SL's comprehensive resource for screenwriting competitions and related sites.

Contest Groups

Screenwriting competitions, or film festivals including screenwriting competitions, managed by one organization or group, and/or follow the same rules and format.

Competitions: What To Look For

article on the pros and cons of screenwriting contests

Competitions Index:

 Canadian - all Canadian competitions

 Exposure - fellowships, workshops, and labs

 Frequent - contests held more than once a year, including monthlies

 Features - contests for feature-length screenplays

 Horror - dedicated contests in Horror and related genres

 International - contests based outside Canada and the USA

 Shorts - contests for short screenplays

 Specific - contests related to a specific genre, gender, location, nationality, etc.

 Television - contests for Television Spec and Original Drama and Comedy, MOWs and Pilots, Reality Shows, and Webisodes