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FilmMakers International Screenwriting Awards

FilmMakers International Screenwriting Awards

Contact

Beverly Hills, CA

Web: Click here
Email: info@filmmakers.com

Contact: Jennifer Brooks, Contest Director

Report Card

Overall: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars (4.0/5.0)
Professionalism: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars (4.2/5.0)
Feedback: 1.5 stars1.5 stars (1.5/5.0)
Signficance: 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars (3.5/5.0)
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Objective

To make Hollywood more accessible than ever before to more aspiring screenwriters Filmmakers.com is forming strategic alliances with the powers that be... Championing Emerging Artists.

FilmMakers International Screenwriting Awards has been in existence since 2000 (formerly known as The Radmin Company / FilmMakers.com Screenplay Contest) and its association with the Radmin Co has been going on since 2000.

Deadline/Entry Fees

Deadline Date Entry Fee Days till Deadline
Early March 31, 2013 $49
Regular May 31, 2013 $55 12

Fees apply to scripts from 80 to 125 pages long. Add $10 for scripts from 126 - 160 pages.

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Notification: 1st round qualifiers notified on 10/31/2012.

Rules

All entries must be submitted online only. Please see website for complete rules.

Awards

THE TOP FIFTY SCRIPTS WILL BE READ BY THE RADMIN COMPANY FOR REPRESENTATION CONSIDERATION

GRAND PRIZE
  • $2,500
  • PITCH winning script to Industry Producers and Agents
  • In Depth Studio Story Notes by Greenlight Script Coverage
  • FREE Admission Pass to the Great American Pitchfest**
  • a copy of Movie Magic's Screenwriter by Write Brothers
ELITE PRIZE (Category 1/Other)
  • $500
  • Regular Coverage by Greenlight Script Coverage
  • PITCH your Winning Script to Producers and agents
  • FREE Admission Pass to the Great American Pitchfest**
  • a copy of Movie Magic's Screenwriter by Write Brothers
ELITE PRIZE (Category 2/Drama)
  • $500
  • Regular Coverage by Greenlight Script Coverage
  • PITCH your Winning Script to Producers and agents
  • FREE Admission Pass to the Great American Pitchfest**
  • a copy of Movie Magic's Screenwriter by Write Brothers
ELITE PRIZE (Category 3/Comedy)
  • $500
  • Regular Coverage by Greenlight Script Coverage
  • PITCH your Winning Script to Producers and agents
  • FREE Admission Pass to the Screenwriting EXPO**
  • a copy of Movie Magic's Screenwriter by Write Brothers
3 DIAMOND PRIZES (Category 1, 2, 3)
  • Regular Coverage by Greenlight Script Coverage
3 PLATINUM PRIZES (Category 1, 2, 3)
  • Regular Coverage by Greenlight Script Coverage

Emerging Artist Award (trophy) for Best Screenplay of the Year.

Emerging Artist Award (Plaques) for Best Screenplay in a Category;
Drama, Comedy and Other (1, 2 and 3)

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News: FilmMakers International Screenwriting Awards

FilmMakers Announces Contest Finalists

FilmMakers has announced the finalists (top 50 scripts) of the Filmmakers International Screenwriting Contest.

Updated: 05/02/2013

FilmMakers.com Announces Semifinalists

FilmMakers.com has announced the semifinalists for the Filmmakers International Screenwriting Awards Screenplay Contest.

Updated: 04/11/2013

Filmmakers International Announces Quarterfinalists

Filmmakers International has announced the quarterfinalists of the 11th Annual Filmmakers International Screenwriting Awards.

Updated: 03/02/2013

FilmMakers.com Announces Contest Winners

Bare Knuckle Days by Neil Chase has been named the winner of the FilmMakers.com International Screenwriting Competition.

Updated: 05/31/2012

FilmMakers Announces Contest Finalists

FilmMakers.com has announced their contest finalists in all categories.

Updated: 04/09/2012

Interviews: FilmMakers International Screenwriting Awards

MovieBytes Interview:
Screenwriter Colin Costello

An interview with screenwriter Colin Costello regarding the FilmMakers Writing Competition.

Q: What's the title of the script you entered in this contest, and what's it about?

A: The title of my screenplay is "Bridezilla vs. Deer." It's an off-the-wall comedy about advertising executive Jane Weinstein, who encounters more than your run-of-the-mill problems at her perfectly planned wedding.

Jane is someone who's been planning her wedding since she saw Princess Di get hitched on TV. To her, the actual ceremony is much more important than the reasons why we should really be getting married.

Right when it looks like she's about to pull off the wedding of the century, a white tail buck crashes the ceremony, knocks out the groom -- whom we all know is wrong for Jane -- and causes her $50,000 wedding band to lodge on its antler. And that's pretty much where the story takes off.

Q: What made you enter this particular contest? Have you entered any other contests with this script? If so, how did you do?

A: I had heard great things about this particular contest. On Moviebytes as well as from writer friends who I really respected.

Last year was the year of the Bridezilla for me. Starting with a best comedy nod in the 2007 Screenwriter's Expo (for which it was eventually disqualified because I made too much money), BvD has finished as a finalist in Canada's 2008 Wildsound Contest and The Beverly Hills Film Festival. It also was awarded semifinalist in the 2008 American Screenwriters Association Contest and was given an Honorable Mention in the 2007 Writers Place Contest.

Q: Were you satisfied with the adminstration of the contest? Did they meet their deadlines? Did you receive all the awards that were promised?

A: Overall, yes. Deadlines were met. And when they weren't, emails were sent out notifying us of new dates. We just received an email detailing when prizes would be awarded.

Q: Were you given any feedback on your script? If so, did you find the feedback helpful?

A: No. I won the elite award in the comedy category! That's enough for me. Actually, we are supposed to receive a one-hour consultation as one of the prizes.

Q: Has your success in this contest helped you market your script? Were you contacted by any agents, managers or producers?

A: Yes, it absolutely has. Doing well in this contest has helped me gain some ground with producers and managers.

Q: What's your background? Have you written any other screenplays or television scripts?

A: I spent more years than I'd like to admit to in advertising as an award-winning Creative Director. I was lucky to meet some interesting people as well as A-list directors who helped shape my writing style. I'm talking people like Maya Angelou, Spike Lee, Jan DeBont, Steve Beck, Michael Bay, Lloyd Stein, Marcus Nispel, Ridley Scott and others.

I have one movie under my belt -- "A Miami Tail." And I have one short film called "First Kiss."

Q: Do you live in Los Angeles? If not, do you have any plans to move there?

A: I will move there when I have a project set up which is paying me enough!

Q: What's next? Are you working on a new script?

A: I have just finished a spec superhero comedy called "Supermodels." And I'm currently ghostwriting a mini-series for a client. Then I will start a new spec comedy with my co-writer. There's a few other things up my sleeve as well.

Posted Wednesday, February 4, 2009