3.

GRAND PRIZE: The screenplay with the overall highest votes wins this acknowledgement. (Total Awards Value: $1801.30)

• FEEDBACK:  From our Online users/voters.
• FESTIVAL CREDIT: A festival accomplishment to attach to your script status.
• PRODUCTION: Possible production of script by our sponsors. 
• CASH: $100.00 cash prize.
• LESSONS:
  • ROBERT MCKEE'S STORYLOGUE:
    • 3-Month Subscription to Robert McKee's STORYLOGUE, a writer's community (valued at $150).
    • Storylogue is your opportunity to grow with other working writers through continuous mentoring from Award Winning Story Master, Robert McKee. This thriving community of writers enjoys videos posted daily, including Q&A videos, lessons with Mr. McKee and special guest presenters, and weekly interviews with the top writers, producers, agents, actors and directors.
      • Story Lessons from Renowned Story Teacher Robert McKee, authored the award winning book on perfecting your writing craft entitle, "STORY," which writers call the "Bible for Writers," as well as his famous STORY SEMINARS (portrayed in the film "Adaptation") - Click here for a sample lesson.
      • Interviews with Industry Professionals - Click Here for a sample.
      • Questions & Answers with Robert McKee - Click Here for a sample.
      • Chat Rooms where you may share your thoughts with other writers and with Robert McKee.
      • ...and more!  Visit www.Storylogue.com!

• EXPOSURE: Your script will be SUBMITTED to our contact list of mangers and producers across the country.  Your script will be posted on our webpage highlighted as the Grand Prize Festival Winner for anyone to view and contact the writer.

  • GREAT AMERICAN PITCHFEST will donate a complimentary pass to their PitchFest (valued $250).

    • The PitchFest gathers 100+ EXECUTIVES in a room and gives you serious FACE TIME with them. This is maybe the best and fastest way to meet the decision makers in Hollywood and get your script read! With more agents, production companies, workshops, luncheons, and networking events than ever. For every 6 participants, another agent, manager, or production company is invited (Average 15-20 meetings per person) guaranteeing you as many meetings as possible. To find out more info about PitchFest please Click Here.

  • VIRTUAL PITCHFEST:

    • 10 Pitch Package! (valued $90.00)

      • Are you tired of cold querying Hollywood and getting Radio Silence?  Enter www.VirtualPitchFest.com which enables screenwriters to Pitch Hollywood Pros online with the assurance of a guaranteed response back. With VPF, your query letters are sent directly to Pros via the site and responded to within 5 days. VPF now has 300+ companies all taking pitches online, including Studios, Major Production Companies, and Top Agencies.

        • Some of VPF’s BIG PLAYERS include MGM, Kopelson Entertainment, Yari Film Group, CBS Films, The Gersh Agency, 20th Century Fox, New Line Cinema, UTA, Spyglass Entertainment, Myriad Pictures, Alcon Entertainment, Mad Chance, ROAR, Davis Entertainment, The Donners’ Company, Laura Ziskin Productions, Mandate Pictures, Energy Entertainment, Original Artists, New Regency, and APA. Hundreds of screenwriters have received submission requests through VPF, many of which have resulted in representation or script deals. To pitch now, go to www.VirtualPitchFest.com

          • Virtual Pitchfest is the most effective way to pitch your screenplay on the internet in our opinion. Their Hollywood Industry Executive list includes Big Name Production Companies and Agencies. Best of all they guarantee responses within 5 days! Your query will be read by the main Hollywood circuit and responded to - this is an excellent way to get your foot in the door.

  • SCRIPT DELIVERY:  

    • Grand Prize Winner: Pitch your screenplay using the Full Script Delivery. (valued $80.00)

      • Your Query Letter reaches 5,500 producers, agents and literary managers!

      • To find out more information about Script Delivery please Click Here.

    • Every Uploaded Script: 10% Discount on Script Delivery just for submitting and being uploaded onto our festival!

