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: "FADE OUT." (2 entries so far)
Your script must end with the following lines:
PARKER
Try to get some sleep.
Taylor smiles as Parker closes the trunk.
Contest: "Lex Poeta" (30 entries)
Your entire story must take place inside a criminal court room (it may also include the judge's chambers and jury room).
Contest: "A Grim Tale" (42 entries)
Your script must be an adaptation of a Brothers Grimm fairy tale. The title of your script must be the same as the original work.
"Simeli Mountain" by Kyle Patrick Johnson ~ First Place
A greedy man uses a memory-defective poor man as an avenue to wealth before the Cosmos rights itself. Adapted from the Grimm Brothers' story of the same name.
"God's Food" by MJ Hermanny ~ Second Place
The wife of a newly appointed SS member has a devastating secret to hide.
"Sleeping Beauty" by Jon Hill ~ Third Place
A private detective is manipulated by an old flame into rescuing a friend in trouble. But is all what it seems?