We love comedy. All kinds. So send us your comedy scripts, any length, any style and you're in with a chance of a cash prize, a stay in our coastal writers' retreat with arranged meetings with a host of top writers, one to one meetings with producers actively looking for comedy scripts. Our judges panel this year already include big names in one of north America's TV Comedy franchises - "The Trailer Park Boys" - award-winning comedy producers and writers from the UK, including writer of TV's "Shameless".
For the best sit-com script, we will pay for a 4K production team, sets and locations, cast and crew, to shoot your script, giving you a tangible, quality product to showcase your work online or to send to broadcasters. It's your prize, we just want to help you get the start your work deserves. We'll also put all our marketing savvy behind it to try to get the concept taken up as a series should you wish.
We'll work hard to make your work the next big thing.
Cash prizes, a stay in our coastal writers' retreat with arranged meetings with a host of top writers, one to one meetings with producers actively looking for comedy scripts. Our contest is open to all those with a comedy script of any length or type AND those who have a more dramatic style.
The 3 categories for contest entry are:
a: 20-30 page web episode or TV sit-com
b: Comedy script - more than 30 pages, for either TV or theatrical releases
c: Drama script - any subject, style or genre - 30 pages or above.
Simple. And in return?
Prizes:
a) sit-com: winner will be produced as a pilot/web episode, using talented actors and the latest 4K production gear; runners-up will receive a share of a prize fund in excess of $1000.
b) Comedy film: winner will receive a week's stay at a writers' retreat with scheduled meetings with professional writers, publishers and producers, and a full script report by a top consultant (value in excess of $1500); runners-up will receive a share of the prize fund, in excess of $1000 and a one-to-one discussion and chance to pitch to a working producer actively looking for scripts.
c) Drama film: winner will receive a week's stay at a writers' retreat with scheduled meetings with professional writers, publishers and producers, and a full script report by a top consultant (value in excess of $1500); runners-up will receive a share of the prize fund, in excess of $1000 and a one-to-one discussion and chance to pitch to a working producer actively looking for scripts.