FOUR GRAND PRIZE WINNERS
- $14,000 total cash ($3,500 each)
- $250 travel voucher and invitation as recognized finalist to attend the Script Pimp Awards Ceremony at Writers Boot Camp in Santa Monica, CA in July 2010 where the winners will be announced
- Guaranteed circulation to over 200 companies
- Winning script recorded by iScript ($800)
- Plus ALL other prizes mentioned in the finalist section below. . . .
TWENTY FINALISTS
- $3,200 total cash (16 finalists receive $200 each)
- Guaranteed circulation to over 200 companies
- Mentor teleconference meetings with an industry exec to discuss the finalist's script
- Additional, one-on-one analysis and mentoring from a Script Pimp reader on the winning entry, as well as other screenplays
- 5-year memberships to Script Pimp's Writers Database ($10,000)
- Featured 'Script Pimp Recommend' listing on Ink Tip™
- $100 "Creative Currency" for Writers Boot Camp ($2,000)
- A seat to Chris Soth's Million Dollar Screenwriting Teleseminar (appx. $250/seat)
- A seat to Philippa Burgess' Million Dollar Screenwriting & Content Career Teleseminar (appx. $300/seat)
- A seat to Steve Kaplan's Comedy Intensive Course (appx. $250/seat)
- $250 travel voucher and invitation as recognized finalist to attend the Script Pimp Awards Ceremony at Writers Boot Camp in Santa Monica, CA in July 2010 where the winners will be announced
EVERYONE who enters the competition is eligible for the following prizes:
- 12 copies of Final Draft 7.0 ($2,500)
- 4 one-year subscriptions to Creative Screenwriting ($120)
- 4 one-year subscriptions to Script Magazine ($100)
- 4 one-year subscriptions to Movie Maker Magazine ($60)
- 10 listings on Ink Tip™ ($400)
- 5 copies of Movie Outline Software ($1,075)
- 4 script consultations from Script Pimp Writers Workshop ($2,600)
- 10 half-hour consultations with a Script Pimp reader ($3,500)
- 5 screenplay technical edits from Script Pimp, w/additional editing notes ($2,500)
- 10 Script Pimp Workshop Development Notes ($2,500)
- 50 two-year subscriptions to Script Pimp's Writers Database ($10,000)
- 30 five-year subscriptions to Script Pimp’s Writers Database ($15,000)
- 10 ten-year subscriptions to Script Pimp’s Writers Database ($10,000)
- 10 sets of notes/script evaluations from Writers Boot Camp
"Recognized as a cutting-edge competition, Script Pimp allows for online submissions and guarantees that each script will receive at least two reads from a judging panel of agents, development directors, and managers. All finalists become part of the extensive Script P.I.M.P. online community."
-Creative Screenwriting Magazine
- Contact information (name, E-mail address, etc.) may be added to the cover page
- Scripts in PDF, Final Draft (.fdr), or Microsoft Word (.doc) are preferred
- Script should be a feature-length screenplay. All genres, styles, lengths, etc. are fine
- No limit on number of entries allowed, to either competition
- Simultaneous submissions are fine (i.e. you can enter other screenwriting contests with the same script)
- Synopses and loglines are optional. Send any additional materials to entry@scriptpimp.com after entering
- Previous Script Pimp competition entries welcome to enter again and are guaranteed fresh reads
- New Writers Database members may send their free entry to entry@scriptpimp.com.
- Additional notes on the script may be added during registration for $40
Entry Fees and Deadlines
- Early Deadline: March 1st, 2010 - $45
- Regular Deadline: : May 1st, 2010 - $50
- Additional Notes: $40 (in addition to entry fee)
*One FREE submission for new Writers Database members. After signing up, E-mail script to entry@scriptpimp.com.
**Current Writers Database members receive a $5 discount on each submission (excluding WAB entries; must submit through site)
"The Script Pimp Contest is an excellent opportunity for undiscovered or unread writers to get read by industry professionals. I'm very excited to be a part of this event again this year."
-Andrew Kersey, Manager (Kersey Management)
The 2010 Script Pimp Competition is searching for the best stories told by the best screenwriters worldwide. Our pool of judges is comprised of working literary managers, producers, professional analysts and writers, and development directors from the film industry.
