Stage 32 TV Drama Screenwriting Contest
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Stage 32 is excited to present our 2nd Annual Television Drama Screenwriting Contest!
Open to Television Pilots!
The winner will meet with an amazing judging panel including
Executives from ABC, Think Tank Management, NBCUniversal & more!
This contest is accepting submissions of hour-long pilot scripts NOW through June 1st, 2022.
TV Dramas are easily the most talked about type of media right now. Streaming has made it so easy to become obsessed with shows like GAME OF THRONES or PEAKY BLINDERS. Not to say that network dramas aren't still killing it - classics like HOUSE, MD or LAW & ORDER are some of the most binged shows by those who watched them week to week and brand new fans, and current shows like GREY'S ANATOMY feel unstoppable, even after 18 seasons. Whether its gossiping about SUCCESSION with your coworkers or live-tweeting the Cassie/Maddy showdown on EUPHORIA, we know you're talking about TV Dramas.
So give us something new to talk about and submit your TV Drama Pilot today! Our 2nd Annual Television Drama Screenwriting Contest has an absolutely incredible judging panel, with judges and their clients having worked on shows like THE X-FILES, HOUSE OF CARDS, HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER, VIKINGS and more! The best part - they can't wait to read your script. Winning meetings with the writers, producers and executives behind these shows and getting to pick their brains could launch your career!
What Type of Scripts Can I Enter?
We're looking for Television Drama pilots of any genre or subject. This includes period pieces, true stories, procedurals, fantasy, and anything else you can think of! This contest is open to hour-long television pilots for limited or recurring series. Please no pilots over 65 pages.
Judges' Credits & Company Credits Include:
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.
Benefits
The Grand Prize Winner Will be Flown to Los Angeles to meet with:
Justin Pollard, Writer/Producer & Historian (VIKINGS, PEAKY BLINDERS)
Tom Drumm, Owner/Manager, Think Tank Management (INVENTING ANNA, SCANDAL)
Brad Carpenter, Producer (BOARDWALK EMPIRE, FOSSE/VERDON)
Sara B. Cooper, Television Writer (THE X-FILES, HOUSE MD)
Anna Henry, Development Executive (THE DEUCE, HOUSE OF CARDS)
Nathan Varni, Director of Current Network Programming, ABC (GREY'S ANATOMY, HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER)
Creative Executive 399 (ZOEY'S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST, NEW AMSTERDAM)
Sara Ray, Writer & Executive, Barbara Hall Productions (MADAM SECRETARY)
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.
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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.
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.