Competitions & Events
Hamptons International Film Festival Screenwriters' Lab
Late Deadline: 20 January 2012.
Sundance Film Festival
Where: Utah, USA
When: 19-29 January 2012.
Slamdance Film Festival
Where: Utah, USA
When: 20-26 January 2012.
The New York Television Festival & Comedy Central Short Pilot Competition is open for submissions.
Deadline: 27 January 2012.
Wellcome Trust Broadcast Development Awards offer development grants up to £10K for projects involving biomedical science.
Deadline: 27 January 2012.
London Comedy Film Festival
Where: London
When: 26-29 January 2012.
The Sitcom Mission 2012 in association with Hat Trick is open to submissions from 1 October.
Deadline: 31 January 2012.
Digital Comedy Lab is an incubation programme for film projects in the comedy mockumentary genre.
Deadline: 31 January 2012.
Berlin International Film Festival
Where: Germany
When: 9-19 February 2012.
BAFTA Film Awards
Where: London, UK
When: 12 February 2012.
Jameson Dublin International Film Festival
Where: Ireland
When: 16-26 February 2012.
United Film Festival Screenwriting Contest
Late Deadline: 17 February 2012.
Guerilla Filmmaker Masterclass - use discount code 'SCRIPTANGEL' to get £50 off ticket price.
Where: London, UK
When: 17-19 February 2012.
The Academy Awards
Where: Los Angeles, USA
When: 26 February 2012.
Nickelodeon Writing Fellowship
Deadline: 28 February 2012.
Cinequest Film Festival
Where: San Jose, California, USA
When: 28 February - 11 March 2012.
London Independent Film Festival 2012 Screenplay Competition .
Late Deadline: 5 March 2012.
Much More Than A Script Competition.
Late Deadline: 11 March 2012.
SXSW Film Festival
Where: Austin, Texas, USA
When: 9-17 March 2012.
Atlanta Film Festival
Where: Georgia, USA
When: 23 March - 1 April 2012.
ShorelineScripts Screenplay Contest
Deadline: 18 April 2012
Late Deadline: 18 May 2012.
Tribeca Film Festival
Where: New York, USA
When: 18-29 April 2012.
Scriptapalooza Screenplay Contest
Late Deadline: 19 April 2012.
Sundance London
Where: London, UK
When: 26-29 April 2012.
London Indpendent Film Festival 2012
Where: London, UK
When: April 2012.
Sci-Fi London Film Festival
Where: London, UK
When: 1-7 May 2012.
Cannes Film Festival
Where: France
When: 16-27 May 2012.
BAFTA Television Awards
Where: London, UK
When: *27 May 2012.
*Craft Awards: 13 May 2012.
The Great American Pitchfest & Screenwriting Conference
Where: Los Angeles, USA
When: 1-3 June 2012.
Banff World Media Festival
Where: Canada
When: 10-13 June 2012.
LA Film Festival
Where: Los Angeles, USA
When: 14-24 June 2012.
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Where: Scotland
When: 20 June - 1 July 2012.
Melbourne International Film Festival
Where: Australia
When: 2-19 August 2012.
Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Where: Scotland
When: 3-27 August 2012.
Raindance Film Festival
Where: London, UK
When: 26 September - 7 October 2012.
The Emmy Awards
Where: Los Angeles, USA
When: September 2012.
Venice Film Festival
Where: Italy
When: September 2012.
Toronto International Film Festival
Where: Canada
When: September 2012.
Austin Film Festival
Where: Texas, USA
When: 18-25 October 2012.
Warsaw Film Festival
Where: Poland
When: 12-21 October 2012.
BFI London Film Festival 2012
Where: London, UK
When: October 2012.
Flip Animation Festival
Where: Wolverhampton, UK
When: October 2012.
The American Film Market
Where: Santa Monica, USA
When: November 2012.
The Golden Globe Awards
Where: Los Angeles, USA
When: January 2013.
It's also worth checking out MovieBytes which has a comprehensive list of all US screenwriting competitions.
For more UK compeitions, including theatre and radio, please check out the UK Script Angel website.