Stage 32 Action/Thriller Screenwriting Contest
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Stage 32 is proud to present the 2nd Annual Action/Thriller Screenwriting Contest!
Our Grand Prize winner will:
- - Be flown to LA for meetings (travel permitting) to meet with top industry professionals working in the industry with Alta Global Media, Aaron Sims Creative, Osowik Management and more!
- - Work with Stage 32 to develop your script’s pitch deck for the market.
- - Get a free membership to the Stage 32 Writers’ Room and free access to some of Stage 32’s educational resources
- - Continued support from the Stage 32 team to help move your career forward and get you in front of decision makers!
ALL 10 Finalists will:
- -Have your loglines presented to over 500 industry executives including literary managers, agents and producers in a Stage 32 lookbook. Past lookbook writers have been set up on meetings with 3 Arts Entertainment, UTA, APA, Art/Work Entertainment, Zero Gravity and more!
- - Get a free one month membership to the Stage 32 Writers’ Room
Stage 32 will be a champion for your script - once you’re part of our community, we make sure you rise to the top!
Our Action/Thriller Winners See Results
So many of our previous contest winners and finalists have been signed. Click the "Success Stories" link here for testimonials from our past winners! Stage 32 has quickly emerged as the leading source for industry executives to uncover new talent! Is this your year to move the needle on your career?
- - Last year’s winner, Gregg Guest, booked his first big screenwriting gig through Stage 32 after winning the contest!
- - Finalists have had their work requested by managers and producers at Stampede Ventures, Energy Entertainment, Mind's Eye Entertainment and many more!
Is there anything more exciting than an Action/Thriller film? Action movies are the new blockbusters, so if you've dreamed of seeing your film in the theater this is the genre for you. Television has never been more action oriented as well - if your script has a superhero, you're on the right track! Don't miss this opportunity to see your story on the big screen.
If you have an action packed story that needs to be told, now is the time to show us what you've got, because our goal is to amplify your voice, give you the access Stage 32 is known for, and take your writing career to the next level!
We are looking for action and thriller scripts of all subjects and tones. Whether your script is flashy and full of fight scenes or a slow build to the final blowout, our judges want to read them! This contest is open to Features and Television Pilots for Limited and Recurring Series.
Important Dates to Be Aware Of
Super Early Bird Deadline: November 17th, 2022
Early Bird Deadline: December 7th, 2022
Regular Deadline: January 4th, 2023
Final Deadline: February 1st, 2023
Quarterfinalist Announcement: March 31st, 2023
Semifinalist Announcement: April 14th, 2023
Finalist Announcement: April 28th, 2023
Winner Announcement: May 12th, 2023
Submission Options
Feedback & Resubmission Option
Would you like immediate feedback on your submission and the option to make changes and resubmit? Using our NEW Feedback & Resubmission Option you will get 3-5 pages of coverage/notes back in 5-days with a guaranteed option to resubmit one (1) revised draft of your script up to 10 days after the Final Deadline! See what elements of your script are working and what still needs to be developed. You can position yourself for the best chance of success - all for an additional fee of only $99. Please submit revised drafts to contests@stage32.com.
This option is good for a one-time use and is non-refundable/non-transferable if you do not enter an updated draft. See full terms in the Rules Section. The last day to submit new drafts is February 11th, 2023.
Feedback Option
Benefits
The Grand Prize Winner Will be Flown to Los Angeles to meet with:
Jamie & Jason Neese, Producers (THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY, UNREAL)
Steven Adams, Founder & Producer, Alta Global Media (THE GREEN HORNET, THOR)
Tyler Winther, Head of Development, Aaron Sims Creative (ENDER'S GAME, X MEN: DARK PHOENIX)
Sofia Rovaletti, Director of Development, Mojo Global Arts (Client credits include THE WALKING DEAD, TWIN PEAKS)
Charlie Osowik, Literary Manager, Osowik Management (Client credits include DOOM PATROL)
David Harris, Producer, Harris Films (THE PROTECTOR, DESOLATION)
In addition to these meetings, the winner will also receive unlimited access to Stage 32’s Educational resources, be promoted on Stage 32’s social media, and have their complete portfolios and professional biography sent to an exclusive roster of over 30 agents and managers hand picked by Stage 32 who are actively looking for new clients and material. Stage 32 will facilitate introductory meetings to any of the representatives who respond to your material and bio. This is the type of exposure that will change your career forever!
