SWN TV Pilot Screenplay Competition
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Get your script seen by some of the most respected judges in the industry. Collectively our judging panel has written award-winning films such as Toy Story, cult classics like Fight Club, and even Netflix Originals like Secret Obsession, bringing their wealth and experience of the film industry to our competitions.
JUDGES
Jamie Amanda Lee
Jamie Amanda Lee is an American comedian, actress, and writer best known for Ted Lasso, Girl Code, Crashing, I Love..., Ridiculousness, and The Wedding Coach. She is the author of the 2016 book Weddiculous: An Unfiltered Guide to Being a Bride.
Joelle Garfinkel
Joelle Garfinkel recently completed work as a Staff Writer for NBC’s Ordinary Joe, with showrunners Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner, and co-penned an upcoming episode of Foundation for Apple+ with David S. Goyer serving as Executive Producer. She also created the web series Cam Girls, which placed in over 15 film festivals.
Elaine Loh
Elaine Loh recently wrote on the new Gossip Girl reboot for HBO Max and is now writing on Dynasty for The CW. She is a fellow of the HBO Writers Program, as well as to have been named on the Young & Hungry List and is one of the Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch.
Amanda Deibert
Amanda Deibert is a television writer with experience in narrative film, animation, live comedy and political/talk broadcasts. Her television credits include work for NETFLIX, CBS, SyFy, OWN, PIVOT, HULU, QUIBI, and former Vice President Al Gore’s international climate broadcast, 24 Hours of Reality.
Benefits
For entering alone, you will receive all three of our submission benefits:
➤ Every script submitted gets registered with SWN for free. No need to register with the writers’ guilds (WGA, WGUK etc.).
➤ FREE eBook
➤ You will receive a $10 gift card from us to be redeemed on our Script Coverage services.
★★★ PRIZES ★★★
➤ Your script will be sent to our judges and select members of our contacts
➤ Receive a 4-month InkTip Pro Membership. Thousands of filmmakers can find and read your scripts, and you'll be able to pitch directly to production companies every week.
➤The SWN hanging frame award with your winning script and laurels inside
➤ A Free SWN Membership to access jobs opportunities, the script library and site-wide discount
➤ A lifetime subscription to Final Draft Pro screenwriting software (worth $249.99)
➤ A $40 Gift Card to be redeemed at Filmmania Gifts
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Rules
At the program's request, Coverfly will automatically remove your title page for you if you include one when submitting to this program.
All submissions must be written in English.
All ages are eligible.
Material submitted must be written and owned by the person submitting it. You may submit as many entries as you like.
All entries must be uploaded in PDF format.
You may resubmit your entered script once at the discretion of Screenwriters Network. This will be dependent on where the script is in our process and whether this has already been assigned to a reader/ judge.
If submitting as a team a singular prize package (only) will be made out to the initial person who submitted.
Scripts submitted to the SWN Screenplay Competition are protected and remain the owner of the person(s) that submitted.
If you have any further questions, please contact us.