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Breaking in as a writer should be about how well you can write—not how well you can network. That’s why our competitions set out to uncover the best writers out there and help them launch their screenwriting careers.

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Family Competition

ScreenCraft's industry leading Family-friendly Screenplay Competition has led to winners signing with literary managers and optioning their scripts. This year's jury includes reps and execs from Gotham Group, Walden Media, Stagecoach, Neshama Entertainment and more!

Final Deadline - December 31

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Film Fund Competition

Receive up to $30k in grant funds! Dan Gilroy (ANDOR) returns as our Grand Juror. Open to a wide range of projects and formats. Winner's have screened at Cannes, Sundance, & SXSW.

Final Deadline - December 31

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Short Film Competition

What do George Lucas, Neill Blomkamp, and Lynne Ramsay all have in common? They started their careers off of a short script. We want to help build new great careers for amazing short script writers.

Regular Deadline - December 31

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Fellowship Competition

7 days of intensive professional meetings. 3 months of career consultation. A once in a lifetime opportunity.

Regular Deadline - December 31

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Virtual Pitch Competition

Take advantage of a unique opportunity to pitch directly to an A-list jury of industry insiders online and open to writers worldwide!

Early Deadline - December 31

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We Provide Unparalleled Support for Our Finalists and Winners

ScreenCraft’s Writer Development Team becomes your dedicated career advocate when you win a ScreenCraft competition, bridging the gap between you and top studio executives, managers, and agents.

We’ll provide 1-on-1 consultation & coaching to build your strengths

We’ll tap into a rolodex of industry connections we’ve been building for over a decade to connect you with the right industry professionals

We’ll guide you in achieving the next milestone in your writing career–whether it’s getting staffed in a writers’ room or simply getting repped

Don’t take our word for it. Here are hundreds of Finalists’ testimonials.

We Provide Unparalleled Support for Top Finalists and Winners

ScreenCraft’s Writer Development Team becomes your dedicated career advocate when you win a ScreenCraft competition, bridging the gap between you and top studio executives, managers, and agents.

Industry meetings that matter. We offer over a dozen competitions that guarantee finalists a meeting with an industry professional

We’ll tap into a rolodex of industry connections we’ve been building for over a decade to connect you with the right industry professionals

We’ll guide you in achieving the next milestone in your writing career–whether it’s getting staffed in a writers’ room or simply getting repped

Don’t take our word for it. Here are hundreds of Finalists’ testimonials.

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True Story Competition

The demand for films and television series based on existing IP has never been higher, and our prestigious industry jury is ready to read the next hit true stories, biographies and public domain adaptations. Oscar-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman joins as this year's VIP Mentor!

Opening December 15

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TV Pilot Competition

We welcome Emmy-winning writer, creator, showrunner Damon Lindelof (WATCHMEN, THE LEFTOVERS, LOST) as our Grand Juror! ScreenCraft winners have been staffed on shows like ALL RISE, WILLOW, THE FLASH, GOOD TROUBLE, ALL AMERICAN and more.

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Feature Competition

Jury includes literary reps from Circle of Confusion & Verve. Grand Prize Mentors include Meg LeFauve (CAPTAIN MARVEL), Stephany Folsom (TOY STORY 4), & Samuel D. Hunter (THE WHALE).

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Short Story Competition

Our jury features professionals from across the entertainment and publishing industries. Past winners have signed with top agents and had their worked optioned.

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Comedy Competition

We welcome writer, creator, and producer Bill Lawrence (TED LASSO, SCRUBS) as our special Grand Juror! Bill will meet with the finalists for an interactive Q&A session. Past winners have signed with reps and had projects made - like Netflix's global hit WEDDING SEASON.

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Horror Competition

Our jury is scary good, featuring agent Daniel Perry (Buchwald), screenwriter Guy Busick (SCREAM 5, READY OR NOT), and more. “The industry’s #1 horror screenplay contest.” – IndieWire

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Animation Competition

We welcome FAMILY GUY showrunners Richard Appel and Alec Sulkin as Grand Jurors! Past finalists and winners have signed with literary managers and secured shopping agreements.

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Drama Competition

Past Drama Competition writers have signed with CAA, Brillstein, Circle of Confusion and more. They’ve gone on to be nominated for Emmys and write for TV shows. The results speak for themselves: this is Hollywood’s best Drama Screenwriting Competition.

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ScreenCraft’s Writer Success Stories

Meet the writers who used ScreenCraft competitions to break into the film and TV industry.

Alex Boyd
Hired on CW’s “The Flash”
"People really do make it in this industry,” says screenwriter Alex Boyd. “When I moved to LA to start my writing career, I knew zero people in the industry. So when I took the traditional mailroom route, I felt like I was the only person around without any connections. Even when I wrote something I was proud of, I often felt like it was wasting away on my hard drive with nobody to read.”

In 2021, Alex entered ScreenCraft’s TV Pilot competition. He won. “I had been submitting to competitions for years now with some success, but I was particularly excited to enter ScreenCraft because of the genre-specific categories," he says. Since winning, Alex was hired to write an episode of CW’s “The Flash.”
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Tommy Wright
Signed with Bauman Management
"As writers it’s always challenging to distinguish yourself from others,” says screenwriter Tommy Wright, who was awarded a 2021 ScreenCraft Film Fund grant. He has since signed with a literary manager at Bauman Management. “I think ScreenCraft does an excellent job of encouraging and identifying unique talent and can put them in very advantageous situations which in turn breeds success."
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Nabil Chowdhary
Signed with Writ Large Management
After winning the grand prize in the 2019 ScreenCraft Sci-Fi Screenplay Competition for his project POD, Nabil Chowdhary was introduced to manager Bash Naran at Writ Large and subsequently signed with him. “Within hours of winning, I was put in touch with Bash," says Nabil. "Three weeks later, we were officially working together. ”

In December of 2019, Nabil’s work was named to both The Hit List and The Black List as one of the best screenplays of the year. "I was in constant communication with the ScreenCraft team, seeking advice and looking for guidance on how to navigate this very new situation for me. They couldn’t have been more helpful."
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Nicole Ramberg
Signed with Bellevue Productions
“Winning a ScreenCraft competition — and ScreenCraft’s immediate assistance putting me in touch with managers afterward — was the foot in the door that I needed to jumpstart my Hollywood writing career,” says Nicole Ramberg, who signed with Bellevue Productions after success in the ScreenCraft 2020 Action Adventure screenplay competition.
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