If you reach the Finals, you still get massive exposure to decision makers!
ALL FINALISTS will receive a FREE MONTH OF THE MEMBER'S ONLY STAGE 32 WRITERS' ROOM and will be in a Stage 32 Look Book which includes their script title, logline & bio mailed to over 500 industry executives including, managers, agents, producers, development executives, and financiers! Stage 32 Look Books are some of the most sought after talent resources for the industry and have helped secure meetings with places like Verve, Good Fear, 3 Arts, APA, Echo Lake, Amazon, UTA, CAA, WME, First Friday, Pathfinder, The Cartel, Art/Work and many, many more.
Announcements
Rules
At the program's request, Coverfly will automatically remove your title page for you if you include one when submitting to this program.
ENTRANT TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Void where prohibited by law.
This Stage 32 Contest is an international contest. Must be 18 years or older to submit.
Entrant agrees to Stage32.com terms and conditions.
This Stage 32 Contest is not a game of chance. All material is read and reviewed by industry professionals.
All quarterfinalists, semi-finalists, finalists and winners are subjectively determined by our judges.
There is no limit to the number of screenplays an Entrant can enter.
The same screenplay cannot be submitted multiple times under different names. If so, you will be disqualified.
Entrant must not be an immediate family member or friend of any of the judges or their respective companies.
Entrant acknowledges that because of the judges' and mentors' position in the entertainment industry they receive numerous submissions of ideas, formats, stories, suggestions and the like and that many such submissions heretofore or hereafter received by them are similar to or identical to those developed by them or their employees or, if an agent, are otherwise available to them.
Entrant acknowledges that they will not be entitled to any compensation because of the use by judges or mentors of any such similar material.
Entrant acknowledges that no fiduciary or confidential relationship now exists between Entrant and judges or mentors, and Entrant further acknowledges that no such relationships are established between Entrant and judges or mentors by reason of this contest entry.
Entrants must submit screenplays and payment online.
Entrants must upload their submission within 72 hours of entry purchase.
Entry fees will not be returned or adjusted.
No waivers are available for this contest.
SCREENPLAY TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Screenplays should be written in English and in standard industry format.
The rights to the Entrant’s screenplay should not have been previously optioned or sold.
The Entrant retains the rights to his or her screenplay at all times.
Entrant’s screenplay must not have been produced.
The screenplay can be submitted with or without a title page and/or contact information.
After a screenplay is entered, no new drafts or corrected pages can be made by the Entrant unless it is confirmed in our records that the Entrant has paid for the "Resubmission" option.
Screenplay must be submitted as a PDF document.
Screenplay must be the original work of the Entrant and may not be based whole or in part on any fictional or non-fictional material, published or unpublished, produced or unproduced for which the Entrant does not have rights. Neither Stage 32 nor its judges investigates or attests to the authenticity of an applicant’s statement of authorship or rights secured. By entering the competition, you are acknowledging that you have secured all necessary rights.
Using our new Feedback & Resubmission Option you will get 3-5 pages of coverage/notes back in 5-days with a guaranteed option to resubmit one (1) revised draft of your script up to 10 days after the Final Deadline! See what elements of your script are working and what still needs to be developed. You can position yourself for the best chance of success - all for an additional fee of only $99.
This option is good for a one-time use and is non-refundable/non-transferable if you do not enter an updated draft. Updated drafts will need to be sent to writerhelp@stage32.com to be scored.
