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HollyShorts Screenplay Contest

HollyShorts Screenplay Contest
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HollyShorts Screenplay Contest

The official script competition of the Oscar®-qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival, recognizing outstanding short scripts, features, and TV pilots. Hosted with Coverfly, the contest highlights emerging writers and celebrates finalists and winners at the annual HollyShorts Film Festival in Hollywood.

Deadline

Jan 15, 2027

92 days remaining

Packages

5 options

Season

2026-2027 Season

Prizes

Best Short Screenplay

The first place winning short screenplay will get prizes courtesy of 88th Street Productions, Festival Formula, Alta Global Media, and Bitpix. The Finished film will get an automatic screening at HollyShorts and distribution on Bitpix!
Top winner will also receive a meeting with Alta Global Media and Festival Formula for festival strategy consultation.

Sponsors: 88th Street Productions + Bitpix + Festival Formula + Alta Global Media
*all completed winning scripts (if and when completed) get automatic distribution on Bitpix, will screen at HollyShorts and will receive intro to Festival Formula to make festival submission plan for said short film.

ISA story Award
ISA prize
Sponsor: ISA.

Best TV pilot

Optioned by 88th Street Productions.

Quarter and Semi Finalists

All Quarter and Semi-finalists get invite to attend the festival, all-access pass.

Best Female Screenplay

Sponsors: 88th Street + Bitpix + Festival Formula
$1000 cash for the winner of Best Female Screenplay, along with guaranteed screening at HollyShorts and distribution on Bitpix along with a festival strategy discussion with Festival Formula.

Feature Screenplay Award

Sponsor: Alta Global Media
Consulting meeting with Alta Global Media for the winning Feature Screenplay

Rules & Guidelines

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All entries submitted are eligible to win the top prizes.

Employees (and their immediate families (parent, spouse, child, sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and those living in their same households, whether or not related) of HollyShorts and any of their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries and advertising and promotion agencies or festival sponsors, are not eligible to win. There is no limit on the number of short screenplays you can submit; however, each short screenplay submitted by you must be original and different from any other short screenplay submitted by you, submitted separately and accompanied by its own completed submission form and participant agreement. Short screenplays may be a maximum of 30 pages, must be in English and must be submitted in proper script format. HollyShorts reserves the right to reject any short screenplay that it determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, contains prohibited content or is offensive, inappropriate or otherwise unacceptable. All eligible entries received by HollyShorts will be judged by the HollyShorts selection committee and the production company sponsoring the contest.

By submitting your script for consideration for the HollyShorts Screenplay Contest, you agree for HollyShorts and its contest sponsor to produce your short screenplay if selected as the overall winner. The completed film(s) will premiere at the HollyShorts Film Festival and on our distribution platform Bitpix.

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