2009 – Script Pimp Screenwriting Competition

The 7th Script Pimp Screenwriting Competition

Submission guidelines:
* Entry fee: $50. Additional entries are $45. New Writers Database members receive 1 free entry.
* Additional, general notes on the script may be added for $40.
* Contact information (name, E-mail address, etc.) may be added to the cover page
* Scripts in PDF, Final Draft (.fdr), Microsoft Word (.doc) are preferred
* Script should be a feature-length screenplay. All genres, styles, lengths, etc. are fine
* You may submit as many entries as you prefer
* Simultaneous submissions are fine (i.e. you can enter other screenwriting contests with the same script)
* Synopses and loglines are optional. Send any additional materials to entry@scriptpimp.com after entering.
* Previous Script Pimp competition entries welcome to enter again and are guaranteed fresh reads
* New Writers Database members may send their free entry to entry@scriptpimp.com.

Prizes:
FOUR GRAND PRIZE WINNERS

* $12,000 total cash ($3,000 each)
* Guaranteed circulation to over 150 Companies
* 5-year memberships to Script Pimp’s Writers Database
* Featured Script Pimp Recommend listing on Ink Tip™
* $1,000 toward the “Think Tank” program at Writers Boot Camp
* Invitation as recognized finalist to the Script Pimp Awards Ceremony at Writers Boot Camp in Santa Monica, CA in July 2009 where the winners will be announced

TWENTY FINALISTS

* $4,000 total cash (all finalists receive $200 each)
* Guaranteed circulation to over 150 Companies
* 5-year memberships to Script Pimp’s Writers Database
* Featured ‘Script Pimp Recommend’ listing on Ink Tip™
* $100 “Creative Currency” for Writers Boot Camp
* Invitation as recognized finalist to the Script Pimp Awards Ceremony at Writers Boot Camp in Santa Monica, CA in July 2009 where the winners will be announced

EVERYONE who enters the competition is eligible for the following prizes:

* 12 copies of Final Draft 7.0 ($2,400)
* 4 one-year subscriptions to Creative Screenwriting ($120)
* 4 one-year subscriptions to Scr(i)pt Magazine ($100)
* 4 one-year subscriptions to Movie Maker Magazine ($60)
* 10 listings on Ink Tip™ ($400)
* 3 script consultations from Script Pimp Writers Workshop ($1,950)
* 5 screenplay technical edits from Script Pimp, w/additional editing notes ($2,500)
* 10 half-hour consultations with a Script Pimp reader ($3,000)
* 50 two year subscriptions to Script Pimp’s Writers Database ($10,000)
* 30 five year subscriptions to Script Pimp’s Writers Database ($15,000)
* 15 ten year subscriptions to Script Pimp’s Writers Database ($15,000)
* 10 Script Pimp Workshop Development Notes ($2,500)
* 10 sets of notes/script evaluations from Writers Boot Camp

Rules:
The Script is completely original with me. I am the present and exclusive and sole owner of all right, title, and interest in and to the Script; and I have the exclusive, sole, and unconditional power and right to submit the Script to you subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the rules of your screenwriting competition. (If the Script is adapted from another medium, I am enclosing documentation verifying my right to make such an adaptation.)

The Script has not been produced, sold or optioned.

I am at least eighteen (18) years of age.

I acknowledge my understanding that eligibility to compete in this contest is limited to individuals who do not fall within any one of the following:

1. Individuals who have received sole or shared producer credit as to any film, series, or episode that has been produced for presentation in theaters or by means of television, home video, or any similar medium;
2. Individuals who have received sole or shared writing credit as to any film, series, or episode that has been produced for presentation in theaters or by means of television, home video, or any similar medium;
3. Individuals who have received sole or shared directing credit as to any film, series, or episode that has been produced for presentation in theaters or by means of television, home video, or any similar medium;
4. Individuals who have sold or optioned, in consideration of the receipt of the sum of $15,000 or more, any film screenplay to any entity or individual.

Slamdance’s 2009 Feature Screenplay Competition open for entries

SLAMDANCE 2009 FEATURE SCREENPLAY COMPETITION

SLAMDANCE FEATURE SCREENPLAY WINNER: GRAND PRIZE $5000!

UPLOAD FILMS BEST LOW BUDGET FEATURE AWARD: WINNER RECEIVES POTENTIAL OPTION DEAL WITH UPLOAD FILMS!

SCRIPT ACCESSIBLE AWARD – FOR BEST SCREENPLAY INVOLVING CHARACTERS WITH DISABILITIES AND/OR WRITTEN BY A PERSON WITH DISABILITIES: WINNER RECEIVES $1,000!

MISSION:

The Slamdance Screenplay Competition is dedicated to discovering and supporting emerging writing talent. We welcome screenplays in every genre, any budget, on any topic, from anywhere in the world. Our mission is to nurture and bring attention to talented screenwriters and introduce them to the entertainment industry. A unique feature of the competition is providing constructive feedback for every entrant. We’ve established a strong track record through our competition successes and continue to discover outstanding new work.

We look forward to your screenplay!

DEADLINES:

Early Deadline: April 27, 2009
Final Deadline: June 15, 2009

ENTRY FEES:

Early submission fee: $40.00 (by Early Deadline, April 27, 2009)
Final submission fee: $50.00 (by Final Deadline, June 15, 2009)

COVERAGE FEES:

+$75.00: Online Coverage Service – available within 2 months*
+$115.00: Fast Track Coverage – available within 14 days*

* Please note Coverage Fees are in addition to Entry Fees

ENTRY PROCEDURE:

1. Please read the entry procedure, rules, guidelines and selection process. Then register a slamdance.com Account, or log in as an existing slamdance.com Account member.

