CompetitionChecked 15 Oct 2026 · rechecked 17 Oct 2026

Raindance Script Competition — Short

Closes 8 Mar 2027

Monday 8 March 2027, 23:59 UK time

Rechecked on the official page, 17 Oct 2026. Deadlines confirmed on the Raindance page: early 7 December 2026, regular 18 January 2027 and late 8 March 2027, all at 11:59pm GMT.

Official page Submission portal

Official page: https://raindance.org/festival/submit/scripts/

Who can apply: Writers anywhere with a finished, unproduced English-language short script (max 40 pages)
You get: Industry Discovery List for 4-5 short scripts; the winner gets a Script Angel consultation
Entry fee: £35–60
Making: Short
Stage: Writing
Type: Competition

Dates

Earlier deadline Monday 7 December 2026 Early deadline, 11:59pm GMT · 23:59 UK time
Earlier deadline Monday 18 January 2027 Regular deadline, 11:59pm GMT · 23:59 UK time
Closes Monday 8 March 2027 Late (final) deadline, 11:59pm GMT · 23:59 UK time
Event Wednesday 16 June 2027 Raindance Script Competition

Who can apply

Writers anywhere with a finished, unproduced English-language short script (max 40 pages)

Open to applicants anywhere.

What you get

Industry Discovery List for 4-5 short scripts; the winner gets a Script Angel consultation

Details		Script recognition; industry circulation, not financing

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

Short — early entry	£35	Standard entry; through 2026-12-07. Not a feedback or membership rate.
Short — regular entry	£45	Standard entry; through 2027-01-18. Not a feedback or membership rate.
Short — late entry	£60	Standard entry; through 2027-03-08. Not a feedback or membership rate.
Entry fee	Not published	Standard entry; through 2026-12-07. Not a feedback or membership rate.
Entry fee	Not published	Standard entry; through 2027-01-18. Not a feedback or membership rate.
Entry fee	Not published	Standard entry; through 2027-03-08. Not a feedback or membership rate.

What to bring

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Anonymous English PDF screenplay in standard format, Courier 12; no identifying information/title page. Features >60 pages; shorts ≤40; TV pilot first episode. No bible. IMPORTANT: script PDF must have no title page and no personal/identifying information. Credit co-writers in the submission metadata, not inside the anonymous script.

Terms to read first

Anonymous judging	No title page or identifying information in screenplay file.
Optional third-party workflow	Optional short Production Fund requires an IMGN account and script upload; ordinary competition remains available without it.

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

Where this comes from

Raindance Script Competition — call Checked 15 Oct 2026. Script-competition page read; organizer-managed FilmFreeway controls the 2027 fee calendar. Review circulation terms rather than inferring free feedback.
Raindance Script Competition — additional rules Checked 15 Oct 2026. Checked script-category fee schedule, final 8 March date, anonymity, unproduced status and circulation. No payment or upload tested.

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