writers. |
| Website: |
http://www.euroscript.co.uk
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| Eligibility: |
Any EU national (Proof may be required.) |
| Address: |
Screenwriter's Centre, Suffolk House |
| 1-8 Whitfield Place |
| City: |
London |
| Zipcode: |
W1P 5SF |
| Country: |
UK |
| Phone: |
44-(0)20-7387-5880 |
| Email: |
euroscript@netmatters.co.uk
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| Objective: |
Euroscript is a project of the European Union's MEDIA II programme. Euroscript offers support and distance learning material to help EU screenwriters develop scripts and run screenwriters' groups. Euroscript is a continuous distance training project to develop and promote EU scripts. |
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| Name: |
IndieFest |
| Deadline: |
March 1st (Regular), April 1 (Late) |
| Entry Fee: |
$60 (Regular), $70 (Late) |
| Awards: |
Please see website for awards. |
| Website: |
http://www.indiefest.org/
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| Address: |
PO Box 148849 |
| City: |
Chicago |
| State: |
Illinois |
| Zipcode: |
60614 |
| Country: |
United States |
| Phone: |
773-665-7600 |
| Email: |
info@indiefestchicago.com
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| Contact: |
Jennifer Alan |
| Objective: |
Indiefest was created by independent filmmakers, for independent filmmakers. It is our goal to give your project as much exposure as possible. |
| Rules: |
Please see website for rules. |
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| Name: |
Industry Door Opener Screenwriting Contest |
| Deadline: |
APRIL 1, 2007 |
| Entry Fee: |
$30 |
| Awards: |
$1000 CASH. 1 YEAR OPTION WITH STORYTYME ENTERTAINMENT. COPY OF FINAL DRAFT |
| Website: |
http://www.stickvillemovie.com/contest.html
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| Eligibility: |
18 years and older |
| Notification: |
JULY 1, 2007 |
| Address: |
932 E. Magnolia Blvd. |
| City: |
Burbank |
| State: |
California |
| Zipcode: |
91505 |
| Country: |
United States |
| Phone: |
818-848-8832 |
| Email: |
storytymecontest@stickvillemovie.com
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| Contact: |
RICKIE CASTANEDA |
| Objective: |
To open the door for a new writer in the entertainment industry |
| Rules: |
ALL MATERIAL MUST BE ORIGINAL. CO WRITERS ACCEPTED. MATERIAL MUST BE REGISTERED WITH WGA. 85-130 PAGES IN LENGTH. ALL GENRES ACCEPTED |
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| Name: |
Media Darlings Guerilla Filmmaking Grant |
| Deadline: |
April 30th |
| Entry Fee: |
$25 |
| Awards: |
Top prize is $1,000 to produce the winning screenplay into a "guerilla-style" feature film. Upon completion, the movie will be released on DVD. The winning filmmaker retains all rights to work produced using grant money (screenplay, distribution, copyrights, etc.)
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| Website: |
http://www.mediadarlings.org/filmgrant/
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| Eligibility: |
Open to all directors, screenwriters, and production companies looking to make an English-language feature film |
| Address: |
5201 Great America Parkway, Suite 320 |
| City: |
Santa Clara |
| State: |
California |
| Zipcode: |
95054 |
| Country: |
United States |
| Contact: |
Managing Director |
| Objective: |
To foster creative, resourceful filmmaking among artists who, for one reason or another, choose to work outside of the mainstream |
| Rules: |
See website for Official Rules |
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| Name: |
Moondance International Film Festival |
| Deadline: |
Early deadline December 31st 2004, regular deadline is April 1st 2005 |
| Entry Fee: |
Early $50, Regular $75 |
| Website: |
http://www.moondancefilmfestival.com
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| Address: |
970 Ninth Street |
| City: |
Boulder |
| Zipcode: |
80302 |
| Phone: |
303-545-0202 |
| Email: |
moondanceff@aol.com
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| More: |
The entry period for the 2005 competition
will open October 1, 2004.
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| Name: |
Scriptapalooza and Screenplay.com |
| Deadline: |
Early deadline January 5th 2005, First deadline March 7th 2005 and Final deadline April 15th 2005 |
| Entry Fee: |
Early $40.00, First $45.00, Final $50.00 |
| Awards: |
Grand Prize of $25,000 |
| Website: |
http://www.scriptapalooza.com
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| Address: |
7775 Sunset Blvd, Suite 200 |
| City: |
Hollywood |
| Zipcode: |
90046 |
| Phone: |
323-654-5809 |
| Email: |
info@scriptapalooza.com
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| Name: |
Sixth Borough Screenplay Competition |
| Deadline: |
April 1st, 2010 |
| Entry Fee: |
$50 |
| Awards: |
Grand Prize: $1,000 in cash, and a $10,000+ offer for your script to be made into a 1 to 2 million dollar feature film
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| Website: |
http://www.sixthboroughscreenplay.com/index.php
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| Eligibility: |
All ages and regions |
| Notification: |
May 15, 2010 |
| City: |
Hollywood |
| State: |
California |
| Country: |
United States |
| Email: |
Alexis@6BE.com
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| Contact: |
Alexis Tanasoca |
| Objective: |
The Sixth Borough Screenwriting Competition is a way for Screenwriters to get their scripts into the hands of industry professionals with the possibility of having their vision make it from page to screen. Sixth Borough Entertainment is currently in search of a script to make a 1 to 2 million-dollar feature within the next year. That is where you come in... The winner will be offered an option contract for a Feature Film! Do you have the next great script? |
| Rules: |
Deadline: Entries must be postmarked or received electronically on or before April 1st, 2010. 2. Each applicant will receive an e-mail notifying them of the writing competition results and providing them with screenplay analysis on their submission. 3. Submitted scripts must be original screenplays, and the sole property of the applicant(s). 4. We highly recommend registering your script with the Writers Guild of America (http://www.wga.org/) or copywriting your material with the library of congress to protect your intellectual property . You can find the link to the US Copyright Office here (http://www.copyright.gov/). 5. All ages are eligible. 6. All entries must be in English and between 80 and 125 pages in length. 7. Under no circumstances will substitutions of either corrected pages or new drafts of the entry screenplay(s) be made. Screenplays will not be returned. 8. If a submitted screenplay becomes optioned or purchased between the time of submission and the end of the judging period, that screenplay will no longer be eligible. 9. Grand Prize: $1,000 in cash, and a $10,000+ offer for your script to be made into a 1 to 2 million dollar feature film Deadline Entry Fee (No Feedback) Entry Fee + Feedback Final Deadline - April 1st, 2010 $50 $80 10. Scripts which receive early analysis are eligible to resubmit a revision of their previously submitted screenplay by April 1st, 2010 for a reduced fee. 11. The winner will be announced on May 15, 2010. |
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