The 19th WriteMovies & TalentScout Management International Writing Contest

Description

Only 1000 entries will be accepted. Enter early and save! Out of close to three hundred "contest sites," WriteMovies is one of only a handful that has produced movies from winning projects. "The List", was written by WriteMovies winner Marcus Folmar. In addition, former winner Jon Rosten has parlayed his success in the contest into getting his project," Valley of Angels" produced last Dec. Hundreds of others have had their scripts optioned and bought and have found representation. Several novels have also been published and plays produced. Production companies, studios and agencies contact us all the time about our winners! The founder of the company discovered Andrew Niccol who wrote & produced "The Truman Show" amongst others. We succeed when you succeed!

Deadlines and Fees

Awards

-Grand Prize: $3,000 in cash and guaranteed representation.
-Up to $1 million in option monies from the A-List producers we work with. If a studio/production company wishes to option the script, we will fly the winner to Los Angeles and pay (up to $4,000) for their accommodation.
-We will submit the top three projects to relevant production companies (such as Neal Moritz Productions, Bruckheimer Films, Scott Rudin Prods.) networks (FOX, ABC, CBS, etc.) & studios (Paramount, Warner Bros, NBC Universal, etc.). You keep ALL the option/sales money.
-The Grand Prize winner is also submitted to several literary agencies and management companies as well as non-US companies to increase the chances of a sale.
-We will pitch your script to companies such as ICM, William Morris, Endeavor, ACME, The Gage Group, etc.
-The names of the top five winners and their projects are mentioned in press releases and on the web. The Grand Prize winner will receive $1,000 in free script consulting to develop the winning script.
-Courtesy of Final Draft, the top winners will receive their award-winning screenwriting software.
-Courtesy of Filmstew, the Grand Prize winner will also receive 1 year free access to Filmstew's new service, Project Tracker. The four runners up will also receive 1 month free access.
-Courtesy of Click&Copyright, the top three winners will receive a free Complete Copyright Package, that will enable them to protect their winning project or a future project of their choosing.
-Also courtesy of Click&Copyright, the top three winners will receive their choice of any 3 of the following e-books:
-The Fine Print - Analyses and rankings of the contracts and services of the top self publishing companies
-Screenwriters Wanted Volumes I and II - Source of 447 agents and producers who accept screenplays from new writers.
-New Authors Wanted: 687 Literary Agents Who Want Work Form New and Unpublished Writers.
-Fresh Voices Wanted: 1,027 Book Publishers Who Want Work from New and Unpublished Authors.
-Book Marketing Turbo Charged: 96 Free Places to Announce your Book Online

Formats

Screenplay - Feature ,Screenplay - Short ,Sitcom ,Stage Play ,TV Episodic

Genres

Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Detective, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Myth, Political, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, War, Western

Rules

Under no circumstances will substitutions of either corrected pages or new drafts be accepted once you've submitted your entry.
Submitted material will not be returned.
Applicants may not submit material that has already been bought or optioned (unless the option has expired) or work which they do not own the underlying rights from (example: an adaptation of a book, video game or play without permission from the original author).
Co-written projects are accepted as long as all the authors sign the application form.
Members and employees of WriteMovies.com and their immediate families are not eligible, nor are any competition judges and their immediate families.
Entry fees will not be returned under any circumstances.

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