PAGE International Screenwriting Awards

Deadlines & fees

Dates and fees checked against the official site 12 Sept 2026.

Entry categories

• Feature

  Feature, Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family Film, Historical Film, Science Fiction, Thriller/Horror, up to 120 pages

  Base phase fee applies. Additional genre sub-categories may be added at $20 each (up to 2 extras).

• Short

  Short, all, up to 30 pages

  Automatic $5 discount off the listed phase fee (i.e. $84 at Final).

• TV Pilot

  TV Pilot, up to 75 pages

  Original pilot episodes only — no spec scripts for existing series. Optional supplementals allowed (recurring character list, future episode summaries).

Key facts

Formats

Feature, TV Pilot, Short

Genres

Action, Fantasy, History, Adventure, Animation, Horror, Mystery, Comedy, Romance, Crime, Sci-Fi, Sport, Drama, Thriller, War, Family, Western

Required materials

Completed screenplay or teleplay as a non-password-protected PDF, Title page with script title only (no writer name or contact info anywhere in the script; WGA registration number optional), Standard spec screenplay/teleplay format, 12pt Courier, Entry form (category selection, contact details, payment), Optional: for musicals, a link to the music; for TV pilots, supplementals (recurring character list, future episode summaries)

* Writers must be 18+ on the date of submission * Writer (or writing team combined) must not have earned more than $50,000 USD (or foreign equivalent) for work as a screenwriter and/or fictional TV writer * Scripts must be original and wholly owned/controlled by the author on the submission date * Scripts currently optioned, sold, produced, or otherwise encumbered by a third party at submission are ineligible; scripts optioned/sold/produced after submission remain eligible * Adaptations of another writer's work are not accepted; self-adaptations are eligible only if all film and TV rights are retained * Previous PAGE prize-winning scripts are ineligible to resubmit * No novels, short stories, stage plays, treatments, synopses, reality-show concepts, or spec scripts for existing TV series * Scripts exceeding 135 pages (excluding title page) will be disqualified * All scripts must be submitted in English; entry fees must be paid in US dollars * PAGE/Production Arts Group judges, sponsors, administrators, contractors, and their immediate family members are not eligible * Entries are final: no refunds, no mid-contest draft substitutions (Semi-Finalists may submit an updated draft free of charge for the final two rounds) * Short Film category entries (30 pages or less) receive an automatic $5 discount off the listed phase fee * Additional genre categories may be added to an entry for $20 each (up to two extra)

Prizes

Grand Prize of 25,000 US dollars in cash plus promotional packages from InkTip, Stage 32 and VPF, gift certificates and a Nostos Screenwriting Retreat in Italy. Gold Prize 1,000 dollars, Silver 500 and Bronze 250, across 31 awards and more than 50,000 dollars in cash and prizes overall. Ten categories: seven feature genres plus Short Film, TV Drama Pilot and TV Comedy Pilot. Feedback is NOT included in the entry fee: it is a 100 dollar add-on that must be purchased at the time of entry and cannot be added later. Semi-finalists may submit a revised draft free of charge. Note that the FilmFreeway listing prices entries higher than PAGE's own site and omits the Last Minute tier entirely, so enter through pageawards.com.

Judging

* Fully anonymous — entries identified only by title and an assigned number * Five-round judging structure: Preliminary Round 1 → Preliminary Round 2 (scripts scoring 60+ advance) → Quarter-Final (top 10% of each category) → Semi-Final (top 25 per category) → Final (top 10 per category) * Preliminary judges: professional script readers and story analysts with 3+ years' industry experience * Quarter-Final judges: working screenwriters and screenwriting consultants * Semi-Final judges: Hollywood literary agents, managers, and development executives * Final judges: Hollywood producers and production executives * Scripts scored 1–10 on ten criteria: Premise/Concept, Presentation, Structure, Plot, Pacing, Characters, Dialogue, Theme, Style/Tone, Marketing Potential * Judges are assigned scripts matched to their personal interests and genre expertise * Notification dates: Quarter-Finalists 15 July, Semi-Finalists 15 August, Finalists 15 September, Winners 15 October * Individual scorecards are not shared with entrants

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