2. Click on “SUBMIT SCREENPLAY”, read through and agree to the Slamdance Screenplay Competition Terms and Conditions, and then fill out the online screenplay application form

3. Click on one of the following entry fee payment options:

* OPTION 1: Credit Card Online Payment (Mastercard and Visa)
* OPTION 2: Check or money order payable to “Slamdance”.

4. Click on one of two ways to send your screenplay submission:

* OPTION 1: Upload a pdf file to submit your screenplay electronically
* OPTION 2: Choose to mail in hard copy of screenplay to Slamdance offices

To complete the submission process for a hard copy screenplay, you will print your completed screenplay application form and send form with check or money order and screenplay in one package to:

Slamdance 2009 Screenplay Competition
5634 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90038

If you choose Option 1 please upload your screenplay in pdf format no larger that 2MB.

If you choose Option 2 please bound your screenplay with brads on three-holed punched paper. It’s okay to send multiple screenplay submissions in one package, but each screenplay must have its own printed application included in the package.

5. For screenplays longer than 120 pages please call our offices – 323-466-1786 before submitting your entry.

RULES:

1. Screenplays must not have been previously optioned, purchased or produced.

2. Screenplays must not have received awards from other competitions over $500.00 at the time of entry.

3. Screenwriters who have had previous feature screenplays produced and distributed by non-independent means are ineligible.

4. Screenplays must be in English, formatted in 12-point courier font.

5. All check payments must be payable in U.S. dollars to “Slamdance” and drawn from U.S. banks. U.S. Money Orders and Traveler’s Checks are also accepted.

6. Any check returned to us for non-payment will be subject to a $15 service fee.

7. To enter the Slamdance Screenplay Competition you must agree to its Terms and Conditions.

8. The Slamdance Screenplay Compeititon Readers’ decisions are final.

GUIDELINES:

1. Please provide only one primary contact on your screenplay application form

2. In the event of multiple writers, list all additional co-writers. Please note Slamdance divides awards equally among co-writers.

3. If you are sending your screenplay entry by mail and would like delivery confirmation, please include a self-addressed stamped postcard with your submission package.

4. Slamdance is not responsible for screenplays or coverage stolen or lost in transit

5. For screenplays longer than 120 pages, please call our office before submitting your entry.

EXPLANATION OF SERVICES:

Online Feedback:
Everyone who submits a screenplay to Slamdance will receive online feedback from our Readers. The object of our Online Feedback Service is to provide you with constructive criticism about your work. The feedback includes a logline, a pitch line, genre suggestion and shows strong and weak parts of your screenplay. Online Feedback is quite basic compared to the extensive notes provided with our Online Coverage Service.

Online Coverage Service:
The object of Slamdance’s Online Coverage Service is to provide you with extensive constructive criticism about your work. The Online Coverage Service includes a complete story breakdown and then addresses “what works”, “what doesn’t work” and “how it can be improved”. These three categories are the main part of the Coverage Service and are intended to help you with revisions of your screenplay. The Coverage Service also offers the screenwriter an idea of what “the next step” could be with their screenplay and writing. This may address media, films and screenplays, production companies and agencies the writer should be aware of, as well as any words of wisdom from one of our Readers. Slamdance’s Online Coverage provides you with an insight into the mind of a Reader who reads hundreds of independent screenplays each year. Our Readers’ goal is to assist you in crafting your submission into something that can advance in competition and impress agents, managers and producers.

Online Coverage will be available within two months from the time you submit your work. A notice will be sent to the e-mail address you provided in your screenplay application form when your Coverage is available.

Please note our Online Coverage Service is available year-round. We also offer year-round, one on one screenplay consultation services. For further details please call the Slamdance office: 323-466-1786.

Fast Track Online Coverage Service:
Slamdance’s Fast Track Online Coverage is an added benefit for those that would like to receive coverage within 14 days of your screenplay submission arriving at the Slamdance office. The additional cost of this benefit is $35 on top of the $50 base coverage charge.

SCRIPT REGISTRY:

To protect your intellectual property we suggest you register your work with the Writers Guild of America, west (www.wga.org or call 323 782 4500) and the US Patent and Trademark Office.

COMPETITION SELECTION PROCESS:

Two Readers will determine whether a screenplay proceeds into the Second Round of the Competition. Over half of the screenplays submitted make it to Round Two. From here, a Top 200 will be selected as Quarterfinalists. Fifty scripts will make it to the semifinals, and ten finalists will be announced at the Writers Guild of America in September. One writer will be awarded the Grand Prize, and all finalists will receive product prize packages from our sponsors. An additional finalist will also be selected for the Upload Films Best Low Budget Feature Special Award.

Scoring Details:
Screenplays submitted to the Slamdance Screenplay Competition are scored in five categories: Character, Dialogue, Story, Structure, and Originality. We also use a “Sparky” score which gauges the Reader’s emotional response to a screenplay. Sometimes, the Sparky score helps screenplays move onto the next round of Competition. Scores, as well as Reader meetings, determine what scripts go onto the Quarter and Semifinals, and then the Finalists. Please note no screenplay scoring is shared with anyone outside of the Readers of the Competition.

