contests related to a specific genre, gender, location, nationality, etc.
Alliance of Women Filmmakers Script Competition - LA Women's International Film Festival Specs: Features (90-130 pages) and Shorts written by women Prize: cash, critques, pass to festival, goods and services
Appalachian Film Festival - (West Virginia) Huntington Regional Film Commission Specs: Features (to 130 pages), open to residents of the Appalachian region Prize: cash, writers workshop
Baltimore Screenwriters Competition - (Maryland) Baltimore Film Office Specs: Features that can be filmed in Baltimore Prize: cash, passes to Maryland Film Festival
Bare Bones - Oklahoma Specs: Features that can be produced for less than a million dollars (Horror and Thriller genres preferred), for less than 5 million dollars, and Shorts (40 pages or less) Prize: passes to festival, videotaped live reading, possible production
Broad Humor Film Festival - LA Specs: Comedy Features (80-120 pages) and Shorts by women Prize: scene readings, products
CAPE Foundation New Writers Award - (California) The Coalition of Asian and Pacifics in Entertainment, sponsored by FOX Entertainment Specs: Features (100-120 pages) and Original or Spec Teleplays (20-30 pages or 40-60 pages), promoting Asian Pacifics Prize: cash, industry meetings, software, staged readings
Chicago ScriptWorks - feedback on all submissions Specs: Features Prize: staged reading (must be able to travel to Chicago), audience feedback, audio recording of reading
Contest of Contest Winners - Script Doctor, feedback on all entries Specs: Features by previous contest winners Prize: cash, story notes, software, exposure
Cynosure Screenwriting Awards - (LA) Broadmind Entertainment Specs: Features (90-130 pages) with compelling female protagonists or that showcase diversity Prize: cash in 2 categories, Cynosure Mentorship, industry meeting
Discovering New Mysteries - (Kentucky) International Mystery Writers' Festival, free Specs: Features, Shorts, and Teleplays in Mystery, Crime, Thriller or Adventure genres Prize: cash, live read
Extreme Screenplay Contest - (California) score sheet for all entries Specs: changes with every contest Prize:: cash, meeting with industry executive
Feel Good Film Festival - LA Specs: Features (60-120 pages) that make a positive contribution Prize: cash, products and services
Future of Cinema International Film Festival - (Michigan) Interlochen Center for the Arts Specs: Shorts by highschool students Prize: products, scholarships to Motion Picture Arts Camp
High Concept Screenplay Competition - (LA) Scriptwriters Network Specs: High-Concept Features (90-120 pages) Prize: cash, 1-year membership to Scriptwriters Network
Holiday Screenplay Contest - (Colorado) Cherub Productions Specs: Features centred around a holiday Prize: cash, industry exposure, services
International Family Film Festival - (LA) Raleigh Studios Specs: Features (to 120 pages) and Shorts (to 45 pages) in 5 categories, category for students aged 8-17, emphasis on family Prize: live scene reading
Ivy Film Festival - (Rhode Island) Brown University, student festival Specs: Features and Shorts by post-secondary students Prize: cash, live reading
LA Femme Film Festival - LA Specs: Screenplays or Teleplays written by a woman Prize: critical analysis, products and services
Moondance International Film Festival - (Colorado) promotes women and non-violence Specs: Features (90-120 pages) with For Kids and Musicals categories, Shorts (to 30 pages) with Musicals, For Kids, By Kids categories, and TV Pilots Prize: industry promotion and exposure, products and services, many special awards
Nevada Film Office Screenwriters Competition - critique on every entry Specs: Features (90-130 pages) with 75% of locations filmable in Nevada Prize: industry exposure, InkTip services, script consultation, passes to Las Vegas Film Festival, membership in WGAw Independent Writers Caucus
New Hampshire Film Festival - Specs: Screenplays by US residents Prize: coverage, possible promotion services, workshop
One in Ten Screenplay Competition - (Colorado) Cherub Productions Specs: Features (90-120 pages) with one primary gay or lesbian character Prize: cash, industry exposure, software
PBIFF Student Showcase of Films - (Florida) Palm Beach International Film Festival, free Specs: Shorts (5-45 pages) by Florida highschool and college students Prize: cash
Philadelphia's Screenplay Fest Logline Competition - online voting, reviews, free Specs: one-sentence Logline or Story Idea for a Feature Prize: entry to Philadelphia's Screenplay Fest, services, Voter's award
Rod Serling Conference - (NY State) Ithaca College Specs: Teleplays 10-20 pages in Twilight Zone style and genre (Horror or Sci-fi with social commentary) Prize: cash
Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards Competition - (LA) UCLA School of Theatre, Film and Television, free Specs: Features, or Original Teleplays (60 pages or more) by graduate and undergraduate students of the University of California Prize: major cash awards, industry exposure
Script Frenzy - (California) online non-competitive contest, write 100 pages in 30 days, free Specs: any form of script Prize: recognition of participation
Spirit Quest Film Festival - Film Society of Northwestern Pennsylvania Specs: Features (50 pages or more) and Shorts (49 pages or less) with inspirational and thought-provoking themes Prize: festival pass