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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...

LET'S CELEBRATE LGBTQIA+ STORIES This brand-new screenwriting competition aims to bring LGBTQ+ characters and stories, front and centre. So we are looking for scripts with LGBTQ+ protagonists, antagonists, secondary/side, and peripheral characters. In collaboration with Polari Creative and...

GET FEEDBACK ON YOUR SCRIPT FROM A PRIMETIME EMMY WINNER We are honored to announce the Industry Mentors for this year's TV Pilot Contest! ALLBLK AMC'S DEVELOPMENT & PRODUCTION MANAGER - SEAN CHARLES Both the 1-hour and 1/2-hour TV Pilot Grand Prize Winners will get on a call with Sean...

THE EARLY DEADLINE FOR THE SHORE SCRIPTS SHORT FILM FUND (SPRING SEASON) IS FEBRUARY 28TH! As much as we love to read scripts, too many excellent shorts never progress beyond the written word, which is why we established the Short Film Fund – to help take those compelling stories off the page...

THE SPRING SEASON OF THE SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT FUND IS NOW OPEN! Every screenwriter, at some point, struggles to finish their script, whether that's due to the dreaded writer’s block, plotting issues, or just finding the time to sit down and write. That’s why we created our Script Development...

OUR 2024 TV PILOT CONTEST IS OFFICIALLY OPEN! The Shore Scripts' 2024 TV Pilot Contest is looking for writers who want to get staffed on shows and have their original pilots picked up by production companies. Many contests will quickly move on after announcing the placings. Not us. We are...

THE 2024 SPRING SEASON SHORT FILM FUND IS NOW OPEN! Turn your calling card script into an attention-grabbing short film with our $15,000 cash production grant! As a new writer, getting a script produced is a transformative career milestone that can lead to new opportunities and help you...

Script Development Fund | 2023 | Winners & Top 5 Finalists We are thrilled to announce our Script Development Fund WINNERS & Top 5 FINALISTS! VIEW THE LIST https://www.shorescripts.com/2023_scriptdevfund_winners/ It has been an honor to read the creative and imaginative entries for this...

ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS! | 2023 FALL SEASON SHORT FILM FUND WE ARE HONORED TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS OF OUR 2023 FALL SEASON SHORT FILM FUND! Grand Prize Winner (awarded $15,000 cash production grant) WHO ARE YOU, NANU? written by Anjini Taneja Azhar After her grandfather’s (Nanu’s) ceremonial...