Enter your screenplay or TV pilot in the Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest.

Is this your big screenwriting career break? Don’t miss out on the chance to share over $80,000 in cash and prizes, and kickstart your screenwriting career with meetings with executives, producers and managers.
 
Big Break winners and finalists alike have had their screenplays optioned and produced and have secured high-profile representation as well as lucrative writing deals.
 
This year’s deadlines/prices:

Early Bird Deadline is Monday, April 21, 2025
Shorts: $35.00
Feature & Television: $45.00
Diversity Feature & Television Entry: $45.00
Shorts Entry + Feedback: $75.00
Feature & Television + Feedback: $110.00
Diversity Feature & Television + Feedback: $110.00

Regular Deadline is Monday, May 19, 2025
Shorts: $45.00
Feature & Television: $65.00
Diversity Feature & Television Entry: $65.00
Shorts Entry + Feedback: $85.00
Feature & Television + Feedback: $130.00
Diversity Feature & Television + Feedback: $130.00

Final Deadline is Monday, June 9, 2025
Shorts: $55.00
Feature & Television: $75.00
Diversity Feature & Television Entry: $75.00
Shorts Entry + Feedback: $95.00
Feature & Television + Feedback: $140.00
Diversity Feature & Television + Feedback: $140.00

Extended Deadline is Monday, June 30, 2025
Shorts: $65.00
Feature & Television: $85.00
Diversity Feature & Television Entry: $85.00
Shorts Entry + Feedback: $105.00
Feature & Television + Feedback: $150.00
Diversity Feature & Television + Feedback: $150.00
 
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