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Screenwriting Contest

The 23rd Annual Screenwriting Contest develops talented writers and connects them with producers, agencies, and managers who can help launch their career. NEXT SEASON OPENS: August 15th, 2025.

TV Writing Contest

The 18th Annual TV Writing Contest searches for extraordinary writers and pilots, connecting them with production companies, agencies, and managers. NEXT SEASON OPENS: August 15th, 2025.

Pitch Contest

The Pitch Contest reviews original film and TV series ideas for development with Script Pipeline’s executive team, prior to consideration for managers and production companies. NEXT SEASON OPENS: August 15th, 2025.

First Look Project

The 14th Annual First Look Project searches for higher-concept material across MULTIPLE categories for film and TV, introducing select writers to reps and producers.

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As one of the longest-running notes services, the Script Pipeline Workshop is rooted in three goals: help writers improve their craft, connect them with representation, and push more scripts to production.

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A year-round conference in the arts comprised of unique, career-building virtual events, led by working professionals in screenwriting, filmmaking, and publishing.

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Contests

Screenwriting Contest

The 23rd Annual Screenwriting Contest develops talented writers and connects them with producers, agencies, and managers who can help launch their career. NEXT SEASON OPENS: August 15th, 2025.

TV Writing Contest

The 18th Annual TV Writing Contest searches for extraordinary writers and pilots, connecting them with production companies, agencies, and managers. NEXT SEASON OPENS: August 15th, 2025.

Pitch Contest

The Pitch Contest reviews original film and TV series ideas for development with Script Pipeline’s executive team, prior to consideration for managers and production companies. NEXT SEASON OPENS: August 15th, 2025.

First Look Project

The 14th Annual First Look Project searches for higher-concept material across MULTIPLE categories for film and TV, introducing select writers to reps and producers.

Winners

Success Stories

Development

The Workshop

As one of the longest-running notes services, the Script Pipeline Workshop is rooted in three goals: help writers improve their craft, connect them with representation, and push more scripts to production.

Education

Symposium

A year-round conference in the arts comprised of unique, career-building virtual events, led by working professionals in screenwriting, filmmaking, and publishing.

Pipeline Artists

A platform dedicated to educating creatives, spotlighting under-the-radar writers and filmmakers, publishing short fiction, hosting original podcasts, and providing a resource unlike any other digital magazine in the arts.

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Ronald Eltanal

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2020 First Look Project - Winner (TV (Hour))

Ron Eltanal is a Filipino-American professor-turned screenwriter.  After a BA at Williams College and MFA at USC, he directed or edited films that screened at Sundance, Cannes and Torino.  He left LA to help build a fledgling film school in Chicago, but got trapped by the golden handcuffs of tenure.  Now, he writes dramedies to connect with people through screens over the most profound themes and the crudest punchlines.

While grateful for the day job that pays his mortgage, he dreams of trading the soul-killing meetings of academia for a friendly writer’s room in Hollywood.  Winning Script Pipeline First Look and fellowships at the IFP Episodic Lab and TorinoFilmLab are helping him to escape.

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2025 First Look Project

Regular Deadline: September 30, 2025

The 14th Annual First Look Project searches for higher-concept material across MULTIPLE categories for film and TV, introducing select writers to reps and producers.

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First Look Project winner (Horror & Thriller) Kelly Walker signed with reps at Kaplan/Perrone in April 2025. The Script Pipeline team helped develop The Stag & the Bull after her FLP win and said of the screenplay "probably the best erotic thriller script we've read ..." From Kelly: "I’m so grateful to the team at […]

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