  • SELL A SCRIPT: (total value $175.00)

    • The Total Script Express sends a personal e-query to 3,782 producers/studio executives and 1,909 agents/managers... A total of 5,691 submissions! (valued $85.00)

  • SCRIPT PIPELINE: 

    • 1-YEAR MEMBERSHIP to the Writers Database (valued $99.95)

      • With over 1,150 listings, the Writers Database puts the film industry at your fingertips. Find information about agencies, managers, producers and production companies, what they’re looking for and how to contact them. Updated regularly, the Database includes a powerful search engine that can be tailored to your specific needs. No matter where you live, Script Pipeline’s Database connects you to Hollywood and beyond. CLICK HERE to access the Writers Database!

• SCRIPT ANALYSIS:

  • STORY RESCUE.com: Screenwriter, script doctor and NYU professor Joe Gilford has agreed to donate his Story Rescue.com services to the festival (valued $200+).

    • He will provide a professional story consultation including reading and reviewing the candidate's screenplay with a personal story conference via meeting or phone. Check out his bio here!

      • David Ebeltoft (in an interview after winning Philadelphia's "Screenplay Fest"), "As part of my award, Joe Gilford, of Story Rescue (www.storyrescue.com) donated a full script consultation, which was a very fulfilling and rewarding experience. He sent a report covering general comments, analysis, and prognosis as well as a redlined copy of the script with numerous notes and corrections attached. We then spent the good part of an hour talking shop, covering topics ranging from what he thinks is lacking, to what he thinks is strong, to what I should do to make both better. He was very friendly, constructively honest, and encouraging."

  • NO BULLSCRIPT CONSULTING:

    • Daniel Manus is an in-demand script consultant and founder of No BullScript Consulting, which can be found at www.nobullscript.net and was ranked one of the Top 15 “Cream of the Crop” Script Consultants by Creative Screenwriting Magazine.  He was previously Director of Development for Clifford Werber Productions (Cinderella Story, Sydney White) and is attached to produce several projects independently. Daniel has also been a Development Consultant for Eclectic Pictures and DOD at Sandstorm Films (first look deal at Screen Gems). He is the author of the E-Book “No BS for Screenwriters: Advice from the Executive Perspective,” and teaches seminars to writers across the country.

    • Danny Manus and No BullScript Consulting is happy to offer the grand prize winner Free Developmental Notes Phone Consultation Service (normally $145), which includes a synopsis, logline, exclusive 20-point grading sheet and 3-4 pgs of constructive notes!

    • Plus all the grand prize winner will receive a copy of Danny's popular E-Book "No BS For Screenwriters."

  • MY SCRIPT NEEDS HELP! has generously donated their Screenplay Coverage Services to the winner! (valued $125)

    • Customers receive a 2-3 page entertainment industry standard report ("coverage") that breaks down the material into feature film or television marketability components.  Studio executives and producers look at these reports when deciding which projects should be developed further and eventually "greenlit."  Writers should use the reports to: 1) submit along with their query letters to potential buyers if they receive a "Recommend" or even a "Consider" stamp of approval, and 2) to uncover their material's strengths and weaknesses, so that any areas for improvement can be addressed before submitting the material to potential buyers.  A sample coverage template is available for you to see how a report will be organized and what components are evaluated.

• SCRIPT PIPELINE: 

  • WRITER'S PHONE CONSULTATION - (valued $175)

    • Like Development Notes, the Overall Review covers characterization, dialogue, conflict, and so forth, but in more general terms intended to point you in the proper direction. This is the ideal service for a writer who has already gone through multiple drafts and is in need of further notes or a fresh perspective on the screenplay.  Average turnaround time is 3-6 business days, and writers receive approximately 2-3 pages of notes. Sample Overall Review.  As with all the services, writers have the option to engage in FREE follow-up emails with their evaluator to help answer any additional questions.

