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We are honored to announce the Winners of the $15k Production Grant and $4k in Finishing Funds, as well as the Top 5 Finalists of the production grant. This season, our Finalists in both categories represented <1% of all submissions, and our Semi-Finalists represented approximately 4% of all...

We are honored to announce the Top 15 Finalists for the $15k Production Grant and the Top 5 Finalists for the $4k in Finishing Funds. The Finalists represent less than 1% of all submissions this season. The Grand Prize Winner of the Production Grant will be chosen by our award-winning panel of...

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SPRING SEASON SHORT FILM FUND SEMI-FINALISTS Thank you to the writers and filmmakers who boldly shared their short scripts and films with us this season. We received a record number of submissions, both for the production grant and the finishing funds. Selecting the...

Guaranteed Option Prize, Specific Genre Meetings, 1-to-1 Judges' Feedback, Mentorships, Cash Prizes + more. We've launched screenwriting careers at Sony, Blumhouse, Film4, & Hulu. For over a decade, Shore Scripts has been shining a light on new screenwriting talent. This year we are presenting...

Interested in hearing directly from TV writers (SUPERMAN & LOIS, AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER, MACGYVER, SEAL TEAM) - you can register for a recording of our conversation about being a working TV writer in 2025 here for a limited time. These writers are also 1:1 mentors for the program! The Shore...

The Final Deadline for the 2025 Spring Season of the Shore Scripts Short Film Fund is May 2nd! This season, we 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. Benefits: Free camera equipment rental from...

The Shore Scripts TV Writer Mentorship Program prepares writers to get staffed or have their pilot picked up, while offering behind-the-scenes looks at working on top TV shows. This isn’t your typical screenwriting contest! It’s a one-of-a-kind game-changing experience to level up your TV...

The 2025 Spring Season of the Shore Scripts Short Film Fund is accepting submissions and 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. Our Regular Deadline is April 2nd! The Short Film Fund provides an...

THE EARLY DEADLINE FOR THE SPRING SEASON SHORT FILM FUND IS FEBRUARY 28TH! The Grand Prize Winner will receive a cash production grant of $15,000, free camera equipment rental from ARRI Rental for the duration of production, and support from Shore Scripts from development to distribution. The...

The Shore Scripts TV Writer Mentorship Program prepares writers to get staffed or have their pilot picked up, while offering behind-the-scenes looks at working on top TV shows. This isn’t your typical screenwriting contest! It’s a one-of-a-kind game-changing experience to level up your TV...

$15,000 CASH PRODUCTION GRANT | $4,000 CASH IN FINISHING FUNDS The 2025 Spring Season of the Shore Scripts Short Film Fund is now open and 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. The Short Film Fund...

We are honored to announce the Grand Prize Winner of our 2024 Fall Season Short Film Fund, which awards a $15,000 cash production grant. I AM A GENTLEMAN written by Nicky Rudolph Calloway is set in a society that rationalizes violence against women where high schooler Max faces the harsh reality...

We are thrilled to announce the Top 15 Finalists for our Fall Season Short Film Fund. STUTTERBUG by Aidan Green MY FRIEND, BODY by Aleisha D. Hull FIRST DEATH by Alyssa Lerner BOMBA! by Ben Crisp & Alex Obraz DELI MEAT by BRICK PEACE FOR JUSTICE by Danielle Lee OPERATION ANDERSON by Guillaume...

SEMI-FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE SHORE SCRIPTS 2024 FALL SEASON SHORT FILM FUND! Thank you to all of the writers and filmmakers who shared your work with us. Selecting the Semi-Finalists from so many high-quality, well-written, bold, and unique stories was extremely challenging. We look...

$15,000 CASH PRODUCTION GRANT | $2,500 FINISHING FUNDS GRANT FINAL DEADLINE FOR THE 2024 FALL SHORT FILM FUND IS OCTOBER 31ST! This season, the Shore Scripts Short Film Fund will award one Grand Prize Winner a $15,000 cash production grant to help finance and produce their script. We will...