CompetitionChecked 15 Oct 2026
HollyShorts — Screenplay Contest 2027
Closes 1 Jun 2027
Tuesday 1 June 2027
Official page: https://filmfreeway.com/HollyShortsScreenplayContest
- Who can apply
- Writers worldwide with English scripts; category limits apply
- You get
- TV winner: option via 88th Street; feature: Alta Global consultation; Female Short: $1,000
- Entry fee
- $40–50
- Making
- Fiction feature, Short, Series
- Stage
- Writing
- Type
- Competition
Dates
- Earlier deadline Early fee
- Closes
Who can apply
Writers worldwide with English scripts; category limits apply
Open to applicants anywhere. The source only partly spells this out, so read the official rules.
What you get
TV winner: option via 88th Street; feature: Alta Global consultation; Female Short: $1,000
| Details | Category-specific: TV winner option through 88th Street; feature winner Alta Global consultation; winning short screening/distribution IF and WHEN film is completed, not guaranteed production financing. Female Short prize $1,000 to shoot film. |
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Amounts stay in the currency the organiser uses. Caps, totals and alternatives are listed as published; don’t add them up.
What it costs
To apply
| Feature script · Early fee (until 15 Jan) | $50 | Category-specific outcomes; TV option is not the feature prize. Early checkpoint; final 1 June 2027. |
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| Female short script · Early fee (until 15 Jan) | $40 | Category-specific outcomes; TV option is not the feature prize. Early checkpoint; final 1 June 2027. |
| Short + 1-page feedback · Early fee · Optional feedback bundle (until 15 Jan) | $70 | Category-specific outcomes; TV option is not the feature prize. Early checkpoint; final 1 June 2027. |
| Short script · Early fee (until 15 Jan) | $45 | Category-specific outcomes; TV option is not the feature prize. Early checkpoint; final 1 June 2027. |
What to bring
- Short ≤30 pages; TV pilot ≤50; feature ≤120. Female-short category ≤15 pages. A feedback bundle is optional.
Terms to read first
| Contract | Selection terms and definitive agreements were not inspected. Read them before accepting an award or granting rights. |
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| Rights | TV option and short-film distribution provisions require agreement review. Feature consultation is NOT an option or production award. |
| Travel | All-access passes are not flights or hotel. No travel award verified. |
Our notes, not legal advice. Read the contract before you accept a place or grant any rights.
Where this comes from
- filmfreeway.com/HollyShortsScreenplayContest Checked 15 Oct 2026
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