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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...

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...

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...

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

THE SHORT FILM FUND FALL SEASON IS NOW OPEN! The Short Film Fund is for screenwriters and filmmakers who want to see their short film scripts financed and produced. THIS SEASON GRAND PRIZE WINNER - $15,000 Production Grant Festival release consultancy from Tribeca programmer, Kimberley...

THE 2023 FEATURE IS NOW OPEN! The Feature Contest is for screenwriters looking to gain representation with a manager or agent, meet industry professionals, and sell their screenplay. This contest has a proven track record of helping emerging writers achieve their goals of becoming full-time...

THE TV PILOT CONTEST IS NOW OPEN! The TV Pilot Contest is for writers who are looking to get staffed on shows and have their original pilots picked up by production companies. As a direct result of our TV Pilot Contest, past winners and finalists have gained representation and gone on to write...

THE SHORT FILM FUND SPRING SEASON IS NOW OPEN! The Short Film Fund is for writers and directors who want to see their short film scripts financed and produced. Shore Scripts has commissioned 17 short films through the Fund that have played at some of the top film festivals around the world...

THE SHORT FILM FUND FALL SEASON IS NOW OPEN! The Short Film Fund is more than just a screenwriting contest. It's an opportunity to get your script produced. The script is the beginning, not the end. If the screenplay is the blueprint for the film, then the writer's ultimate goal is to see that...

MENTORSHIPS & GUARANTEED INDUSTRY MEETINGS, CASH PRIZES & NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2022! FEATURE CONTEST https://www.shorescripts.com/feature/ $10,000 in cash to our Grand Prize Winner, and the opportunity to be mentored by Antony Johnston – ATOMIC BLONDE, RESIDENT EVIL, DEAD SPACE. $1000 to...

THE SHORT FILM FUND SPRING SEASON IS NOW OPEN! The Short Film Fund is more than just a screenwriting contest. It's an opportunity to get your script produced. The script is the beginning, not the end. If the screenplay is the blueprint for the film, then the writer's ultimate goal is to see...

TWO WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN TO HAVE THEIR PILOT SCRIPTS PRODUCED, EACH WITH A BUDGET OF $5000. The writers will retain full rights over their story and have the final say on any potential deals which may arise. Plus, each winner will also receive $1000 Cash! Writing a podcast script (or even...

THE SHORT FILM FUND FALL SEASON IS NOW OPEN! TWO WINNERS! Our Grand Prize winner will receive a cash award of $15,000. Our 2nd Place Winner will receive a cash award of $10,000. Our Top 5 Finalists will also receive an exclusive feedback report from one of our Judges with suggestions on How...

A HOST OF CASH, PRIZES & NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2021! FEATURE CONTEST https://www.shorescripts.com/feature/ $10,000 in cash to our Grand Prize Winner. $1000 to each of our 6 Genre Prize Winners. Best Action/Adventure Best Drama Best Sci-Fi Best Comedy Best Thriller Best Horror Meetings...

DISCOVERING THE BEST NEW SCREENWRITING TALENT FROM AROUND THE WORLD. The Shore Scripts Short Film Fund offers you an opportunity to have your short film script financed and produced. The 2021 Spring Season of our Short Film Fund opens JANUARY 15 and will award production financing for two...

Announcing our New Fiction Podcast Contest | OPENS OCT 1ST. Our Two Podcast Contest Winners will have their pilot episodes produced, each with a budget of $5000. Plus, each winner will also receive $1000 Cash! To find out more about this year's brightest new contest, go to...

We are thrilled to launch another season of our Short Film Fund. Our Short Film Fund offers an opportunity for emerging screenwriters and filmmakers to have their short films financed and produced. The Fund welcomes submissions from screenwriters and filmmakers from around the world. The...

Due to the success of the writers and commissioned films that have come through our fund since we started it in 2016, we have decided to run two short film funds this year. SFF2 will launch on July 15th and will run through until our Final Deadline of Oct 31st. Our winners will be announced on...