All Writers Receive 50 Points of Analysis—at NO ADDITIONAL COST.
All Entries Receive a Full Read by Save the Cat! Master Cat Readers.
Feedback Is Grounded in Story Structure—Not Subjective Opinion.
Our approach is simple: a screenplay competition that provides actionable feedback grounded in the Save the Cat! Methodology—the same method used by working writers, readers, and decision makers.
Our focus is on the beats of your story with an aim to help tighten the spine of your screenplay. You make the character, dialogue, and subject matter fly and we’ll serve as your co-pilot, guiding your story’s structure through compelling character transformation from the Opening Image to the Final Image.
You have challenged yourself to start, finish, and enter a screenplay competition—let us deliver the Save the Cat! 50 points of analysis to help you achieve your story’s potential.
Now accepting screenplays for feature films and 60-minute and 30-minute TV pilots.
A group of Feature and TV script winners will be awarded the following:
Grand Prize Winner(s)
• Flight to LA ($600)
• 3-night hotel stay ($1200)
• Live table read to bring your work to life
• Meetings with judges
• Producer Badge to 2024 Austin Film Festival ($750 value -travel and lodging not included)
• 12-month subscription to host your work on The Black List on us
• Save the Cat! Software - 12 Month Subscription
Top 5 finalists will receive the following
• Meeting with one of the judges
• Save the Cat! Software - 12 Month Subscription
All entrants to receive:
• 50 points of analysis report adapted from the Save the Cat! Greenlight Checklist (Save the Cat! Strikes Back --- pages 104-108)
• A review by readers and judges trained in the Save the Cat! Methodology
• Feedback grounded in structure and marketability and consistently applied to all screenplays
Grand Prize Winner(s)
• Flight to LA ($600)
• 3-night hotel stay ($1200)
• Live table read to bring your work to life
• Meetings with judges
• Producer Badge to 2024 Austin Film Festival ($750 value -travel and lodging not included)
• 12-month subscription to host your work on The Black List on us
• Save the Cat! Story Structure Software - 12 Month Subscription
Top 5 finalists will receive the following
• Meeting with one of the judges
• Save the Cat! Story Structure Software - 12 Month Subscription