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CompetitionChecked 15 Oct 2026

HollyShorts — Screenplay Contest 2027

Closes 1 Jun 2027

Tuesday 1 June 2027

Official page

Official page: https://filmfreeway.com/HollyShortsScreenplayContest

Who can apply
Writers worldwide with English scripts; category limits apply
You get
TV winner: option via 88th Street; feature: Alta Global consultation; Female Short: $1,000
Entry fee
$40–50
Making
Fiction feature, Short, Series
Stage
Writing
Type
Competition

Dates

  1. Earlier deadline Early fee
  2. Closes

Who can apply

Writers worldwide with English scripts; category limits apply

Open to applicants anywhere. The source only partly spells this out, so read the official rules.

What you get

TV winner: option via 88th Street; feature: Alta Global consultation; Female Short: $1,000

DetailsCategory-specific: TV winner option through 88th Street; feature winner Alta Global consultation; winning short screening/distribution IF and WHEN film is completed, not guaranteed production financing. Female Short prize $1,000 to shoot film.

Amounts stay in the currency the organiser uses. Caps, totals and alternatives are listed as published; don’t add them up.

What it costs

To apply

Feature script · Early fee (until 15 Jan)$50Category-specific outcomes; TV option is not the feature prize. Early checkpoint; final 1 June 2027.
Female short script · Early fee (until 15 Jan)$40Category-specific outcomes; TV option is not the feature prize. Early checkpoint; final 1 June 2027.
Short + 1-page feedback · Early fee · Optional feedback bundle (until 15 Jan)$70Category-specific outcomes; TV option is not the feature prize. Early checkpoint; final 1 June 2027.
Short script · Early fee (until 15 Jan)$45Category-specific outcomes; TV option is not the feature prize. Early checkpoint; final 1 June 2027.

What to bring

Tick things off as you get them ready. We’ll remember on this device.

Terms to read first

ContractSelection terms and definitive agreements were not inspected. Read them before accepting an award or granting rights.
RightsTV option and short-film distribution provisions require agreement review. Feature consultation is NOT an option or production award.
TravelAll-access passes are not flights or hotel. No travel award verified.

Our notes, not legal advice. Read the contract before you accept a place or grant any rights.

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