Screenwriting : Websites to list screenplays for free by Katarzyna Adamus

1. www.scriptrevolution.com

   2. https://www.simplyscripts.com/

   3. https://unblacklist.com/

   Also Stage 32 lets you post your script if you like.

Thank you Phillip E. Hardy, Prolifique

Damian Lloyd I write faster, than produce ;) I would like to see all my scripts filmed. I gathered few awards, so the quality is not bad. I'm looking for a site to attract producers, but not lose money on memberships, or fees. I do not have an agent. The pile of written by me scripts is growing fast. No chance for me to gather somehow funds and fim all of them.

Damian Lloyd I am open to the learning process till the end of my life and wishing you same ;)

There is no market for shitty produced short movies but there is a market for good short movies. Market meaning money & jobs. My college classmate directed a short movie that won an award ( a real award with money ) and that short lead to a feature movie job which lead to a DGA membership and a career. Unfortunately the screenwriter of the same short movie stayed home and nothing happened to him- no jobs. Basically you need to get on set, work, hustle.

Katarzyna - You're in the UK so look up C.J.'s Script Revolution. It's not free, but at $5/month over here, it's about as inexpensive as you're likely gonna' find. Oh an it's pretty damn good, too.

Thanks for the mention. Script Revolution is actually free but members can upgrade their account for $5pm/$50pa to help keep the site running and open to everyone.

The market for short scripts is buoyant and seems to be growing all the time. I owe a huge amount of my own personal development (craft, voice, filmmaking knowledge, business acumen, etc) to writing shorts and know many others who've benefitted from writing them. I also regularly watch other writers find motivation, exposure, and career opportunities off the back of writing shorts.

Selling one is going to be harder than giving them away but putting a price on acquisition may weed out the time wasters and, I can assure you, oh boy oh boy, there's plenty of them in the short film world. Just know that most shorts are made at a loss and decide what's best for you. I know someone who recently got flown out to LA by their rich short film producer just to attend a small festival they won a prize at so your mileage may vary.

The biggest problem with the short film scene is the type of films that are admired and thus get screened at many festivals (especially at this time) tend to be antithetical to that which suggests commercial value. Some, such as the brilliant Monday by Dinh Tai slip through the net and start to get noticed.

As mentioned, there's also very little kudos given to anyone but the director and actors when it comes to shorts that do well but such is life.

I second Script Revolution...

Katarzyna Adamus - listen to what CJ Walley says. And Script Rev is awesome.

Katarzyna, I agree with the others: Script Revolution ROCKS!!

CJ - thanx for the tip on Monday - that's one I haven't seen before.

You're more than welcome, Doug Nelson. I first saw Monday at the Stage 32 Short Film Screening during Raindance in 2018. Afterward, I went straight up to RB and was like, "Dude! Monday! Someone needs to make that TV series!" and he felt the same and had been pushing people to look at it. I mean, it's basically a ~20min pilot. But then trying to sell a TV series off the back of a pilot is generally a bad way to go.

Typically, I find short films in festivals pretentious but then the audience is often pretentious and I see why things are the way they are. I guess we need films raising awareness of issues and pushing artist limits but it all too often makes for a bad route for commercially viable material/talent to gain exposure.

I feel we need more short film festivals that are just focused on having a blast. Give me ten films that take me on a rollercoaster, show off effects, blow my mind, etc. I know for a fact that the scripts are out there.