Prizes for the top three scripts...
The top three entries and all prize winners will receive script mentoring worth $3200 and pitching to industry by TalentScout International Management!
Free feedback & resubmission for all entries...
All submissions receive a one-page summary of the strengths and weaknesses of your entry’s crucial first ten pages, compared to what the industry is looking for – free of charge!
Then you can resubmit a new draft of the same script free of charge before the end of the contest once it’s ready.
Get Development Notes for $149 to take your script to the next level...
Get Development Notes for $149 to receive clear, constructive, studio-quality guidance on the current state of your script and what to do next for it to fulfil its potential.
You’ll get automatic entry to the contest and you can resubmit your new draft of the same script free of charge before the end of the contest once it’s ready.
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Get Studio Coverage for $99 to see exactly how an analyst would currently assess your script and pass on a summary and recommendations to studio executives. Discover what an industry professional would like of your work and what key elements you need to focus on in the future.
You’ll get automatic entry to the contest and you can resubmit your new draft of the same script free of charge before the end of the contest once it’s ready.
WriteMovies 2024 Screenwriting Contest Now Open!
Since 1999, WriteMovies’ screenwriting contests guarantee to help develop our winners’ projects at our own expense and pitch them to producers with the power to make them happen. Our contests are designed to show you exactly how well your script currently competes in the market, and a clear ladder to success.
Our results – with up to 50+ Quarter-Finalists, 25+ Semi-Finalists, 3 Winners and 4 Special Prize Winners – show you where your project currently sits in comparison to others, and our studio-quality tiers of script mentoring and script consultancy show you its potential and how to remove the obstacles to that success without compromising on the things that matter most to you about your script.
Because we’re serious about selling our winners’ scripts, and we can prove we have the contacts and meetings to put them in front of decision makers at the heart of the international entertainment industry, our contests are designed to give all writers a clear sense of where their script currently stands in the market – and the clear answers you need about all that your project could achieve and how to fulfil it.
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| Entry Windows | Screenplays, Stageplays, and TV Pilots | Book and Video Games |
| Earlybird Entry (September 6th – September 29th) | $45 | $59 |
| Standard Entry (September 30th – November 10th) | $49 | $59 |
There is an additional cost of $0.50 for each additional page over 130 for feature scripts and stageplays.
Results Dates – WriteMovies 2024 Screenwriting Contest
| Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals and Winners |
| December 6th | December 13th | December 20th |
There is an additional cost of $0.50 for each additional page over 130 for feature scripts and stageplays, and an additional cost of $0.50 for each additional page over 200 for books.
Enter now!
Choose an option below then email WriteMovies your script.
Email us at info@writemovies.com to enter after payment! Enter a contest directly, or commission a Mentoring/Consultancy service and get free entry with it!
For contests email your script – in PDF or docx format, up to 130 pages with a coverpage including your contact details (a $0.50 surcharge is due per additional page) – or your book document, also stating your name and email address, a short synopsis, and any additional authors. By submitting to us you are accepting our Terms of Service (see the contest pages for information about these) and Privacy Policy (click here).
Services marked as ‘Alex’ in the list are provided directly by Dr. Alex Ross himself – literally the world’s most qualified person in why films succeed and fail!
WriteMovies 2024 Screenwriting Contest
Choose your service below:
Choose an option above (or click here for: £GBP, $CAD, $AUD), then email WriteMovies your script.
Email us at info@writemovies.com to enter after payment!
Enter a contest directly, or commission a Mentoring/Consultancy service and get free entry with it!
For contests email your script – in PDF or docx format, up to 130 pages with a coverpage including your contact details (a $0.50 surcharge is due per additional page) – or your book document, also stating your name and email address, a short synopsis, and any additional authors. By submitting to us you are accepting our Terms of Service (see the contest pages for information about these) and Privacy Policy (click here).
Services marked as ‘Alex’ in the list are provided directly by Dr. Alex Ross himself – literally the world’s most qualified person in why films succeed and fail!
Entry terms and prizes:
- We no longer accept checks due to issues with fraud. Please use the PayPal options when participating. Please ensure you can send AND receive payments via PayPal.
- There are no physical items deliverable under our services – all reports will be provided by email in standard document formats.
- Once a project has been processed, there is no refund.
- Any cancellations must be requested within 48 hours and before any public announcement of winning entries.
- Entries MUST have a cover sheet/titlepage with contact info in order to be considered.
- Prize: All winners are guaranteed representation and one full year of script mentoring, including development notes on all re-writes of the winning scripts. Worth $3,200
- Up to $1 million in option monies from the A-List producers we work with. If an established studio/production company makes an offer on your script, we will fly you to Los Angeles and cover your flight & hotel costs for three days. We will pitch the top three projects to relevant production companies. You keep ALL the option/sales money (unless you commission an agent, manager or attorney to represent you). The Grand Prize winner is also pitched to several literary agencies and management companies as well as non-US companies to increase the chances of a sale. The top three overall winners and their projects are mentioned in press releases and on the web.