Short Film Screenplay Contest

When you submit your finished short film script to us, you have our guarantee that your material will be read page-by-page, word-for-word by seasoned professionals knowledgeable in both Hollywood's major studio and independent short film script development standards and practices. Your short film screenplay will never be assigned to an unpaid, inexperienced amateur or to unpaid interns.
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When you enter your script, you have a 100% guarantee that the analysis we deliver to you will be completely original and will be based upon an objective consideration of the ten primary elements of a professional short film screenplay.  We may make suggestions for the improvement of your work. Any suggestions offered have only one purpose: to support your success as a screenwriter and as a short filmmaker.

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EVERY SCRIPT
receives 5-8 pages of
WGA Professional Analysis
You always​ save 25%
when entering through the 
Where Hollywood Hides platform!

Full Short Film Script Competition Entry
$39
Your short film script is read cover-to-cover by professional analysts, never unpaid amateurs or "interns."
Contest entry only. No written feedback at this level.
Senior Judges approve and record online rankings 
with Honorable Mention-Quarterfinalist-SemiFinalist-Finalist-Winner announcements and awards issued
15 days after close of entries.

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This is a festival worth every cent of the entry fee. The feedback was bang on time and focused my attention perfectly on the need to make some important changes. I've entered other contests, but have never received such helpful feedback. Now I see every frame of my film right there on the page.~~Benji Lewis, Los Angeles, CA

I found the Academy level script notes  to be extremely helpful, especially so in comparison to other notable screenwriting competitions. Well worth the investment, which is a serious bargain. They were thorough, all-encompassing and importantly, with specificity. The readers here definitely know what they’re doing.  ~~Preston Martin, Springfield, MO

The Santa Barbara Screenplay Awards treated my short script like it was a major feature screenplay. Every note was detailed with several suggestions for picking up the pace and trimming the dialogue to make my film much more visual, which is what a film is all about!. ~~ Sara Lyons, Austin, TX

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