The WriteMovies 2024 Screenwriting Contest winners…
We’ve had an exciting few months reviewing the submissions for the WriteMovies 2024 Writing Contest. Now the journey has reached its conclusion, it’s time to announce the top 3 winning scripts!
You made our skin crawl in the Horror Award, delighted us in the Romance and Comedy Award, and transported us to distant worlds in our Sci-Fi and Fantasy Award. New for this year we also launched our Script Pitch Contest and received some fantastic ideas!
2024 Prize Winners
| 1st Place Winner |
GALAXIESRobert Brody |
| 2nd Place Winner |
THE LONELYGirard Dorney |
| 3rd Place Winner |
DAD CONTracey Moore and Richard Eng |
Honorable Mentions
CALL ME THOR
Jamie Campbell
STRING THEORY
Vanisha Renée and Alex Serafini
THE VIGORISH
Jason K. White
THE AGE OF EMPATH
Steve Brown
THE LAST WORD
James Crisp
GAL BABY
Tommy Roswell
The Hidden Rook
Sara Althani
The top three entries and all award winners have secured fantastic prizes, including a year of script development, guaranteed representation from TalentScout International Management and the opportunity to pitch to the international entertainment industry!
With the large variety of submissions, the competition was tough. If you didn’t make it don’t be disheartened; here are some valuable lessons we learned from your scripts for your future projects:
Keeping a modern audience engaged, stands as the most crucial, yet overlooked element. Remember, your script won’t come to life if nobody wants to watch it so ensure you understand your target audience. Also remember that in today’s era of analytics-driven storytelling, where executives pore over how many seconds of each movie or show that people watch before drifting away, getting into the story quickly is more important than ever.
Use our feedback on your first ten pages. The opening of your script is pivotal, hooking the viewer, setting expectations and making a lasting impression. Many of our Winners and Honorable Mentions made use of the resubmission opportunity to sharpen their scripts and improve their results!
Keep varying the kinds of conflict we see too; it’s pivotal for maintaining engagement. Conflict breeds drama, our interest wanes without it. Keep challenging your protagonist – we’ll appreciate them all the more for overcoming their struggles.
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Congratulations again to our 2024 Screenwriting Contest Winners!