Roadmap Writers Shorts Competition
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About
This competition is open to both short films and short scripts of all genres.
Roadmap Writers is a leader in screenwriting education and training taught by working industry executives & literary representatives. In just four years, Roadmap has helped more than 200 writers get signed to representation with agents and managers! Through our educational programs and competitions, Roadmap has directly helped writers get signed to companies including CAA, APA, Gersh, 3 Arts, Circle of Confusion, Gotham Group, Zero Gravity, Good Fear, Echo Lake Entertainment, and many more!
Our 2021 Judges include execs from:
- The Gotham Group
- Gersh
- APA
- Cyrpt TV
- Anvil Pictures
- QC Entertainment
This year we are selecting not one but 4 winners for this year's competition! Each winner will participate in a one-on-one mentorship with one of four amazing mentors.
2021 Competition Mentors
- Academy Award-Winning Producer - Andrew Carlberg, Producer of short SKIN
- APA - Danny Alexander (Literary Agent)
- Anvil Pictures - Maddie Breeland (Director of Development), HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON franchise
- QC Entertainment - Okey Onyiuke (Coordinator), GET OUT, BLACKkKLANSMAN, THE OATH
Benefits
- A Month Mentorship with with one of our competition mentors!
- 5x Free Open Pitch Sessions
- 5x Months of Roadmap's "Industry On-Ramp" Program
- A 30-Minute Marketing & Strategy Call with Roadmap's CEO and Director of Operations
- Personalized marketing outreach for your project
Top 10 Finalists
- 3 months of Roadmap's “On-Ramp” Program
- 3 Free Open Pitch Session credits. Choose to pitch to execs or reps
- One 60-Minute Group Strategy Webinar with an industry executive
- 30-Minute Marketing & Strategy Call with Roadmap CEO
- Personalized marketing outreach for your project
- Logline and bio circulated to over 400 execs
Top 25 Semifinalists
- 1 months of Roadmap's “On-Ramp” Program
- 1 Free Open Pitch Session credit. Choose to pitch to execs or reps
- One 60-Minute Group Strategy Webinar with an industry executive
- 15-Minute Marketing & Strategy Call with Roadmap CEO
- Logline and bio circulated to over 400 execs
Top 50 Quarterfinalists
- One 60-Minute Group Strategy Webinar with an industry executive
- Featured on Roadmap Writers Website
- Logline and bio circulated to over 400 execs