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The text logo of a international film festival called Screams By The Sea

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A white text logo of a production company Silent D pictures

SCRIPT TO SCREEN
COMPETITION

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Screenwriter Mark Walker with Festival Director Radi Nikolov at the photo wall holding his newly won award for Best Screenpla

In 2025 ‘Screams By The Sea’ awarded it's second winning screenplay with a production deal. Mark Walker's screenplay "DRIVE IN" is now with Silent D Pictures.

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The festival invites budding screenwriters to submit their original, self-contained, horror feature film screenplays for the chance to win a production deal with Silent D Pictures. Four of the best screenplays will be shortlisted and the writers invited to pitch their stories to the audience of the festival where one screenplay will be awarded - Best Screenplay award. 

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2026 SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED

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