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Deadline Entry Fee
EXPIRED - August 20, 2004 $35
$50
Award: $250, plus opportunity to have screenplay reviewed by an established agency.
The Kern Film Festival Screenplay Contest is designed to discover quality scripts that showcase the diverse locations in Kern County.
Deadline Entry Fee
EXPIRED - July 01, 2003 $30
Award: Presentation at LA Short Film Festival...
LA Shorts Fest is dedicated to the celebration and cultivation of the short film...
Deadline Entry Fee
November 15, 2006 (Regular)
EXPIRED - January 15, 2007 (Late)
Screenplays $50/$60; Teleplays $25/$30; Poems $10/$15; Short Stories $10/$15
Award:
We are an Independent DV Film Fest/Writing Competition. We celebrate the true independent and underground movie makers/writers.
Deadline Entry Fee
July 2nd, 2007 $25 - $66
Award:
Their quest is for material that showcase talent and quality filmmaking, especially quality storytelling.
Deadline Entry Fee
EXPIRED - July 30, 2004 $30
Award: $500
To promote the independent screenwriter.
Deadline Entry Fee
EXPIRED - October 15, 2006 (extended) $50 (80 pages or more) 
$40 (30 pages or less) 
Award:
To cultivate a greater interest in Latino-themed stories in popular cinema, as well as to promote talented screenwriters of Latino-themed screenplays.
Deadline Entry Fee
EXPIRED - August 01, 2007 (extended) $45
Award: $5000
The competition was established to allow screenwriters another venue to get scripts read by industry professionals.
Deadline Entry Fee
EXPIRED - July 17, 2006 $30
Award:
Dedicated to the celebration and cultivation of the short film and it educates, entertains, and honors those who have mastered the craft.
Deadline Entry Fee
February 21, 2006 $50
Award: $1,000
To promote and foster new artists in an increasingly impenetrable industry.
Deadline Entry Fee
EXPIRED - July 26, 2006 Free
Award:
To discover the new machinima movie writer.
Deadline Entry Fee
EXPIRED - Early (05/31/03) 
Regular (06/30/03) 
(08/16/03)
$35 (by 05/31/03) 
$40 (by 06/30/03) 
$45 (by 07/16/03)
Award: $2,000/1st; $1,000/(2nd; $500/3rd/; $250/4th; $100 for 5th 
Celebrate the work of science fiction, fantasy, and horror screenwriters.
Deadline Entry Fee
April 15, 2004 (early)
EXPIRED - June 15, 2004 (final)
$45 (by 04/15/2004)
$55
(by 06/15/2004)
Award: 1st Prize: $2000 ; 2nd Prize: $1000; 3rd Prize: $500
Dedicated to bringing back the type of classic Films that were made before the $100 Million Dollar Movie and the Megaplex came into vogue. 
Deadline Entry Fee
Early (12/01/03) 
EXPIRED - Final (02/29/04)
$40 (by 12/01/03) 
$50 (by 02/29/04)
Award: Over $18,000 in prizes
A partnership between Maverick Films, and ScriptShark, this competition plans to break up and coming screenwriters.
Deadline Entry Fee
April 29, 2007 (early)
June 26, 2007 (final)
$30 (by 4/29/2007)
$35 (by 6/26/2007)
Award: $3000
To give one lucky writer a chance to actually see their work as a movie.
Deadline Entry Fee
EXPIRED - November 11, 2006 Free
Award: $200
The desire to create a unique DVD experience from the four most compelling short horror screenplays.
Deadline Entry Fee
EXPIRED - November 15, 2003 $15 / $25 / $35
Award: Play produced in LA; $500 
Committed to the creation, development and support of new works for the stage, the MonkeyHawk Playwrights’ Competition presents
Deadline Entry Fee
EXPIRED - November 15, 2003 $15 / $25 / $35
Award: Play produced in LA; $500 
Committed to the creation, development and support of new works for the stage, the MonkeyHawk Playwrights’ Competition presents
Deadline Entry Fee
EXPIRED - July 31, 2007 (final - extended) $50 (postmarked by 07/31/2007)
Award: $2,000 Grand Prize
A competition designed to encourage and promote new screenwriters to Hollywood.
Deadline Entry Fee
EXPIRED - December 31, 2006 (regular)
May 01, 2007 (late - extended)
$25/$50 short/feature (by 12/31/06)
$50/$75 short/feature (by 05/01/07)
Award:
To promote and encourage independent filmmakers, screenwriters and playwrights, and the best work in films, screenplays, stageplays, etc.
Deadline Entry Fee
September 30th, 2008 $50-Features $20-Shorts
Award:

To find and award the best screenplays for each genre.

