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Acclaim TV - Original, television scripts, and film scripts are sought..

American Accolades Screenwriting Competition - Competition aims to find and usher emerging talent into the Hollywood mainstream marketplace..

American Cinema Foundation - Elicits scripts which are suitable for either theatrical or television production and which tell a positive story about specific fundamental values..

American Gem Short Script Contest - The winning screenplay will be produced, with the screenwriter sharing in the gross profits..

American Screenwriting Competition - Promises $50,000 in cash and prizes. Minimum entry fee: $40. Deadline: September 15..

American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest - Offers a $5,000 grand prize. The top ten screenplays are considered for option by American Zoetrope and for representation by top agencies. Judged by Francis Ford Coppola. Reading fee: $40. Opens May 1. Deadline: September 1..

The Austin Film Festival Heart of Film Screenplay Competition - Competition dedicated to recognizing the writer's contribution to the motion picture industry..

Awesome Television Scriptwriting Contest - Offers cash prizes for spec scripts of existing television shows..

Bare Bones - Spotlights screenplays with a budget summary of less than a million dollars..

BlueCat Screenplay Competition - An annual search for the best screenplay in the world..

Bravo TV - Bravo TV is producing a reality show documenting a contest for writers - they're looking for the next big sitcom. Entry is free but eligibility requirements are strict. The contest is limited to non-professional writers who are residents of the U.S.A. Deadline: September 18, 2004. Prize: $25,000..

British Short Screenplay Competition - The winning script will be produced by Kaos Films to be exhibited in UK cinemas and entered into film festivals around the world..

Chesterfield Writer's Film Project - Writing competition open to all writers of fiction, plays, screenplays. Five winners will each receive a $20,000 fellowship, and spend 10 months completing 2 screenplays with the guidance of industry mentors. Sponsored by Paramount Pictures..

Cinescape's Genre Screenwriting Competition - Competition to assist science fiction, fantasy, horror, and action-adventure screenwriters in becoming discovered by the film industry..

Devilhawk Screenplay Competition - The winning screenplay will be produced by Devilhawk Productions on a budget determined by the number of entries received. Entry fee: $50. Deadline: September 15, 2003..

Empire Screenplay Contest - Information related to the Empire Screenplay Contest, including previous winners, innovations, successes, etc..

eShay.com Competition - For all screenwriters who have at least one copyrighted feature length screenplay. Prizes include software and script consultation. 2001 competition winners announced..

European Pitch Point - Script competition aimed to promote European writers. General information, deadlines, call for proposals, quotations from industry professionals, and contact details..

Euroscript Film Story Competition - Seeks a maximum 2,000 word treatment that tells all the story. Open to European Union screenwriters only. Two competitions are held each year..

Fade In: Screenwriting Awards - Cash prizes and industry exposure from the publishers of Fade In Magazine..

Heat Productions - $5,000 bonus and round trip tickets each to 3 screenwriters chosen for this experience down in South Africa..

Hollywood 27 - Independent film production company offering $25,000 in prize money..

Hollywood Gateway Screenwriting Contest - An annual contest provides a $5,000 cash prize in addition to a number of other benefits including transportation and accommodation in Hollywood, meetings with top agents and producers, plus submissions to over 70 agencies and production companies. Final deadline: September 30..

The 2004 Hollywood International Screenwriting Awards - Founded by Hollywood producers to discover talented new screenwriters who are currently working outside the Hollywood system, this contest awards $19,000 in cash, plus other prizes. Nine different categories are offered. Regular entry fee: $45. Regular deadline: March 15..

Hollywood Symposium - Features screenplay development, film production, script consultation and screenplay contests..

Hurdle Screenwriting Competition - Annual contest for independent screenwriters offers cash awards..

International Screenplay Competition - More than $10,000 in prizes. Presented by the American Screenwriters Association and Writer's Digest..

Lighthouse Scripts - Annual teleplay and screenplay competition open to all writers worldwide..

Monterey County Film Commission - Three finalists will receive one-on-one consultations with jury members at the awards event in Monterey County..

