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Enter to share over $80,000 in cash and prizes and get your script in the hands of industry reps!

The Grand Jury Prize winner chooses between $5,000 cash or a $5,000 screenplay option! Every script receives actionable and constructive feedback!

Renowned as the “future of the filmed arts," Cinequest provides a bastion of discovery that launches careers and empowers writers to take flight.

The 2025 Spring Season of the Shore Scripts Short Film Fund will award a $15,000 cash production grant to one short script and $4,000 cash in finishing funds to one short film in post-production. Plus, free camera equipment rental from ARRI Rental, mentorship from two-time Oscar-nominated producer, festival strategy package from Tribeca programmer, and more.

Now you'll grab the attention of the film and television industry with your writing, filmmaking, and creative marketing skills. Join the Showcase!

The First Look Project searches for higher-concept screenplays and pilots to develop new writers and connect them with industry.

RIFF is the premiere festival on the east coast with 6 days films, special guests, panels, industry mixers, workshops, pitch sessions and red carpets.

We’re searching for the most authentic and unique features and pilots in all genre categories.

This career changing fellowship has led to dozens of writers signed by representation. Fellows have been hired to write for Netflix, Apple TV+, ABC, Amazon, FX, NBC, Hulu, and more.

The Great Pitch Competition — a groundbreaking opportunity from two of the industry’s most trusted champions of screenwriters: ISA & Script Pipeline.