Filmmatic TV Pilot Awards

Contest · 2026Prestige 50/100

TV-pilot-focused awards. $1,000 cash plus industry consultation and Sundance networking for the overall winner.

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Deadlines & fees

RegularPassed
20 Jun 2026America/Los_Angeles$45
LateNext deadline
20 Jul 2026America/Los_Angeles$50
Final
20 Aug 2026America/Los_Angeles$59

Verification pending; confirm dates on the official site.

Key facts

Formats: TV Pilot
Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Biography, Comedy, Crime, Documentary, Drama, Family, Fantasy, History, Horror, Music, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Sport, Thriller, War, Western
Page limit: 70 pages
Required materials: Script in PDF, Final Draft, Movie Magic Screenwriter, Microsoft Word, RTF, or plain text format

Open to writers internationally. Scripts must be submitted in English with fees paid in US dollars. Original work only; entrants must retain all rights. Accepts original TV pilots, spec pilots of existing shows, webisodes, and TV-series scripts. Filmmatic accepts PDF, Final Draft, Movie Magic Screenwriter, Microsoft Word, Rich Text, or plain text formats. Judges and employees of Filmmatic, InkTip, and sponsors are ineligible.

Prizes

Overall Winner: $1,000 cash, Literary Manager consultation, Final Draft software package, Screenwriting Staffing Premium Membership, and InkTip listing package. Ten Finalists and over 100 Semi-Finalists receive organised press exposure and InkTip listing packages. All entrants receive an invitation to Filmmatic's annual Sundance networking event.

Judging

Judged across multiple rounds: Quarter-Finalists, Semi-Finalists, ten Finalists, and one Overall Winner are named each cycle. Results posted 15 October 2026.