Emerging Screenwriters Action & Adventure Screenplay Competition
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Emerging Screenwriters
Emerging Screenwriters Action & Adventure Screenplay Competition
2024
Active Since 2022
The Emerging Screenwriting team wants to read your Action & Adventure feature or pilot script.
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Do you have a great action or adventure script that’s ready for the industry?
The Emerging Screenwriting team welcomes all interpretations of the Action & Adventure genres. From grand conflicts that redefine what is possible in film, to unique entries that blend action with comedy, drama, or both, we are eager to read your material and share with our list of mentors, partners or industry connections (see below list) for option or production consideration.
Plus, the Top 10 will be considered for the ISA Development Slate. Dev Slate writers are submitted to companies like Amazon/MGM, Lucky Chap, Miramax, Disney+, Paramount+, ABC Signature and more.
Accepting Features and Pilots
Benefits
Grand Prize Winner
- $1,500 Cash
- A Career Consultation with an ISA Creative Executive
- Consideration for the ISA Development Slate
- An ISA Pitch Practice Session
- 12 Month ISAConnect Membership
- Development Evaluation on a Different Script ($199 Value)
Finalists
- Two Classes from The Writer’s Store
- 3 Month ISAConnect Membership
- Consideration for Grand Prize
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2022 Semifinalists on Coverfly
Top 3%
Feature
· Action
· 108 Pages
A bonding vacation between a recently retired detective and his no-nonsense daughter becomes a battle for their lives when they save the president of Mexico from being assassinated... now they're in the crosshairs of a missile launcher wielding madman with a maniacal plan.
An award winning producer, screenwriter, published author and former executive at Metropolitan Talent Agency, Jayson earned Cinema Studies and Creative Writing degrees from the University of Oregon. In 2014, he launched the production company, CrittNation, an establishment focused on developing and producing original television series and feature fi...
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Top 12%
Feature
· Action
· 93 Pages
In order to gain his freedom, a former soldier must extract a convict from Jericho, a prison made up of miles and miles of walled in wilderness where inmates roam free and attempt to survive.
Ben Johnson is a writer, director, and YouTuber. After paying his way through film school with no debt by working three jobs, Ben began writing screenplays, making short films, and started his own YouTube channel breaking down movies, which has received over 10 million views. He brings this work ethic to all of his writing and filmmaking.
Announcements
Jun 19th
Quarterfinalists
Jul 10th
Semifinalists
Jul 31st
Finalists – Top 10s
Aug 14th
Grand Prizes