2010 Expo Screenplay Competition Opens June 1st!
* The non-cash prize list is likely to increase as sponsor prizes are added.
Prizes may be replaced by prizes of equal or greater value.
Grand Prize: $20,000 Cash
- $20,000 cash
- Media campaign: campaign includes a Creative Screenwriting Magazine article, a press release to help promote your win to industry professionals and media outlets, email blast to the Creative Screenwriting promotional list,($4,000 estimated promotional value)
- Direct Industry Exposure: Winning script sent to over 300 agents, managers, and development executives who have requested it. $3,000 in estimated marketing and promotional value.
- Direct Industry Exposure At Expo Pitchfest: The 2010 winners and runners-up will be announced and awards bestowed on the first evening of the Screenwriting Expo. Then, the winners can then pitch their scripts to production companies, agents, and managers at the Golden Pitch Fest. For purposes of offering a dollar value, we'll state --this is a $3,000 worth of targeted publicity value to the Grand Prize winner.
- Travel Expenses To 2010 Expo: Coach advance-purchase air fare (maximum $300) and up to three nights' single room at an Expo participating hotel to attend The 2010 Screenwriting Expo. (No substitutions. For example, winner would not be paid cash in lieu of these travel expenses, nor reimbursed for the cost of a stay at a hotel other than Expo hotel, nor allowed to substitute a future year. Prize void if not used in 2010.) Value: up to $753.
- Expo Gold Pass: 2010 Screenwriting Expo Gold Pass (or reimbursement--$300 value; no substitutions)
- Five 2010 Golden Pitch Festival tickets or refunds if already purchased. $100 value; no substitutions).
- Screenwriting School In A Box: A full set of all 60 Creative Screenwriting DVDs ($718 value)
- Subscription: Free one-year subscription to Creative Screenwriting Magazine ($30 value)
Each Genre Prize Winner Receives $2,500
- $2,500 in cash
- Media campaign: A press release to help promote your win to industry professionals and media outlets, email blast to the Creative Screenwriting promotional list. ($2,000 value to each Genre Prize winner)
- Direct Industry Access: Winning script, synopsis, and logline sent to over 300 agents, managers, and development executives.( $2,000 in estimated promotional value to each Genre Prize winner.)