Stage 32 Comedy Feature Screenwriting Competition
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THE WINNER WILL BE PERSONALLY MENTORED BY
"STUBER" SCREENWRITER TRIPPER CLANCY
Audiences could all use a good laugh right about now! That is why some of the most popular films this year have been comedies, including Kevin Hart’s FATHERHOOD which hit #1 in over 80 countries on Netflix and FREE GUY which premiered at #1 in the US Box Office. Producers, film financiers, agents, and managers are looking for fresh, unique, and inventive Feature Comedy.
As audiences begin to return to movie theaters, everyone is hoping for the same thing: to leave feeling uplifted and with smiles on their faces. And what better escape than a theater filled with laughter? Films like FREE GUY have viewers rolling in the aisles. Streaming services are specializing in quirkier films like SHIVA BABY, AFTERLIFE OF THE PARTY and VACATION FRIENDS, to round out the exciting 2021 comedy scene.
Is your Feature Comedy ready for the most successful comedy screenwriters, producers, executives and managers in the business? Stage 32 is going to bring it straight to them.
Nowhere else do you find top judges and mentors like you do on Stage 32. The Grand Prize winner will be personally mentored by Feature Comedy writer Tripper Clancy (STUBER) and meet the Executive Producer behind FATHERHOOD, and executives at companies behind AMERICAN MADE with Tom Cruise, SIDEWAYS, THE INFORMANT!, THE FAMILY STONE, the screenwriter behind GET SMART, FAILURE TO LAUNCH, and THE WAR WITH GRANDPA, and many more!
Judges' Credits & Company Credits Include:
If you write Comedy this contest could launch your career! No matter if you write Broad Comedy, Romantic Comedy, Family Comedy, Action Comedy, Horror Comedy, or any other subgenre, our judges want to see it!
Now - exclusively through Stage 32 - you have the opportunity to meet industry professionals from these prolific companies who will have read your script!
Benefits
The Grand Prize winner will be flown to Hollywood to meet with executives from:
Tripper Clancy, Screenwriter (STUBER)
Matt Ember, Screenwriter (GET SMART, FAILURE TO LAUNCH, THE WAR WITH GRANDPA)
Danyelle Foord, Executive (AMERICAN MADE with Tom Cruise)
Carli Haney, Executive Producer (FATHERHOOD)
Samantha Schoen, Creative Executive, Groundswell Productions (SIDEWAYS)
Shane Stanely, Producer (GRIDIRON GANG with Dwayne Johnson)
Grant Torre, Stampede Ventures (10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU)
Andrew Kersey, Kersey Management (Client Credits Include VACATION FRIENDS)
ALL FINALISTS 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 respected throughout the industry and have helped secure dozens meetings and which have led to writer success with companies like Verve, Good Fear, 3 Arts, APA, Echo Lake, Amazon, UTA, CAA, WME, First Friday, Pathfinder, The Cartel, Black Bear Pictures, Lit Entertainment and many, many more.
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Rules
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.
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. No exceptions.
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.