We are San Francisco. And we love film and we love writers. In fact, we care so deeply about developing the next generation of filmmakers from the U.S. and abroad that we founded what we hope will be one of the most prestigious screenwriting competitions in the world for serious writers and serious subject matter.

We are an independent screenwriting competition founded by artists, and while we are artists, a lot of us come from backgrounds in journalism, publishing, and in some cases some very grisly real life experiences and we like serious subject matter. A lot of other festivals do as well, but that’s really all we are interested in. We are only really interested in finding the next Schindler’s List, Judgement at Nuremburg, Saving Private Ryan, Shawshank Redemption, Lincoln, Reservoir Dogs, 12 Years a Slave, the Godfather, Sling Blade, Frida, or even Shine.

We want to find scripts so good they not only get made, but that they find their way to Sundance, Venice, Cannes, Edinburgh, and San Sebastian. We only want to recognize the best of the best and by recognizing the best of the best be associated with the likes of Nicholl, Writers on the Verge, Warner Brothers, Disney, and other top screenwriting competitions.

SUBMIT HERE https://filmfreeway.com/SanFranciscoInternationalScreenwritingCompetition

We want to support serious writers who take on serious subject matter. That’s what we’re all about. We are located in the heart of California and are proud to be the only international screenwriting competition in the Bay Area. We are committed to fostering the careers of local talent as well as finding the next generation of talent from New York, Hollywood, Toronto, and around the world.

Hollywood is all about cinema and we want to find the next generation of talent capable of delivering great cinema for the next fifty years. We are dedicated to developing artists.

We want to connect up and coming artists with the agents and managers that will ultimately put them in front of the producers who will get their films made. We love movies and the artists who make them and we are committed to seeing more of you get your films made. As such, we are committed to building the most prolific distribution list of any screenwriting competition in San Francisco. We not only want our winner’s scripts in the hands of people who can do something with them, we want their scripts in the hands of people who will do something with them.

Great films come in all shapes and sizes, from thrillers to dramas from epic blockbusters to small indies, as such we love all kinds of scripts from big studio projects to arthouse indies. No two paths are the same and no two stories are either. So whether you’re new to writing, you’ve been doing it for years, or you’re just now thinking about starting, send us your script and if it’s good we’ll deliver to the people you need to read it. We accept scripts from all over the world and from writers of all shapes and sizes, ethnicities, sexes and sexual orientations.

Deadlines

Standard October 10

Extended November 12

Final Deadline February 6

SUBMIT HERE https://filmfreeway.com/SanFranciscoInternationalScreenwritingCompetition

Awards

Men and women have been making great films for over a century now and we want to continue that tradition. We want to develop writers and filmmakers to work in every facet of production. We want to support writers at all levels to make great films all over the world. We love film and we love filmmakers. And we want to do everything we can to support and inspire the next generation of filmmakers to tell great stories that will be told for generations to come.

Some of film’s biggest names are on our distribution list. Our winners are read by top agents and talent managers on both coasts and producers all over the world. And our distribution list is growing every day because people respect us for our taste and integrity. We only recognize great scripts and our recognition means a lot.

2019's winners were distributed to over forty industry executives and received personal introduction to three separate talent managers in addition to our grand prize winner receiving script notes and a personal consultation from none other than Alex Robb at Insignia Entertainment.

Please note that only the top three finalists receive industry distribution and semi-finalists only receive laurels and online recognition like at most festivals.

SUBMIT HERE https://filmfreeway.com/SanFranciscoInternationalScreenwritingCompetition

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San Francisco International Screenwriting Competition

For Serious Writers and Serious Subject Matter

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