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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SHORT FILM FUND FINALISTS! WE ARE THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THE TOP 15 FINALISTS OF THE SPRING SEASON SHORT FILM FUND Our Finalists represent the Top 1% of all submissions. The scripts are now being read by our panel of Industry Judges. See the full list of Finalists here...

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SHORT FILM FUND SEMI-FINALISTS! IT IS WITH GREAT EXCITEMENT THAT WE ANNOUNCE OUR SPRING SEASON SHORT FILM FUND SEMI-FINALISTS! We are extremely grateful to all the writers and filmmakers who graciously shared their work with us. We have been humbled by the quality of...

SCRIPT & WRITER DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY MENTORS & GUARANTEED MEETINGS CASH PRIZES OUR TV PILOT CONTEST REGULAR DEADLINE CLOSES MAY 31ST! MIDNIGHT PACIFIC TIME We are looking for writers who want to get staffed on shows and have their original pilots picked up by production companies. What makes...

WE ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE OUR TOP 5 FINALISTS! After rigorous review and re-reading the Judges have spoken. From over 300 entries we have selected our Top 5 Finalists who will now be invited to the Judges' Panel Meeting to be held online on May 30th. At this meeting, the finalists will...

We are honored to announce the OutHere Contest Top 15 FINALISTS! We created the OutHere contest in response to the need for greater participation and representation of the LGBTQ+ community in screenwriting and the wider entertainment industry. According to the GLAAD TV report for 2022-2023...

We are thrilled to announce our Script Development Fund WINNERS & Top 5 FINALISTS! This season, 50+ Shore Scripts industry professionals in multiple countries read and reviewed over 400 submissions from aspiring and emerging screenwriters from around the world. The process of selecting this...

THE FINAL CALL FOR ENTRIES CLOSES MAY 10TH! While queer representation is improving, according to the GLAAD TV report for 2022-2023, there was actually a decrease of 1.3% in LGBTQ+ characters, on scripted primetime American broadcast series, from the previous year. We are seeking to counter...

Script Development Fund | 2024 | Top 15 Finalists We are honored to announce our 2024 Script Development Fund Top 15 FINALISTS! VIEW THE LIST https://www.shorescripts.com/2024s-script-development-fund-winners/ The Top 15 Finalist screenplays are now being reviewed by our Shore Scripts Team...

OUR EARLY DEADLINE ENDS AT MIDNIGHT APRIL 26TH PACIFIC TIME This year our prize packages include industry mentorship with John Papsidera CSA (OPPENHEIMER, YELLOWSTONE) for our 1-Hour Grand Prize Winner, and Henry Russell Bergstein CSA (SUCCESSION, BLACK MIRROR) for the Half-Hour Grand Prize...

THE FINAL DEADLINE FOR THE SHORE SCRIPTS SHORT FILM FUND (SPRING SEASON) IS MAY 2ND! Last chance to submit your short script for a $15,000 cash grant for production or finishing funds! The Fund accepts scripts for narrative short films (live-action & animation), web series pilots, half-hour...

Shore Scripts 2024 Script Development Fund $3,000 CASH FUNDING TO BE WON AND 1 YEAR OF FREE SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT THE FINAL DEADLINE ENDS AT MIDNIGHT ON APRIL 19TH PACIFIC TIME! Every writer, at some point, struggles to finish their script. That's why we created the Script Development fund...

Shore Scripts 2024 OutHere LGBTQIA+ Contest MEET THE JUDGES! REGULAR DEADLINE APRIL 12TH! This contest was designed to put LGBTQ+ characters and stories, front and center. Representation has actually taken a step backward since 2021 and what there is can often fall into the tired old tropes...

NEW FOR 2024! OPTION YOUR SCRIPT WITH SHOWDOWN PRODUCTIONS Showdown Productions has come on board to select and sign a Paid Option Agreement with one of Shore’s 2024 Feature Writers, working with the writer to develop their project before taking it out to market. This will be a career-changing...

WIN A $15K CASH PRODUCTION GRANT THROUGH THE SHORE SCRIPTS SHORT FILM FUND - REGULAR DEADLINE APRIL 2ND! The Shore Scripts Short Film Fund offers screenwriters and filmmakers the fantastic opportunity to finance and produce a short script with a $15,000 cash grant towards production or...

THE SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT FUND REGULAR DEADLINE – MARCH 15TH THE DEADLINE ENDS AT MIDNIGHT PACIFIC TIME! An Interview with Our 2023 Script Development Fund Winner Christy Smith-Sloman won second place in our 2023 Script Development Fund with her feature TO BE YOUNG, GIFTED & BLACK; THE...