• WRITING SOFTWARE:

  • MOVIE OUTLINE 3: (valued $199.95)

    • Movie Outline is innovative screenplay writing software that was designed by a produced writer to help you develop your film story, characters and structure, and professionally format your script. It uses the simple technique of “step-outlining” to create your outline and screenplay scene by scene and reference breakdowns of successful Hollywood movies in the same genre side by side with your own project. With Movie Outline you can develop character profiles, character arcs and structure your narrative using pre-defined color-coded structure templates such as the classic “3 Act Structure” or “The Hero’s Journey”. You can also customize these templates and create your own to suit your own writing methodology. Simply put, Movie Outline is the ultimate writer’s tool, taking your story from an idea to a final draft.

  • SCRIPPED.COM:

    • 1-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION to Scripped Pro - Online Screenwriting Software and more! (valued $89.95)
      • Scripped is the leading provider of Web-based screenwriting software on the Internet.  With over 100,000 users, Scripped grows its membership by 50-100 writers/day. In addition to their software business, Scripped finds scripted and unscripted written content for movie producers, web producers, brands and agencies. Scripped's clients provide specifications for the type of content they are looking for (e.g. 15-page horror script) and Scripped writers then go to work to write the content; the content seeker purchases the winning work in exchange for prize money.
        • Scripped's clients include Spike TV, Edward Burns (Saving Private Ryan, 27 Dresses, Confidence), Steven de Souza (writer of Die Hard, 48 Hours and Commando), Girl2Watch.com, and others.
      • Scripped Pro Includes:
        • Scripped's most complete software offering, with all features available and sneak previews of the cool new stuff their engineers are working on. (Scripped's Online Screenwriting Software is like Final Draft, but strictly Online.)
        • Private groups, where Scripped Pro members can manage and invite their friends to collaborate on scripts and other projects.
        • Pro Only contests, sponsored by top industry professionals, as well as discounts from Scripped's screenplay service partners. (Example of one of their contests and discounts: CLICK HERE.
  • GREAT DIALOGUE:
    • WordPower Technologies presents Great Dialogue Software™ for writers, a computer program guaranteed to improve your dialogue skills. (valued $19.95)

• MARKETING YOUR SCREENPLAY:
  • SELL A SCRIPT:

    • The Hollywood Bugle is an e-newsletter sent to over 3,000 industry professionals. It features the logline and author info for the select few screenplays listed. (valued $35.00)

    • The Script Marketplace is a private online database, only open to and regularly viewed by industry professionals looking for screenplays for option/purchase. (valued $35.00)

    • The Writer's Rolodex has contact information for over 3,000 studios, production companies, producers, literary agencies, managers and executives, plus it allows writers to manage their contacts and submissions with our exclusive My Contacts feature. (valued $20.00)

GENRE WINNERS:  4 TOTAL WINNERS (including the Grand Prize Winner).  There will be ONE WINNER per FOUR GENRE GROUPINGS. Genre Winners will be listed along with the Honorable Mentions. (Total Awards value for 3 Winners: $2000+)

• FEEDBACK:  From our Online users/voters.
• FESTIVAL CREDIT: A festival accomplishment to attach to your script status.
• PRODUCTION: Possible production of script by our sponsors. 
• RECOGNITION:  Your script will be SUBMITTED to our contact list of mangers and producers across the country.  Your script will remain posted on our website for agencies, management companies, and production companies to view under "Genre Winner."

  • VIRTUAL PITCHFEST:

    • 3 Pitch Package! (valued $30.00)

      • Virtual Pitchfest is the most effective way to pitch your screenplay on the internet in our opinion. Their Hollywood Industry Executive list includes Big Name Production Companies and Agencies. Best of all they guarantee responses within a week! Your query will be read by the main Hollywood circuit and responded to - this is an excellent way to get your foot in the door.

• LESSONS:
  • ROBERT MCKEE'S STORYLOGUE:
    • 3-Month Subscription to Robert McKee's STORYLOGUE, a writer's community (valued at $150).
      • Story Lessons from Robert McKee, Interviews with Celebrities, Q&A's with Robert McKee and more!
• WRITING SOFTWARE:

  • MOVIE OUTLINE 3: (valued $199.95)

    • Movie Outline is innovative screenplay writing software that was designed by a produced writer to help you develop your film story, characters and structure, and professionally format your script. It uses the simple technique of “step-outlining” to create your outline and screenplay scene by scene and reference breakdowns of successful Hollywood movies in the same genre side by side with your own project. With Movie Outline you can develop character profiles, character arcs and structure your narrative using pre-defined color-coded structure templates such as the classic “3 Act Structure” or “The Hero’s Journey”. You can also customize these templates and create your own to suit your own writing methodology. Simply put, Movie Outline is the ultimate writer’s tool, taking your story from an idea to a final draft.

