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Shore Scripts Script Development Fund

$3,000 in Cash Prizes. Plus 1 Year of Script Development Support for two Winners each season. For screenwriters who want help to finish their scripts.   Want to transform that rough idea, treatment, or first draft into a polished screenplay that’s ready for production?   Of course, you do!   But finding the time, dedicat....

Shore Scripts Feature Screenplay Contest

Guaranteed Option Prize, 1-2-1 Judges' Feedback. Mentorships, Cash Prizes + Industry Meetings. We've launched screenwriting careers at Sony,  Blumhouse, Film4, & Hulu. For over a decade, Shore Scripts has been shining a light on new screenwriting talent. This year we are presenting a unique opportunity for feature writers to go behind the....

Shore Scripts TV Pilot Contest

EMMY & BAFTA Judges will decide this year’s Winners. Guaranteed Industry Meetings & Mentorships + Cash Prizes. Writer Development Program for Winners & Finalists. The Shore Scripts TV Pilot Contest is for screenwriters who are looking to get staffed on TV shows and have their pilots picked up by production companies. Many contest....

New Media Film Festival®

The New Media Film Festival® isn’t the traditional clear-cut Hollywood film festival, and that’s exactly how we want it to be. Welcome to a film festival made by creatives, for creatives. This is a place where we celebrate the works of all ages, all cultures and the use of all media. With over 25 categories, script & feedbackwe....

Book Pipeline: Unpublished Contest

The 2023 Book Pipeline: Unpublished contest is exclusively for unpublished manuscripts across eight categories of fiction and nonfiction: LiteraryMystery / ThrillerSci-Fi / FantasyRomance / Women's FictionYoung AdultMiddle GradePicture BooksNonfiction Select publishers and agents get first look at the top selection for each category, including Ka....

Book Pipeline: Adaptation Contest

The 12th Annual Book Pipeline Adaptation contest seeks books, graphic novels and comics, and short stories for film and TV development. Books and comics must already be published (traditional or self-published). Shorts stories may be unpublished. Judging criteria is based on concept originality, feasibility for adaptation in the current marketplac....