FEATURE CONTEST - In addition to, awarding $10,000 to our Grand Prize Winner, we will now be awarding $1000 to each of our 7 Genre Prize Winners.
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TV PILOT CONTEST - We will be awarding a Grand Prize of $5,000 to each of our 1 Hour and ? Hour TV Pilot Winners. The Runners Up in each category will receive $500.
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? We?ve helped 65+ Writers gain representation, sell, and have their screenplays produced.
? 34 Oscar, Golden Globe, EMMY & BAFTA Winning Judges will read the final round of submissions.
? 120+ Production Companies, Agents & Managers are signed up to read this year?s best scripts including BLUMHOUSE, ANONYMOUS CONTENT, 3ARTS, GERSH, NUMBER 9 FILMS, VERVE, BLACK PILLS, & many more.
? 70+ Award-Winning Directors are on our roster to read the best Features & TV Pilots.
? There will be 7 New Feature Genre Prizes in 2020! Best Action/Adventure, Best Comedy, Best Drama, Best Family Screenplay, Best Sci-Ii, Best Thriller, and Best Horror.
PLUS, every writer who enters will receive a FREE 18 Page booklet on HOW TO GET YOUR SCREENPLAY PRODUCED.
Our Judges include:
OSCAR NOMINATED PRODUCER, STEPHEN WOOLLEY - CAROL, THE CRYING GAME, INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE
BAFTA WINNING PRODUCER, FINOLA DWYER - BROOKLYN, QUARTET, AN EDUCATION.
WRITER/EDITOR/DIRECTOR, PATRICK LUSSIER ? SCREAM, HALLOWEEN H20, TERMINATOR GENISYS
BAFTA WINNING WRITER, TONY GRISONI - FEAR & LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS, TIDELAND, THE RED RIDING TRILOGY
EMMY NOMINATED WRITER & PRODUCER, CHRIS PROVENZANO ? MAD MEN, JUSTIFIED, GET LOW, SILICON VALLEY
SUNDANCE ALUMNI WRITER & DIRECTOR, NICOLAS PESCE ? THE GRUDGE, PIERCING, THE EYES OF MY MOTHER
REASONS TO ENTER
All our FEATURE & TV-PILOT FINALISTS will have their script sent to our roster of industry award-winning Judges AND receive FREE access to our Ultimate Screenwriting Course led by former UCLA Professor & Head of Screenwriting, Richard Walter.
PLUS, our Grand Prize Winners will receive a FREE copy of Final Draft and get the choice of receiving a FREE Pass to one of these film festivals:
? RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL, LONDON
? VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
For RULES, FAQS, MORE INFO and to submit your screenplay GO TO ?url? https://www.shorescripts.com?/url?
Justine Owens - Business Manager, Shore Scripts.
2020 Feature Screenplay & TV Pilot Contest Regular Deadline
OUR REGULAR DEADLINE IS TONIGHT ? JULY 31ST (Midnight PT)
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Our award-winning Judges are waiting to read your Feature Scripts & TV Pilots.
Our 2020 Judges Panel includes some of the most innovative and exciting screenwriters and filmmakers currently working in the industry. They have won Oscar?s, Bafta?s, Golden Globes & Emmy?s. This year, they will each read the top five screenplays from our Feature and TV Pilot contests.
Here is a small selection of the 34 INDUSTRY-LEADING WRITERS, PRODUCERS, DIRECTORS & ACTORS who will be reading this year's best scripts.
? Chris Provenzano ? Writer MAD MEN, SILICON VALLEY ? EMMY nominated film and television writer.
? Kasi Lemmons ? Writer HARRIET, EVE'S BAYOU ? Harriet was nominated for 2 OSCARS.
? Michelle Wright ? Producer BABY DRIVER, THE WORLD' END ? Head of Production at WORKING TITLE FILMS.
? Frank Renzulli ? Writer THE SOPRANOS, THE WALKING DEAD ? 4-time EMMY nominated writer & GOLDEN GLOBE winner.
Plus, we are pleased to announce a number of new members to our prestigious Industry Roster. Members sign up to read the best of this year's scripts and provide an unparalleled opportunity to get your script into the hands of some of the best people in the business.
New additions this year include: New Regency Productions (The Revenant/Bohemian Rhapsody,) Filmnation (Greyhound, Beautiful Boy, Arrival, The Big Sick) Wonder Street (Madam CJ Walker) and Assemble Media (The Forgiven), to name but a few.
$28K in Cash Prizes, PLUS, industry exposure, script development, free e-courses, screenwriting software & much more.
FOR ALL THE DETAILS GO TO ?url? https://www.shorescripts.com/?/url?
Justine Owens - Business Manager, Shore Scripts.
FINAL DEADLINE FOR THE 2020 FEATURE & TV PILOT CONTESTS ? MIDNIGHT 31ST AUGUST PT.
