Welcome to the Atlanta International Screenplay Awards, located in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia aka "Hollywood of the South." Rewarding hot up-and-coming screenwriting talent is our mission. Come join our fam!

This year, we are awarding Feature, TV, and Short scripts. Whether you have a drama, action, thriller, horror, sci-fi, animation, fantasy, or family blockbuster, we want to read your script. All budget ranges are encouraged. Our jury is looking for well crafted scripts that scream "this writer has talent!" All entries script analytics as part of the entry fee. Optional "Full Analysis" is also available at an extra cost.

Awards & Prizes

Winners of the Feature, TV Pilot, and Short Competitions receive:

» Phone Introduction With A Producer In Our Network
» Full script data & analytics, plus rewrite suggestions through Scriptmatix.
» Media Exposure

Rules & Terms

– All writers, without regard to age and country of origin, are eligible
– The material must be written in English and submitted as a PDF file. The file must not be encrypted or password protected.
– There is no limit to the number of competitions you may submit and the number of times you may submit one project.
– All entry fees are non-refundable.
– All submitted material must be original to the screenwriter.
– All copyright, ownership, and derivative rights to the material submitted remains with the original rights holders and/or author.
– The material submitted must not have been optioned or produced and must be fully owned by the screenwriters.
– All scripts should be written per industry-standard screenplay format.
– Prior winners cannot win the same contest twice, while there is no limit to the number of times a previous finalist, semi-finalist, and quarter-finalists may resubmit.
– Feature scripts should not exceed 130 pages. TV scripts should not exceed 75 pages. Short Scripts should not exceed 30 pages.
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  • Joseph Stephen Meadows

    Very honored that one of my screenplays was a winner or selection in this competition. As a message to all aspiring writers, since June of 2021, four of my screenplays have won more than 50 awards all over the planet including New York, Paris, London and Los Angeles. However, not a single agent, manager or production company has reached out. The laurels and trophies are nice, but unless one is willing to wait a year for results and win one of the 3 or 4 ‘biggies’, it appears we are simply treading water. Good luck writers!

    April 2022
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  • Shanita Dognia

    Super happy with the response and honor of being selected!!

    March 2022
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  • Kevin J. Howard

    I'm truly honored to have my comedy/horror screenplay "The Moron" selected as a Finalist and my science fiction feature "The Celestial Highway" as an Official Selection! Thank you so much!

    October 2021
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  • David Lake

    Very professional and feedback was on point.

    September 2021
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  • Erin Elizabeth Keefer

    Great festival! Very professional and communicative. Honored to be included!! Definitely recommend!!

    May 2021
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