WriteMovies has been helping writers succeed since 1999! The Fall 2019 Screenwriting Contest is now closed to submissions.
Grand Prize: $2000
Plus, the top three scripts in the Fall 2019 Screenwriting Contest all receive:
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- A year of free script development worth up to $3200
- Guaranteed pitching to industry
- Exclusive previews of WriteMovies Academy, our unique Virtual Film School
- Exclusive prizes from InkTip
If an established studio/production company makes an offer on your project, we will fly you to Los Angeles and cover your flight & hotel costs for three days. Through our exclusive arrangement with TALENTSCOUT INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT (TSIM) we can offer the winner representation.
Furthermore, the top ten projects will be considered for representation. Through its wide reaching agency contacts, TSIM can also help find you a literary agent. TSIM is a boutique management company which concentrates on representing international clients – whose work sells in the US and EU can guarantee the contest winner representation.
Results dates – Fall 2019 Screenwriting Contest
| Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals and Winners |
| November 15th | November 25th | December 9th |
The WriteMovies Fall 2019 Screenwriting Contest is now closed to submissions.
Thanks very much to everyone who entered! Winner and Honorable Mentions will be announced on December 9th 2019.
| Winner | ||
MONGER,David Axe |
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| 2nd Place | 3rd Place | |
THE PINCH,James Raynor |
HAVENWOOD,Jai Brandon |
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| Honorable Mentions | ||
| GHOSTED, WITH LOVE, Bob Canning |
BREAKING POINT, Christina Ward |
ROCK’N’BISCUIT, Craig Miller |
| THE PAPER ROUTE, Danny Howell |
MINDSET, Edward Smythe |
HOLLYWOOD WOMAN, Jesse Lopez |
| CODE.7390, Johnny Gilligan |
SUNSHINE STATE: DUENDE, Kai Thorup |
WHEN NIGHT AWAKENS, Ken Paiva |
| Semi-Finalists | ||
| POST CIVIL, Adam Hersh | SUBCONSCIENT, Ayden Reese & Laetitia Demelas | GHOSTED, WITH LOVE, Bob Canning |
| THE WOMAN OF HIS DREAMS, Bob Canning | A SPY ON EVERY CORNER, Bob Canning | DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH, Bob Dawson |
| BREAKING POINT, Christina Ward | STARSTRUCK, Christina Ward | ROCK’N’ BISCUIT, Craig Miller |
| THE PAPER ROUTE, Danny M. Howell | MONGER, David Axe | DHAMPIRA, Eduardo Soto-Falcon |
| MINDSET, Edward Smythe | MCBRIDES, Erna Mueller | HAVENWOOD, Jai Brandon |
| THE PINCH, James Raynor | HOLLYWOOD WOMAN, Jesse Lopez | TO PROTECT THE POETS, John Doble |
| CODE.7390, Johnny Gilligan | SUNSHINE STATE: DUENDE, Kai Thorup | TOYS IN THE ATTIC, Keith Piner |
| WHEN NIGHT AWAKENS, Ken Paiva | M – DEMON KILLER, Mark Hammond | TRANSFERENCE, Mark Spera |
| FLIP-FLOP, Matt Lewis | ALEWIVES, Cynthia Genesoni & Meredith Genesoni | A LUPINE BLOOMS IN WINTER, Michael O’Donnell |
| Quarter-Finalists | ||
| POST CIVIL, Adam Hersh | UNDYING, L. Andrew Cooper | SHE’S UNEXPECTING, Angela Vaut |
| SUBCONSCIENT, Ayden Reese & Laetitia Demelas | GHOSTED, WITH LOVE, Bob Canning | THE WOMAN OF HIS DREAMS, Bob Canning |
| A SPY ON EVERY CORNER, Bob Canning | DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH, Bob Dawson | PROPOSE TO ME, Chelsea Talbot & Tim McGovern |
| BREAKING POINT, Christina Ward | STARSTRUCK, Christina Ward | ROCK’N’ BISCUIT, Craig Miller |
| THE PAPER ROUTE, Danny M. Howell | MONGER, David Axe | DHAMPIRA, Eduardo Soto-Falcon |
| MINDSET, Edward Smythe | MCBRIDGES, Erna Mueller | CULT FAN, Gina Lee Ronhovde |
| HAVENWOOD, Jai Brandon | THE PINCH, James Raynor | GOTHIC PARABLE, Jamie McElroy |
| HOLLYWOOD WOMAN, Jesse Lopez | MY YEARBOOK, Jim Norman | TO PROTECT THE POETS, John Doble |
| CODE.7390, Johnny Gilligan | THE CLIPBOARD, Julie R. Dolan | SUNSHINE STATE: DUENDE, Kai Thorup |
| TOYS IN THE ATTIC, Keith Piner | WHEN NIGHT AWAKENS, Ken Paiva | THE PEOPLE VS. FRANKENSTEIN, Kevin Glover |
| A BILLION PARTS PER MILLION, Mark Ruggio | PLASTIC SOUL, Maria Cazares | M – DEMON KILLER, Mark Hammond |
| TRANSFERENCE, Mark Spera | FLIP-FLOP, Matt Lewis | ALEWIVES, Cynthia Genesoni & Meredith Genesoni |
| A LUPINE BLOOMS IN WINTER, Michael O’Donnell | UNFORGIVABLE SINNER, Rick Omi | BLOOD AND HONOR, William Berezansky |
| POSSESSED!, William Sikorski Jr. & William Sikorski III | THE RIVER PIRATE, Richard Guimond | BLACK TIGER, Karl Mather |
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