The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition was founded in the fall of 2003. Our goal? To discover the most exciting new scripts by up-and-coming writers from across the country and around the world. And due to the success of our winning writers, the PAGE Awards contest has become one of the most highly respected sources for new screenwriting talent, both within the Hollywood community and internationally.

Each year our Judges read and evaluate all the contest submissions, searching for the best new screenplays and teleplays, and in the fall of each year we present Gold, Silver, and Bronze Prizes in each of our ten genre categories – plus our huge $25,000 Grand Prize.

Most importantly, over the past 20 years the PAGE screenplay contest has helped launch the careers of many dozens of talented screenwriters. Our winning writers have signed with top literary representatives, optioned and sold their winning scripts, landed paid writing assignments, and many now have movies and television shows in production, on the air, and in theaters.

Awards & Prizes

In just a few short months, the PAGE Judges will present 31 Awards to some of the most talented new screenwriters from across the country and around the world, including a $25,000 Grand Prize, plus Gold, Silver, and Bronze Prizes in ten different genre categories. All told, our winning writers will receive over $50,000 in Cash and Prizes!

Most importantly, in association with our co-sponsors InkTip, Roadmap Writers, VPF and Filmarket Hub, we will actively publicize and promote your winning script, giving you a shot at the ultimate prize: the chance to get your screenplay produced!

OUR PRIZE PACKAGES

In the Final Round of competition, from all of the Finalists in all ten genre categories, the Judges will select our Grand Prize Winner, who will receive:

GRAND PRIZE WINNER
$25,000 Cash
InkTip Promo Package
Roadmap Writers Promo Package
Stage 32 Promo Package
VPF Promo Package
Gift Certificates: Amazon, Office Depot, Starbucks, Netflix
Nostos Screenwriting Retreat in Italy

The Judges will also present Gold, Silver, and Bronze Prizes in each of our ten genre categories. The winners will receive:

GOLD PRIZE WINNERS
$1,000 Cash
InkTip Promo Package
Roadmap Writers Promo Package
Stage 32 Promo Package
VPF Promo Package
Gift Certificates: Amazon, Office Depot, Starbucks, Netflix

SILVER PRIZE WINNERS
$500 Cash
InkTip Promo Package
Roadmap Writers Promo Package
Stage 32 Promo Package
VPF Promo Package
Gift Certificates: Amazon, Office Depot, Starbucks, Netflix

BRONZE PRIZE WINNERS
$250 Cash
InkTip Promo Package
Roadmap Writers Promo Package
Stage 32 Promo Package
VPF Promo Package
Gift Certificates: Amazon, Office Depot, Starbucks, Netflix

If you win this year’s contest, a press release introducing you and your script will be sent to our list of industry contacts, including over 5,000 Hollywood agents, managers, producers, and executives. Any and all inquiries from this media blitz will be sent directly to you or your designated representative, so you will be able to communicate personally with these industry execs. In addition, winners will receive promotional services from Roadmap Writers, InkTip, Stage 32 and VPF.

Rules & Terms

Before you enter the PAGE Awards competition, please review these rules and guidelines. Any submission that does not comply with contest rules may be disqualified.

CONTEST RULES

1. All writers of submitted material must be 18 years of age or older on the date of submission, and each writer or writing team may not have earned more than $50,000 or the foreign equivalent (jointly or individually) for work as a screenwriter and/or fictional television writer.

2. Writers who reside in countries other than the United States are welcome to enter the contest; however, all scripts must be submitted in English and entry fees must be paid in U.S. dollars. Entry in the competition is void where prohibited by law.

3. Judges, sponsors, administrators, and independent contractors who currently or have previously worked with or for the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards or Production Arts Group are not eligible to enter the competition, nor are their spouses or other immediate family members.

4. Scripts must be the original work of the author(s) and on the date of submission must be wholly owned and controlled by the author(s). If a script has been sold, is currently under option, is being produced, or is in any other way encumbered by a third party on the date of submission, the script is not eligible for an award. If a script is optioned, sold, or produced after it has been entered, it will remain eligible for this year’s contest.

5. Only original screenplays and teleplays are eligible for awards. Novels, short stories, stage plays, treatments, synopses, reality show concepts and spec scripts for existing TV series are not eligible. Scripts that have previously won a Grand, Gold, Silver or Bronze Prize in the PAGE Awards competition are also ineligible.

6. Adaptations of books, plays, or other source material written by another author are not eligible under any circumstances. A script that has been adapted from your own book, play, or other source material is eligible provided that you have retained all film and television rights to the property.