  • SCRIPPED.COM:

    • 1-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION to Scripped Pro - Online Screenwriting Software and more! (valued $89.95)
      • Scripped is the leading provider of Web-based screenwriting software on the Internet.  With over 100,000 users, Scripped grows its membership by 50-100 writers/day. In addition to their software business, Scripped finds scripted and unscripted written content for movie producers, web producers, brands and agencies. Scripped's clients provide specifications for the type of content they are looking for (e.g. 15-page horror script) and Scripped writers then go to work to write the content; the content seeker purchases the winning work in exchange for prize money.
        • Scripped's clients include Spike TV, Edward Burns (Saving Private Ryan, 27 Dresses, Confidence), Steven de Souza (writer of Die Hard, 48 Hours and Commando), Girl2Watch.com, and others.
      • Scripped Pro Includes:
        • Scripped's most complete software offering, with all features available and sneak previews of the cool new stuff their engineers are working on. (Scripped's Online Screenwriting Software is like Final Draft, but strictly Online.)
        • Private groups, where Scripped Pro members can manage and invite their friends to collaborate on scripts and other projects.
        • Pro Only contests, sponsored by top industry professionals, as well as discounts from Scripped's screenplay service partners. (Example of one of their contests and discounts: CLICK HERE.
  • GREAT DIALOGUE:
    • WordPower Technologies presents Great Dialogue Software™ for writers, a computer program guaranteed to improve your dialogue skills.  Named by Readers Digest in its "Best Software for Writers." (valued $19.95)
• ANALYSIS:
  • NO BULLSCRIPT CONSULTING:
    • Logline Analysis
    • E Book by Daniel Manus "No BS For Screenwriters"
• MARKETING YOUR SCREENPLAY:
  • SELL A SCRIPT: (total value $175.00)

    • The Total Script Express sends a personal e-query to 3,782 producers/studio executives and 1,909 agents/managers... A total of 5,691 submissions! (valued $85.00)

    • The Hollywood Bugle is an e-newsletter sent to over 3,000 industry professionals. It features the logline and author info for the select few screenplays listed. (valued $35.00)

    • The Script Marketplace is a private online database, only open to and regularly viewed by industry professionals looking for screenplays for option/purchase. (valued $35.00)

    • The Writer's Rolodex has contact information for over 3,000 studios, production companies, producers, literary agencies, managers and executives, plus it allows writers to manage their contacts and submissions with our exclusive My Contacts feature. (valued $20.00)

HONORABLE MENTIONS: There is no set number of Honorable Mentions for each category. The reason for this being if we like three comedy scripts and seven action scripts, we can allow all of these scripts to win an Honorable Mention award instead of just having five honorable mention awards in each category.  Basically, Honorable Mentions include whichever screenplays we/votes deem suitable and worthy of being recognized.

• FEEDBACK:  From our Online users/voters.
• FESTIVAL CREDIT: A festival accomplishment to attach to your script status.
• RECOGNITION: Your script will be SUBMITTED to our contact list of mangers and producers across the country.  Your script will remain posted on our website for agencies, management companies, and production companies to view under Honorable Mention.

• SCRIPT PIPELINE: 

  • 6-MONTH MEMBERSHIP to the Writers Database (valued $49.95)

    • With over 1,150 listings, the Writers Database puts the film industry at your fingertips. Find information about agencies, managers, producers and production companies, what they’re looking for and how to contact them. Updated regularly, the Database includes a powerful search engine that can be tailored to your specific needs. No matter where you live, Script Pipeline’s Database connects you to Hollywood and beyond. CLICK HERE to access the Writers Database!