Who can vote and how does the voting process work?
Can I resubmit the same screenplay if I don’t win?
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Can international writers submit to the competition?
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The Kinolime High School
Screenplay Competition
Competition Calendar
Announcement Date: December 1, 2025
Video Tutorial: January 5, 2026
Submission: February 2 – February 22, 2026 [11:59 pm PST]
Round 1: February 23 – March 15, 2026 [11:59 pm PST]
Round 2: March 16 – March 22, 2026 [11:59 pm PST]
Round 3: March 23 – March 29, 2026 [11:59 pm PST]
Winner Announcement: March 30, 2026
Prize
$7,500
Winner Receives:
$5,000 Film Production Grant
$2,500 Scholarship fund shared among all student writers on the winning script.
Two Runner Ups: $1,000 film production grant + $500 scholarship fund shared among all
student writers on each finalist script
Seven Semi-Finalists: $250 grant for their school’s AV/arts program.
Note:All grants and scholarship funds are awarded to participating writer(s) and/or their legal guardian(s).
And the winner is:
Art Official Intelligence
The competition was fierce. One story rose to the top.
Watch the live reveal and meet the finalists.
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Second and third place are in — and they brought the heat. Check out the runner-ups, then explore the full archive to see every screenplay that made it into the competition.
