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FINAL DEADLINE: October 25th

$10,000 awarded. Accepting short films and short scripts.

 

"Things Will be Different" Debuts Soon

Releasing in October 2024, from Short Film finalist Michael Felker.

 

"Daddy" Wins 2023 Short Film Season

An "unsettlingly effective" debut from writer-director Jo Steinhart.

 

Symposium: Events for Creatives

"A year-round conference in the arts." For writers, filmmakers, and other artists.

 

"Featherweight" Wins 2021 Short Film Season

The animated film by Kayleigh Gibbons is a heap of emotions.

 

Pipeline Writer Sells Spec for 7 Figures

Crosby Selander's "Bring Me Back" picked up by Legendary Ent.

 

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"Bahar, Born at Night" Wins Short Script Season

Written by Michael Bina, the 2020 selection "elevates the conversation about trans rights"

 

"Distance" from Grace Swee Named Best Short Film

Co-written w/Apoorva Charan, the film carries a "disquieting elegance"

 

Animation Project "Blank" Wins Short Script Contest

From writer/director Bernardo Duran, currently in pre-production

 

Short Script Winner "Little Brother" Produced

Spencer Mandel and Dikega Hadnot make waves with short film

 

Allison Mattox's "Echappe" Wins Short Film Contest

Superbly composed drama/thriller captures top prize in 2019

 

Short Script Finalist "Blight" Produced

Brittany Clemons' sci-fi/drama placed in the 2018 season

 

Film Pipeline Co-Produces “Biophilia”

Marina Michelson's short film won at the Brooklyn Film Fest

 

"Mudpots" Wins Inaugural Film Pipeline Shorts Contest

Drama written and directed by Cate Smierciak praised by execs

 

Fox's "Stuber" Written by Pipeline Contest Winner

Tripper Clancy sold multiple specs to studios and wrote for Netflix series

 

Contest Winner Sold “Snow White” to Universal for $3 Million

One of the biggest feature spec sales of all-time

 

“The Living Wake” Stars Oscar-Nominee Jesse Eisenberg

Pipeline's first produced feature praised by Variety

 

Indie Romcom Written by Pipeline Finalist Produced

Stars Santino Fontana (Frozen) and Dania Ramirez (Once Upon a Time)

 

Robert De Niro Stars in Winning Screenplay

"Killing Season" won the Script Pipeline Screenwriting Competition

 

Action-Comedy Produced by Pipeline

Zach Galifianakis, Adam Scott headline an ensemble cast

 

“Between" Premieres at Sundance

Poppy Montgomery thriller developed by Pipeline

Short Film Competition

The Film Pipeline Shorts Competition seeks remarkable directors and diverse, engaging content, awarding $5,000 for best short narrative film.

Final Deadline: October 25th, 2024

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Short Script Competition

The Film Pipeline Short Script Competition awards $5,000 and provides long-term opportunities for writers to get their material developed and financed.

Final Deadline: October 25th, 2024

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Launched in 2018, Film Pipeline searches for extraordinary directors, produced shorts, unproduced scripts, and other content from a growing field of talent worldwide. Filmmakers and writers discovered through Pipeline receive circulation assistance to agencies, managers, and executives on the lookout for the next wave of artists, with a sharp emphasis on diverse storytelling and stylistic originality. Unlike a traditional one-and-done festival, the company champions individual writers and directors, playing a central role in getting projects developed, produced, and promoted.

For 25 years, Pipeline has bridged the gap between up-and-coming writers and the industry through a unique, long-term, hands-on facilitation process. The result thus far has been $8 million in scripts sold to studios and networks since 1999, several authors finding representation with literary agents and securing publishing deals, and hundreds of projects from emerging writers and filmmakers connected to industry. In total, across Film, Book, and Script Pipeline, approximately 25,000 pieces of creative material are reviewed annually, with over 2,000 shorts submitted to Film Pipeline in 2023.

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