PEOPLE'S PILOT 2020 has been cancelled, and PEOPLE'S PILOT is on an indefinite hold. Thank you all for your support over the years!
Some pundits call today’s entertainment situation “Peak TV.” Others pronounce this a “Golden Age.” We at TVWriter™ think of it as “The Era of the Unique Vision, a time when TV is more open to new writers than ever before. To help you sell yourself and your series ideas, we’ve updated our long-running (since the year 2000!) PEOPLE’S PILOT COMPETITION to give our entrants the best possible shot at success.
We are all about giving agents, showrunners, and executives exactly what they now are looking for: Spec pilot teleplays that showcase you, the new writer operating at your very best. If the suits love the writing of a spec pilot, they have the best reason in the world to trust the writer to come through in the development process. A strongly-written spec pilot shows you’re ready for the gig.
No matter who you are, no matter where in the world you live, this is your chance to do all you can to make contemporary media as good as you always thought it could be!
The PEOPLE’S PILOT COMPETITION is held yearly, opening for entries June 1 and closing at 10 pm Pacific Time, November 1, at 11:59 P.M. We do our best to announce the Winners, starting with Semi-Finalists, over a three or four week period in January and February of the following year.
The contest is for scripted series intended for just about any media you can think of. Broadcast TV. Cable and satellite TV. Internet and even audio and podcast series on major sites from Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu through YouTube, Vimeo and other popular uploading channels and venues, to your own personal website.
The PP is divided into 2 prize-giving categories:
Scripted Comedy Series – intended for any electronic platform (including broadcast and premium cable series, internet series, cell phone series et al) of any length of any length required for telling your story
Scripted Drama & Action Series – intended for any electronic platform (including broadcast and premium cable series, internet series, cell phone series et al) of any length required for telling your story
All categories are open to any imaginable genre or sub-genre, including:
Drama
Comedy
Action
Dramedy
Anthology
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Children’s
Soap Opera
Medical
Legal
Police & Detective
Historical
Live Action
Animation
Puppetry
Anything else we haven’t mentioned that you want your series to be
In other words, the PEOPLE’S PILOT is wide open to whatever you want to express and whatever best expresses you as a creative force.
FREE FEEDBACK for all entries
FREE STORYTELLING PATTERNS E-BOOK for all entries
SPECIAL DISCOUNT ENTRY FEE FOR WEB & AUDIO FICTION SERIES PILOTS ($25 per entry from opening day to the November 1 closing. Available at https://tvwriter.com/contests-the-peoples-pilot/
REPLACE ENTERED DRAFTS W/REV. VERSIONS ANY TIME UNTIL CONTEST CLOSES
CATEGORY PRIZES:
FIRST PRIZE:
US $500 from Manner Movie Ltd.
1 free 1-On-1 Career Coaching Session (by phone, e-mail, or, if possible, in person with producer-writer Larry Brody of TVWriter™ ($350 value)
1 Script Consultation from Script Pipeline ($395 value)
Free admission to Larry Brody’s Online TV and Film Writing Master Class ($279 value)
1 InkTip Script Listing so that producers and reps can find you ($65 value)
1 InkTip Magazine Logline Listing to make your presence known in print ($40 value)
12-Month subscription to iPitch.TV a next generation platform for creators of original pitches for TV, Film & Digital Media ($189 value)
Inclusion in the vaunted TVWriter.Com List of Recommended Writers (priceless)
SECOND PRIZE:
1 free 1-On-1 Career Coaching Session (by phone, e-mail, or in person with producer-writer Larry Brody of TVWriter™ ($350 value)
US $300, courtesy of Manner Movie, Ltd.
1 InkTip Script Listing so that producers and reps can find you
1 InkTip Magazine Logline Listing to make your presence known in print
12-Month subscription to iPitch.TV a next generation platform for creators of original pitches for TV, Film & Digital Media ($189 value)
Inclusion in the TVWriter™ List of Recommended Writers
THIRD PRIZE:
US $200, courtesy of Manner Movie, Ltd.
1 InkTip Script Listing so that producers and reps can find you
1 InkTip Magazine Logline Listing to make your presence known in print
12-Month subscription to iPitch.TV a next generation platform for creators of original pitches for TV, Film & Digital Media ($189 value)
Inclusion in the TVWriter™ List of Recommended Writers
BONUS PRIZES for Web & Audio Series Entries:
(PEOPLE'S PILOT believes in the future of New Media. To encourage its creators, in addition to being included in the general competition for the prizes above, each top ranking web and top ranking audio script will receive the following regardless of where they place overall.)
1 free 1-On-1 Career Coaching Session (by phone, e-mail, or, if possible, in person with producer-writer Larry Brody of TVWriter™ whether or not any other specific category prizes apply ($350 value)
3-Month subscription to iPitch.TV a next generation platform for creators of original pitches for TV, Film & Digital Media ($117 value)
Inclusion in the TVWriter™ List of Recommended Writers regardless of specific category placing (priceless)