Slamdance Readers:
Slamdance Readers are industry professionals and all have a combination of the following qualifications: professional coverage background, production and development background, and/or are professional writers, Slamdance alumni, playwrights and journalists. Readers’ Competition decisions are final.

PRIZES:

• Slamdance Grand Prize: $5,000

• Upload Films Best Low Budget Feature Award – Winner will receive potential option deal with Upload Films

• Script Accessible Award for best screenplay involving characters with disabilities and/or written by a person with disabilities – Winner will receive $1,000

• The top ten screenwriters will receive Final Draft screenwriting software

• The top ten screenwriters will receive a year subscription to Script Magazine

• The top ten screenwriters will have the option of using InkTip to network their project to the industry

• Selected material will be read On Stage in Los Angeles, New York and Park City

• The top ten screenwriters will receive prize packages that include Festival Passes good for all screenings and parties at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah (January 2010)

• The top ten screenwriters are eligible for membership in the Writers Guild of America’s Independent Writers Caucus

• The top ten screenwriters will receive merchandise from the Slamdance Shop

• Production companies, studios, agencies and managers request to read our top scripts

PLEASE CALL US IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS:

If you have any problems while submitting, or any questions about the submission process just e-mail us using: alexandra@slamdance.com or call our offices: 323-466-1786

2009 – The 22nd WriteMovies International Writing Contest – open to registrations

The 22nd WriteMovies International Writing Contest

Sponsored by Final Draft

Deadline: June 17, 2009

Only 1000 entries will be accepted. Enter early and save! Out of close to three hundred “contest sites,” WriteMovies is one of only a handful that has produced movies from winning projects. “The List”, was written by WriteMovies winner Marcus Folmar. In addition, former winner Jon Rosten has parlayed his success in the contest into getting his project,” Valley of Angels” produced last Dec. Hundreds of others have had their scripts optioned and bought and have found representation. Several novels have also been published and plays produced. Production companies, studios and agencies contact us all the time about our winners! The founder of the company discovered Andrew Niccol who wrote & produced “The Truman Show” amongst others. We succeed when you succeed.

* Early entry (on or before May 7): $19
* Standard entry (on or before May 28): $39
* Late entry (before June 17): $49
* Flat fee for books: $54

* Grand Prize: $3,000 in cash and guaranteed representation.
* Up to $1 million in option monies from the A-List producers we work with. If a studio/production company wishes to option the script, we will fly the winner to Los Angeles and pay (up to $4,000) for their accommodation.
* We will pitch the top three projects to relevant production companies (such as Neal Moritz Productions, Bruckheimer Films, Scott Rudin Prods.) & studios (Paramount, Warner Bros, Universal, etc.). You keep ALL the option/sales money.
* The Grand Prize winner is also pitched to several literary agencies and management companies as well as non-US companies to increase the chances of a sale.
* We will pitch your script to companies such as ICM, William Morris, Endeavor, ACME, The Gage Group, etc.
* The names of the top three winners and their projects are mentioned in press releases and on the web. The Grand Prize winner will receive $1,000 in free script consulting to develop the winning script
* The top three contestants are invited to have lunch in Los Angeles with a Hollywood producer.
* The second place winner will receive our free Platinum consulting package.
* The third place winner will receive our free Gold consulting package.
* Courtesy of Final Draft, the top winners will receive their award-winning screenwriting software.
* One year’s subscription to Script Magazine to top three writers.
* Courtesy of Click & Copyright, the top three winners will receive a free Complete Copyright Package, that will enable them to protect their winning project or a future project of their choosing.
* Also courtesy of Click & Copyright, the top three winners will receive their choice of any 3 of their e-books.

2009 – SHADOW SCREENWRITING COMPETITION

THE 2009 – SHADOW SCREENWRITING COMPETITION

1st Prize: $300 + Representation with Shadow
2nd Prize: $200 + Representation with Shadow
3rd Prize: $100 + Representation with Shadow

HAVE YOUR SCREENPLAY READ BY A PANEL OF TOP INDUSTRY AGENTS, MANAGERS & PRODUCERS

We are accepting FEATURE LENGTH screenplays in ALL GENRES
(fiction, non-fiction, comedy, drama, horror, action, thriller, etc.)

SUBMISSION DEADLINE
June 15, 2009

*All screenplays will be reviewed by a panel of story analysts, agents, managers, and producers, including:

Ryan Saul, Literary Agent (Agency for the Performing Arts “APA”)
Alan Ellsweig, Talent/Literary Manager (Shadow Ent.)
Mark Holder, Literary Manager (Holder Management)
Jennifer Good, Literary Agent (The Alpern Group)
John F. Smith, writer/co-creator “Bold & the Beautiful”
Mitchell Clem, Talent/Literary Manager (Shadow Ent.)
Edward Scott, Award-Winning Daytime Producer
James Morrison, Emmy Award-Winning Actor, “24″

*All writers that place in the top 40% will receive a written critique of their screenplay(s)

*All writers that place in the top 10% will be guaranteed a meeting with a literary agent or manager to discuss their entry in person

SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR INFOLIST.com!!
Write INFOLIST on your submission form, and get 15% OFF! That’s just $36 (normally $40) to submit your screenplay!

