ScreenCraft Sci-Fi & Fantasy Screenwriting Competition
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ScreenCraft Sci-Fi & Fantasy Screenwriting Competition
2015
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Our prestigious jury includes execs from Zero Gravity Management, ACE Content, and industry pros behind great franchises like STAR WARS and X-MEN. SEVERANCE writer Kari Stringham-Drake joins as VIP Mentor!
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Since placing as a finalist in the ScreenCraft Sci-Fi & Fantasy Contest, ScreenCraft has continued to be an amazing source of support and advice. Even after the competition was over, ScreenCraft reached out to me to provide assistance where they could and help me further my career. As someone still learning about the industry and what it takes to be a writer, ScreenCraft's continued presence has been incredibly reassuring, encouraging, and beyond helpful.
Ashley Tropea
2021 Finalist
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2024 Winners on Coverfly
Top 1%
Feature
· Sci-fi
· 97 Pages
When a young woman wakes in a subterranean lab with no memories, she is told that her memories were erased as part of a research study. As the study progresses, she begins to suspect that the neuroscientist running tests on her may be lying about the true nature of the research study he claims she agreed to.
EX MACHINA meets MEMENTO
Baltimore, MD
Ryan is a screenwriter based out of Baltimore, MD who writes mind-bending sci-fi and horror scripts that explore deep philosophical themes. Some of his biggest influences are Christopher Nolan, Alex Garland, and Steven Spielberg. His first script “Erasure” won the 2024 ScreenCraft Sci-Fi and Fantasy Screenwriting Competition.
Top 1%
TV Script
· Sci-fi
· 44 Pages
A neuroscientist opens Pandora's box after her attempt to cure mental illness with a brain-linking implant clashes with her schizophrenic daughter's fears of losing her identity... and her reality.
Los Angeles, California
Raised in the empty deserts of San Bernardino County and now based in LA, Ivan Lee Gartner is a writer specializing in dark genres like Dark Comedy, Horror, Dark Sci-Fi, and Dark Fantasy. His background as an actor gave him ample training in script analysis and the delusional overconfidence to begin screenwriting in 2019. He is the winner of the 202...
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Top 1%
TV Script
· Horror
· 53 Pages
As the world recovers from the horrors of WW2, the U.S. recruits a secret military expedition with one goal: to find a hidden Nazi lab in the icy Antarctic wastes that is bent on awakening an ancient evil that will plunge the planet back into darkness.
Van Nuys, California
Stephen is a non-binary TV writer focused on sci-fi and horror. They strive to showcase complex characters from across sexuality and gender spectrums. As a former EMT who was raised a religious fundamentalist, Stephen was taught to believe in both science and miracles.
They currently work as a digital video producer, creating projects for onlin...
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