A SCREENWRITING PLATFORM
HELPING EMERGING WRITERS
BREAK INTO THE FILM INDUSTRY
ENTER THE SHORT FILM FUND AWARDS

$54,000 IN CASH PRIZES TO BE
WON IN 2022's CONTESTS ENTER THE SHORT FILM FUND FEATURE CONTEST TV PILOT CONTEST PODCAST CONTEST SUCCESS STORIES

WE HAVE HELPED 90+ WRITERS GAIN REPRESENTATION, OPTION, SELL &
HAVE THEIR WORK PRODUCED OUR SUCCESS STORIES COVERAGE

OUR READERS HAVE READ FOR THE
LIKES OF UNIVERSAL, WORKING TITLE, LIONSGATE, BBC & MANY OTHERS COVERAGE SERVICES

WE ARE GIVING AWAY $54,000 IN CASH PRIZES IN 2022's WRITING CONTESTS FEATURE $5,000 GRAND PRIZE
6 X $1,000 TOP GENRE PRIZES
15 AWARD WINNING JUDGES
130+ PRODUCTION COMPANIES, AGENTS & MANAGERS
80+ DIRECTORS

CONTEST RE-OPENS MAR 1ST! VIEW OUR 2021 WINNERS TV PILOT $2,500 1 HOUR GRAND PRIZE
$2,500 1/2 HOUR GRAND PRIZE
2 X $1,000 2ND PLACE PRIZES
15 EMMY & GOLDEN GLOBE WINNING JUDGES
70+ PRODUCTION COMPANIES, AGENTS & MANAGERS
80+ DIRECTORS

CONTEST RE-OPENS MAR 1ST! VIEW OUR 2021 WINNERS SHORT FILM FUND 4 FILMS FINANCED ANNUALLY
2X $10,000 GRAND PRIZE PRODUCTION BUDGET
2X $5,000 GRAND PRIZE PRODUCTION BUDGET
FREE EQUIPMENT RENTAL FROM ARRI RENTAL
FINALISTS RECEIVE DEVELOPMENT FEEDBACK FROM OUR JUDGES
FINISHED FILMS SHOWN TO ALL OUR JUDGES & INDUSTRY ROSTER.

EARLY DEADLINE FEB 28TH ENTER NOW FICTION PODCAST 2 PILOTS FINANCED & PRODUCED
2X $5,000 GRAND PRIZE TO PRODUCE EACH WINNING PODCAST PILOT
2X $1,000 CASH FOR BOTH WINNERS
PRIZES FOR OUR FINALISTS
13 AWARD WINNING PODCAST CREATOR JUDGES
COMPLETED PODCASTS WILL BE SENT TO A SELECTION OF OUR 240+ PRODUCTION COMPANIES, AGENTS, MANAGERS & DIRECTORS

WINNERS ANNOUNCED MAR 5TH VIEW OUR 2021 FINALISTS

2022's BEST SCRIPTS WILL BE SENT TO OVER 300 OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY 60+ JUDGES OSCAR, BAFTA, GOLDEN GLOBE & EMMY AWARD WINNERS
150+ INDUSTRY ROSTER OUR ROSTERS FILMS HAVE WON DOZENS OF OSCARS AND OTHER MAJOR AWARDS
80+ DIRECTORS THE BEST NEW DIRECTING TALENT FROM AROUND THE WORLD

OVERVIEW WHY? SHORE SCRIPTS WAS SETUP TO HELP EMERGING SCREENWRITERS BREAK INTO THE INDUSTRY.

THE MAJORITY OF PRODUCERS, PRODUCTION COMPANIES, AGENTS & MANAGERS WON’T READ UNSOLICITED MATERIAL. SO, HOW DO YOU GET YOUR WORK OUT THERE AND READ WITHOUT A CONNECTION. THAT'S WHERE WE COME IN.

WE HAVE CREATED THE MOST SUCCESSFUL JUDGE & INDUSTRY ROSTER OF ANY SCREENPLAY CONTEST IN THE WORLD.

WE CAN GUARANTEE THAT IF YOUR SCRIPT LEAPS OFF THE PAGE, ASKING TO BE MADE, WE CAN GET IT INTO THE HANDS OF THOSE WHO HAVE THE ABILITY TO KICKSTART YOUR CAREER.

HOW OUR TEAM
IT ALL STARTS WITH OUR DEDICATED TEAM WHO CONTINUE TO FORGE NEW RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE INDUSTRY.

OUR JUDGES
60+ OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL FILMMAKERS ARE ONBOARD TO READ THIS YEAR'S TOP SCRIPTS.

OUR INDUSTRY ROSTER & DIRECTORS
150+ PRODUCTION COMPANIES, AGENTS & MANAGERS ARE ONBOARD TO READ THE BEST SCRIPTS ENTERED. OUR ROSTERS FILMS HAVE GROSSED BILLIONS AT THE BOX OFFICE. 80+ OF THE MOST UPCOMING FEATURE, TV & SHORT DIRECTORS ARE ALSO ON OUR ROSTER.