TO ENTER:

ONLINE:
1. Make your $36 payment by logging in at www.PayPal.com and making your payment to aellsweig@shadowent.net (include Full Name, Screenplay Title, and INFOLIST in message field, to be eligible to receive your discount).
2. Send an email, with:
a) Copy and paste the Entry Form (see below) filled out
b) Your Screenplay attached as a pdf file (note: pdf files ONLY)
3. Entry must be received by June 15th, 2009.

VIA REGULAR MAIL:
1. Include a $36 check made out to Shadow Entertainment
2. Include a hard copy of your screenplay
3. Copy, print, and fill out the Entry Form below (Be sure to
4. Mail your package (Postmark Deadline June 15, 2009) to:

Shadow Entertainment
ATTN: Screenwriting Competition/InfoList Submission
10 Universal City Plaza, 20th Floor
Universal City, CA 91608

ENTRY FORM:

THE 2009 SHADOW SCREENWRITING COMPETITION
INFOLIST SUBMISSION (15% Discount on Entry Fee – $36)

AUTHOR INFO:

Name: ____________________________________

Address: ____________________________________

City/state/zip: ____________________________________

Email: ____________________________________

Phone: ____________________________________

SCRIPT INFO:

Number of Submissions: ______

Title(s): _______________________________________________________

Genre(s): _______________________________________________________

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2009 – 10th Annual MOONDANCE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

THE MOONDANCE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2009

POSTMARK DEADLINE: MAY 15

MISSION & OBJECTIVE
MOONDANCE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Our objective for this competition and film festival is to inspire, promote and encourage screenwriters and independent filmmakers, and the very best work in film & film scripts, stage plays, TV scripts, musical film scores, librettos, radio plays & short stories. Moondance provides a professional forum in which those creative, talented & dedicated artists can have the opportunity for their work to be viewed and accepted by the powers that be, within the international film & entertainment community.

Our work on reaching out toward filmmakers, writers and film score composers everywhere in the world is primary and ongoing. Writers and filmmakers from all six continents, and from a wide diversity of ethnic and linguistic groups are an integral part of our mission and goals. We seek to inspire and invigorate this creative potential to perceive, conceptualize, and produce their works for the benefit of the world society. We are dedicated to preserving their accumulated accomplishments and visions as expressed through the art of film, music and writings.

Moondance promises to raise awareness of the invaluable contributions of creative talents to the entertainment community. Equity in the film industry does not mean stifling some voices so that others may be heard; it does not demand the compromising of personal standards to achieve success. Equity creates new standards which accommodate and nurture differences. Equity fosters the individual voice, investing talented people with confidence in their own authority. Equity unleashes the creative potential. We see the equal treatment of all, and the equal respect for all responses they explore, as essential to their and our ultimate goals.

Independent filmmakers, writers and composers are vocal and active participants in the social forces that shape our culture. They portray people as three-dimensional, complex human beings and thus defy the demeaning and pervasive stereotypes perpetuated by the mainstream media.

We are also dedicated to promoting visibility for women in Hollywood and their impact on the film industry, and we see this as a means to disrupt and correct the misogynous, fantastical, passive, destructive and denigrating visual representation of females that has, historically, been rendered by men in media and has for so long and so plentifully pervaded our visual culture.

Moondance promotes, encourages, educates and rewards non-violent conflict resolution in the arts & film. Our much-coveted Columbine Awards are given to the filmmakers, writers and composers (of any age) who best depict alternatives to violence as a method of dealing with conflicts, whether personal, local, national or international, and/or show why violence as a solution to conflict is ultimately counter-productive and inhumane.

Moondance is dedicated to promoting environmental awareness and preservation, and we award the Calypso Award to those filmmakers, writers and composers who create meaningful, educational and entertaining works toward this goal, and inspire others to do likewise.

Our mission is to entertain, to inform, to inspire, to encourage and to educate. We believe that films and scripts can contribute to a healthier society and that films and scripts should encourage the active involvement of audiences to connect and act collectively to address social challenges.

Winning and finalist films and scripts are innovative, distinctive, compelling and engaging, relevant to varied audiences and encourage participation. We are eager to continue to be one of the most important film festivals in the world by being innovative, risk-taking, and open to new thinking, new concepts, new talent, and new ways of telling stories.

Our film programs are always well rounded, entertaining, and enlightening, highlighting diverse cultures, opinions, and stories. We welcome individual expression and are committed to presenting diverse points of view. Moondance aims to entertain, increase awareness, provide multiple viewpoints, address complex social issues, provide forums for deliberation, and strengthen ties between a large variety of international audiences.

The long-term vision of the Moondance International Film Festival is to preserve and revitalize our intangible heritage, cultivate creative diversity, develop an intercultural dialogue, and stimulate this creative resource. Our mission is to present a vibrant and growing collection of films and writings, which is an ideal means for communication across perceived boundaries of race, culture, age and gender. These works document the complexity and depth of men’s & women’s experiences that will become widely accessible within the world film industry and to the public, and will encourage and inspire others to write and to make films.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The annual Moondance International Film Festival is for the benefit of both women & men, and all are encouraged to submit entries & to attend the film festival.

MOONDANCE FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS CATEGORIES:

-SPIRIT OF MOONDANCE AWARD
This award category is for women writers, filmmakers & composers. Men may be co-writers or co-filmmakers, but the entry must be submitted by a woman.

-MOONDANCE SEAHORSE AWARD
This award category is for men writers, filmmakers & composers. Women may be co-writers or co-filmmakers, but the entry must be submitted by a man.

