by Tom | Sep 20, 2024 | Contests, Industry Diary, Industry News, News, Our Winners, Pitching, Updates, WriteMovies News
Pitch: THE REVOLT OF THE WHALES by Michael Rhodes, our 2023 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Award Winner.
A musician, grieving her sister’s murder, returns to the sea of her youth and reunites with her beloved whales to fight a brutal whaling armada. Introducing THE REVOLT OF THE WHALES by Michael Rhodes, a WriteMovies Award Winner!
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by Tom | Sep 16, 2024 | 2024 Screenwriting Contest, Contests, Horror Award, Rom-Com award, Sci-Fi and Fantasy Award, Screenwriting Contests, Updates, WriteMovies News
Today we’re announcing more opportunities to win our screenwriting contests with the return of our WriteMovies Genre Awards!
Make our skin crawl with our Horror Award 2024, delight us with our Romance and Comedy Award 2024 or transport us to a distant world with our Sci-Fi and Fantasy Award 2024!
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by Tom | Sep 7, 2024 | 2024 Screenwriting Contest, Contests, Screenwriting Contests, Updates, WriteMovies News
Today we’re announcing that the WriteMovies 2024 Screenwriting Contest is now open!
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Prizes for the top three scripts! The top three entries and all prize winners will receive script mentoring worth $3200 and pitching to industry by TalentScout International Management!
All entries to the contests will also get a free one-page analysis of their crucial opening ten pages, meaning you’ll get professional feedback from our expert script analysts on their strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement. To make the most of the feedback, you can re-submit your next draft for FREE until the contest closes!
We’re looking for the best scripts out there in any genre. WriteMovies has been working in the industry for over 20 years, and we’ll be taking all our winners’ scripts out to top producers and execs. So if you want to get your work out there, enter now!
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More opportunities to win with our Genre Awards…
Next week we are also bringing back our Horror Award, our Romance and Comedy Award and our Sci-Fi and Fantasy Award.
Also new for 2024 is our Best Pitch Contest a chance to be a prize winner based on the strength of your pitch!
All winners gain the same prizes as the 3 overall winners of the full contest and are automatically entered into the overall contest. More information will be announced very soon!
To be extra prepared for entering, make sure to join us on September 16th for our upcoming session on How to Succeed in Screenwriting Contests.
by Tom | Sep 3, 2024 | Academy, Ian Kennedy, News, Online sessions and screenwriting classes, Updates, WriteMovies Academy, WriteMovies News
Join us for a new WriteMovies Screenwriters Forum session on September 16th, designed to help you learn How to Succeed in Screenwriting Contests.
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This event, expertly hosted by WriteMovies Director Ian Kennedy, promises to provide valuable insights and strategies to make your script stand out from the crowd.
WriteMovies Director since 2016, Ian has utilized his knowledge and what he’s learned from our founder Dr. Alex Ross to discern scripts and projects with the potential to gain a great result in the industry. Drawing on our years of pitching and dealmaking experience and our ongoing dialogue with the industry, Ian’s expertise can help you succeed.
Don’t miss this opportunity to refine your screenwriting skills and gain the competitive edge needed to outshine your rivals in our upcoming contests…
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by Tom | Jul 5, 2024 | Alex Ross, Development Notes, Elite Consulting, Script Mentoring offers, Studio Consulting, Updates, WriteMovies News
WriteMovies Founder Dr Alex Ross discusses Disney and Pixar in Recent Newsweek Article!
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by Tom | Jun 5, 2024 | Academy, News, Online sessions and screenwriting classes, Screenwriting Courses, Updates, WriteMovies Academy, WriteMovies News
Have you got a screenplay that you would like to get in front of a producer but you don’t know how? Our Script Pitching and Promoting Course is here for you!
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by Tom | May 10, 2024 | Academy, News, Online sessions and screenwriting classes, Screenwriting Courses, Updates, WriteMovies Academy, WriteMovies News
Have you finished writing the first draft of your script but are unsure what to do next? Our Script Redrafting and Proofing Course is here for you!
UPDATE – This course is now available on VOD, for more information please click here
Join us on Thursday May 30th for our Script Redrafting and Proofing Course.
In this online workshop from WriteMovies Academy, you’ll learn about the real work of screenwriting and how to nail it!
Click here to purchase tickets for our Script Redrafting and Proofing Course
Event Details:
- Date: May 30th 2024
- Time: 11am PDT, 2pm EDT, 7pm BST
- Location: Online via Zoom
- Cost: $30 per session or $150 for the full course
During this interactive session, our experienced screenwriting expert, WriteMovies Director Ian Kennedy, will guide you through: Reviewing and improving your first draft, Questions to ask yourself, How to nail the important first 10 pages, and How to proofread your script.
This course covers 6 lessons:

Lesson 1: The good, the bad and the ugly of first drafts!
Lesson 2: Making an even better iteration of your srcipt
Lesson 3: Ten essential Questions
Lesson 4: What every scene should do
Lesson 5: Nailing the first 10 pages
Lesson 6: Proofing