Drama Screenplay Competition

ScreenCraft is accepting TV and Feature Scripts for their Drama Screenplay Competition.

Drama is at the heart of great Hollywood storytelling. Past ScreenCraft Drama competition writers have met with A24, MGM, HBO, Hello Sunshine, Bellevue, Ryan Murphy Productions, Anonymous Content, and dozens more.

This year’s jury includes companies and clients behind Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Umbrella Academy, The West Wing and more.

All finalists will have a guaranteed meeting with an industry professional and be invited to an exclusive Finalist+ workshop on how to best position yourself and your writing to the industry.

Grand Prize

• Personal Introduction to industry professionals
• Accepted into Writer Development Program
• $1 000 Cash
• An exclusive invitation to a Finalist+ workshop to position yourself and your writing to the industry
• Mentorship meetings with Erica Lipez and Malcolm Mays

Runner-up Prizes:

• Feature Winner
  • $500 cash award
  • Accepted into Writer Development Program
  • An exclusive invitation to a Finalist+ workshop to position yourself and your writing to the industry
• TV Pilot Winner
  • $500 cash award
  • Accepted into Writer Development Program
  • An exclusive invitation to a Finalist+ workshop to position yourself and your writing to the industry

All writers at least 18 years of age are eligible. However, a writer who has earned more than $50 000 (or equivalent currency) from professional writing services for film or TV in the preceding 12 months or $500 000 (or equivalent currency) from professional film or TV in the proceeding 10 years is not eligible. (Contest winnings not included.)

All persons from anywhere in the world are eligible; however the material submitted must be in English (occasional dialogue in other languages is acceptable, if subtitle translation is provided).

Entry Fee:

• Standard Entry & Feedback: $139
• Standard Entry (without feedback): $69,99

Entries may be any length. The standard 1/2 hour is between 20 to 40 pages, and the standard hour long is between 40 to 70 pages, and the standard feature is between 85 to 120 pages. Any script submission longer than 120 pages will incur a $0, 50 per page overage fee for each page over 120 if it does not include feedback and $1 per page if the entry does include feedback.

Deadlines:

• Regular deadline:31 July 2024
• Final deadline 31 August 2024

Submissions are accepted via electronic submission only. There is no limit to the number of projects you may submit.

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