Contests

Some of the most intelligent and inspirational filmmaking has come to light recently through the incredible work of animators around the world. With recent hits such as Zootopia, Inside Out, Finding Dory, My Secret Life of Pets, My Life as a Zucchini and more winning over global audiences, there is no denying that animation is here to stay. Plus, there is no denying that genius animators are being found from all corners of the globe. With that in mind, we introduce the Stage 32 Animation Fello...

        12 Days of Creative Collaboration - From Concept to Distribution: Get Your Film Made Day 12: Film Distribution In our 12 days of creative collaboration, you now can get your film out to the world. It's time for your film to be seen by audiences and with a variety of new distribution options - limited theatrical, VOD and more, you have plenty of options to get your film distributed - we're here to help you! 11 Things You Must Do Before Approaching Distributors Netflix, Amazo...

It has been said that the Stage 32 community is the most creative community on Earth, and as evidence by our 2nd Annual Short Film Contest we couldn't agree more! We are in total awe of the incredible talent that shined through this year's contest submissions. Our judges reported to be blown away by the impressive pool of talent from all over the world! We had a landmark number of submissions and entrants films ranged from dark comedies to supernatural dramas, comedies, stop animation, histori...

Stage 32’s Happy Writers 2nd Annual Comedy Contest is back by popular demand and we’re searching for original comedy features and original comedy TV pilots and comedy TV specs! Grand Prize Winner meets with Kevin Hart's LOL Network, Paradigm Agency, Vertigo Entertainment, Big Beach Films, and more! 2nd Place Winners meet with industry executives! All finalists will have their loglines presented to 500 working industry executives! 72hr Super-Early Bird Deadline is November 12th - Submit T...

  sponsored  Have a great short film and looking for your big break? The AT&T Entertainment Project is an open competition seeking imaginative, undiscovered short films from aspiring filmmakers, both professionals and students. The competition seeks to identify talented storytellers from across the U.S. who want their voices heard.  From the network that brings you critically acclaimed shows such as Kingdom, Rogue, to special events, and groundbreaking documentaries you can’t see anywhere...

It comes with great delight as we announce the 2nd Annual Feature Screenplay Contest Winners! Our judges were simply “wowed” by the writing caliber and talent of this group, and we couldn’t agree more. The 3 Grand Prize Winners are in for a Hollywood treat. They’ll be flown to Los Angeles to have meetings with a group of industry execs, enjoy a cocktail hour with some of our executive contest judges, be mentored by a Stage 32 Happy Writers team member for 1-year, have their logline sent to over...

Today we announce some exciting news for our filmmakers. Stage 32 has partnered with St. Petersburg/Clearwater Florida Film Commission to turn your short screenplay into a produced short film that will screen at 3 festivals! The amazing team at St. Petersburg/Clearwater Film Commission are providing a $20,000 production grant to a lucky winner who will have the opportunity of a lifetime! The winning writer and director will be flown to Florida, cast & crew their film using Stage 32, be mentor...

Last year, Brittni Brown and Jenna Palermo won our Stage 32 Happy Writers 1st Annual Feature contest with their script NEVERBRIDES. We set them up with meetings all over town including at Warner Bros., Lionsgate and Ineffable Pictures to name a few.   After a meeting with manager Seth Nagel at Infinity Management Group International, Seth signed Brittni and Jenna and went to work on getting their screenplay out there. We're thrilled to announce that NEVERBRIDES was recently optioned by and...

We are pleased to announce the finalists of the 2nd Annual Stage 32 Happy Writers Feature Screenplay Contest! With hundreds of submissions this year, these talented writers cut through to the top with their amazing scripts. Now, it’s off to the races! Winners will be announced September 7th on the Stage 32 Happy Writers Feature Screenplay Contest page expertly selected by our amazing judges. Please celebrate with us on social and tag us on Twitter: @stage32 and Instagram: @stage32online #stage...

The 2nd Annual Stage 32 Happy Writers Feature Screenplay Contest semi-finalists list is here! We pen-salute these talented group of writers on this achievement. Be sure to check back here on the Stage 32 Happy Writers Feature Screenplay Contest page August 17th for when we announce the finalists! Please celebrate on social and tag us on Twitter: @stage32 and Instagram: @stage32online #stage32rocks Congratulations to the semi-finalists and best of luck! A LITTLE TURBULENCE Hugh Brown...