Deadline Entry Fee
See Website Short/Feature: $29/$39 by 5.15.07/7.20.07; $35/$44 by 7.15.07/8.20.07; $37/$52 by 8.15.07/9.20.07
Award:
To advance writers' careers.
Deadline Entry Fee
EXPIRED - February 28, 2006 Free
Award: $ 500
To bring the great screenplays to the reading public in a new format and to help screenwriters tell their story and get the film produced.
Deadline Entry Fee
EXPIRED June 16, 2006 $0
Award: 2 Discovery passes to the L.A. Film Festival
Serving both high-end post production professionals and those up and coming, Moviola has become a creative hub in the entertainment industry,
Deadline Entry Fee
EXPIRED - January 01, 2007 $30
Award: $5,000
To carefully consider, promote and help facilitate the artistic and creative talents of new and up and coming screenwriters.
Deadline Entry Fee
EXPIRED - July 15, 2004 $35
Award: Cash and prizes over $2000
Bridging the distance between the Hollywood film industry and the best new screenwriters across the country, the Nashville Screenwriters Conference announces its first Screenplay Showdown. 
Deadline Entry Fee
EXPIRED - May 10, 2007 (early)
July 10, 2007 (early)
August 20, 2007 (Wab Extended)
$35 (by 05/10/2007) (45 CAD)
 $45 (by 07/10/2006) (55 CAD)
 $55 (by 08/20/2007) (65 CAD)
Award: Best Screenplay Award and $500...
An event where you can see, meet and learn. It is a film festival. It is a classroom. It is a tradeshow. It is an opportunity to mingle.
Deadline Entry Fee
EXPIRED - November 01, 2006 $15/short; $24/feature
Award: 
The objective of the competition is to honor New Jersey and New Jersey screenwriters.

This marks the first year the contest accepts feature length scripts.

Deadline Entry Fee
EXPIRED - April 7, 2006 Free
Award:  4 winners will be selected for production.
An opportunity for New Mexico screenwriters to have their work produced and promoted.
Deadline Entry Fee
EXPIRED - June 30, 2006 $30 ($15 for Nevada Residents)
Award:  3 top prizes including cash, gifts, press event & luncheon.
Seeks to provide unsold writers an opportunity for recognition and networking with the Hollywood market.
Deadline Entry Fee
EXPIRED - May 31, 2004 $50 (mention FilmMakers.com and receive $5 discount)
Award: $5,000 ($1000 cash plus $4000 offer for 1-year option)
New Visions Fellowship seeks the next great Indie film. We are going to offer a $4,000 offer to the winning screenplay. 
Deadline Entry Fee
EXPIRED - July 01, 2003 $35 US; $45 Canadian 
Award: $500, consultation with pro, and limited legal representation.
Locate talented screenwriters in the New England and Canadian Maritimes.
Deadline Entry Fee
EXPIRED - May 02, 2005 $20 (by 04/01/2005)
$30 (by 05/02/2005)
Award: Up to five $30,000 fellowships.
To foster the development of the art of screenwriting.
Deadline Entry Fee
EXPIRED - February 28, 2007 Free
Award: Up to five $30,000 fellowships.
Searching for new creative talent and is looking for writers to work full-time developing their craft at Nickelodeon.
Deadline Entry Fee
EXPIRED - September 18, 2003 Non 
Award: Winners will receive screen credit and $2500 once the script goes into production.
To write the best animated script possible. 
Deadline Entry Fee
EXPIRED - June 16, 2006 Non 
Award: 1,500 Euros to best student film
Presents a white-hot program of seminars, retrospectives and special events, alongside the very best new animation from around the world.
Deadline Entry Fee
EXPIRED - July 29, 2005 $8
Award: $5000
N.U.D. Productions is looking for screen writers to adapt the manuscript No Place Called Home into a screen play. All information is on our web site. 
Deadline Entry Fee
  EXPIRED - February 16, 2001 $15 (01/16/2001) 
$25 (02/16/2001)
Award: A development cash prize and a live staged reading.
MTV FILMS and The New York International Latino Film Festival hope to encourage Latino writers to present their voice and vision.
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Deadline Entry Fee
EXPIRED - August 31, 2003 30