12th Annual Monterey Screenplay Competition Opens for Entries
MONTEREY, CA – The Monterey County Film Commission and NESTech Management Group, Inc. announces the 12th Annual Monterey Screenplay Competition is open for entries from aspiring screenwriters.
Every year, the Monterey County Film Commission awards monetary prizes and promotional opportunities to the top screenwriters of feature-length screenplays. The film commission also gives an On-Location Award for the best screenplay with a Monterey County backdrop or written by a Monterey County resident.
"This is a golden opportunity for aspiring screenwriters to earn recognition for their hard work," said Wendy A. Goldman, co-chair of this year's competition. "We look forward to reading some really great screenplays this year." Ben Spencer is also a co-chair of the competition.
The awards include a $2,000 grand prize, a $1,000 runner-up prize, and a $1,000 On Location Award. All winning screenplays will also be considered for potential optioning by a Monterey County-based investor.
Entry fees are $40 for early entry screenplays postmarked by May 19, and $50 for entries postmarked between May 20 and the June 30 final deadline. Submissions must be completed feature-length scripts between 90 and 120 pages.
Competition details and the application form are posted on the film commission's website, www.FilmMonterey.org. For more information call 831-646-0910.
Updated: 04/06/2007
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Post Your Script Here!LA Nights
It is 1973, and Quick operates an upscale after-hours establishment in West Los Angeles alongside his socialite son, Dizzy.
and The Devil called!
The Devil is so confident of the acceptance by God`s chosen-one he appears as himself with gifts and, `you will be my bride`, when rejected, he sends in his tri-step-headed-charcoaled alien goons, to examine her brain.
AT THE MERCY OF FAITH
In the wake of a terrifying and traumatic encounter with RUTHLESS characters, a 14 year old minister - mourns his twin sister, and scorns the GOD he once fervently praised.
The March of the 18th
In 1864 the Veteran Reserve Corps was formed to allow disabled Union army men to continue to perform their duty for God and Country.
ELECTRIC
After being electrocuted on the job, a woman has the power to make everyone around her fall in love.
OVERPASS
When a cement truck driver avoids slamming into a Lexus, only to lose his own life, he haunts the Lexus driver and teaches him a powerful life lesson in the process.
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
L.A. Detective Owen Murphy is on a mission to clear his name on a murder he didn't commit.
HARBINGER
Detective Sandy Marone feels the weight of the world come crashing down on her shoulders as she investigates the mysterious disappearance of another senior citizen, one of several over the past few months.
THE TEST
On an anniversary trip to San Fran Debbie sets up seemingly disinterested husband Jim to test his fidelity, but things spin wildly out of control when Jim instead falls into a trap set by a team of dangerous con-artists ready to take him for a ride and everything he's worth.
THE GLAMOROUS LIFE
A model whose career is fading gets a much-needed vacation and a new outlook on life when she hides out at a Florida beach house with an “odd couple” of twenty-something brothers who are 100% convinced she's a hooker.
