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Celebrating great writing across all genres… The second edition of the WriteMovies Romance and Comedy Award is open for submissions!
One thing’s clear: people need cheering up after the events of this year. Romance and comedy are the two main genres that can do that, and producers are going to be looking for these kind of projects at the moment – making this the perfect time for this award.
More than anything, we’re looking for scripts with a strong premise, an engaging story, characters with depth, and excellent commercial potential. The writer should have strong concepts and execute them to the max.
The winner of this award will receive:
- Guaranteed pitching to industry
- Two sets of Development Notes to help take their script to the next level
- Further advice to fine tune your script from our experts
All submissions for the WriteMovies Romance and Comedy Award also automatically get free entry to our Winter 2021 Screenwriting Contest, with the opportunity to win the Grand Prize of $3500 and many other bonuses - find out more here: https://writemovies.com/winter-2021-screenwriting-contest/
The winner of this award will receive:
- Guaranteed pitching to industry
- Two sets of Development Notes to help take their script to the next level
- Further advice to fine tune your script from our experts
Plus, all submissions for this award receive free entry to the WriteMovies Winter 2021 Screenwriting Contest
All scripts entered to this award must be of the romance, comedy, or romantic-comedy genres.
An additional fee of $0.5/page is required for scripts over 130 pages and books over 200 pages.
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.
Once a project has been processed, there is no refund.
Cancellations must be requested within 48 hours before any public announcement of winning entries and/or before receipt of any completed.
Entries MUST have a cover sheet/titlepage with contact info in order to be considered.
Grand Prize for Winter 2021 Screenwriting Contest: $3500 cash prize and guaranteed representation. 1 Full year of script mentoring for the top three winners, including development notes on all re-writes of the top 3 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 names of the top three winners and their projects are mentioned in press releases and on the web.
Winners will receive an InkTip Script Listing and have their logline featured in InkTip Magazine so they can promote themselves and their scripts to InkTip’s entire network of producers, managers, and agents. InkTip Magazine is sent to over 15,000 producers and representatives.
Studio Coverage
Constructive, professional, and honest feedback on the cinematic potential of your script by professionals.
A one-page synopsis on the point
One page of comments from professional readers similar to those producers and executives get.
The option for recommended scripts to be pitched to agents and producers in Hollywood.
Development Notes
Constructive, professional, and honest feedback on the cinematic potential of your project.
Additional detailed analysis addressing concept, characters, jeopardy and dialogue and commerciality.
We will submit recommended projects to top notch agents and producers in Hollywood.
All scripts entered to this award must be of the romance, comedy, or romantic-comedy genres.
An additional fee of $0.5/page is required for scripts over 130 pages and books over 200 pages.
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.
Once a project has been processed, there is no refund.
Cancellations must be requested within 48 hours before any public announcement of winning entries and/or before receipt of any completed.
Entries MUST have a cover sheet/titlepage with contact info in order to be considered.
Grand Prize for Winter 2021 Screenwriting Contest: $3500 cash prize and guaranteed representation. 1 Full year of script mentoring for the top three winners, including development notes on all re-writes of the top 3 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 names of the top three winners and their projects are mentioned in press releases and on the web.
Winners will receive an InkTip Script Listing and have their logline featured in InkTip Magazine so they can promote themselves and their scripts to InkTip’s entire network of producers, managers, and agents. InkTip Magazine is sent to over 15,000 producers and representatives.
(If you have posted a Writing Gig, please click the red GIG REQUESTS button to view your submissions. If you are a writer and want to be considered for the TOP 25, you must be an ISAConnect Member)
