EXCLUSIVE: Stage 32 is launching a Global Screenwriting Contest Hub, bringing together dozens of writing competitions from around the world into one place including Oscar and BAFTA-qualifying contests ...

Just for fun, I typed the term “Screenplay Contests” into Google, and my search yielded 2,060,000 hits with 12 sponsored links. Some listings are legit. Others, who knows? What I find shocking is how ...

Getting your foot in the door as a first-time screenwriter—or getting that first job in a writers’ room—is exceedingly difficult, so some writers might be enticed to try their hands at a screenwriting ...

Returning for their festival’s 32nd edition from February 19-25, 2026, the bold voices behind Slamdance continue to tell a cutting-edge story by honoring breakout talents who could redefine the film ...

GMC (Gospel Music Channel) is partnering with the American Black Film Festival for a competition to develop faith- and family-oriented screenplays. The ABFF will solicit entries for “GMC’s Faith and ...

Screenplay competitions are one of the most popular ways for fledgling writers to break into Hollywood but one contest found itself on the wrong side of the AI argument. Scriptapalooza, a screenplay ...

Malcolm Sullivan founded the Savannah Screenplay Awards to support screenwriters in the city. Sullivan felt Savannah lacked infrastructure for screenwriters despite being a popular filming location.