Upcoming Screenplay Contests

UPCOMING SCREENPLAY COMPETITION DEADLINES--

JULY/AUGUST 2007

Bruce Geller Screewriting Competion
First Place: $25,000
2 Runners Up: $5,000

Deadline: July 31 ($45)

American Zoetrope Screenplay Competition
1st Place: $5,000, script considered for option and development
10 finalists: Script considered for option and development

Early Deadline: August 1, 2007 ($35)
Deadline: September 4, 2007 ($50)

The 2008 BlueCat Screenwriting Lab
" All screenplays entered for consideration will be evaluated for narrative promise, emotional impact, original voice and personal spirit. Based on these criteria, three writers will be named BlueCat Fellows and flown to Los Angeles for one week of intense development in the home of the motion picture industry, all expenses paid. In addition, each Fellow will receive $1000."

Early deadline: August 1, 2007 ($40)
Regular deadline: September 1, 2007 ($40)
Late deadline: October 1, 2007 ($50)

Screenwriting EXPO 6
Grand Prize: $20,000,trip to Los Angeles for Screenwriting EXPO 6
Genre Category Prizes: $2,500 plus trip to Los Angeles for Screenwriting EXPO 6

Regular deadline: July 31, 2007 ($50)
Late deadline: August 14, 2007 ($55)

Slamdance Teleplay Competition
Grand Prize: blind script deal with fox21 to develop television show, plus $30,000 (half-hour) or $45,000 (hour).

Deadline: August 20, 2007 ($30 half-hour, $40 hour)