The Great Movie and TV Show Idea contests are searching for original feature film and television series pitches. Ideally, distinct stories a global, diverse audience can connect with. Any genre, studio-level or indie, is accepted. Completed scripts are not reviewed, nor are entrants required to have a screenplay or pilot, as we help develop the selected projects.
Each of the two divisions, Movie and TV, select one Grand Prize Winner and one Runner-up.
For the winner, Script Pipeline provides additional assistance to refine the pitch, or help the writer draft a polished screenplay or pilot. Our execs review and offer feedback at all stages of development. When the work is ready for circulation, we send the material to specific producers looking for relevant, high-concept, marketable films and series. All writers retain the rights to their script, and development assistance for the winner is entirely optional.
The company’s unique process, consisting of long-term writer development and widespread circulation of material, gives selected writers access to top execs worldwide as well as the proper guidance to advance their careers.
Over $8 million in screenplays and pilots have been sold by Script Pipeline writers, with numerous scripts produced since 1999. In September 2020, Legendary picked up finalist screenplay Bring Me Back by Crosby Selander for seven figures, and over the last few years alone, Script Pipeline winners and finalists have optioned screenplays, sold shows, or were staffed on streaming and network series, including Writers Guild Award-winner Howard Jordan Jr. (Family Reunion, The Unicorn), Tripper Clancy (Die Hart, I Am Not Okay With This), and Laura Bensick (Everyday Insanity). Many others connected with representation, such as Screenwriting winner Helen Gaughran signing with UTA and 2020 writers signing with managers at Kaplan/Perrone, Writ Large, and Zero Gravity.
MOVIE IDEA
Grand Prize Winner (1) - $1,000: July 31st, 2021
Runner-up (1): July 31st, 2021
TV IDEA
Grand Prize Winner (1) - $1,000: July 31st, 2021
Runner-up (1): July 31st, 2021
Winners and Runners-up in both divisions receive the following:
- Extensive development and assistance in completing a screenplay or pilot (optional)
- Long-term circulation to producers and other companies
- Review of additional pitches and completed film or TV material