Cinequest Screenwriting Competition
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Cinequest
Cinequest Screenwriting Competition
2021
Active Since 2005
Renowned as the “future of the filmed arts," Cinequest provides a bastion of discovery that launches careers and empowers writers to take flight.
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Cinequest is deeply committed to excellence in story and to the writers' evolution. It's a prestigious festival, yet it feels small-town! Their team genuinely honors each writer and project, and they'll move heaven and earth to serve each participant well. Communication is clear and frequent, and the caliber of the guest artists at writer events is top-notch. I met fantastic writers and industry leaders with whom I still connect regularly. Winning at Cinequest continues to open doors... I'll be back again for sure!
Erin Beute
2022 Winner
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2024-2025 Finalists on Coverfly
Top 1%
Feature
· Comedy
· 106 Pages
Per her dying mother's request, Mennonite girl Sarah goes to New York City to bring her uncle – a gay fashion designer – back home. Her mission fades into the background, however, when she becomes a model and finds herself in the middle of New York Fashion Week.
Los Angeles, CA
Before I knew what a screenwriter was, I knew that whatever I chose to do with my life, I wanted to make people laugh the way I did when watching movies like “Mean Girls” and series like “30 Rock”. A soon-to-be graduate of USC’s Writing for Screen and Television major, I can now say with confidence that I want to make people laugh by writing female...
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Top 3%
TV Script
· Drama
· 60 Pages
A free spirited young woman living in 18th century China is determined to become a “comb sister” - an independent working woman who swears to never marry, but her plans are foiled when she inconviently falls in love with a man, and she must find a way to lead a double life.
Los Angeles, CA
Dralla Aierken is a Uyghur born Chinese writer based in Los Angeles. Juggling many identities, languages, and cultures from a young age, she feels a deep connection to the alienated and the voiceless, and delights in how different and exactly the same we all are. She sees the world as a fucked-up funny place and strives to explore the heavy topics...
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Top 3%
Short
· Drama
· 10 Pages
The power of a gun tempts a young boy until he is visited by two of his future selves.
North Hollywood, California
Rodolfo ‘Rudy’ Salas was born in Brownsville, Texas. His childhood was spent in a hundred-year-old house that stood in poverty. His wild imagination allowed him to escape from his impoverished upbringing. As his social and academic knowledge grew, so did his appreciation for storytelling and film. Storytelling bridges people. Rudy earned his MFA fro...
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