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Now accepting treatments. Act 1: The ION TV Movie Contest. Win $40,000 and development deal
Act I: The ION TV Movie Contest
The New York Television Festival has teamed up with ION Television to offer aspiring drama writers the opportunity to win $40,000, a development deal with ION, and the possibility to have your original dramatic screenplay produced as a TV movie to air on the ION Network!
Enter "Act I: The ION TV Movie Contest" and submit your original idea for a dramatic TV movie. One winner will receive $40,000 and a development deal with ION Television. Up to 25 finalists have the opportunity to earn a first-look deal with ION.
The submission period will open at 12:00 noon Eastern on October 26 and will close at 12:00 noon Eastern on January 15, 2010. Visit http://www.nytvf.com/2009_ion_contest.htm for more details!
Ideally, the ideas submitted by entrants will be for a two-hour made-for-TV movie that could potentially serve as a pilot for launching an hour-long drama procedural TV series.
We are looking for procedural dramas meant for mature audiences. The ideal script would have a strong central character or team of characters and a plot that focuses on the introduction, investigation, and solution of a central problem or mystery. An ending that leaves the door open to further stories or sequels involving some or all of the same characters is recommended.
To enter visit http://www.nytvf.com/2009_ion_contest.htm
Would have been nice if you'd mentioned that there's a $30 charge to enter this contest. Personally, I don't go for entry fees.
The same way I don't go for these online 'services' like Inktip and Perfect Pitch, etc that charge you to list your work in hopes of an 'insider' taking a look. If InkTip, PP and the rest have such great industry contacts, then they should work by commission only, like a legit agency.
I kind of agree with you but I think there are some exceptions to every rule. There are free writing contests out there, but there is always one worth paying a fee for. If your script is good, I think this one is worth closing eyes and looking at the $30 as an investment. Even if script doesn't win at least hopefully it will catch someone's eye. That sometimes happen in these kind of contests.