Shore Scripts

Our #ShortFilmFund FINAL deadline is TODAY at 11:59 PM PST. With $15,000 in Production Grant funding and $4,000 in Finishing Funds up for grabs, plus industry mentorship and support, there's plenty of reason to get your submission in! #screenwriting shorescripts.com/shortfilmfu…

Oscar-nominated producer Maria Gracia Turgeon mentors our Short Film Fund winners, offering script feedback, production guidance and advice on post-production and distribution. Her credits include the Oscar-nominated #shortfilms BROTHERHOOD and FAUVE. shorescripts.com/shortfilmfu…

BOTTLE ROCKET premiered as a black & white short at Sundance in 1994. Producer Polly Platt introduced it to James L. Brooks, who helped Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson transform the original crime saga into a quirky comedy. #scripttoscreen Post is for educational purposes.

Submit to our Short Film Fund by October 30th for your chance to win $15,000 in Production Grant funding or $4,000 in Finishing Funds, plus industry mentorship, equipment rental from ARRI Rental, festival strategy and more. #filmfund #filmmaking shorescripts.com/shortfilmfu…

Tomorrow, we’re joined by Irene Soriano Saxon of Sundance and Kimberley Browning of Tribeca for a conversation about navigating the festival landscape and advice for getting your short film out into the world. #screenwriting #shortfilm #filmfestival shorescripts.com/screenwriti…

A year of conversations led to one iconic teen movie! Karen McCullah and Kirsten Smith spent nearly a year casually developing the concept and characters for 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU before writing the screenplay, which was completed quickly and sold in November 1997. #filmfact

Former Short Film Fund winner Sam Baron returns as a judge! With credits including CHLOE, LOCKWOOD & CO and THE UNDERTOW, plus a Nicholl Fellowship, Sam also completed filming his debut feature, CIRCLES, in 2026. #shortfilm #filmfund #filmmaking shorescripts.com/judges/#sff

Our 2020 Drama Winner Alex George Pickering’s screenplay HEARD is now a comic series! The survival thriller has thousands of copies pre-sold and Alex credits his Shore Scripts win as key to its journey, with a film adaptation still planned! #screenwriting ow.ly/5gva5100l5m

AVENGERS: ENDGAME was mapped out years ahead using physical index cards by writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. In contrast, the Russo brothers took an improvisational approach to AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY, filming without a finished script. #screenwriting

October 30th is your final chance to enter this round of our #ShortFilmFund! Whether you’re looking for support to get your short film made or help finishing a project, we want to read your script. Submit before the FINAL deadline! #screenwriting shorescripts.com/shortfilmfu…