ScriptFest is the biggest writer and pitching festival in the world. Every year, our lineup of speakers and guest panelists gets bigger and better. ScriptFest and The Great American PitchFest are how we are helping writers and industry leaders to connect and share updates and information. More companies than ever will hear pitches at the 2017 Great American PitchFest. And once again, there will be pitching on Saturday AND Sunday during the 2017 event. This year, we're offering a contest to not only provide prizes worth over $10,000 -- including platinum passes, free air travel, and hotel accommodations for the event -- but also as a way to highlight amazing writers for the producers who you will be pitching.

ScriptFest, the ScriptFest Master Series, and the Great American PitchFest were started as a way to help other writers move their careers forward, and make ‘finding the door’ just a little bit easier. Writers who attend our event have been hired for writing assignments, signed with agents or managers, and had their screenplays optioned. This is a business about relationships, and thousands of writers started those relationships and their careers at our events.

We are proud to be the biggest and best event of our kind, providing education services, namely, providing classes in the field of screenwriting and independent filmmaking, and helping to connect writers with producers, agents, managers and production companies who can help to get their projects produced.

Awards & Prizes

GRAND PRIZE WINNER:
- 1 Platinum ScriptFest Pass (this includes everything we offer – Private Consultations, Master Class, all parties and luncheons, the Great American PitchFest, and more!)
- 2 nights Hotel Accommodations at the Marriott Burbank during ScriptFest 2017.
- Travel Credit up to $1000
- Special color lanyard identifying contest finalists – Let the Executives know you are a winner!
- Full Coverage from WeScreenplay

4 RUNNER UPS:
- 1 Gold ScriptFest Pass
- Special color lanyard identifying contest finalists – Let the Executives know you are a winner!
- Basic Coverage from WeScreenplay

TOP 10 FINALISTS:
- 50% off any ScriptFest package
- Special color lanyard identifying contest finalists – Let the Executives know you are a winner!

Rules & Terms

1. Screenplays cannot be submitted over 120 pages without festival permission. Screenplays can be in any format (Feature, TV, Short) as long as they do not exceed the page limit.
2. Screenplays submitted must not have been previously sold or produced unless said sale or production was competed with no financial gain to the writer.
3. All deadlines are at 11:59pm PST on the date listed. Any deadline alteration or promotion of any kind does not make any entry valid of a refund of any kind.
4. There are no refunds for any submitted screenplay. Coupons may not be applied to previously submitted scripts.
5. There is no limit on the number of scripts a writer or writing team may submit.
6. Prizes are award per script and teams of writers are expected to divide prizes on their own accord.
7. The decision of the judges will be final and cannot be contested in any manner. There is no score on a scorecard that guarantees advancement to the next level as advancement will be based on all score in the competition.
8. The contest reserves the right to delay announcements for any reason. Delay may last up to but never more than 90 days. While we never anticipate any delays, such delays will not alter the standing of any screenplay entry and will qualify no script for a refund under any circumstance.
9. By submitting to the contest you are releasing your script to ScriptFest USA, Inc. and its partners, and holding harmless the festival or any affiliates from any claims, expenses, and liabilities, including but not limited to invasion of privacy, defamation, copyright, libel, trademark infringement, slander, personal property infringement, etc.