ScreenCraft Short Film Screenplay Competition
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ScreenCraft
ScreenCraft Short Film Screenplay Competition
2016
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Active Since 2017
What do George Lucas, Neill Blomkamp, and Lynne Ramsay all have in common? They started their careers from a short script. We want to help build new great careers for amazing short script writers.
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My placement as a finalist in ScreenCraft's short screenplay contest, as well as the feedback I received by the judges on my script Return to Sender, was tremendously impactful on my confidence as a writer and directly instrumental in leading to the development of the feature version of that story.
Blake Simon
2019 Finalist
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Short
· Horror
· 12 Pages
Three families meet for a relaxing vacation at a remote volcanic lake in Australia. When the children sneak out at night into the forest they soon find themselves hunted by the Bunyip, a grotesque amphibious creature with a taste for human flesh.
London, London, GB
I have worked in the film and television industry for twenty-six years both behind and in front of the camera. I strive to write scripts with strong female leads and have a particular interest in the horror genre. I have four completed feature screenplays available and two more in development.
Winner - 2024 Best unfilmed feature screenplay for 'E...
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Short
· Horror
· 15 Pages
A mattress salesman feels threatened by a competitor who sells a mystical type of bed.
New York, New York
Andrew writes stories that live on a Venn diagram between “scary” and “heartwarming.” Thematically, he explores memory and nostalgia. His characters obsess over returning to a time or place that no longer exists. Stylistically, he uses sparse dialogue and creates realistic worlds that encounter a single element of whimsy or magic. Influences include...
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