We’re nearing the end of 2023, which means it’s time to start planning for a new year of exciting writing competitions. We’ve put together a breakdown of all of the opening dates and deadlines for our exciting writing competitions coming up in 2024! So without further ado, here is ScreenCraft’s 2024 Screenwriting Competition Calendar.
Here’s to a successful new year of creativity and growth for all writers!
Here are ScreenCraft’s 2024 writing competitions in order of opening date:
2024 ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship (Feature, TV Pilots)
- Opens: Now Open
- Regular deadline: December 31st, 2023
- Late deadline: January 31st, 2024
- Final deadline: February 29th, 2024
2024 Short Film Screenplay Competition (Shorts)
- Opens: Now Open
- Regular deadline: December 31st, 2023
- Final deadline: January 31st, 2024
2024 Spring Virtual Pitch (Pitches for Feature and TV Shows)
- Opens: Now Open
- Regular deadline: December 31st, 2023
- Late deadline: January 31st, 2024
- Final deadline: February 29th, 2024
2024 True Story & Public Domain Screenplay Competition (Feature, TV Pilots)
- Opens: December 15th, 2023
- Early deadline: January 31st, 2024
- Regular deadline: February 29th, 2024
- Final deadline: March 31st, 2024
2024 Comedy Screenplay Competition (Feature, TV Pilots)
- Opens: January 31st, 2024
- Early deadline: February 29th, 2024
- Regular deadline: March 31st, 2024
- Final deadline: April 30th, 2024
2024 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Screenplay Competition (Feature, TV Pilots)
- Opens: February 29th, 2024
- Early deadline: March 31st, 2024
- Regular deadline: April 30th, 2024
- Final deadline: May 31st, 2024
2024 Feature Screenplay Competition (Features)
- Opens: February 29th, 2024
- Early deadline: March 31st, 2024
- Regular deadline: April 30th, 2024
- Final deadline: May 31st, 2024
2024 Fall Film Fund (Features, TV Pilots, Shorts, Web Series, Treatments, Feature Documentaries, Short Documentaries, Series Bibles, Pitches, In Production Films, Articles, and Podcasts)
- Opens: March 31st, 2024
- Early deadline: April 30th, 2024
- Regular deadline: May 31st, 2024
- Final deadline: June 30th, 2024
2024 Action & Adventure Screenplay Competition (Feature, TV Pilots)
- Opens: March 31st, 2024
- Early deadline: April 30th, 2024
- Regular deadline: May 31st, 2024
- Final deadline: June 30th, 2024
2024 Animation Screenplay Competition (Feature, TV Pilots, and Shorts)
- Opens: April 30th, 2024
- Early deadline: May 31st, 2024
- Regular deadline: June 30th, 2024
- Final deadline: July 31st, 2024
2024 Fall Virtual Pitch (Pitches for Feature and TV Shows)
- Opens: May 31st, 2024
- Early deadline: June 30th, 2024
- Regular deadline: July 31st, 2024
- Final deadline: August 31st, 2024
2024 Drama Screenplay Competition (Feature, TV Pilots)
- Opens: May 31st, 2024
- Early deadline: June 30th, 2024
- Regular deadline: July 31st, 2024
- Final deadline: August 31st, 2024
2025 TV Pilot Screenplay Competition (1-hour, Half-hour, and Short Form TV Pilots)
- Opens: June 30th, 2024
- Early deadline: July 31st, 2024
- Regular deadline: August 31st, 2024
- Final deadline: September 30th, 2024
2025 Horror Screenplay Competition (Feature, TV Pilots)
- Opens: July 31st, 2024
- Early deadline: August 31st, 2024
- Regular deadline: September 30th, 2024
- Final deadline: October 31st, 2024
2025 Stage Play Screenwriting Competition (Stage play scripts with adaptation potential)
- Opens: July 31st, 2024
- Early deadline: August 31st, 2024
- Regular deadline: September 30th, 2024
- Final deadline: October 31st, 2024
2025 Cinematic Prose Writing Competition (Novels and True Stories)
- Opens: August 31st, 2024
- Early deadline: September 30th, 2024
- Regular deadline: October 31st, 2024
- Final deadline: November 30th, 2024
2025 Spring Film Fund (Features, TV Pilots, Shorts, Web Series, Treatments, Feature Documentaries, Short Documentaries, Series Bibles, Pitches, In Production Films, Articles, and Podcasts)
- Opens: September 3oth, 2024
- Early deadline: October 31st, 2024
- Regular deadline: November 30th, 2024
- Final deadline: December 31st, 2024
2025 ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship (Features, TV Pilots)
- Opens: September 3oth, 2024
- Early deadline: October 31st, 2024
- Regular deadline: December 31st, 2024
- Late deadline: January 31st, 2025
- Final deadline: February 28th, 2025
2025 Short Film Screenplay Competition (Shorts)
- Opens: October 31st, 2024
- Early deadline: November 30th, 2024
- Regular deadline: December 31st, 2024
- Final deadline: January 31st, 2025
2025 Spring Virtual Pitch (Pitches for Feature and TV Shows)
- Opens: November 30th, 2024
- Early deadline: December 31st, 2024
- Regular deadline: January 31st, 2025
- Final deadline: February 28th, 2025
2025 True Story & Public Domain (Features, TV Pilots)
- Opens: December 15th, 2024
- Early deadline: January 31st, 2025
- Regular deadline: February 28th, 2025
- Final deadline: March 31st, 2025
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Make sure you click the “Remind Me” option on the competition page for the competition that you want to submit to. We look forward to reading your work in the new year.
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