The following are some of the 200+ companies that have requested to review the finalists:
3 Arts, 3 Ring Circus Films, Acrobatic Entertainment, AEI-Atchity Editorial, Agency for the Performing Arts, Andrew Kersey Management, Annette Van Duren Agency, Anthem Entertainment, Appleseed Entertainment LLC, Arpil Entertainment, Avery Management, Barnstorm Films, Benderspink, Bohemia Group, Boz Productions, Braun Entertainment Group, Bregman Productions, C Wesley Pictures, Catfish Productions, Cary Hoffman Management, Cedar Grove Agency, Cinematic Instinct, Content Films, Conundrm Entertainment, Creative Convergence, Crossroads Films, Curtis Brown Ltd., Dan Wigutow Productions, Darko Entertainment, Eclectic Pictures, Elements Entertainment, Energy Entertainment, Epidemic Pictures & Management, Equator Fund, Evamere Entertainment, Film Roman, FilmColony, FR Productions, Gersh LA, Gittes Inc., Gold Circle Films, Grade A Entertainment, GUNN-Films, Guy Walks Into A Bar Productions, Hi-Def Entertainment, Hopscotch Pictures, Icon Productions, IndieShares, Industry Entertainment, Infinity Productions, Intellectual Properties Worldwide, Island Gateway Films, Jack Scagnetti AgencyScott , Jeff Ross Entertainment, Jerry Leider Company, Jerry Weintraub Productions, John Fogel Entertainment Group, Jon Klane Company, Karz Entertainment, Killer Films, KlaskyCsupo Inc., Kopelson Entertainment, Lancaster Gate Entertainment, Laurence Mark Productions, Lighthouse Productions, Loyal Kaspar, Mad Samurai Productions, Madhouse Entertainment, MakeMagic Productions, Management 360, Mandeville Films, Mangusta Productions, Marc Platt Productions, Marcus Bryan, Marilyn Atlas Management, Marty Katz Productions, Maureen Donley Pictures, Momentum Talent Agency, Morgan Creek Pictures, Mosaic Media Group, Mr Mudd., Mutual Film Company, Myriad Pictures, National Lampoon, Netter Productions, New Films International, Nick Grillo Productions, Nick Name Projects, Nite Owl Productions, Ltd, Nomad Films, Odd Lot Entertainment, Original Artists, Out of the Blue.Entertainment, Paloma Pictures, Pandemonium, Paradigm Literary Agency, Partizan, Permut Presentations, Pierce/Williams Entertainment, Piller/Segan Company, Pink Slip Pictures, Pleshette Literary Agency, PMA Literary & Film Management, Polsky Films, Popart Film Factory, Poverti Productions, Rat Entertainment, Raymond Wagner Productions, Rebel Entertainment Partners, Reel World Management, Renee Missel Productions, Revelations Entertainment, Rigberg Entertainment, Robert Kosberg Productions, Saltlife Producitons, Salty Features, Saturn Films, Free Productions, Seth Jaret Entertainment, Shoreline Entertainment, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Silent R Management, Silver Lion Films, Silver Screen Placements, Smart Entertainment, Smokehouse, Snoot Entertainment, Spyglass Entertainment Group, Stephanie Epstein Productions, Stone Canyon Media, Symbolic Entertainment, The Alpern Group, The Bohrman Agency, The Characters Talent Agency, The Gersh Agency, The Kristine Krupp Talent Agency, The Ladd Company, The Pitt Group, The Radmin Company, Station 12 Films, The Steve Tisch Company, Thousand Words, Trilogy Entertainment Group, Underground Films, Untitled Entertainment, Vanguard Films, Vincent Newman, Vintage Independent Productions, Weinstock Productions, Wind Dancer Films, Wonder Entertainment, Yari Film Group
In addition, Chadwick and Matt will work to set up at least one mentor meeting with each finalist. The mentors are not intended to personally represent your project, but rather provide advice, potential leads, and act as an overall guide in your effort to circulate your script.
"We look forward every year to reading the Script Pimp finalists as it is one of the highest quality contests in town with an excellent track record in discovering new talent."
-Jake Wagner, Energy Entertainment
Competition Rules
*The following is an excerpt from our competition agreement, which answers many of the questions concerning the contest. View full agreement »
The Script is completely original with me. I am the present and exclusive and sole owner of all right, title, and interest in and to the Script; and I have the exclusive, sole, and unconditional power and right to submit the Script to you subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the rules of your screenwriting competition. (If the Script is adapted from another medium, I am enclosing documentation verifying my right to make such an adaptation.)
The Script has not been produced, sold or optioned.
I am at least eighteen (18) years of age.
I acknowledge my understanding that eligibility to compete in this contest is limited to individuals who do not fall within any one of the following:
- Individuals who have received sole or shared producer credit as to any film, series, or episode that has been produced for presentation in theaters or by means of television, home video, or any similar medium;
- Individuals who have received sole or shared writing credit as to any film, series, or episode that has been produced for presentation in theaters or by means of television, home video, or any similar medium;
- Individuals who have received sole or shared directing credit as to any film, series, or episode that has been produced for presentation in theaters or by means of television, home video, or any similar medium;
- Individuals who have sold or optioned, in consideration of the receipt of the sum of $15,000 or more, any film screenplay to any entity or individual.
FAQs
ANY CHANCE OF A LATE DEADLINE OR EXTENSION?
Not a chance. May 1st is the official deadline to register through Script Pimp.
DO I NEED TO COPYRIGHT MY SCRIPT?
Although it is not required to enter our competition, we recommend you register your work with a copyright service, such as the U.S. Copyright Office or the Writer's Guild of America (WGA West | WGA East). Alternatively, clickandcopyright.com will register your work for you.
WHAT KIND OF EXPOSURE WILL THE WINNERS RECEIVE?
In July 2010, Script Pimp will announce the 4 Grand Prize winners of the competition during the 2010 Script Pimp Awards ceremony at Writers Boot Camp in Santa Monica, CA. This private engagement will gather scores of film industry professionals including representatives from the companies that have already requested the winners.
Industry requests for the winning scripts should email matt@scriptpimp.com.
WHO DO I CONTACT WITH MORE QUESTIONS?
Contest Director: Chadwick Clough
Email: comp@scriptpimp.com
Phone: 310.401.1155
Script Pimp
8033 W. Sunset Blvd. #3000
Hollywood, CA 90046
"For the seventh year running we support this competition and look forward to reviewing the finalists."
-Sean McKittrick, Darko Entertainment
