Prizes:
The top three scripts and the pitch entry winner all win:
- A year of script development (worth up to $3200).
- Representation from our industry-facing partner, TalentScout International Management.
- Guaranteed pitching of your developed script to the international industry.
Free feedback & resubmission:
With each submission, you’ll receive a feedback sheet about the strengths and weaknesses of your script’s first ten pages – free of charge!
Then, once it’s ready, you can resubmit a new draft of the same script free of charge before the end of the contest.
Get Development Notes to take your script to the next level...
Get Development Notes alongside your entry to receive clear, constructive, studio-quality guidance on the current state of your script and what to do next for it to fulfil its potential, looking at Concept, Structure, Characters, Dialogue and Commercial Viability.
This option provides Contest Entry, along with a Development Notes Report. You can resubmit a new draft of the same script free of charge before the end of the contest once it’s ready.
Get Studio Coverage to see how the studios would rate your script right now...
Get Studio Coverage alongside your entry to see exactly how an analyst would currently assess your script and pass on a summary and recommendations to studio executives. Discover what an industry professional would like of your work and what key elements you need to focus on in the future.
This option provides Contest Entry, along with a Studio Coverage Report. You can resubmit a new draft of the same script free of charge before the end of the contest once it’s ready.
WriteMovies’ Writing Contest 80 – our 80th major international screenwriting contest is now open!
For over 25 years, WriteMovies Contests (WMC) have been promoting great global storytelling to hundreds of senior decision makers in the international entertainment industry – and we’re ready to launch our 80th major international writing contest, WriteMovies’ Writing Contest 80!
The contest runs in our time-honored format, with 1 overall winner, 2 further winners, and up to 7 Honorable Mentions, up to 25+ Semi Finalists and up to 50+ Quarter Finalists. But this time round we definitely won’t have capacity for any extensions periods – these are the definitive submission dates to plan for!
Over the coming months we’ll be celebrating our track record, accolades and success stories. WMC80 can be your ticket to the big time too, like our previous contests have opened doors and secured representation for hundreds of writers.
Each winner will receive:
– A year of script development (worth up to $3200).
– Representation from our industry facing partner TalentScout International Management.
– Pitching of your developed script to the international industry.
Pitch Entry: For an additional opportunity to become a prize winner, submit a one-page pitch document alongside your script!
With each submission, you’ll receive a feedback sheet about your script’s first ten pages – and the chance to submit any redraft before the final deadline, for free. And as ever, the best way to get the most out of your entry is to combine it with a mentoring service:
Studio Coverage – see exactly how an analyst would currently assess your script with a summary and recommendations for studio executives. Discover how the industry would view your script and what key elements you need to focus on in the future.
Development Notes – clear, constructive, studio-quality guidance on the current state of your script and what to do next for it to fulfil its potential, looking at Concept, Structure, Characters, Dialogue and Commercial Viability.
Standard Deadline
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| Entry Windows | Screenplays, Stageplays, and TV Pilots | Book and Video Games | Pitch Entry |
| Earlybird Entry (September 9th – September 28th) | $49 | $79 | $25 |
| Standard Entry (September 29th – October 19th) | $59 | $79 | $25 |
| Late Entry (October 20th – November 9th) | $69 | $79 | $25 |
There is an additional cost of $0.50 for each additional page over 130 for feature scripts and stageplays.
Results Dates – WriteMovies’ Writing Contest 80
| Quarter-Finals | Pitch Entry Winner | Semi-Finals | Finals and Winners |
| November 28th | December 5th | December 12th | December 19th |
There is an additional cost of $0.50 for each additional page over 130 for feature scripts and stageplays, and an additional cost of $0.50 for each additional page over 200 for books.
Enter now!
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WriteMovies' Writing Contest 80
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Choose an option above (or click here for: £GBP, $CAD, $AUD), then email WriteMovies your script.
Email us at info@writemovies.com to enter after payment!
Enter a contest directly, or commission a Mentoring/Consultancy service and get free entry with it!
For contests email your script – in PDF or docx format, up to 130 pages with a coverpage including your contact details (a $0.50 surcharge is due per additional page) – or your book document, also stating your name and email address, a short synopsis, and any additional authors. By submitting to us you are accepting our Terms of Service (see the contest pages for information about these) and Privacy Policy (click here).
Services marked as ‘Alex’ in the list are provided directly by Dr. Alex Ross himself – literally the world’s most qualified person in why films succeed and fail!
Entry terms and prizes:
- We no longer accept checks due to issues with fraud. Please use the PayPal options when participating. Please ensure you can send AND receive payments via PayPal.
- There are no physical items deliverable under our services – all reports will be provided by email in standard document formats.
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Each entry is entitled to submit a free redraft before the final deadline. Only one redraft will be accepted.
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Each script entry will receive a feedback sheet about the script’s first ten pages, except if commissioning Studio Coverage or Development Notes which instead provide a longer, more detailed report on the whole script.
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With entries submitted close to the Late Deadline, we cannot guarantee to provide feedback before the close of the contest, but the entrant is still welcome to submit a redraft before the contest closes.
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Pitch Entry must be submitted alongside a Screenplay Entry. Pitch submissions without an accompanying script will not be considered.
- Once a project has been processed, there is no refund.
- Any cancellations must be requested within 48 hours and before any public announcement of winning entries.
- Entries MUST have a cover sheet/titlepage with contact info in order to be considered.
- Prize: All winners are guaranteed representation and one full year of script mentoring, including development notes on all re-writes of the winning scripts. Worth $3,200.
- Up to $1 million in option monies from the A-List producers we work with. If an established studio/production company makes an offer on your script, we will fly you to Los Angeles and cover your flight & hotel costs for three days. We will pitch the top three projects to relevant production companies. You keep ALL the option/sales money (unless you commission an agent, manager or attorney to represent you). 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. The top three overall winners and their projects are mentioned in press releases and on the web.