-MOONDANCE SANDCASTLE AWARD
This award is for male and female writing, filmmaking & film score composer teams where both men and women or a man and woman work as a team on the project.

-MOONDANCE COLUMBINE AWARD
Films and writings may be by either a man or a woman or a male/female tam, or an 18 & under, or 75 & over entrant. The work must reflect non-violent conflict resolution, alternatives to violence, or show why violent resolution to conflict is counter-productive. The submitted material may not contain gratuitous violence. ALL entries will be considered eligible for the Columbine Award category

-MOONDANCE DOLPHIN AWARD
This award is for young people 18 years of age or younger, at time of submission, male or female. Moondance accepts submissions for this award in the genres of short narrative, short documentary or animation video film, as well as short screenplays, short stories or short stageplays.

-MOONDANCE CALYPSO AWARD
This award is to encourage a spirit of enterprise in saving the environment, habitats and wildlife, or enhancing awareness of a spiritual life, by creative individuals from around the world. The award is presented to the person who expands knowledge of our world, seeks to improve our quality of all life on the planet, and contributes to the betterment of humankind.

-MOONDANCE NEPTUNE AWARD
This unique award is presented to a male or female writer or filmmaker, over the age of 75, who has created either a single work of the highest quality or a body of quality work, and who continues to strive for excellence in his or her career in the entertainment industry, and who inspires and encourages others by his or her example.

-MOONDANCE GAIA AWARD
This award is to encourage and inspire contemplative, meditative, spiritual and inspirational films, scripts, stageplays, short stories & film scores. The award is presented to the person who seeks to elucidate and improve the spiritual quality of all life on the planet, and contributes to the betterment of the world spirit.

-MOONDANCE ATLANTIS AWARD
This award is for any winning project, in any category, from outside the US.

-MOONDANCE STARFISH AWARD
This award is for any winning project, in any category, in the comedy genre.

For our 10th anniversary, MOONDANCE 2009 will present 10 new juried film awards for narrative feature films, in addition to our regular lineup of award categories.

• Best Picture
• Best Direction
• Best Editing
• Best Cinematography
• Best Female Actor
• Best Male Actor
• Best Costuming
• Best Film Score
• Best Art Direction
• Best Screenwriting

The winners of these special awards will be selected from all the winning narrative feature films.

*MOONDANCE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DECLINE AWARDING PRIZES IN ANY AWARD CATEGORY OR GENRE IF THERE ARE NONE SUBMITTED THAT ARE SUITABLE.

ORGANIZERS:
Elizabeth English (Executive Director) ; Elizabeth English (Festival Director) ; Elizabeth English (Festival Director)

GENERAL RULES
MOONDANCE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

COMPETITION GUIDELINES

1. SUBMISSION CATEGORIES:

WRITTEN WORKS SUBMISSIONS: feature screenplays, short screenplays, feature & short musical screenplays, feature & short screenplays for children, 1, 2 or 3-act stageplays, mini-series for TV, television movies of the week, television pilots, libretti, short stories, radio plays short stories for children …and more!

FILM SUBMISSIONS: DVDs or Video tapes in NTSC format are the preferred format for submitting film entries to the competition. DVDs and video tapes in NTSC format or PAL accepted for features, short narratives, feature documentaries, short documentaries, animation, music videos, multi-media narrative shorts & features, features & shorts for children & shorts by young filmmakers 18 & under. Please note running time on entry form and on DVD or video tape!

* Do not use paper labels on DVDS! Paper labels often cause your DVD to stick, skip, pixillate and stop.

Make sure all info is is on the DVD disk and/or on the plastic case or paper envelope. Info needed: TITLE OF FILM, TRT (run-time), YOUR CONTACT INFO, and WAB TRACKING NUMBER.

Please DO NOT package your submission for mailing in kapok-filled (shredded paper) envelopes! Bubble-wrap is best.

If you send your entry fee by company check, please write your name and the title of your submission on the check.

FOREIGN SUBMISSIONS: You must mark the customs declaration: “commercial sample only, no dollar value”. Moondance will not pay customs duties or fees.

FILM SCORES: spec CDs, narrative feature, short, documentary, multi-media & animation film scores. Send CD & NTSC DVD or PAL tape, if the film has been produced. The music submitted does not have to be from a produced film! You may submit music “on spec” for potential films. If your film score is on a produced film, please send a DVD in NTSC with your CD.

2. If your preview submission is in PAL format, and is selected for screening at the film festival, you must send us an NTSC format Digi Beta or DV-CAM. The film festival will screen selected NTSC format only.

3. Send screenplays, stageplays, teleplays, libretti, or short stories, in standard industry format. Please use solid brass brads or fasteners for scripts! Cheaper brass colored brads fall out after reading a few pages.

For TV pilots, Please send the pilot script, a logline and one-page synopsis of the pilot, a one-page character list and notes on the characters, one page of loglines or mini-synopses of several subsequent episodes, and title page with your contact info. You may bind the entire package in with the pilot script.

* All written entries must have a logline and one-page synopsis included after the title page.

4. DVDs & video tapes not in English must have English subtitles. No dubbed video tapes or DVDs will be previewed.

5. Send a check or money order for entry fee in US $, which is non-refundable, payable to: Moondance Film Festival.

6. Entries must be postmarked by the deadline date.

7. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Contest winners will be announced in advance of the festival event, via our newsletter and on the Moondance website. Formal in-person announcements will be at the Moondance Film Festival awards ceremony, where awards will be given out. The finalists and winners will also be announced in the Moondance e-newsletter and the winning entries will be posted on the Moondance website. If your film is selected for screening, or if your submission is a finalist, please make every effort to attend the film festival.