7. Submissions and entry fees must be postmarked or transmitted electronically on or before 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on the Early, Regular, Late, or Last Minute Entry deadline in order to qualify for those entry rates. Any script submitted after the Final Entry Deadline will be disqualified.

8. The contest and its administrators are not responsible for submissions or entry fees that are lost, stolen, or damaged in transit, and we cannot return scripts once they have been submitted.

9. Once a script has been entered in the competition, under no circumstances will we accept substitutions of new drafts or corrected pages. If you wish to submit a revised draft of your screenplay, you must enter it as a new submission and pay the appropriate entry fee. (PLEASE NOTE: As a special courtesy, writers who advance to the Semi-Final Round of competition will be invited to send us the latest draft of their script for the final two rounds of judging free of charge.)

10. Decisions of the Judges are final and may not be disputed. Our Judges are instructed and agree to evaluate scripts based on our standard Judging Procedure; however, the PAGE Awards contest and its administrators may not be held responsible for any errors or omissions on the part of the Judges.

SCRIPT GUIDELINES

Below are some important formatting and submission instructions. Though your script will not be disqualified if it deviates from these standards, in order to maximize your chances of success, we strongly recommend that you follow these guidelines.

FORMAT: Scripts should be written in standard spec screenplay or teleplay format, set in 12-point Courier font.

PAGE COUNT: Scripts should be standard length and pages should be numbered.

Full-Length Features: 80-120 pages
Short Film Scripts: under 30 pages
TV Pilots: 25-75 pages

Scripts that vary slightly from these standard page counts will be accepted, but we do not accept entries that exceed 135 pages in length.

TITLE PAGE: Since our judging process is anonymous, please include ONLY the title of your script on your title page. If you like, you may also include your WGA registration number, but that is not required. When we receive your entry we will assign your script a number and our Judges will identify your screenplay solely by its title and script number. Under no circumstances should you include your name or contact information anywhere within the body of your script.

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  • Staton Rabin

    Everyone at the PAGE Awards makes you feel like you're the only screenwriter in the world, and they take very, very good care of you. They are genuinely rooting for your success, and do everything they can to help. They not only approach the whole process with a good heart, they also run one of the most efficient screenwriting competitions out there, and don't leave you hanging waiting for contest results beyond the dates promised. And the fact that PAGE has many separate categories and genres for scripts means that you may have a better chance of doing well here than you will at most other screenplay competitions. PAGE is a contest that many managers and producers pay attention to, and the great folks who run PAGE make sure that if your script wins the contest overall, or in its category-- or even finishes in the top 3 in its genre-- they will give you every opportunity to get noticed. I have no idea where the great folks who run the PAGE Awards come from. But if you can imagine what it would be like if a nice, warmhearted family from a small town in the Midwest were running a major screenwriting contest (and also happened to be well-connected in Hollywood, highly respected in the industry, and extremely capable), that's certainly what it feels like to interact with them. They certainly treat writers like family!

    October 2023
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    Response from festival:

    Wow... Thank you so much for this amazing review, Staton -- and big CONGRATS on your PAGE win this year!

    We do think of our community of screenwriters as sort of a "big extended family," and we do understand and appreciate all the hard work and heartbreak you endure in the process of building a successful screenwriting career. And all of us here at the PAGE Awards love being a part of that process. We love helping to discover and promote talented writers like you, and we love seeing so many writers from all around the world achieve success in this industry. It's truly a joy!

    Wishing you and all the screenwriters out there the thrill of seeing your own "Written by" credit up on the screen!

    Cheers,
    Jen

  • Desiree Stone

    It was great to be a part of the festival.

    October 2021
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  • John McCarney

    Great communication, the best communication and follow up of all the major competitions.

    October 2021
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    Response from festival:

    I really appreciate you taking the time to give us this review, John. Thank you so much!

    Sincerely yours,
    Jen

  • Mark Labella

    Page Awards is very transparent to the very number of submissions. That’s exactly the reason why they are one of the most trusted, loved, screenplay competitions. This is my first year submitting, it’s an honor to have been chosen as part of the higher echelon of scripts amongst a sea of 9,400.

    October 2021
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you so much for your very kind words, Mark, and CONGRATS on advancing to the Semi-Finals! We're very grateful to have had the opportunity to read your work this year.

    Sincerely yours,
    Jen

  • Jaclyn Lopez

    Thank you for selecting my project as a QF!

    October 2021
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    Response from festival:

    You're more than welcome, Jaclyn! You wrote a terrific screenplay. :-)

    Cheers,
    Jen