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Palm Springs International Screenplay & Pitchdeck-Sizzle Reel - Trailer Contest - Summer 2025

2025 Fall competition now open where every entry receives professional feedback.

Opens: July 5, 2025
Closes: October 4, 2025
About This Contest
Today's investors, development execs, and production companies demand some "sense" of what your project will be beyond the pages of a script. That requires a visual representation of your concept, characters, and storyline. Pitch decks, sizzle reels, or full movie trailers are no longer the exception. They're expected.
Awards & Prizes
Best Sizzle Reel, Movie Trailer, or Pitch Deck: - Marquee placement at The Screening Room to drive online exposure to the industry. - Free admission to "Money for Your Movie: Guaranteed" for proven film financing strategies. - Live screening and marketing analysis with WGA, DGA, and SAG judges. Best Screenplay, TV Pilot, or Short Script: - Live story conference with an award-winning senior WGA judge. - Promotional placement at The Screening Room for exposure. - Written studio-grade analysis. - Four-month InkTip Pro membership and free MovieBytes.com listing.
Contest Rules
Screenplay and media submissions are accepted electronically only. Scripts must be in PDF format with the title only in the file name. Media submissions may be PDF, MP4, or YouTube links within FilmFreeway guidelines. There is no limit to the number of scripts or media files you may submit. Material must be received by midnight of each deadline date and fees are non-refundable. Page limits: short film scripts 30 pages, television scripts 70 pages, feature screenplays 130 pages. Entries exceeding limits incur a 20% reading fee surcharge. Pitch decks are limited to 20 slides, sizzle reels to three minutes, and trailers to seven minutes. All material must be original and wholly owned by the writer or writers submitting. Scripts must be submitted by the credited writer with consent of co-writers; media entries must include writer-director names. All writers must be credited on title pages. Winning teams are responsible for dividing prizes. Once submitted, material is promptly assigned to analysts and judges. Revisions or new drafts require a separate entry. Multiple entries and levels of analysis are accepted but each must be entered individually. By submitting, you authorize the contest to use trusted third-party services for hosting, managing, or transmitting submission files and to promote winning projects. All copyright and derivative rights remain with the original authors. By submitting, writers agree to hold Butterfly Beach Media Inc. harmless and acknowledge that all scores are final and subjective.

Entry Options

Pitch Deck Entry
Make us want to invest in your film project with images and content that powerfully convey your vision. Present your project's target audience, concept, synopsis, character bios, key scenes, ​budget breakdown, key team members, and marketing strategy.
$44
  • Today's investors, development execs, and production companies demand some "sense"
  • of what your project will be beyond the pages of a script.
  • That requires a visual representation of your concept, characters, and storyline.

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Sizzle Reel Entry
Combine video, photos, music, and dynamic messaging that showcases the vision of your feature film, television series, documentary, or short film project. Tease us with the power of your concept...​and leave the audience wanting more. Includes 6-10 pages of detailed analysis
$44
  • 6-10 page studio-level feedback with actionable notes on marketability.
  • Coverage on concept, structure, and market positioning
  • Review by award-winning WGA judges and DGA filmmakers.

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Movie Trailer Entry
Movie Trailer Entry
$44
  • Open with your film's best moments and include multiple sequences that intro the main characters and establish their primary conflicts. Excite us, don't let us down, and end on a major cliffhanger that compels us to see your whole movie. Includes 6-10 pp of detailed analysis from every production and marketing aspect (cinematography, sound, music, editing, concept, graphics, casting)

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Screenplay or TV Pilot Entry: 90-minute Line Notes & Live Consultation
Online live consultation with detailed annotated notes. Submit your Screenplay, TV script, Pitch Deck, Sizzle Reel, or Movie Trailer for an online meeting with a WGA, SAG, DGA judges.
$399
  • This is a 60-90 minute personal and private consultation to evaluate your project in detail
  • with an emphasis on its craft, financing, production, and marketing potential.
  • Includes meeting notes and a complete video recording of your meeting.

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Feature Screenplay or TV Script: Entry with 5-8pp WGA Professional Analysis
Screenplay submission with 6-10 pp of focused WGA studio-level feedback.
$59
  • When you submit your finished screenplay to us, you have our guarantee that your material will be read page-by-page, word-for-word by seasoned professionals knowledgeable in both Hollywood's major studio and independent script development standards and practices. Your screenplay will never be assigned to an unpaid, inexperienced amateur or to unpaid interns.
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  • When you enter your script, you have a 100% guarantee that the analysis we deliver to you will be completely original and will be based upon an objective consideration of the ten primary elements of a professional screenplay. We may make suggestions for the improvement of your work. Any suggestions offered have only one purpose: to support your success as a screenwriter.

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Screenplay or TV Pilot Diversity Entry with 6-10pp WGA Professional Analysis
Diversity-focused entry with 6-10 pp of full professional notes. Now, more than ever before, the world needs to hear from diverse writers who have important personal perspectives and stories to share with us. ​ We take great pride in and strive to celebrate writers with diverse and under-represented minority perspectives, including those who may be disadvantaged as members of ethnic, religious, racial, LGBTQIA+, disability, or 50+ age groups.
$59
  • Subject and theme "agnostic," we are focused on the diversity of writers and the personal generational, racial, ethnic, and sexual orientations they bring to the art and craft of screenwriting
  • Our Senior Judging Panel is dedicated to finding the best diverse writing talent and to light the path forward to lasting industry success.

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Short Film Script Entry
Short Script: Entry with 5-8pp WGA Professional Analysis
$39
  • Your entire script is read, and analyzed by professional studio analysts and forwarded to the Senior Judging Team for reading and scoring. You receive your score sheet with 5-10 pages of extensive Academy Level Studio Notes covering all 10 primary screenplay elements with specific comments direct from the Judges. (Most popular option)

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