Welcome to the 2024 Florida Script Challenge!
Welcome to the Best Little Screenwriting Contest Not Out West!
**NOTE** This is an ONLINE Competition, there is not an in person event!!
Lets hear it for the screenwriters people! The backbone, yet often overlooked, of the film industry. Screenwriters are a group of people who would love to have their work recognized and produced but the struggle is real! Founded in 2019, The Florida Script Challenge is aiming to help change that. We ourselves are screenwriters and have been for eight years now. We know the struggle for screenwriters and the struggle of getting your work in front of the right set of eyes. We’re here to give you an avenue to have your work judged by your peers in screenwriting and hopefully help get your work noticed by someone that can help get it made. We will help you promote your work in any way that we can so hopefully the right people lay their eyes on it and help you reach your dreams in screenwriting!
For each of our Top 3 Category Finishers as well as the Hurricane Award and Screenwriter of the Year Award, you will a receive a personalized trophy! You can see examples from previous winners on our website and here on FilmFreeway!
We’re very excited to again, partner with Final Draft for the 2024 contest! This years winner will again receive a copy of Final Draft 12 screenwriting software!
We are also happy to announce that every entry (if accepted) into the 2023 Florida Script Challenge is automatically eligible for all awards, including the category awards as well as the Hurricane Award and the Screenwriter of the Year Award. You will never have to pay extra fees for trophies, certificates or entries into extra categories. We continue to look for new and exciting ways to celebrate our amazing screenwriters. As we get updates for the 2024 contest we will immediately share them here!
We're very pleased to announce our newest sponsor for the Florida Script Challenge! Virtual Pitch Fest or VPF! In 2024 we will be awarding our Feature winners the ability to pitch to producers and studios!
Our Hurricane Award winner will receive 5 pitches.
Our Screenwriter of the Year will receive 5 pitches.
First place in the Feature category will receive 3 pitches.
We thank VPF for their sponsorship and cannot wait to see the results next year! New submission window opens July 4, 2023!
VPF is a platform for TV/Film professionals seeking scripts and writers to represent. With VPF, writers can submit Written Pitches to 500+ networks/studios, producers and agents with the assurance of a guaranteed response.
Our 2024 Hurricane Award will be named the Hurricane ‘Sue’ Award after our 2023 winner, Sue M. Swank!!
Hurricane Award Winner - Trophy, Certificate, Final Draft 12 Download and 5 Pitches from VPF.
Screenwriter of the Year - Trophy, Certificate, and 5 pitches from VPF.
Short Screenplay First Place - Trophy and Certificate.
Short Screenplay Second Place - Trophy and Certificate.
Short Screenplay Third Place - Trophy and Certificate.
Feature Screenplay First Place - Trophy, Certificate, and 3 pitches from VPF.
Feature Screenplay Second Place - Trophy and Certificate.
Feature Screenplay Third Place - Trophy and Certificate.
All Finalists will receive a certificate.