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2025 Pitch Contest (Fall/Winter)

Regular Deadline: December 15, 2025

The bi-annual 2025 Script Pipeline Pitch Contest is searching for original feature film and TV series ideas to be developed into screenplays and pilots.

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Playback by Khaled Ridgeway

2024 Pitch Contest (Fall/Winter) - Winner

Born in the Middle East and raised in the Midwest, writer/director Khaled Ridgeway tells stories illuminating men from all walks of life. A former bioengineer, Khaled pivoted into film by studying at USC. He’s since become a Ryan Murphy Half Mentee and received the Student DGA for his rap-infused horror short, Night Diner. Sony acquired his […]

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2025 Pitch Contest (Fall/Winter)

Regular Deadline: December 15, 2025

The bi-annual 2025 Script Pipeline Pitch Contest is searching for original feature film and TV series ideas to be developed into screenplays and pilots.

2026 Screenwriting Contest

Pre-register Deadline: December 30, 2025

The 24th Annual Script Pipeline Screenwriting Contest is searching for extraordinary writers with feature screenplays across all genres.

2026 TV Writing Contest

Pre-register Deadline: December 30, 2025

The 19th Annual Script Pipeline TV Writing Contest is searching for extraordinary writers with original television pilots or unproduced indie series scripts.

Latest Success Stories

Semifinalist Signs w/Management After Development Process

October 28, 2025

Just a few months after the contest announcement, 2025 Screenwriting semifinalist Nick Porisch signed with manager Jake Wagner (Alibi Management). Pipeline execs helped Nick develop his Semi-placing script Beautiful Morning prior to pitching direct to Jake. From Nick: “Working with Script Pipeline has been an incredible and super rewarding process. They’ve been helpful and supportive […]

Finalist Script "Buzzkill" to Star Billy Magnussen, Lulu Wilson

October 23, 2025

A top 10 finalist in the 2023 Screenwriting Competition, Buzzkill by Colin McLaughlin is set to be produced! Joe Lynch will direct, with Billy Magnussen (Game Night) and Lulu Wilson (Becky) to star. Read more on Deadline. Colin's horror/comedy was lauded by Pipeline execs as "one of the freshest spins on a horror concept we've […]

Screenwriting / TV Writing Finalist Signs with Management

October 13, 2025

Script Pipeline finalist Nick Grant has signed with Zack Zucker (Bellevue) after introductions by Pipeline. The Pipeline team helped develop Nick's top-5 script POV before circulation to Bellevue and other managers. He signed with Zack only a few weeks after. Nick was also a finalist this year with a pilot (Cul-De-Sac), marking only the second […]

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