Rianne Pictures’ Script Competitions

Historically, women have been underrepresented in the film industry, with fewer opportunities for them to showcase their talent.

Our script competitions seek to address this issue by providing a platform for your work and the opportunity to gain recognition for your creative abilities.

We believe that diversity and inclusivity are crucial to the success and growth of the film industry, and we are committed to supporting and promoting talented female writers through both our RP Evolve mentoring programme and script competitions.

Our script competitions are open to all female and gender nonconforming writers, whether they are experienced professionals or new to the industry, although we would say this competition is aimed more for those who are struggling to move their script into production or have found difficulty securing funding. But rest assured there is no age limit or bracket.

Women X 2025 Script Competition

For our third year of hosting our Festival Script Competition we were so excited to be back, spotlighting writers who have incredible stories but not yet the ability to move into production for whatever reason it may be. Perfectly complimenting our festival film programme of gorgeous short films by female and non binary creators, with a host of authentically written and exciting scripts.

From hundreds of entries, these are the top scripts that made us laugh, cry, gasp, or whatsapp each other “you HAVE to read this one.” Some of these writers will be joining our Writers' Residency at the festival, with three walking away with 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards.

Here are the finalists for 2025.

At the End of it All
by Emily Hine

Auntiyan / Hags and Bats
by Vatsala Patel

Crushed
by Zoë Swann

Doctors & Nurses
by Leila Lockley

Drishti
by Urvi Narang

Favourite
by Georgia Leigh-Taylor

Feed
by Annie Hodson

Flyaway
by Charlotte Amelia

Friendship Was a Safe Bet
by Nara Toktoshova

GETTING INTO CHARACTER
by Maggie Dickinson

Good Things are Coming
by Jess Painter

Hot 'n' Cold
by Helen Bendell

How to be an Assassin in the English Countryside
by Mhairi Ledgerwood

I Saw Her Coming Back to Me
by Lola Valerie Yolanda Kenet

Leak (Working Title)
by Ella Dorman-Gajic

Ma, Me
by Rose Wardle

Men I'm Not Married To
by Lauren Piskothy

Namesake
by Agatha Chapman-Poole

Rafta, Rafta (Slowly, Slowly)
by Misha Hassan

Ramble
by Alice Panerai

Reboot
by Leora Randall-Tavori

Return to Anglesia
by Mimi Vlaovic

Single Enough
by Abril Carpio Marion

Snapdragon
by Emma Kayani

Sparrow
by Meng Han Hsieh & Agustina Figueras

Text Me When You're Home
by Sarah Dawes

The Cade Lamb
by Issy Sophie Halpin

The Locke King
by Elinor Anne Campbell

Things We Put in Our Mouths
by Giovana Chiconelli

Tiny Dynamite
by Juliana Sumsion

Upper Bunk
by Calif Chong

We Come in Pieces
by Arwen Roberts