Screenwriting : Any advice about screenwriting contests in America ? Which ones are serious? Which ones do actually open doors? Which ones are open to screenwriters from the rest of the world? Thanks a lot for your advice ! by Nicole Palo

Nicole Palo

Any advice about screenwriting contests in America ? Which ones are serious? Which ones do actually open doors? Which ones are open to screenwriters from the rest of the world? Thanks a lot for your advice !

Belgian-American filmmaker seriously thinking of leaving Belgium where it has become extremely difficult to finance films.

Eoin O'Sullivan

Bluecat is also a good competition to enter - Prisoners was a finalist in 2005

Richard Toscan

The Academy's Nicholl Fellowship competition is still the gold standard in the US as far as leading to representation and two of this year's four winners are from the UK. I've never checked the fine print on nationality, but I think scripts only need to be in English. Here's the link: http://www.oscars.org/nicholl

MC Cleereman

This list from Jan. 2014 of a top 5 is suggested by a writer that has experience winning and placing in a variety of competitions. http://www.tloclub.com/2014/01/the-5-best-screenwriting-contests-to.html

Nicole Palo

Thank you so much. This helps a lot !

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