Screenplay Competition
Every ScriptLix article filed under screenplay competition is collected here, from craft notes on structure and scene work to what happens once a script goes out to readers. Start with whatever your current draft is losing on.
- Slamdance Screenplay Competition: Fees, Prizes, Red Flags
Everything the Slamdance screenplay competition charges, pays and promises in the 2026 cycle: fees by page count, deadlines, the cash versus package split, eligibility and alumni claims.
By Nadia Osei
- PAGE International Screenwriting Awards: Worth the Fee?
What the PAGE Awards costs, pays and promises: the 2026 fee ladder, the $25,000 Grand Prize, who judges each round, and whether the $100 feedback is worth buying.
By Nadia Osei
- Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition: Worth Entering?
What the Austin Film Festival screenplay competition costs, who judges it, how cash prizes differ from perks, and whether a Second Round placement is worth your entry fee.
By Nadia Osei
Screenplay Competition
Every ScriptLix article filed under screenplay competition is collected here, from craft notes on structure and scene work to what happens once a script goes out to readers. Start with whatever your current draft is losing on.
Slamdance Screenplay Competition: Fees, Prizes, Red Flags
Everything the Slamdance screenplay competition charges, pays and promises in the 2026 cycle: fees by page count, deadlines, the cash versus package split, eligibility and alumni claims.
PAGE International Screenwriting Awards: Worth the Fee?
What the PAGE Awards costs, pays and promises: the 2026 fee ladder, the $25,000 Grand Prize, who judges each round, and whether the $100 feedback is worth buying.
Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition: Worth Entering?
What the Austin Film Festival screenplay competition costs, who judges it, how cash prizes differ from perks, and whether a Second Round placement is worth your entry fee.