NEW PRIZES!!!

The winning short screenplay will get produced!

The winning feature and TV pilot screenplays will get an audio production of their full screenplay directed and read by professional actors!

WATCH the previous winning short films now on Tubi TV! https://tubitv.com/series/300010129/twilight-reno?start=true

The Reno-Tahoe Screenplay Contest is one of a kind contest that strives to connect undiscovered screenwriters with producers and other industry professionals and get them produced!

Stats from our 2021-2023 seasons:
--15 writers produced!
--8 of our writers (winners and finalists) have been optioned or hired on assignment since our contest launched!

Our prize package is worth over $20,000!

--The winning SHORT SCRIPT GETS OPTIONED AND PRODUCED!
--The winning FEATURE AND TV SCREENPLAYS will get an audio production (also called table read) of their full script directed and read by professional actors
--Screenwriting Staffing and Virtual Pitch Fest are our official sponsors and will give additional prizes to our winners!
--All entries receive complimentary basic screenplay analysis!

No other contest offers this!

Don't forget to claim your free guide "Top Ten Mistakes Screenwriters Make and How to Fix Them" here: https://renoscreenplays.com/

Awards & Prizes

Short script winner
--Gets their winning script optioned and produced
--10 free pitches from Virtual Pitch Fest
--1-year Screenwriting Staffing premium membership
--Introductory phone call with an industry pro

Feature script winner
--Gets a table read of their full script directed and read by professional actors (winners will receive a recording of the table read)
--10 free pitches from Virtual Pitch Fest
--1-year Screenwriting Staffing premium membership
--Introductory phone call with an industry pro

TV script winner
--Gets a table read of their full script directed and read by professional actors (winners will receive a recording of the table read)
--10 free pitches from Virtual Pitch Fest
--1-year Screenwriting Staffing premium membership
--Introductory phone call with an industry pro

ALL FINALISTS
--1 free pitch from Virtual Pitch Fest

ALL ENTRANTS
--All entries receive complimentary basic screenplay analysis!

The prizes are non-exchangeable, non-transferable, and are not redeemable for cash or other prizes.

SEASON 2023 WINNERS:
--Short script: Telomeres by Nicole Favale
--Feature: Anti-Social by Brendan Byrne
--TV Pilot: Boo’s Cruise by Michael Morero

SEASON 2022 WINNERS:
--Short script: Last Date by Armand Arekian
--Feature: Cryptids by Joseph Murillo
--TV Pilot: How to care for your hermit crab by John Arduini

FALL 2021 WINNERS
--Short script: Beyond the Door by P James Norris
--Feature: The Killer Script by David Pierotti
--TV Pilot: Bullet Proof Money by David Healy

SUMMER 2021 WINNERS
--Short script: The Other Side by Joe Thayer
--Feature: Nidstang by Jared Lamp
--TV pilot: Quantum Entanglement by KC Kramer

SPRING 2021 WINNERS
--Short script: Tree O'mine by Bernhard Riedhammer
--Feature: Aunt Jeannie by David Gray
--TV Pilot: Heritage by Anna Maues

See winning short films here: https://tubitv.com/series/300010129/twilight-reno?start=true
See all results here: https://renoscreenplays.com/

Rules & Terms

All writers, without regard to age and country of origin, are eligible.

The material submitted must be in English and in PDF format.

All material submitted to other competitions or contests is eligible.

There are no limitations or restrictions as to date of authorship.

The material submitted must not be encumbered by any obligation to, or option held by, any third party.

Material should be submitted in standard screenplay format, font, spacing and margin.

Adaptations of source material or other literary work must be properly referenced and credited.

Feature scripts that exceed 130 pages may be disqualified.

TV scripts that exceed 75 pages may be disqualified.

Short scripts that exceed 30 pages may be disqualified.

By submitting to this contest you agree to receive email messages from Reno-Tahoe Screenplay Contest or its partners regarding contest updates and other related services. If you wish to stop receiving these communications, you need to request to be removed from the email list in writing: info@renoscreenplay.com

You also agree to our Terms and Conditions as stated on our website: https://renoscreenplays.com/
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  • Hans Sluijter

    Thanks for this great experience. I wish the entire team the best of luck with the next edition. For everyone else: RECOMMENDED!

    March 2024
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  • Mike Green

    The Green Brothers are grateful our screenplay, The Tao of Piddle Paddle Panda (formally working-titled Crayola Zen), placed Quarter Finalist in The Reno Tahoe Screenplay Contest. It's important festivals such as Reno-Tahoe that led a global super brand like Crayola Corp to actually contact us, of a bazzillion-spec screenplays, and ask why they weren't involved? We're happy with our new working-title (and so is Piddle Paddle Panda), but it proves the gravitas of vetting through competitions such as the Reno Tahoe Screenplay Contest. We congratulate the Winners, and we're humbled to be considered among such tall timber of artists. Thank you, R-TSC!

    March 2024
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  • Lisa VanNatta

    Thank you for choosing Big Whiskey - short script as a quarter finalist.

    March 2024
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  • Jim Norman

    A very worthwhile festival. I will be submitting future work.

    March 2024
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  • Gerald Wood

    A honor for Intimacies to be a finalist television script in this wonderful contest. Thank you so much.

    March 2024
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