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The Philadelphia Screenplay Festival Proposal

What is The Philadelphia Screenplay Festival?

An online and completely interactive Festival for writers by writers.  Writers submit their Loglines and Screenplays to the Festival.  The submissions are posted on the Festival website for review, comment and vote.  The contestants with the greatest number of votes in the Logline and Screenplay categories are declared the winners of the Award in each category.  Each Award winner will receive recognition and a plaque signifying the achievement.  The Festival organizer will notify local and national media of the winner of each Award.  Depending on the level of sponsorship, the Festival organizer may host a dinner for the winners at a prominent Philadelphia restaurant, with local and national media invited to attend.

There is no fee to participate in the Logline Festival.  Submission period runs from November 24, 2006 to March 1, 2007. The Logline Festival’s voting process will take place from March 1, 2007 to June 1, 2007, with the announcement of Award winners in June 2007.

There is a fee to participate in the Screenplay Festival.  One hundred percent of fees will be plowed back into the Festival, e.g., building the best possible website, publicity and advertising, size of Awards, dinner for winners, etc.  Submission period runs from November 24, 2006 to August 1, 2007. The Screenplay Festival’s voting process runs from August 1, 2007 to December 1, 2007, with the announcement of Award winners in December 2007.

The Philadelphia Screenplay Festival will grant two Awards:  The Philadelphia Logline Award and The Philadelphia Screenplay Festival Award.

The Philadelphia Logline Award:

What is a Logline?  A Logline is a one sentence summary of an entire Screenplay.

The Purpose of the Philadelphia Logline Award is to allow writers to receive online feedback on their Loglines so as to make them as accurate, brief and clear as possible.  The winning Logline will be honed to a very high standard and will carry the status of Award winner, thereby making it more likely that agents and producers will read the underlying Screenplay.

The Philadelphia Screenplay Award:

What is a Screenplay?  A Screenplay is a script written for the screen.  The basic goal of the Screenplay is to "show" rather than "tell".

The Purpose of The Philadelphia Screenplay Award is to allow writers to receive online feedback on their Screenplays to make them as creative, innovative and interesting as possible.  Via the online voting process, the best Screenplay is chosen and then forwarded into the hands of agents and producers by the Festival organizer.  The Festival organizer will inform agents and producers that the forwarded Screenplay is the Award winner, thereby maximizing the probability that the Screenplay will be sold.  Of course, the entire proceeds from the sale of any Screenplay are entirely for the benefit of the writer.

The Philadelphia Screenplay Festival differs from other festivals because the interactive, online process will produce the best Loglines and Screenplays AND the Award winners' identities will be made known to local and national media AND the Award winners' work will be forwarded to agents and producers.  This three-fold benefit of the Festival is unrivaled and unsurpassed.

Each writer's work and email address will be posted by the Festival organizer.  Writers, agents and producers will be able to review the entire body of work submitted to the Festival and to have direct contact with each Festival contestant.  Writers will be encouraged to contact each other and offer constructive criticism to make each writer's work as professional as possible.

Sponsor Involvement:

The Festival organizer will vigorously solicit sponsorship from interested corporations and individuals.  The Festival organizer is prepared and willing to expend a great deal of time and effort in the pursuit of sponsors.

However, this is the first Philadelphia Screenplay Festival.  As such, any donations of awards and/or cash by sponsors will be greatly appreciated.  One hundred percent of donations will be plowed back into the Festival, e.g., building the best possible website, publicity and advertising, size of Awards, dinner for winners, etc. All sponsors will have free advertising on our website.

The goal for The Philadelphia Screenplay Festival Award is to build a $10,000 cash prize award from our sponsors for the winner of the Screenplay Festival to help publicize their winning screenplay, as well as screenwriting software and a script analysis consultation to help improve the writer’s skills. Also, the contestant’s winning screenplay will be sent to supporting production companies and agencies to maximize its potential of getting sold.

Other Involvement:

Joseph Frio, Festival organizer, received his B.A. from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and is proud of his Pennsylvania heritage.  He has written numerous short films and participated in the creation of acclaimed music videos as well as other film projects.

 

B-Side (www.bside.com) is an independent distributor dedicated to helping filmmakers find their own audience. B-Side provides filmmakers with the tools they need to recognize their fans, craft their message, and sell their film. B-Side’s contribution to the Philadelphia Screenplay Festival is in building comprehensive online festival program guide for our audience, and powerful tools for audience members, filmmakers and festival staff. They have worked with the Independent Film Channel, The Austin Film Festival, The San Diego Film Festival, The Philadelphia Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, and more.

Chris Soth, Judge, writing credits include Firestorm. He currently has an ebook, “Million Dollar Screenwriting: The Mini-Movie Method” at http://www.milliondollarscreenwriting.com. Chris developed the “Mini-Movie Method” after years of success as a Hollywood screenwriter. Chris has multiple projects in development at major Hollywood studios. This master story teller is also an expert in pitching and selling - necessary tools for a screenwriter in Hollywood. Chris holds an MFA in screenwriting and a BA in Dramatic Literature. He is the only seminar instructor whose work has been produced by a major Hollywood studio.