Contest · 27 days left
Cinequest Screenwriting Competition
- Final deadline
- Nov 13, 2026
- Genres
- All genres
- Prize
- Feature 1st $5,000; short and both teleplay 1st places $1,000; finalists get festival passes
- Page limit
- 125 pages
Deadlines and entry fees
- earlybird (feature)Jul 10, 2026 · $50
- regular (feature)Sep 13, 2026 · $60
- late (feature)Oct 9, 2026 · $70
- final (feature)Nov 13, 2026 · $100
2026-2027 season (21st). Official page lists no dates or fees. Dates and fees verified on the FilmFreeway listing the official site sends entries to. Feature fees; shorts and teleplays cost less. Notification 2027-02-28.
Worth knowing before you enter
- Final deadline fee ($100 feature) is double the earlybird
- No refunds
Verified Oct 1, 2026 from the official page