MovieBytes

08/09/2025

Duress by Gary Lippman has been named the Winner of the 2025 Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Competition.

Scriptapalooza was founded in 1998 with the goal of helping as many writers as possible through the competition. We have over 90 production companies, agents and managers reading all the entered scripts. (A complete list of participants is on Scriptapalooza's website.)

19/08/2025

Happened Now by Micheal Allen Sangal has been named the 1st Place winner of the 2025 Scriptapalooza Short Screenplay Contest. https://www.moviebytes.com/r.cfm?i=8160 Scriptapalooza

Scriptapalooza was founded in 1998 with the goal of helping as many writers as possible through the competition. We have over 90 production companies, agents and managers reading all the entered scripts. (A complete list of participants is on Scriptapalooza's website.)

15/08/2025

The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition has now posted their list of 2025 semifinalists, representing the top 25 scripts in each of their ten genre categories. This year's semifinalists include writers from all across the United States and thirteen foreign countries. https://www.moviebytes.com/r.cfm?i=8159 The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards

The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition was established in the fall of 2003 by an alliance of Hollywood producers, agents, and development execs. Our goal: to discover the most exciting new scripts by up-and-coming writers from across the country and around the world.

01/08/2025

Scriptapalooza has announced 356 quarterfinalists from a total or more than 4,100 submissions. https://www.moviebytes.com/r.cfm?i=8154 Scriptapalooza

Scriptapalooza was founded in 1998 with the goal of helping as many writers as possible through the competition. We have over 90 production companies, agents and managers reading all the entered scripts. (A complete list of participants is on Scriptapalooza's website.)

16/07/2025

The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards has announced their 2025 quarterfinalists, representing the top 10% of more than 9,100 entries submitted by writers from all across the United States and more than 80 foreign countries. https://www.moviebytes.com/r.cfm?i=8149 The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards

The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition was established in the fall of 2003 by an alliance of Hollywood producers, agents, and development execs. Our goal: to discover the most exciting new scripts by up-and-coming writers from across the country and around the world.

28/03/2025

Mistaken by Nicole Evans has been named the 1st Place Winner of the 2025 Optimus Feedback Screenplay Competition. https://www.moviebytes.com/r.cfm?i=8125

03/12/2024

Mike Podesta has been named the 2024 Scriptapalooza Fellowship Winner for his script, Deer Island. Scriptapalooza

The fellowship program was developed to honor dedicated writers and to help further their creative process and skills. Writing in itself is a journey and we would like to facilitate the process by giving the fellows the opportunity to be surrounded by like-minded professionals and individuals.

25/10/2024

The Heights of Genius by Christabel Soo has been named the 1st Place Winner of the 2024 Optimus Feedback Screenplay Competition. https://www.moviebytes.com/r.cfm?i=8097

08/10/2024

Shore Scripts has named Counterfeit, by Emily Renee, as the Grand Prize Winner of the 1-Hour Category in their TV Pilot Competition. Grand Prize Winner of the 1/2-Hour Category was Chris Watt's Southbank.
https://www.moviebytes.com/r.cfm?i=8091 Shore Scripts

EMMY & BAFTA Judges will decide this year’s Winners. Guaranteed Industry Meetings & Mentorships + Cash Prizes. Writer Development Program for Winners & Finalists.

01/10/2024

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has named four individuals and one writing team as winners of the 2024 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. The winning writers were selected from among more than 5,500 submissions representing 80 countries. https://www.moviebytes.com/r.cfm?i=8090

Notification: All entrants will receive notification of their status by e-mail sent by early August of each year. Quarterfinalist letters are e-mailed by early August. Semifinalist letters are e-mailed by early September.

11/09/2024

Semifinalists have been announced for the 2024 Shore Scripts TV Pilot Competition. https://www.moviebytes.com/r.cfm?i=8085 Shore Scripts

EMMY & BAFTA Judges will decide this year’s Winners. Guaranteed Industry Meetings & Mentorships + Cash Prizes. Writer Development Program for Winners & Finalists.

10/09/2024

Finalists, Semifinalists and Quarterfinalists have been announced for the 2024 ScreamFest Horror Screenplay Competition. The winning screenplay will be announced on October 17th. https://www.moviebytes.com/r.cfm?i=8084 Screamfest Horror Film Festival