8. DO NOT send an SASE (self-addressed, stamped envelope), as preview material cannot be returned.

9. You may enter more than one written work, CD, DVD, VHS or PAL tape. There is no limit on how many entries you may submit, but each entry must have a separate entry and entry fee. You may send multiple submissions together in one package.

10. Short-story writers may submit up to three (3) short stories for a single entry fee. Up to three short stories may be listed on a single entry form.

11. Films & written works may on spec (not produced) or produced. They may have been written or filmed any time, any year. Stageplays may be submitted even if they have been produced on stage. or published. Short stories may be submitted in book form, if published.

12. If not paying your entry fee via credit card online at WAB, send the entry fee with your submission, in $US dollars for each entry, in the form of personal check, company check, money order, international money order, American Express Travelers Cheque, Western Union, or international postal money order, payable to MOONDANCE FILM FESTIVAL.

13. All submissions will be acknowledged via email. Include the emails for all individual production crew and co-writer(s) who may be interested in learning the results of the competition.

14. PUBLICITY PHOTOS: If your film is selected for screening, you will be asked to send us several clear publicity stills for the film, in .jpg digital format on CD Rom or as a .jpg attachment to an e-mail, along with the screener copy, if you are submitting a feature, short, documentary, multi-media or animation film. Write the title of the film & your name on the back of each of the stills, or as the title of each still on the CD Rom. Example: “THE PIANO/seacoast”

15. Screenplays, stageplays , teleplays, radio plays, lyrics, librettos & short stories may be written in English or translated into English* for submission to competitions.
*Note: we now have readers for scripts in several languages: Spanish, German, Dutch, and Africaans. If you wish to submit a script in a language other than English, please contact: director@moondancefilmfestival.com, & we will give you the address for sending the script.

16. Feature, short, documentary & animation DVD(s) or PAL tape(s) may be submitted by the screenwriter, director, producer, production company, distributor, animator, editor &/or cinematographer.

17. Read & submit entry & release form.

18. Moondance reserves the right to decline selecting a semi-finalist, finalist or winner in any category and at any stage of the judging if there are no acceptable entries or finalists in that category.

20. Mail or courier all submissions to:

MOONDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
970 9th STREET
BOULDER, CO 80302 USA

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*************IMPORTANT NOTES:

1. LABEL YOUR FILM with your WAB tracking #, title, running time and the director’s name. Please don’t toss a blank DVD or VHS without any kind of label, in an envelope. We don’t have time to label your film for you!

2. Do not package your film with Kraft-type shredded paper or kapok filling!!! It gets all over everything when it’s opened, and the junk ruins your DVD or VHS. Bubble-wrap is best.

3. You MUST select what awards category you’re submitting for:

SPIRIT OF MOONDANCE: women
SEAHORSE: men
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NEPTUNE: 75 years of age or older

WAB has a special question space for you to select what awards category you’re submitting for! Please use it!

4. Do not use paper labels on DVDS! Paper labels often cause your DVD to stick, skip, pixilate and stop.

5. Make sure all info is is on the DVD disk and/or on the plastic case or paper envelope. Info needed: TITLE OF FILM, TRT (run-time), YOUR CONTACT INFO

6. FOREIGN SUBMISSIONS: You must mark the customs declaration: “commercial sample only, no dollar value”. Moondance will not pay customs duties or fees.

7. Write a great LOGLINE or MINI-SYNOPSIS of 25 words or so on the WAB page for your film or written project. A good logline helps sell the story! Read the titles & loglines article on the Moondance e-zine “First Impressions” for how-to tips.

Thanks a million!!!
–Moondance Team

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The 2009 Creative World Awards international screenwriting competition is now open

Creative World Awards (CWA)

The Creative World Awards is an international screenwriting contest devoted to discovering and advancing the hottest new screenwriters in the industry. With direct access to top level producers and industry executives, this contest has become a very prominent source for promoting talented writers.

We are very proud to announce that InkTip and Final Draft are sponsors of the 2009 Creative World Awards competition along with SellAScript, Daily Variety, and more. Regarded highly on the Reader’s Choice and Most Significant contests on Moviebytes, CWA is an effective route to develop your script, find representation or get your script optioned. One step ahead, CWA has secured commitments from major Blockbuster hit companies to take first looks at our top winning finalists.

Submit your script now and earn a chance to become one of the next most sought after screenwriters in the industry. You can first click on the How to Enter page for a quick break down of the four genre categories, or go directly to the application now by clicing on the online application link below.

To Enter Your Script Now, click here: Online Application

Or for WithoutaBox Members: click to submit

What sets this screenwriting competition apart?

