2007 Finalists Announced!  See if you are on the list of 2007 Finalists! The Grand Prize and Honorable Mention winners will be announced by May 15. All winners will receive an email at the same time the winners are posted online.

2008 Schedule Announced!  Screenplay Festival is now accepting applications for the 2008 contest. The Early Entry Deadline is August 1 and the Final Deadline is October 1.

Afraid to miss the next deadline?  We have the answer!  If you send an email to reminder@screenplayfestival.com, you will automatically receive two emails: one just before the August 1 early entry Deadline and another just before the October 1 final deadline.  Email addresses submitted will never be sold or shared, and we will never send spam or any other messages to the email addresses submitted.  (Please remember to add reminder@screenplayfestival.com to you address book to prevent your email service from blocking the reminder.)

Screenplay Festival Offers Script Analysis! Writers constantly ask if they can receive written feedback from our judges. We have set up a program so that you can!  Visit the Script Analysis page to learn more.

Major Companies Reading Previous Winners! We know that every writer entering a screenplay contest asks, “Who will my script get to if I win?” You can always look at our list of sponsors; however, additional companies often contact us. Among the companies who have recently requested a look at our winners are Regency Entertainment, Samuel Goldwyn Films, the Disney Channel, and Nickelodeon.

A Note To Previous Winners: Remember to not lose touch with us! We are contacted all the time by companies interested in our past winners. Contact us with your current email address and stay in the loop!

"After winning an Honorable Mention in 2003, I kept writing and entering contests. In 2006, I entered my fourth screenplay and won the Grand Prize. Screenplay Festival is definitely one of the most professionally run contests. I have received a handful of inquiries from production companies and plan to go on safari to hunt down and bag a Hollywood agent, that most elusive of SoCal animals."

Dave Vaughan, A Task of Draculian Proportions: The Quest for Kermit the Vampire
Grand Prize Winner, 2006

"Screenplay Festival is simply the BEST. They produce results, help writers generate leads, and keep working long after the contest is done for the year. Truly great. I'm looking forward to doing this again."

Lis Anna, Stuck in the Middle
Honorable Mention Winner, 2006

"Screenplay Festival works hard at getting scripts circulated to top production companies and agencies. I’ve had several requests from companies asking to read my work. I highly recommend this competition."

Deborah Baxtrom, IMPS
Honorable Mention Winner, 2006