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The 24th WriteMovies International Writing Contest. Sponsored by Final Draft.

Celebrating 12 years of helping writers succeed world wide!
We have put our fees back to 1999 to lessen the pain for our writers!

Deadline: February 28, 2010

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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 succee.

  • Early entry (on or before January 1): $19
  • Standard entry (on or before January 29): $29
  • Late entry (before February 28): $39
  • Flat fee for books: $54
  • Grand Prize:$3,000in 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:

Click here to Enter

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Submit Now!

The 24th WriteMovies & TalentScout Management International Writing Contest is now OPEN FOR ENTRIES.

Note: we don't accept hard copies

When you're ready to submit your project, either :

1) Apply Online

Enter online now by clicking this link. Be ready to attach your project to the online form (Please use PDF, RTF (rich text format), Microsoft Word Doc, or Final Draft formats)

or

2) Apply via Withoutabox.

 

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Since 1999, the projects of our contest winners and consulting clients have been optioned and produced, with even more also finding representation. Find out who they are!

 

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What We Offer

WriteMovies is one of only a handful that has produced movies from winning projects. Cash, guaranteed representation, software and much more!

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Entry Fees and Deadlines

Ensure you get your entry in before the deadline . There are discounts for early entries - click here for full details...

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