![]() It costs the same as entering a contest and you have a one on one with someone who can potentially bring your baby to life. Considering the end goal is to get a movie made, you might be better off just pitching the script here on S32, with their pitchfests and through the Happy Writers pitches. Damn Skippy! Most contests range between $40 and $65. If he can find a way to get his movie made, it would serve as a great example on how contests can in fact be lightening in a bottle. It is a great script and I am pulling for him. Phillip Parker (a fellow writer here on Stage 32) has won a number of contests and placed high with his script THE THIRD BOMB and it will be interesting to see where it takes him. I highly doubt most scripts get a "full" read through in the first cut. That first round of cutting, all kinds of crazy is going to happen. Average submissions ranges between 3000 -9000 scripts. As with much in this industry it comes down to dumb luck, especially in the first round of cutting. This industry is as subjective as it gets. There are no set rules for what makes a winning script. Winning and winning a few will indeed get you noticed - but here is the problem. It is, however, important to note that winning does not mean your script will become a movie. Contests are great if you win and win a lot. though at the end you will get a pitch to join their Pro Series Class. Free 2 hour recorded conference calls which provide very detailed information on rewriting, pitching, submitting, structure, how to land an agent or manager, etc. And each time you resubmit a different person does detailed coverage for the writer.To work on your writing, pitching, etc. Reel Writers is a great contest because every single script receives professional coverage, and if you did not get a high coverage score, or want to try for a higher one, the writer can fix issues and resubmit unlimited times before final submission date. They list all contests in the US and worldwide, entry fees, very detailed information about each contest and festival, etc. A great source for screenwriting festivals is Film Freeway. ![]() ![]() My advice is to stay away from these "big contests" like Austin, Final Draft, and even Stage 32. Yet neither script made it past the submission phase of the Stage 32 Screenplay Contest. All this landed me a manager in Beverly Hills. And I have a second script which was a Top 4 Finalist in one festival, and was voted Best Unproduced Screenplay in another festival. I have a script that won 3rd place in one festival, Top 5 Finalist with honorable mention in a second festival, was a finalists in a third festival, and just made the finalists list of a fourth festival which is still active. Remember, everything is for profit, even Stage 32. Your fee is used to pay festival costs, etc., or as one writer on this site stated "To pay off mortgages". A lot of the scripts aren't even read, and are eliminated just by the log line. Contests can be good to a point, but most just take your money and send an "e-mail" that states script wasn't accepted into festival" or didn't make it past submission phase.
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