MoviePoet.com is dedicated to the art of screenwriting, in particular, the short screenplay. Each month, we run a free online five page screenplay contest. Our goal is threefold: help writers improve their craft, celebrate our best work, and connect writers and their scripts with filmmakers.
On the first of each month we announce a new contest. During that month, you can enter your script. During the next month, you can read, vote, and comment on all the entries. Finally, during the third month, the results are announced and all the scripts are searchable in our database.
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Chris Messineo
Contest: "Feature ~ Round 1 of 3: Logline" (67 entries so far)
This is the first of three rounds in our annual feature length script contest.
In this first round, writers submit their title and logline (no more than 500 characters). The top 30 writers move on to the second round in April, when they submit their first ten pages. In August, the top ten writers move on to the third and final round, when they submit their finished scripts.
Contest: "Fifth Year Open" (26 entries)
This is our fifth annual open challenge. There is no theme requirement and you may submit any five page (or less) script. However, to enter this contest, you must have given more reviews than you have received and you must be a level 3 member or higher.
Contest: "Short Film" (11 entries)
This is our third annual short film challenge. Your film must be from a MoviePoet.com script and ten minutes or less. You may enter multiple films. All entries must be uploaded to Vimeo.com.
"Focus" by Pete Barry ~ First Place
A man suffering from a rare psychological fixation disorder recounts the tragedy of the woman who loved him. (Revised script entitled "Focus".)
"Thick Window" by Kyle Patrick Johnson ~ Second Place
A father and son cope with post-traumatic life in a bunker.
"Devotion" by Don Riemer ~ Third Place
A wife makes a brave decision to stay with her husband, even after their marriage becomes irrevocably altered.