by John | Jan 12, 2024 | News, Script Mentoring offers, WriteMovies News
Get representation confirmation and feedback faster than ever before.
Welcome to a fresh year at WriteMovies in 2024, and we’re doing things differently this time. With our new-look Anytime Entry service you can still become a lauded winner of representation and guaranteed pitching to industry, like our many existing winners, but quicker than ever, combined with valuable feedback!
We’re also working with international partners to launch WriteMovies Screenwriters Forum – launching hybrid online and in-person masterclasses and script development sessions and courses. More on this soon!
And with so many winners to pitch following the WGA strike and other industry disruption, plus more industry media news from our founder Dr. Alex Ross, we’re sure of an exciting year ahead…
Anytime Entry – your fast track to a great result!
There’s going to be lots to announce in the coming months, but today we’d like to show you what you get by using our Anytime Entry service. Enter your script at any time at our website for just $45, and you will receive:
- An analysis of the first ten pages of your script, focusing on its key strengths and weaknesses in the key passages that the industry would actually consider before deciding whether to continue.
- A writer evaluation, confirming either that we believe the industry’s analysts would Pass this entry, Consider this entry for representation and pitching (which we will do by entering it in any one of our annual Awards and Prizes this year!)… or that our analyst can immediately Recommend it – guaranteeing you Representation, public promotion and pitching to industry in return for a signed contract to be managed and publicly promoted by us and our partners at TalentScout International Management!
If you’d like a more advanced script report to inform your next steps as a writer, why not enter for a WriteMovies Studio Consulting Report, Development Notes, or any of our services direct from Dr. Alex Ross? You’ll be evaluated for representation, promotion and pitching just the same!
We think this will be a great model for our customers to get prompt confirmation of their project’s potential in the market, and of their own opportunities for representation, from WriteMovies in 2024. And we think you’ll feel the same!
What’s more, it also guarantees you the chance to win any relevant WriteMovies prize or Award that we announce this year – giving you a second shot at representation, promotion and pitching by the end of the year as our view of your entry and the market develops! And even better than that: if you get a ‘Consider’ outcome, you’ll be allowed to submit a new draft of your project to that contest before it closes – giving you every chance to learn from the feedback you got first time around and nail it before the contest winners are decided.
Enter now at WriteMovies.com – see the options in the right sidebar or navigate to the service you’re interested in!
by John | Nov 24, 2023 | 2023 Screenwriting Contest, Competition Offers, Contests, Offers, Screenwriting Contests, WriteMovies News
We’re doing things differently next year – so don’t miss out on our final Grand Prize!
We hope you’ve had a fine Thanksgiving this year, and as ever we’ve much to be grateful for. It’s been a long road and an exciting journey, but we’ve got new adventures ahead for our winners and ourselves in 2024 and this is your last chance to get in on the ride for guaranteed free script development and pitching to industry, plus $25 for 2024.
We’re not planning another Grand Prize contest to follow this one in any comparable format, so if getting developed and pitched by an accomplished team sounds good to you, then go for it! We’re even throwing in $25 towards any of our services in 2024 to everyone who enters this week – because we just love helping you towards your goals.
Don’t forget that we’ll have 5 lucky winners to take to industry next year, along with the ones who’ve been waiting due to the WGA strike. It’ll be an exciting roster to promote either way and we’re looking forward to being able to give it full attention early next year.
So get in on the act now in our final Grand Prize contest, with $3500 up for grabs as well as InkTip profiles and a year of development mentoring at our own expense… and $25 for 2024’s new-look WriteMovies services with all this Black Friday!
Enter now here…
by John | Sep 29, 2023 | Industry News, Pitching
We welcome the resolution of the WGA strike, and we’re looking forward to exploring all the new terms of trade and sharing insights and news with you as we pitch our winners to industry again!
WriteMovies has successfully delivered contests, mentoring and pitching services for aspiring writers and producers since 1999. The global disruptions of recent years have created constant unanticipated challenges, especially the pandemic and the strike, but we’re still here and happy to be able to share exciting updates with you again. We’re continuing to enjoy our many discussions with industry insiders, and all the entries to our latest contests! We’re now into the Standard Entry phase of our contests, with screenplays now $59 and books and video games $69 to enter. Don’t forget you can enter any script, book or video game script, and receive:
1. An analysis of your crucial first ten pages from an industry perspective, telling you how well your writing stands out in the market and any areas in need of improvement
2. A free resubmission of your next draft to the same contest until it closes, for us to consider for representation and pitching to industry at our own expense
3. Entry to our Grand Prize contest, worth $3500, whichever contest you enter!
4. Guaranteed pitching to industry for every winner, and many other prizes…
We welcome your entries anytime and look forward to helping you fulfil your potential in the industry! Use the payment buttons now to enter – payment is available in multiple currencies and can accept credit and debit cards. Don’t forget that any of our Mentoring, Consulting and Script Consulting services also automatically provide free resubmission and automatic future contest entry too! We have services for every price point and welcome the chance to work with you on fulfilling your potential – enter now! Don’t forget that any of our Mentoring, Consulting and Script Consulting services also provide all the prizes and opportunities of our contests too!
Romance and Comedy Award 2023!
Sci-Fi and Fantasy Award 2023!
by John | Jul 14, 2023 | Industry Diary, Industry News, News, Pitching, WriteMovies News
Why we’re pausing all pitching until 2023 WGA strike disputes are resolved.
WriteMovies would like to welcome our new Analyst Matt Rose, who shares our response to the 2023 WGA strike below:
Our team here at WriteMovies stands behind the Writers Guild of America during their current strike as they put the scripted film and television industries on hold in advocating for fair wages, protections from being overworked and understaffed, and safeguards against AI screenwriting.
As script consultants and contest runners, we’ve worked with countless writers, both aspiring and experienced, and we understand the painstaking labor that goes into perfecting a screenplay for production. From blockbusters to indie hits, we know that every great film or series begins with an excellent script. In all respects, we pride ourselves on doing everything we can to hone and bolster the voices of screenwriters. In solidarity with the writers who keep the entertainment industry afloat as proven by the numerous production delays and shutdowns effected by their strike WriteMovies will not be pitching to any studios that are WGA signatories until the strike comes to an end.
The demands of the WGA, outlined by AP News, include calls for much-needed updates to outdated wage and labor standards, which have effectively been used to underpay and overwork screenwriters in recent years. As audiences continue to move away en masse from live television towards streaming platforms, writers’ residuals from syndication have all but vanished while long-term streaming deals leave writers’ compensation disproportionate to their value. The WGA calls for increased upfront pay to correct for residuals lost to the streaming era.
Also based on norms of the past, overly-long exclusivity deals leftover from the age of 22-episode TV seasons block writers from accepting available work despite 8-10 episode seasons now being commonplace. The WGA demands shorter exclusivity terms to mirror the shrinking of TV seasons. The guild also wants to end the exploitation of “mini rooms” which overwork a handful of writers during development, and they demand contractual safeguards against studios’ and producers’ use of artificial intelligence to write scripts.
Any pitching to studios and producers is considered a crossing of the picket line even for aspiring guild writers, who may be permanently barred from WGA membership for scab behavior though writers may continue seeking agents or managers, according to screenwriter and WGA secretary-treasurer Christopher Kyle. WriteMovies will continue to offer our screenplay contests and development services, and our studio pitching for winning scripts will resume as soon as the WGA strike comes to a close. In the meantime, we are working as hard as ever to aid our winning writers in polishing their scripts and prepping our pitch materials!
Find out more about WriteMovies’ contests and submission opportunities HERE.