Kick-start your screenwriting career. Get your script read by our award-winning Judges, Producers, Managers, Agents, and Directors. That's over 200 of the best people in the industry who will see your work.
ENTER YOUR SCRIPT ?url? https://www.shorescripts.com/?/url?
Here is a list of some of this year's Judges.
# Oscar-nominated producer, Stephen Woolley ? Carol, Youth, The Crying Game, Interview with The Vampire
# Bafta-winning producer, Finola Dwyer - Brooklyn, Quartet, An Education.
# Writer/editor/director, Patrick Lussier ? Scream, Halloween H20, Terminator Genisys
# Bafta-winning writer, Tony Grisoni - Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas, Tideland, The Red Riding Trilogy
# Emmy nominated writer & producer, Chris Provenzano ? Mad Men, Justified, Get Low, Silicon Valley
# Sundance nominated writer & director, Nicolas Pesce ? The Grudge, Piercing, The Eyes Of My Mother
$28K IN CASH UP FOR GRABS IN 2020's CONTEST PLUS INDUSTRY EXPOSURE AND MANY MORE PRIZES
PLUS, every writer who submits receives a FREE 18-page booklet on HOW TO GET YOUR SCREENPLAY PRODUCED
Justine Owens - Business Manager, Shore Scripts.
Check out the QUARTER FINALISTS of our 2020 Feature & TV Pilot contests now!
CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who made it to the Quarter-Finals of our 2020 Feature & TV Pilot (1-Hour & ?-Hour) Screenwriting Contests and a huge thank-you to everyone that entered.
We look forward to helping our new wave of screenwriters kick-start their careers.
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Justine Owens - Business Manager, Shore Scripts.
2020 Feature & TV-Pilot Semi-Finalists!
We are delighted to announce our 2020 Feature Screenplay and TV Pilot Semi-Finalists!
Our team has been working hard to decide the top 4% who is going through to our Semi-Finals.
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In addition to the $10,000 awarded to our Grand Prize Feature Winner, we are awarding 7 Best in Genre prizes this year. Each genre category winner will receive a $1000 Cash Prize.
Plus, this year we will award $5000 to each of the Grand Prize Winners of our TV-Pilot 1-Hour and ?-Hour contests.
?b?OUR FINALISTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED NOVEMBER 25TH.
Justine Owens - Business Manager, Shore Scripts.
WE ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE OUR 2020 FEATURE & TV PILOT FINALISTS.
Our Finalists represent the Top 1% of all submissions this year. It has been an honor and pleasure to read so many great stories by immensely talented writers.
FEATURE FINALISTS. These are broken down into the TOP 5 in each of our Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Horror, Sci-Fi, and Thriller.
TV PILOT FINALISTS. These are the Top 10 in each of our TV Pilot 1-Hour & ?-Hour categories.
View our Finalists! ?url? https://www.shorescripts.com/2020-screenplay-contest-results/?/url?
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2020 FINALISTS AND A HUGE THANK-YOU TO EVERY ONE THAT ENTERED.
WHAT'S NEW AT SHORE SCRIPTS
New Website Design
We've made it even easier for you to discover a wealth of resources to kick-start your screenwriting career.
Testimonials
Read what our previous Winners and Judges have to say about working with Shore Scripts.
Podcast Writing Advice
Get the help you need to write your first podcast script. Think of it as cinema for the ears.
Fiction Podcast Contest
Two winning scripts will be produced into Pilot Podcast Episodes, each with a budget of $5000.
CHECK OUT OUR PODCAST CONTEST ?url? https://www.shorescripts.com/podcast/?/url?
Justine Owens - Business Manager, Shore Scripts.
OUR JUDGES HAVE SPOKEN!
We are proud to announce our GRAND PRIZE WINNERS, 2ND PLACE WINNERS, and 7 BEST GENRE CATEGORY WINNERS in this year?s Shore Scripts Feature & TV Pilot Contest.
We are awarding $10000 to our Feature Grand Prize Winner, $1000 to each of our 7 Best Genre Winners, plus $5000 to each of our TV Pilot 1-Hour & ?-Hour Winners, and $500 to each of our TV Pilot Runner?s Up.
READ THE FULL LIST HERE: ?url? https://www.shorescripts.com/2020-screenplay-contest-results/?/url?
This season, all our Winners will receive Free Script Feedback, a Free Copy of Final Draft, and Free Enrollment into our Ultimate Screenwriting Course.
Plus, the Grand Prize Winner will also have the choice of a Free Pass to Raindance, Flickerfest, or Vancouver Film Festival in 2021.
WE HAVE HELPED LAUNCH THE CAREERS OF 65+ WRITERS THROUGH OUR CONTESTS. THIS INCLUDES DEALS WITH SONY, BLUMHOUSE, WARNER BROS, FILM4 & HULU.
For full details of what happens next, DOWNLOAD our 2021 Contest Calendar from our website: ?url? https://www.shorescripts.com?/url?
Justine Owens - Business Manager, Shore Scripts.
