About
$5,000 in Cash Prizes
Have you written the next Challengers, The Brutalist, Conclave, Heretic, The Six Triple Eight, or even an animation like Encanto? Or have you written something unlike anything we've seen before? We want to read it all!
We're seeking 10 incredible Features in all genres! Each Finalist will receive $250 and and go on to be considered for Grand Prize to win an additional $2,500, an option consideration by Creative Screenwriter Productions, plus industry exposure through our other contacts. We're working hard to pair talented writers and their projects with our industry partners.
Features in all genres are accepted.
Prices & Deadlines
May 29th
Final
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Feature Entry
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$69.00
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Feature Entry + 1st 20 Pages Feedback
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$108.00
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Feature Entry + General Feedback
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$138.00
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Feature Entry + Deep Dive Feedback
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$168.00
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Benefits
Finalists - Top 10
Ten outstanding writers will receive:
- • $250 Cash
- • Loglines read by two industry pros
- • Consideration for the Grand Prize
Grand Prize
The Grand Prize Winner will receive:
- • $2,500 Cash (in addition to $250 from Finalist category)
- • Consideration for an option by Creative Screenwriter Productions
- • A featured article on Creative Screenwriting
- • Promotion to industry partners looking to produce unique work.
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Past Season Readers Have Included:
Bradley Gallo: President and Co-Founder of Amasia Entertainment
Bradley Gallo is the President and Co-Founder of Amasia Entertainment. Amasia recently set up THE GREEN HORNET AND KATO at Universal as a tentpole franchise, written by David Koepp. Leigh Whannell will direct. In 2020, Bradley and Amasia produced John Patrick Shanley's Irish romance feature film, WILD MOUNTAIN THYME starring Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan, Jon Hamm, and Christopher Walken. Amasia's other credits include the Sundance thriller THEM THAT FOLLOW starring Olivia Colman, Walton Goggins, Kaitlyn Dever, Alice Englert and Jim Gaffigan; MR. RIGHT starring Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick; and THE CALL, starring Halle Berry. Currently, Amasia is in post on AUDREY'S CHILDREN, a biopic about groundbreaking oncologist and Ronald McDonald House Charities co-founder Dr. Audrey Evans, starring Natalie Dormer, Jimmi Simpson, and Clancy Brown, and directed by Ami Canaan Mann.
Sasha Nonas-Barnes: Dark Matter Entertainment Producer
A former development exec, Sasha started Dark Matter Entertainment to help bring fresh and thoughtful stories to life. He has worked on films such as NEIGHBORS and THE LATE BLOOMER and with talented filmmakers and performers like Kevin Pollack, Ginger Gonzaga, and Rose Byrne. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, but grew up in New York City.