OUR PRIZES
WE ARE GIVING AWAY $54,000 IN CASH PRIZES IN 2022, NOT TO MENTION FREE FESTIVAL PASSES, COURSES, SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT & MUCH MORE.

BY FINANCING SHORT FILMS & PODCASTS, WE HAVE CREATED ANOTHER AVENUE TO HELP GET A WRITERS WORK OUT THERE AND SEEN.

OUR SUCCESSES
WE HAVE HELPED 90+ WRITERS GAIN REPRESENTATION, OPTION, SELL & HAVE THEIR SCREENPLAYS PRODUCED.

SOME OF OUR 90+ SUCCESS STORIES

JACOB WEHRMAN OPTIONED HIS FEATURE WINNING SCRIPT TO PRODUCER/DIRECTOR & SHORE JUDGE PATRICK LUSSIER JONNY KING OPTIONED HIS FEATURE WINNING SCRIPT TO EMMY WINNER BEN TRICKLEBANK. BEN IS ON OUR DIRECTORS ROSTER CLAIRE FOWLER WON A BAFTA FOR HER SHORT FILM FUND WINNING SHORT, SALAM WE HELPED SET UP LOUIS ACKERMAN'S FLESH & BLOOD SCRIPT WITH BLUMHOUSE & HULU TV PILOT WINNER LAURIEL MARGER SIGNED WITH SHORE ROSTER LINK ENT. SHE HAS GONE ONTO WRITE ON TV THE SHOW PRODIGAL SON NELL & DAVE THOMAS HAD THEIR WINNING SCRIPT PICKED UP BY OSCAR NOM PRODUCER & SHORE JUDGE STEPHEN WOOLLEY. HE IS DEVELOPING THE PROJECT WITH FILM4. WE INTRODUCED BETH CURRY TO A NUMBER OF MANAGERS, ONE OF WHICH WERE ELEVATE ENT WHO SHE IS NOW SIGNED WITH.

BY CURATING A SHORTLIST OF UNDISCOVERED SCREENPLAYS, SHORE SCRIPTS HAS CREATED A FAST TRACK FOR NEW WRITERS TO BE DISCOVERED BY PRODUCERS AND EXECUTIVES WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE MISS THEIR WORK. AS INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS, WE ARE ALWAYS HAPPY TO SEE PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS FOR OUTLIERS. JOANNA LAURIE & STEPHEN WOOLLEY - JUDGES / NUMBER 9 FILMS - OSCAR NOM PRODUCERS OF CAROL, YOUTH, PERRIER'S BOUNTY, THE CRYING GAME
BEING A WINNER WAS VERY EXCITING. IN THE MONTHS FOLLOWING I HAVE BEEN APPROACHED BY NUMEROUS INDUSTRY PEOPLE INTERESTED IN SCRIPTS OF MINE. DELIGHTED I DECIDED TO ENTER. BEN CLEARY - OSCAR WINNING WRITER/DIRECTOR SHORE SCRIPTS IS AN ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FOR OUR DEVELOPMENT ENDEAVORS. WE CONSISTENTLY ARE INTRODUCED TO EXTREMELY TALENTED SCREENWRITERS AND ALWAYS FIND GEMS IN THEIR SUBMISSIONS EACH SEASON. KIMBERLEY BROWNING - JUDGE / EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AT HBO ACCESS & HOLLYWOOD SHORTS
IT WAS A PLEASURE TO READ SUCH GREAT NEW VOICES AND STORIES WITH REAL HEART. CHRIS PROVENZANO - JUDGE / WRITER ON MAD MEN, GET LOW, ARCHER, JUSTIFIED, SILICON VALLEY

EDUCATION WE ARE DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE GROWTH OF OUR WRITERS THROUGH OUR EDUCATION PLATFORMS. COVERAGE A PROFESSIONAL’S FEEDBACK IS PARAMOUNT IN HELPING YOU TAKE YOUR SCRIPT TO THE NEXT LEVEL. WE OFFER A VARIETY OF SCRIPT FEEDBACK TO CATER TO EACH WRITERS NEEDS.

ALONG WITH OUR CONTESTS, OUR COVERAGE SERVICE WORKS AS ANOTHER OUTLET TO DISTINGUISH GREAT PROJECTS AND GET THEM INTO THE HANDS OF OUR INDUSTRY ROSTER. LEARN MORE COURSES WE HAVE CREATED ONLINE COURSES TO HELP YOU THROUGH EVERY STAGE OF THE SCREENWRITING PROCESS.

A NUMBER OF THESE GUIDES ARE FOR FREE LIKE OUR 34P GUIDE TO AGENTS & MANAGERS,
13P GUIDE TO PITCHING,
39P GUIDE TO FORMATTING

OTHERS ARE AROUND $10 SO THEY ARE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. LEARN MORE ARTICLES WE HAVE CREATED 180+ FREE SCREENWRITING ARTICLES & DOWNLOADS TO HELP YOU BECOME A BETTER SCREENWRITER. CHECK THEM OUT

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