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    I just wanted to commend you and your staff on what an excellent experience this was from start to finish. Although there were many entries in the competition, I always felt taken care of, communicated with and treated with respect for my efforts. In short, what you guys are doing in terms of creating a platform for unread writers is terrific.

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    Andrew Rubin
    Eagle Point, Oregon

One of the most frustrating things about so many screenwriting contests – both for the writers and for the judges – is that scripts of different genres are in competition with each other. But how do you compare a comedy to a sci-fi script? How do you rank a family film against a thriller? And why is it that so many screenwriting contests only reward the writer who creates a powerful drama, while so many of Hollywood’s most successful movies are comedies, thrillers, action flicks and family films?

In order to address this problem, and to encourage the development of a wide range of screenwriting talent, the PAGE Awards competition rewards excellence in a variety of genres and formats.

This year, prizes will be awarded in the following ten categories:

FEATURE FILM SCRIPTS (80-130 pages)

ACTION/ADVENTURE
All types of action scripts, war stories, westerns, and adventure tales
(Raiders of the Lost Ark, Saving Private Ryan, Kill Bill, Lethal Weapon, Speed)

COMEDY
Light and dark comedies, romantic comedies, farces, spoofs, satires
(Ghostbusters, Pretty Woman, American Pie, Young Frankenstein, Little Miss Sunshine)

DRAMA
All types of dramatic stories, dramedies, romances, and tragedies
(American Beauty, Good Will Hunting, Leaving Las Vegas, The Graduate, Philadelphia)

FAMILY FILM
Live-action and animated children’s tales, fantasies, movies for all ages
(Shrek, Lord of the Rings, Flipper, It’s a Wonderful Life, Mary Poppins)

HISTORICAL FILM
Scripts based on true historical characters and events, biopics, docudramas
(Erin Brockovich, Amistad, Gandhi, Braveheart, Shine)

SCIENCE FICTION
Stories about time and space travel, extraterrestrials, apocalyptic and alien worlds
(Star Wars, The Matrix, Blade Runner, Brazil, Men in Black)

THRILLER/HORROR
Murder mysteries, crime stories, psychological thrillers, ghost tales, monster movies
(Fatal Attraction, The Silence of the Lambs, Memento, Scream, Jaws)

SHORT FILM SCRIPTS (under 40 pages)

SHORT FILM
Live-action and animated short film scripts of all genres

ORIGINAL TV PILOTS (30-70 pages)

TV DRAMA PILOT
Pilot episodes for original one-hour drama series

TV SITCOM PILOT
Pilot episodes for original half-hour comedy series

You may enter your script in whichever category you choose. The price of the first category is included with your entry, and if you’ve written a full-length feature and you’d like to submit it in more than one of our feature categories, you may do so for a small additional fee.

(PLEASE NOTE: We do not accept novels, short stories, stage plays, treatments, synopses, reality show concepts, or spec scripts for existing TV series. Your script must be an original screenplay or teleplay.)

Make sure you check out our great list of Prizes…