Nashville Screenwriting Competition - 1st place cash prize of $1,000 plus an all-access pass to the Nashville Independent Film Festival..

National Screenplay Contest. Winning script produced as a movie - A monthly contest for movie scripts offers the winner of the Grand Finals a $1,000 Treasury Bond and the certainty that the script will be produced as a movie..

Nevada Film Office - Annual screenwriters competition. 75 percent of the script's locations must be shootable in Nevada..

Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting - An international competition, sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, seeks original screenplays from writers who have not earned more than $5,000 for film or TV scripts. Up to five $25,000 fellowships are awarded each year..

Ohio Independent Screenplay Awards - Dedicated to freedom of expression through the art of independent media..

One-In-Ten Screenplay Competition - Open to all writers. At least one of the primary characters in the screenplay must be a positively portrayed gay or lesbian character..

Organization of Black Screenwriters - Categories are original screenplays, half-hour and one hour television spec scripts, and half-hour and one hour television pilot scripts..

Outfest - Recognizes and promotes screenplays that significantly feature lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered characters and/or themes..

Radmin Company Screenwriting Contest - Held in conjunction with FilmMakers Magazine, the top 50 scripts will be considered for representation by the Radmin Company..

Screamfest - Annual horror film and screenplay competition. Finalists and winning horror screenplay finalists to be read by literary agents. 0ctober 17th - 20th..

Screenwriter Showcase - An annual screenwriting contest, to find and promote talented new screenwriters, awards prizes in kind but not in cash. Entry fees are payable..

Screenwriting Showcase Awards - Winners receive prizes including cash, screenwriting software, discounts on products, free script registration, or professional script analysis..

Script Magazine Open Door Contest - Cash prizes, script notes and consideration from a legitimate management company, production company or agency..

2003 Script PIMP Writing Competition - Offers $10,000 in cash, plus $14,000 in other prizes. 85 Companies have requested the winners for their consideration. Final deadline: May 1,2003..

Scriptapalooza screenwriting competition with Screenplay.com - Annual Screenwriting Competition offers a $10,000 cash prize, plus promotion for the best thirteen scripts submitted..

Scriptapalooza TV - Semi-annual competition that accepts pilots and spec scripts for sitcoms and one hour episodics..

Scriptunities - A free monthly guide to competitions, script calls and other script opportunities in the UK and Europe. Subscribe to a monthly mail out or examine the web edition..

Short Film Script Contest - Seeks a short film script based on any book or story in the Bible. $2,500 to be won, plus possible use in a feature film..

Slamdance Screenplay Competition - Indie-oriented competition aims to promote and support talented new writers..

Spec Scriptacular Contest - Spec Scriptacular TV Writing Competition. A television competition for TV episode and movie scripts and original pilot teleplays..

Split-Screenplay Contest - All contestants must register as a member of the Screenwriters Community..

TalentScout TV Writing Contest - Winners are submitted to the networks and production companies to help find them work..

True Independent Screenplay Competition - Offers a $1500 First Prize for superior craftmanship in screenwriting. Feedback is provided on all entries for an extra $20 fee. Deadline: May 15. Entry fees: $15 for short films; $30 for features..

Warner Bros. Writers Workshop - The Warner Bros. Writers Workshop maintains an annual program geared towards helping aspiring television writers obtain representation and work..

WinFemme - Monthly and annual film & screenplay festival in Los Angeles. Winners receive staged readings and screenings in Hollywood on a monthly basis with top industry executives who discuss the artist's work..

Winner Take All - Screenplays will go through three stages of scoring before a winner is chosen..

WriteMovies.com Writing Competition - Offers a $2,000 cash prize (plus representation, and possible option money), plus submission of the top three entries to studios, production companies, and agencies in Hollywood..

Writer's Film Project - Originated by the Chesterfield Film Company and co-sponsored by Paramount Pictures..

WriteSafe Writing and Art Contest - Quarterly competition for all material registered with WriteSafe for public view..

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