ScreenCraft Sci-Fi & Fantasy Screenwriting Competition
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ScreenCraft is honored to welcome writer, director, and producer duo Scott Beck and Bryan Woods whose credits include A QUIET PLACE franchise, the upcoming Adam Driver starrer 65, and the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King's THE BOOGEYMAN, as our special Grand Jurors!
Last year's winner signed with a literary manager at Empirical Evidence, and past winners and finalists have signed with reps at companies like CAA and Circle of Confusion. Others have been hired to write features and signed shopping agreements for their projects.
Top projects will be circulated to ScreenCraft's wide network of industry professionals, with the goal of setting up these writers with introductions to production companies, literary managers, and agents.
We're also excited to present an incredible add-on prize opportunity with literary manager Kegan Schell of Navigation Media Group.
Benefits
SCOTT BECK & BRYAN WOODS
Writer/Directors, A QUIET PLACE, 65
Filmmakers Scott Beck & Bryan Woods burst onto the Hollywood scene with Paramount Pictures’ A QUIET PLACE, based on their original screenplay. Next up for Beck & Woods is Sony Pictures’ sci-fi thriller 65 with Academy Award® nominee Adam Driver starring based on their original screenplay, which they also serve as directors and producers on. Also on deck is THE BOOGEYMAN, based on Stephen King's iconic short story of the same name. They wrote the screenplay and serve as Executive Producers on the film.
JAMES ENGLE
Co-Founder & CEO, Navigation Media Group
James Engle is co-founder and CEO of Navigation Media Group. He has been a Literary Manager representing television and film directors and writers for over a decade. James spent the last nine years at Echo Lake Entertainment where he helped guide and shape countless projects for his clients and extended the company’s foray into new mediums. Additionally, he began producing film and television projects, most recently the film OXYGEN for Netflix. He joined Echo Lake Entertainment in 2013 after stints at ICM, Benderspink and Artist International, and left to co-found Navigation Media Group in 2022.
SCOTT STOOPS
Literary Manager, Good Fear Content
Scott is a literary manager at Good Fear Film + Mgmt, a management and production company best known for producing The Ring franchise, Hangover franchise, History of Violence and many more. Good Fear has a first look deal at New Line (The Conjuring) in features and Universal Cable (Mr Robot) in TV. They represent writers and directors such as David Robert Mitchell who wrote/directed It Follows.
ANDREW BERGAMO
Creative Executive, The Donners' Company
After first cutting his teeth as a development intern at Marvel Studios, he moved over to The Donners’ Company where he quickly worked his way up to become a creative executive, aiding in the development of films and shows in the X-Men cinematic universe as well as the upcoming Lethal Weapon 5 among several other projects.
AUSTIN ARONSON
Literary Manager & Producer, Wonder Street
Austin Aronson is a talent/literary manager and producer at Wonder Street in Los Angeles. He reps writers/directors such as James Bird (We Are Boats, Wifelike), George K. Burns (Yes We Cannabis), and George Kareman (Man Thinkers, Long Haired Businessmen). He has a knack for breaking new talent into the industry, bringing creatives and performers from outside the industry, into the entertainment fold. He most recently Executive Produced the film Wifelike (starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers & Elena Kampouris), written and directed by his client James Bird.
PARIS HERBERT-TAYLOR
Creative Executive, Pride of Gypsies
Paris Herbert-Taylor is the Creative Executive at Pride of Gypsies, founded by Jason Momoa, star of beloved tentpole film and television series Aqua Man, Game of Thrones, and Dune.
THE PRIZES
Grand Prize Winner
The overall grand prize winner in either feature or TV category will be welcomed to the ScreenCraft Writer Development Program and receive personal introductions and phone calls with one or more top Hollywood literary manager(s) who are looking for talented emerging Film & TV screenwriters.
ScreenCraft's genre specific relationships include companies like Scott Free Productions, MGM, Lionsgate, HBO Max, and over 150 other Hollywood managers, agents, producers, and development executives.
ScreenCraft has a proven track record for getting writers signed with managers, agents, and staffed in writing rooms.
They'll also receive:
- - Personal Introduction to top literary managers
- - Accepted into the ScreenCraft Development Program
- - $1,000 cash award
- - An exclusive invitation to a Finalist only workshop to position yourself and your writing to the industry
Feature & TV Winners
- - $500 cash award
- - Accepted into the ScreenCraft Development Program
- - An exclusive invitation to a Finalist only workshop to position yourself and your writing to the industry
Finalists
- - An exclusive invitation to a Finalist only workshop to position yourself and your writing to the industry
ADD-ON PRIZE OPPORTUNITY
ScreenCraft Mentorship Program with Kegan Schell of Navigation Media Group
This optional add-on prize category will grant one eligible writer the opportunity to learn, develop, and strengthen their project with guidance from an industry professional. This unique add-on benefit is separate from the ScreenCraft Sci-fi & Fantasy Competition prizes and placements.
We welcome manager Kegan Schell of Navigation Media Group who will select one writer/writing team with an outstanding concept from the ScreenCraft Sci-fi & Fantasy Competition for development guidance, including notes, strategy suggestions, and more.
Only projects submitted to the ScreenCraft Sci-fi & Fantasy Competition AND that select this add-on are eligible for consideration in this category. Additionally, all projects that place in the Top 10 of the competition will automatically be considered.