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Optimus Feedback Names Contest Winners

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

FixBadPaste('Murder at the Concours d'Elegance, by Jason Kubik, has been named the winner of the 2026 Optimus Feedback Screenwriting Competition. 2nd place, 3rd place, and runners-up have also been announced.')

AFF Announces 2nd Rounders and Semifinalists

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

FixBadPaste('The Austin Film Festival has announced their Second Rounders (top 25%) and Semifinalists (top 2%) from a field of more 12,500 scripts submitted to this year’s Script Competitions. ')

Wiki Screenplay Names August Contest Winners

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

FixBadPaste('Nico Drohojowski's Gringo has been named the Best Screenplay Winner of the 2026 Wiki Screenplay Competition. The Best TV Script and Best Short Script winners have also been announced.')

Golden Script Competition Releases 2026 Golden List

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

FixBadPaste('The Golden Script Competition has announced the Golden List of 2026, a yearly list highlighting the best 15 unproduced features, 9 TV pilots and 6 shorts of the year, all carefully selected from a pool of 1,880 screenplays: https://goldenscript.net/golden-lists/2026')

PAGE Announces 2026 Contest Finalists

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

FixBadPaste('The judges of the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition have now posted their list of this year's Finalists — the top ten scripts in each of the contest's ten genre categories. Winners will be announced on October 15th.')

Optimus Feedback Names Semifinalists

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

FixBadPaste('The 2026 Optimus Feedback Screenplay Competition has announced their 2026 Semifinalists.')

Golden Script Competition Names Contest Winners

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

FixBadPaste('Adeline Jackson's Inside Water has been named the 1st Place Winner of the Feature Screenplay category of the Golden Script Competition. The TV and Short category winners have also been announced.')

Shore Scripts Names TV Mentorship Semifinalists

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

FixBadPaste('Semifinalists have been announced for the Shore Scripts TV Mentorship Competition in both the one-hour half-hour categories.')

Scriptapalooza Names Feature Contest Winners

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

FixBadPaste('Case 1638: Recall, by Liana Sive, has been named the 1st Place winner of the 2026 Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition.')

TrackingB Names TV Contest Winners

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

FixBadPaste('TrackingB has announced Scott Hanscom's CMD-Z as the winner of their 2026 TV Script Competition. The script is about a misanthropic gig worker who finally learns to love life after waking up to find that everyone on Earth is a zombie - except for him. ')

Shore Scripts Names TV Mentorship Quarterfinalists

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

FixBadPaste('Quarterfinalists have been announced for the 2026 Shore Scripts TV Mentorship Competition in both the one-hour and half-hour categories.')

Optimus Feedback Names Quarterfinalists

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

FixBadPaste('Quarterfinalists have been announced for the 2026 Optimus Feedback Screenplay Competition.')

Scriptapalooza Announces Fellowship Winner

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

FixBadPaste('Scriptapalooza has announced David Mills as the winner of the 2026 Scriptapalooza Fellowship for his script Beyond the Arc. ')

Save the Cat Names 2026 Grand Prize Winners

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

FixBadPaste('Griffin Henry Sloan and Melissa Anderson have been named the Save the Cat Grand Prize Winners for their feature screenplay, Midnight Sun, while Allison Gibson won the TV Pilot Grand Prize for her script, Promised Land.')

CineStory Names 2026 Quarterfinalists

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

FixBadPaste('Quarterfinalists have been announced for the 2026 CineStory Feature Screenplay Competition. Quarterfinalists will be offered any open spots to this year’s retreat after the semifinalists, finalists, and winners are invited to attend. Attendees receive three 90-minute one-on-one sessions with CineStory mentors and participate in mentor-led panel discussions and group writing exercises on topics ranging from finding representation to pitching like a pro. ')

Scriptapalooza Names Top 30 Features

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

FixBadPaste('Scriptapalooza has named the top 30 finalists of their 2026 feature length screenplay competition.')