The Hollywood Storytellers Script Competition is an international screenwriting contest open to feature films, shorts, and TV pilots across all genres. The submission deadline is November 2, 2025. Scripts must be submitted in English as PDFs and meet standard length requirements per category. The jury consists of industry professionals from major studios such as Disney, Netflix, and Warner Bros. Participants can optionally request executive feedback with a free resubmission option. Winners receive laurels, certificates, industry exposure, and an invitation to attend the live event in Los Angeles on March 21 and 22, 2026. This festival is a valuable opportunity for screenwriters seeking visibility, networking, and direct access to Hollywood professionals. Entry fees range from $28 to $80 USD, with discounts available.
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Festival de cine Hollywood Storytellers - CONCURSO DE GUIÓN
Industry ficmonterrey es un espacio dedicado al fortalecimiento y desarrollo de la industria cinematográfica regional y nacional. Aquí, los profesionales del cine se reúnen para explorar colaboraciones, compartir conocimientos y celebrar alianzas.
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FICMONTERREY - PRO MEETINGS
El Certamen Internacional de Guion Corto ABCGuionistas abre su octava edición con la colaboración de Altamedia Studios, el Instituto del Cine Madrid, además de las marcas Marca de Autor y Un Verano de Guion.
El concurso tiene como finalidad promover la creación de guiones de cortometraje en español y la visibilidad de sus autores. Está abierto a guionistas noveles y profesionales de cualquier país que quieran mostrar su talento narrativo, ganando visibilidad y siendo recompensados por escribir.
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VIII Concurso Internacional de Guion de Cortometraje Abcguionistas
The CASA CINE 2026 writing residency is aimed at screenwriters and filmmakers working on their first or second feature film. The program is open internationally, welcoming participants from all nationalities, and focuses on fiction, creative documentary, or animation projects.
Applications for screenwriters and writer-directors are open from November 3 to December 3, 2025, while film score composers can apply from January 15 to February 15, 2026. The residency will take place from May 6 to 29, 2026, at the Château de la Napoule in France, coinciding with the Cannes Film Festival.
Participants receive intensive mentorship in film writing and music composition, with opportunities to present their projects to industry professionals. The residency focuses exclusively on feature films, excluding series and short films, and is designed to foster creative writing and composition within an international and collaborative environment.
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Writing Residency – CASA CINE
El Festival Internacional de Cine de Monterrey (ficmonterrey) invita a cineastas a presentar sus proyectos para el programa Work in Progress (WiP). Esta iniciativa tiene como objetivo apoyar a cineastas iberoamericanos y latinos de EE. UU. proporcionando recursos cruciales para películas en etapa de postproducción. El festival está dedicado a promover voces e historias diversas dentro de la industria cinematográfica.
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FICMONTERREY - WIP