Outside of the judging review process and the general post competition circulation, this screenwriting competition has secured an unprecedented amount of commitments from prominent companies to take first looks at our top winners. These companies include:

* Relativity Media – HANCOCK, SEVEN POUNDS, HELLBOY II, ATONEMENT, VANTAGE POINT, AMERICAN GANGSTER, 3:10 TO YUMA;
* Intrepid Pictures -THE STRANGERS, DOOMSDAY, THE HITCHER, THE RETURN;
* Lionsgate/Mandate International – WAR OF GODS, THE BANK JOB, JUNO, SAW Series, THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM;
* Gaumont – One of the largest exhibitors and producers in France (THE PROFESSIONAL; THE FIFTH ELEMENT, upcoming: SPLICE starring Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley ) and distributors of films in France;
* Insomnia Media Group – an independent film, television and talent management company. Currently in pre-production on writer-helmer Barry Primus’ 20% FICTION, executive produced by Robert De Niro;
* Icon Entertainment – APOCALYPTO, PASSION OF CHRIST;
* Crystal Sky – BRATZ, BIG STAN, GHOST RIDER;
* Voltage Pictures – FLYBOYS, PERSONAL EFFECTS, HEAVENS FALL, THE MUTANT CHRONICLES;
* Inferno Entertainment – THE WOMEN, THE LAZARUS PROJECT, SMOTHER, THE AIR I BREATHE, PEACEFUL WARRIOR;
* Odd Lot Entertainment – THE SPIRIT, THE OPEN ROAD, SUBURBAN GIRL;
* Bandito Brothers – A leading commercial company; deals with producer Lucas Foster (MR. & MRS. SMITH, STREET KINGS, JUMPER) and Legendary Pictures (THE DARK KNIGHT, 300, BATMAN BEGINS);
* Vincent Newman Entertainment – THE BETRAYED with MGM; upcoming are PARADISE LOST, based on John Milton’s epic poem, to be directed by Scott Derrickson, and KUNG FU, with Warner Brothers;
* Filmbox is a boutique operation specializing in executive producing and handling worldwide sales of a carefully-selected and limited slate of quality, director-driven feature films in all genres and budget ranges;
* GreeneStreet Films – AWAKE, UPTOWN GIRLS, SWIMFAN, IN THE BEDROOM;
* The Radmin Company – Literary management company representing a range of sucessful writers and directors. Company’s producing credits include TWISTED, THE NEXT BEST THING, and THE FANTASTICKS.

What you should know about the 2009 CWA screenwriting competition:

* $45 (Enter by 2/28) Early (Jan 15-Feb 28th)
* $50 (Enter by 4/15) Regular (March 1-April 15th)
* $60 (Enter by 5/31) Late (April 16th-May 31st)
* $65 (Enter by 6/30) Final (June 1st-June 30th)
* Prelim Qualifiers Announced/Top 75 Each Category: August 24th
* Quarterfinalists Announced/Top 50 Each Category: August 31st
* Semifinalists Announced/Top 25 Each Category: September 14th
* Finalists Announced/Top 10 Each Category: September 28th
* Grand Prize Winner & Top Category Winners: October 15th
* Note: Optional 2-4 page Judging Highlights or 6-8 page comprehensive script analysis available for Creative World Awards entrants: $59/$159 (see the script analysis page for more details)

In addition to the prominent industry commitments, CWA screenplay contest winners will receive the following cash prizes:

* Grand Prize Winner $5,000 cash, plus prize package
* 4 Category Winners $500 cash, plus prize package
* 4 Category 1st Runners Up $250 cash, plus prize package
* Special 2009 Creative Recognition Award

Creative World Awards website can be accessed HERE

2008 The Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award – Entry Open

The Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award is designed to motivate novice writers worldwide and offer them the recognition and encouragement that might lead to a successful career in television scriptwriting.

The award is organised and administered by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Foundation, and the prize is $2,500 and a trip to New York where your script will be read by actors in front of an audience at the International Emmy World Television Festival.

Entrants must meet the following criteria:

* A non-US citizen or resident not residing in the US
* Under the age of 30 on December 31st this year
* Must not have had a script produced on television prior to the date of entry
* The script submitted cannot have been sold, or currently be under option

They are looking for original standalone drama scripts for television between 30 minutes and one hour in length, intended for a family audience.

To find out more and apply, visit the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences website.

The article can be read in original (the source being): http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom BBC Writersroom

2008 Summer Challenge – Entry open

RISE films and Casarotto Ramsay & Associates, together with Sight & Sound, bring you the ultimate film challenge: write a script this summer and then get it made.

We will bring your film from the page to the screen and give you the opportunity to secure representation from a leading literary agency.

Whether it’s comedy, action, horror, sci-fi, or thriller, we want to read your work. So, if you’ve been carrying around that big idea but don’t know where to put it, unburden yourself this summer.

We will select one script and develop it further with the writer, eventually to be financed and produced.

Download the application form here

Deadline: 26th September 2008

Good luck.

2008 The Golden Pitch Festival

The Golden Pitch Festival

Come to The 2008 Screenwriting Expo and pitch your ideas and stories to your choice of 120 to 160 producers, development executives, production companies, agents and managers. Expo Pitch Meetings will run from 1-5 PM on Friday, Nov. 14, from 9 AM – Noon and 1-5 PM on Saturday, Nov. 15, and from 9 AM – Noon and 1-5 PM on Sunday, Nov. 16.

More than 8,000 individual pitches will be offered this year with the finest group of production companies and agents ever assembled for this kind of event. This is significantly more pitches than have been offered at any previous Expo, so we hope that everyone will get at least a few of the companies that they want.

