
About
The Academy Qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival (HSFF) is an annual short film festival showcasing the best and brightest short films and short screenplays from around the globe. The festival showcases the top short films produced 40 minutes or less and is looking for the best short screenplays 30 pages or less and TV pilots 50 pages and under.
The 12th annual HollyShorts Screenplay Contest is part of the 20th annual HollyShorts Film Festival (August 7-17 2025). We are looking for short screenplays 30 pages or less. All Quarter, Semi, and Finalists will be announced and invited to the festival with an all access pass. Top 5 screenplays will be announced/awarded at the HollyShorts Awards Ceremony and the winning scripts receives production deals courtesy of 88th Street Productions. ISA story prize rounds out the top 5. The completed shorts will screen at the 2026 HollyShorts Film Festival at the TCL Chinese Theatres and receive automatic distribution on Bitpix!
Prices & Deadlines
Jun 2nd
Extended
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Short Screenplay
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$75.00
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Short Screenplay + 1 Page of Feedback Notes
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$110.00
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Female Short Screenplays
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$75.00
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Television Pilot
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$75.00
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Feature Screenplays
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$80.00
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Female Short Screenplay Entry + 1 Page of Feedback
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$110.00
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Television Pilot Entry + 1 Page of Feedback
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$110.00
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Feature Entry + 1 Page of Feedback
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$120.00
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