Every entry to the Slamdance Screenplay Competition receives short constructive feedback from one of our readers and a one-year subscription to the Slamdance Channel. The competition is about much more than awards. From these nominations, Slamdance selects one Mentorship Award-winner each year who will receive personal mentorship through Slamdance’s alumni network and screenwriting consultants. In addition to awarding the best screenplays submitted to Slamdance, our readers nominate unique scripts that, with a little more development and support, could turn into production-ready ventures. Other winners such as 2021’s Neil Ferron and 2019’s Jessica Sinyard have found representation and management directly through their involvement with the competition. Recent success stories include Tyler Tice, whose 2018 Grand Prize-winning horror feature Day Shift is due to be released in 2022 as a Netflix original film starring Jamie Foxx.
We are looking for scripts that take risks, refuse compromise, and go places where Hollywood hacks fear to tread. Like the Film Festival, the Screenplay Competition is a place for new, bold, and raw voices. Since 1995, the competition has established a strong track record for introducing writers to members of the entertainment industry who have gone on to produce, option, and represent submitted work. The Slamdance Screenplay Competition is dedicated to discovering and nurturing emerging screenwriters. Semi-finalists will be announced September 20th.
Submissions for the 2022 Slamdance Screenplay Competition have closed.