Pitch Registration — TENTATIVE OPENING DATE AND TIME

We anticipate that pitch tickets will go on sale at some time between Oct. 25 and Nov. 6, 2008. Come Back To This Page For The List of Companies Hosting Pitches:

Session One: Friday, Nov. 14 (1 PM to 5 PM)	TBA
Session Two: Saturday, Nov. 15 (9 AM to Noon)	TBA
Session Three: Saturday, Nov. 15 (1 PM to 5 PM)	TBA
Session Four: Sunday, Nov. 16 (9 AM to Noon)	TBA
Session Four: Sunday, Nov. 16 (1 PM to 5 PM)	TBA

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Pitch Meeting Process

Online Registration
Pitch Meeting registration will be handled on line. All people who register for The 2008 Screenwriting Expo will receive an e-mail in early November directing them to the Expo Pitch Meetings registration page. They will then be able to register for pitches if they wish.

Why Pitch? Industry Access:
Without an agent or legal representation, screenwriters almost never get the opportunity to bring their ideas to the people who can help their script evolve into a film. Don’t miss this opportunity to pitch directly to an industry executive or literary agent with the power to turn your dream into a reality.

In one room, up to 60 of Hollywood’s A-list producers, development executives, agents, and managers at a time will be looking for new material. In all, 137 companies participated in last year’s Expo. No other event will offer writers better access to the people and companies capable of setting your writing career in motion. We’ve provided the venue, all you need to do is bring your best ideas and polished pitches — this is your chance to gain representation, sell your idea and make career-changing contacts.

Who?
Top names in the industry, including studio, network and cable development executives as well as agents and managers. Each of our executives has a studio deal and/or has produced several major motion pictures, television shows or Movies-of-the-Week. Executives seeking features of all budgets, MOWS, as well as hour and half-hour television formats will be hearing pitches. Our literary agents and managers are from the top companies representing elite screenwriting talent and making deals that grace the pages of The Hollywood Reporter and Variety every day.

The Steps In The Pitching Process:

Step 1 — Understand What You Are Getting Into — Here Is A Summary Of Key Steps:

• You will be required to sign a release from liability. It will be posted before tickets go on sale.
• You must register for the Expo in order to be eligible buy pitch tickets.
• Registrants will be notified in advance by email and on this web site of the date that tickets will go on sale.
• The day tickets go on sale, you will receive, by email only, the link to buy in the order that you registered.
• That on-sale date is expected to be sometime between Oct. 25 and Nov. 6, 2008.
• You must sign the release in person at the Expo to pick up your pitch tickets.
• Arrive at the pitch location at least 15 minutes before your pitch session. Your ticket is for a particular five-minute period. If you miss your session, you forfeit the ticket price.

Step 2 — Register for the Expo
If you want to give a pitch at the Golden Pitch Festival, your first step is to register for The Screenwriting Expo.

Step 3 — Wait For Your Email. Follow the online link to purchase your pitch tickets.
Golden Pitch tickets will go on sale sometime between Oct. 25 and Nov. 6, 2008. We will send to you in an advance email, and also post on the web site, a notification of the date on which pitch tickets will go on sale. On the date tickets go on sale, follow the link to view available tickets and buy tickets.

Individual tickets (to pitch for 5 minutes to one development executive/ production company) will be sold for $25. You may also purchase 5 tickets for $100 (a savings of $25). No refunds will be given for unused pitch tickets.

Step 4 — At the Expo, Sign the Release And Pick Up Tickets.
The ticket pickup location will be in the Expo registration area or nearby.

Step 5 — Go to Your Pitch Meetings.
The tickets that you purchase will have the name of the production company you will be meeting with as well as the time of your session. You must be in line for your session at least 15 minutes before your scheduled time. The pitch meetings will be held in a room to be announced at the Los Angeles Convention Center. If you miss your session, no refunds will be given for your unused pitch ticket.

Step 4 — Pitch Your Script.
Each pitch will last up to 5 minutes. At the 5-minute mark a bell will ring and you will have 10 seconds to leave the table. You need to move quickly so the writer with the next appointment can sit down and begin their pitch. If you finish your meeting with a production company before the 5 minutes are up, please leave the table as soon as possible. This will open up an opportunity for the a writer in the “Standby” line to speak to that company.

Step 5 — Follow Up
After you pitch your story or screenplay, the producer or production company may or may not request to see a copy of your script. If the producer or company does request your script, proper protocol is to mail a copy a few days after the event with a polite cover letter reminding the producer or company of your meeting and the request. If your script was not requested, it is bad form to send it. DO NOT follow up with a phone call unless asked to.

Disclaimer
The Screenwriting Expo secures agreements to appear from each producer prior to announcing the producer’s commitment to the Pitch Meetings. Unfortunately, for any number of reasons, one or more producers may be unable to appear or may not arrive at their scheduled time. The Screenwriting Expo will have back-up producers available to hear pitches in the event that any executives are unable to meet their contractual obligation. In the event that a producer does not appear, a make-up pitch will be arranged with one of our back-up producers. Make-up pitches are available in lieu of refunds. The Screenwriting Expo cannot be responsible if a producer does not meet his or her contractual obligation.

2008 The Repped Screenplay Competition – Entry open

The Repped Screenplay Competition

The winner of The Repped Screenplay Competition will be signed by a literary manager at Repped Management.

Deadlines and entry fees for The Repped Screenplay Competition are as follows:

Early Entry Deadline: On or before April 15, 2008 – $35
Regular Deadline: On or before June 15, 2008 – $45
Late Entry Deadline: On or before August 1, 2008 – $55

Please visit the site for complete informations regarding the contest.