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 CONTACT:
Joe Kondash, Director / jkondash@scriptwritersnetwork.org
DESCRIPTION:
The High Concept Screenplay Competition welcomes all genres and
aims to discover, honor and reward different approaches, eclectic
points of view and unique voices in screenwriting.
A high
concept screenplay:
- has
a great premise - the idea is king (Big)
- has
a memorable title - it conveys what the movie is about (Wedding
Crashers)
- has
a visual logline - you can see the movie (40 Year Old Virgin)
- has
universal appeal - all demographics "get it" (Star Trek)
- has
a simple throughline, clear conflicts, high stakes, a hook, a
ticking clock and/ or a twist (The Godfather, Liar Liar)
- can
be summed up succinctly in 25 words or less (Seven, Home Alone)
Read
our interview with Moviebytes magazine on the contest.
AWARDS:
First Place $1500 &
Screenplay Studio Software Bundle ($620 value)
Second Place $500 & Screenplay Studio Software Bundle
($620 value)
Third Place $250 & Movie Magic
Screenwriter ($250 value)
The
2010 winning and finalist scripts have been read by various industry
professionals from companies including Lionsgate Pictures (The Lincoln
Lawyer), Quadrant Pictures (The Departed) and Informant Media (Crazy
Heart).
The
top 30 ranked entries receive free submission to DreamAgo's contest
for their Plume and Pellicule screenwriting workshop in Sierre,
Switzerland.
Winners
will also receive a one year membership or renewal to the Scriptwriters
Network (SWN).
ELIGIBILITY:
The competition is open to both Scriptwriters Network members and
non-members who are at least 18 years of age without feature credits.
Screenplay entries (English only) are to be unproduced, unoptioned
and wholly original works of the writer or writing team and 90-120
pages. It is the writers' responsibility to ensure entries are registered
with the Writers Guild of America or U.S copyright office. Submissions
must conform to standard industry feature screenplay format.
Click
here
for correct script format. Interstate and international entries
are allowed.
There
are NO REFUNDS. Incomplete or late entries will be disqualified.
PROCESS:
The title page of each emailed screenplay submission must contain
the title, genre and logline only. Do not include the name
of the writer(s) or other identifying contact information anywhere
in the script. Scripts should be in PDF format only. There is no
limit to the number of entries a writer/writing team may submit.
Complete a separate payment and submission/release form for each
script.
The
High Concept Screenplay
Competition Submission/Release Form must be included with every
script submitted to the High Concept Screenplay Competition. (You
may download the Submission/Release form in Microsoft
Word format or PDF
format.)
Payments
can only made via Pay Pal using a debit or credit card. You don't
need to register with Pay Pal to make a payment. Pay as a guest
user. Once a successful payment is made, entrants will be invited
to upload their scripts and Submission/Release forms from the Pay Pal link. Entries are evaluated in the areas of High Concept, Originality,
Marketability, Story, Grammar, Clarity/ Consistency, Structure,
Character, Dialogue and Script Format.
| 15 semi-finalists |
announced and posted
on website by January 31, 2012 |
| 10 finalists |
announced and posted on website
by February 28, 2012 |
| 3 winners |
announced and posted on website
by March 31, 2012 |
| Awards |
April 2012 |
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2011
SEMI-FINALISTS (ordered by title)
- Arthur's
Pick - Preston Jones
- Chronicles
Of Sir Colonel Walter S Houghington III - Colin Borden
- Driving
Danger - Carla Robinson
- Emotibots
- T Joe Coddingon
- Frontman
- Dennis Carr
- Girl
Code - Michael Dunker
- Imprinted
- Alison McMahan
- Jerusalem
Idol - Lewis Papier
- Killers
In Kilts - Chrissy K McKay
- Life
With Zombies Jeff Piercey
- Man
In The White Room, The - Edgar Martinez Schultz
- Omerta
By Etsy - Mary Anderson Casavant
- Profiteer,
The - Gregory Harty
- Unnatural
History - Troy Romeo
- Witch
Hill - Cecilia Lance
2010
WINNERS
- 1st
- The Source - Nisso Cohen
- 2nd
- Heroes Are Made Not Born - Bill Lundy
- 3rd
- April 31st - Stephen Buck
2010
FINALISTS (ordered by title)
- April
31st - Stephen Buck
-
Faultline - Kimberly Rizzo
- Greetings
- James Novak
- Heroes
Are Made Not Born - Bill Lundy
- Misconception
- Linda Andersson
- National
Security Dad - Antony Davies
- Philadelphia
Luck - Francis Hogan
- Protagonist,
The - Natasha Pincus
- Shapeshifters
- Andrew Fisk
- Source,
The - Nisso Cohen
2010
SEMI-FINALISTS (ordered by title)
- April
31st - Stephen Buck
-
Disarm - Paul Clingan & Maria Chirono
-
Fairies Landing - Cheryl Miller
- Faultline
- Kimberly Rizzo
- Geeks:
A Love Story - Andrew Fisk
- Greetings
- James Novak
- Heroes
Are Made Not Born - Bill Lundy
- Misconception
- Linda Andersson
- National
Security Dad - Antony Davies
- Philadelphia
Luck - Francis Hogan
- Protagonist,
The - Natasha Pincus
- Reality
Check - Karen Callahan
- Shapeshifters
- Andrew Fisk
- Source,
The - Nisso Cohen
- Spotnik
- Celeste Wolfe
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