THE WINNER HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED BELOW The final week of the Quarterfinals is upon us! After Sunday, we’ll have the FINAL FOUR! The Scriptshadow Tournament is the only screenplay tournament in history where you, the readers, vote on who wins. We started with 500 entries. Based on logline and pitch, 40 of those were chosen […]

So I want to share a rare experience with all of you, something that doesn’t happen to me often these days. I sat down to watch a movie, and for the next 100 minutes was completely unaware that I was watching a movie. In my reality, everything is analyzed. Even if I don’t want to […]

Genre: Biopic? Comedy? Premise: The infamous true story about how figure-skating protege Tonya Harding conspired to win the Olympics by having her competition, Nancy Kerrigan, violently attacked. About: I, Tonya is the number one script on The Tracking Board’s “Hit List,” a list of the best spec scripts of the year, and a good indicator […]

Genre: Comedy Premise: An agnostic father on the brink of losing the respect of his family decides to live his life by the literal rules of the Bible for an entire year. About: David O. Russell scripted today’s screenplay, and you may be wondering why an Academy Award winner wrote Yes Man 2, err, I […]

Genre: Crime/Thriller Premise: An inmate slash former Ranger gets a 48-hour furlough to attend his son’s funeral, but uses it to get revenge on the men who killed him. About: This script sold a few years back to the production company with the best name in town – Lava Bear. If that name sounds familiar, […]