The #1 Rated Cannes
Screenwriting Festival
Welcome to the only festival in
Cannes dedicated to screenplays
The festival
Screenwriting
Screenwriting
Begins With Us
At Cannes Scripts, we are fueled by a deep passion for storytelling and a relentless dedication to bringing scripts to life on screen.
With years of experience and a love for the craft, our team is dedicated to nurturing talent and fostering creativity in the world of screenwriting.
Starting with a vision to create a platform for screenwriters, we stand apart by offering a unique opportunity to showcase talent and connect with industry professionals.
PalmarèsWinners
Winners
Autumn ’26
Twenty-seven awarded scripts
Every script is read in full. Winners keep every right to their work.
The Last Coral Reef
John BlantonFeature Script │ Scénario Long · 91 pages
"Last Call"
Mike GallagherShort Script │ Scénario Courts Late Deadline · United States 20 pages
Tell Me About It
Jack MaxwellTV Script │ Scénario Télévision · United States 51 pages
SOCKS
Eleni ParidiBest International Script │ Meilleur Scénario International · Greece 73 pages
Chinho (The Mark)
Sima DasAnimation Script │ Scénario d'Animation · India
MINT
Jon C. CarlsonSci-Fi or Fantasy Script │ Scénario de Science-Fiction ou Fantasy · United States 121 pages
The rules
- 2All screenplay submissions must be in English.
- 5Screenplays are accepted in the following file formats: PDF, Microsoft Word. Our focus is the screenplay, and screenplays of films that have already been made are welcome too.
- 6Entrants retain full ownership rights to their scripts.
- 8Your screenplay will not be shared outside the competition without your prior permission.
The jury
- Michael GrafEmmy Award winning filmmaker, Michael Graf, is the co-founder of the WI Screenwriting Symposium and the inaugural…
- Kelly Cochran-YzquierdoKelly Cochran-Yzquierdo is a screenwriter and Associate Professor of English and Screenwriting based in Alexandria,…
- Crystal Diane StevensCrystal Diane Stevens is a US-based screenwriter and story analyst who studied film and literature at Marymount…
- Soda PersiSoda is an award winning choreographer and started writing plays in 2018. Before that she had performed with the…
- CR ShermanSherman is a writer based in Southern Nevada, specializing in action-adventure stories about characters who live with…
- Bill OsinskiBill Osinski is an award-winning journalist, author, and screenwriter whose investigative reporting has exposed…
Share your story
and vision with us
Submit your screenplay through FilmFreeway - the same route every winner above took.