Contests
(more to come)
Maverick Films (Madonna):
Deadline: February 29, 2004
All She Wrote Screenplay Contest
P.O. Box 1262
Grass Valley, CA 95945
Deadline: April 1, 2001
Notify: June 2001
Entry Fee: to February 1, 2001: $25
To April 1, 2001: $40
Eligibility: Female writers (non-professional)
Prizes: See website
Alliance Screenplay Competition
Alliance Entertainment
3232 Cobb Parkway, Suite 318
Atlanta, GA 30339
American Accolades Screenwriting Competition
2118 Wilshire Blvd. #160
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Deadlines: Thru January 30th: $30
February 27th $60
Prizes: See Web Site
American Dreamer 2000
American Dreamer 2000
P.O. Box 20457
Seattle WA 98102 USA
Deadline: July 4, 2001: $50
Late: August 5, 2001: $60
Prizes: See Web site
Austin Heart of Film Screenplay Competition
1604 Nueces
Austin, TX 78701
512-478-4795
Big Australian International Screenwriting Competition
94 Hargrave Street Paddington
Sydney, NS 2025
61 293261344
BWP Screenplay Contest 2000
Byron Weathers Productions
5341 W. 93rd Street Suite #4
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Deadline: January 20th
Carl Sautter Memorial
The Scriptwriters Network
11684 Ventura Blvd., #508
Studio City, CA 91604
Chesterfield Film Co.
Writer's Film Project
Chesterfield Film Company, The
1158 26th Street, PMB 544
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Entry fee: $39 per entry
CineStory Screenwriting Awards
53 W. Jackson
Suite 1224
Chicago, IL 60604
312-322-9060
Columbus Screenplay Discovery Awards
433 N. Camden Drive, Suite 600
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
310-288-1988
Entry Fee: $45
Drama Garage's Thursday Night Screenplay Reading Series
Occidental Studios
Hollywood
323-993-5700
Entry Fee: $25
Empire Screenplay Contest
12358 Ventura Blvd., #602
Studio City, CA 91604-2508
661-420-9919
Final Draft International Screenwriting Competition
Entry Fee: -- June 20th: $45
Late : $55
Grand Prize: $10,000/ All expense paid trip to Hollywood. Meetings.
HBO New Writers Project, The
2049 Century Park East, Suite. #4200
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Hollywood Discovery Awards
433 N. Camden Drive, Suite 600
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Fee: $45 per entry
Hollywood International Screenplay Competition, The 1st Annual
3815 Hughes Avenue
Culver City, CA 90232
310 841-4339
Sponsored by GoCoverage.com
Hollywood Scriptwriting Contest
l605 Cahuenga Blvd., Ste. 213
Hollywood, CA 90028
1-800-SCRIPT
Fee $50
Illinois/Chicago Screenwriting Competition
One North LaSalle, Suite 2165
Chicago, IL 60602
312-814-3600
Fee: $25 per script
The Independent Filmmaker's Program
6855 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite. #207
Los Angeles, CA 90038
Fee: $50 per entry
igottascript.com Bi-annual Script Contest
7095 Hollywood Blvd. #1380
Hollywood, CA 90028
Deadline: Friday, July 28, 2000 (early); Friday, September 1, 2000 (final)
Fee: $50 early; $66 Late
Laughing Horse Productions 3rd Annual Screenplay Contest
Alexia Wellons, Contest Director
PO Box 58023
Seattle, WA 98138
206-762-5525
Fax: 206-768-9778
First prize: $1000 and possible professional reading in LA/Seattle
Deadline: April 30
Fee: $45
Lone Star Screenplay Competition
1920 Abrams Parkway, Suite 419
Dallas, TX 75214-3915
214-606-3041
Massachusetts Film Office Screenwriters' Competition
10 Park Plaza, Suite 2310
Boston, MA 02116
617-973-8800
Monterey County Film Commission Screenwriting Competition
PO Box 111
Monterey, CA 93942
408-646-0910
Maui Writers Conference National Screenwriting Competition
4821 Lankershim Blvd.
Suite F, #241
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Contact: Shawn Guthrie
Entry Deadline: June 1, 2000
Fee: $50 ($40 if postmarked by April 15, 2000)
Open to all screenplays that have never been sold or optioned.
Nantucket Film Festival Screenwriting Competition
PO Box 688
Prince Street Station
New York, NY 10012
212-642-6339
Nashville Screenwriters Conference Screenwriting Competition
c/o Tennessee Screenwriting Association
P.O. Box 40194
Nashville, TN 37204
Phone: 615-316-9448
Fax: 615-316-9448
Fee: $30
National Screenwriting Competition
Annual Juried Competition
145 Broad Street
Matawan, NJ 07747
Phone: (732) 566-1800
Fax: (732) 566-7336
Entry fee: $45
Deadline: June 30
Awards: $2,500.00 - First Place; $500.00 - Second Place; $250.00 - Third
Place; All winning entries will be considered for their possible production
or development as feature films.
All scripts entered in the Competition will be evaluated based upon concept, structure, character, cinematic quality and superior writing. In the initial round of the competition, each script will be read and rated by one
reader. Scripts that qualify based upon the above criteria will be read by
the entire panel.
National Writers Workshop
P.O. Box 69799
Los Angeles, CA 90069
Fee: $25
New Century Writer Awards (NCWA)
32 Alfred Street, Suite B
New Haven, CT 06512-3927
203-469-8824 phone
203-468-0333 fax
Deadline: January 31
Nicholl Fellowships
Academy Foundation
8949 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90211-1972
Fee: $30
Scriptapalooza and Screenplay.com
3rd Annual Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Competition
Grand Prize of $25,000
Deadlines: March 5, 2001; April 15, 2001 (Late)
Slamdance Screenplay Competition 2000
Fees: $45 - $60
Deadlines: March 8 early $45; May 17 (late) $50; July 5 (final) $60
Prizes: $2,000 - $500 + submission to major literary & film studio.
323-466-1786
Step Up Women's Network
8424 -A Santa Monica Blvd., #857
West Hollywood, CA 90069
(323) 549-5347
Fee: $25
Only one submission allowed per person.
Sundance Institute
225 Santa Monica Blvd., 8th Floor
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Fee: $25 per entry
Third Annual Taos Land & Film Screenplay Contest
2554 Lincoln Blvd., Suite #456
Venice, CA 90291
(310) 396-9242
Winner receives 5 acres of Beautiful Taos Land.
Walt Disney Studios
Fellowship Program Director
500 South Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521-1735
Attention: Brenda Vangsness Hathaway 818-560-6894
No fee
Writers Workshop, The
P.O. Box 69799
Los Angeles, CA 90069
Attention Willard Rodgers
Fee:$65
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