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2010
Contest Winners
2009
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Sponsors' Prizes Include:
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NEW:
$500 Prizes, Acclaim for
Best Creature Feature and Funniest Movie Script
Also:
discounts for multiple screenplays--see below
Small Additional Judging Delay:
Due
to the number of scripts for which the writer opted for Judges' Script
Notes, judging is taking longer than expected,. As of May 1, judging
is nearly complete, with fewer than 50 scripts yet to be judged.
We apologize for this delay. The new target dates for announcements are posted below.
Improved
Industry Access (800+ Prodcos, Mrgs, Agents) ... Acclaim ...
And
A Judging System That Gives Brief, Free Feedback To Entrants
With The Option To Buy 3-5 Pages of Additional Notes
The 2011 AAA
Screenplay Contest
is now open, with a greatly improved system for delvering scripts of
winners, finalists, and semifinalists to industry execs, plus $12,200
in cash prizes, plus acclaim, plus a new judging system that provides
feedback to all entrants.
"Do 'access and acclaim' really
do any good?"
Click
here for the answer. Click here
for the full prize list
What The Contest Looks For...
The
AAA Contest looks for the best and
most talented writers from around the world. If you have written a
great screenplay, please allow us to bring your work to the attention
of the industry and to help you bring it to the attention of the
industry.
The Money...
Grand Prize winner
will receive $7,500
Second
Prize is $2,000 Cash.
Third Prize is $1,000.
NEW: Comedy Prize:
Funniest Movie Script, $500
NEW:
Creature Feature: best
zombie, vampire, werewolf, other bloodthirsty creature or horror story
with a gore-drenched villain $500
The
fourth through tenth-place finalists will each receive $100
Two
teleplay winners receive $500 each and agency consideration. Details
here.
3 "Best Opening" prize winners
get $100 each
Two
teleplay winners receive $500 each and agency consideration.
Improved Access...
And The Acclaim...
Winners
of top cash prizes will receive multiple avenues of access:
● Agency/production company
consideration: winning and top-pacing scripts and writer contact
information provided to some 300 production, agency, and management
companies online, available to them 24x7 is a password-protected
database accessible only to these executives and contest management.
These 300+ companies have expressed interest in receiving
winning
scripts from us.
● Top winners pitch FREE to production
companies, writers' agencies, and managers at the 2011 Screenwriting
Expo (see http://screenwritingexpo.com/Golden-Pitch.html
for details on pitching at the 2010 Expo;the 2011 pitch
festival will be similar).
● Access
to producers, agents, managers, and other writers through additional
channels and partnerships which we will announce during the course of
the contest.
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Judging And Announcement Target
Dates:
- Semifinalists
by May 6-8, 2011
- Finalists
by May 20-22, 2011
- Winners by May 27-29, 2011
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$100
Prize(s) For Best Script Opening(s)
Among
scripts submitted by December 12,
2010.
For details on 'Best
Openings" prizes, CLICK
HERE
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The AAA
Contest strongly recommends that you copyright your screenplay with the
U.S. Copyright Office.
Also, it is common practice and a good idea to
Register
your screenplay with:
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