Feature Length Screenplay Award Winners will receive the following Prizes:

• Cash. In each of the five categories, a $1,000.00 Grand Prize will awarded. Honorable Mention winners do not receive a cash prize.
• Recognition. Every Grand Prize winning contestant will receive the following prizes from sponsor InkTip.com.
  • An e-mail announcement about their winning screenplay to approximately 6,500 industry professionals.
  • Placement of at least the scripts logline and synopsis on InkTip.com's password protected web site. Grand Prize winners may also place their treatment and/or script.
  • InkTip.com will include a logline (pitch) for Grand Prize winning screenplays in their printed publication, which is snail-mailed to approximately 5,000 Industry Professionals.
• More recognition. Every Grand Prize winning contestant will receive the following prizes from sponsor So You Wanna Sell A Script, Inc..
  • Total Script Express + Query Editing Service: Total Script Express sends a personal e-query to over 3,000 industry professionals comprised of studio executives, producers, agents, etc. Query Editing Service takes the writer through several drafts of their query letter until it is just right.
  • One Year free listing in the So You Wanna Sell A Script "Script Marketplace"; a private online database, only open to and regularly viewed by industry professionals looking for screenplays for option/purchase.
  • Placement in one issue of the Hollywood Bugle; an e-newsletter sent to over 3,000 industry professionals. It features the logline and author info for the select few screenplays listed.
• Even more recognition. Every Grand Prize winning contestant will receive the following prizes from sponsor Script Delivery.
  • Full Script Delivery.  Full Script Delivery sends a personal e-query to over 3,000 industry professionals comprised of studio executives, producers, agents etc.
  • Eight month access to the Script Delivery Contact Database. The Contact Database has contact information for thousands of studios, production companies, producers, literary agencies, managers and executives, plus it allows writers to keep custom contact lists and keep notes on their dealings with companies they're submitting to.
• Protection with WriterGuard. Every Grand Prize Winner will receive a free one year subscription to WriterGuard. WriterGuard offers comprehensive protection for writers and artists by bundling creative works registration, encrypted document backup, digital rights protection and document revision management into a single online service. Moreover, WriterGuard’s irrefutable “Timeline of Development” provides unparalleled forensic evidence of authorship for copyright protection.
• Even More recognition. Every Grand Prize Winner and every Honorable mention in each category will be directly available to the production companies, agents, and managers who have joined Screenplay Festival as sponsors. In all cases, the writer will be contacted either by Screenplay Festival or the inquiring party when interest is expressed in their material so that the proper releases can be completed.
• Award Certificate: Every Grand Prize Winner and every Honorable Mention winner in each category will receive a personalized 8.5" x 11" Screenplay Festival certificate.  Here is what it looks like:

For deadlines and other information, please see the rules.

"I really appreciate having my script, The End, receive Honorable Mention recognition from Screenplay Festival 2004. The application process was easy and the contest was conducted in a very professional manner. I have received several requests for my script as a result of this contest."

Jack Kolkmeyer, The End
Honorable Mention Winner, 2004

"Just wanted to say how exciting it was to be a Finalist this year. I’ve really enjoyed entering your competition the last three years. You do an outstanding job and I’ve been impressed with the professionalism of the contest. I’d recommend it to any aspiring screenwriter. Contests have definitely given my career a boost in terms of recognition. I recently signed with a terrific manager and am having a much easier time getting my scripts in the hands of producers."

Brian Hill, Fort Defiance
Finalist, 2008

"Thanks for your wisdom and generosity in providing a forum that gives emerging writers the opportunity for recognition in a range of distinct and equally valuable categories."

Spencer Beglarian, Present Perfect Continuous
Grand Prize Winner, 2002

"I can honestly say that I have found that your contest is one of the best contests out there in terms of professionalism. Your emails, website and regular postings of contest information was always timely."

Maggie Franks, Stagemom
Honorable Mention Winner, 2003 

"I was a minister for 10 years and now I am teaching philosophy. Screenwriting is a relatively new interest for me. I enjoy writing high concept films."

Don Ashe, A Great Idea
Honorable Mention Winner, 2002