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Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest
Final Draft/Big Break
Contact
2300 W. Empire Avenue
5th floor
Burbank, CA 91504
818-995-8995 (voice)
Web:
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Email:
bigbreak@finaldraft.com
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Objective
Final Draft, the Industry Standard Screenwriting Software, offers the annual Big Break Contest – a screenwriting competition that has been launching careers for over twenty years. Finalists and winners have signed with professional representation. Many have had scripts optioned, sold and produced. Others have found full-time work in television. Prizes include a trip to Hollywood to meet with industry professionals, meeting preparation with top career coach Lee Jessup, $10,000 in cash, a brand new Dell laptop, an iPad, a New York Film Academy Fellowship, and more! Is this YOUR year?
Deadline/Entry Fees
| Deadline | Date Days till: |
Entry Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Early Bird | April 21, 2025 | $35 |
| Regular | May 19, 2025 19 |
$65 |
| Final | June 9, 2025 40 |
$75 |
| Extended | June 30, 2025 61 |
$85 |
See website for feedback fees, and other options.
Dates reflect deadlines for electronic submission of scripts. All entries must be electronically submitted by their respective deadlines at midnight Pacific Time.
Eligibility
18 years of age or older. See website for details: https://www.finaldraft.com/big-break-screenwriting-contestRules
Visit website for contest rules and conditions: https://www.finaldraft.com/big-break-screenwriting-contest/rules/Awards
2 Grand Prize Award Winners- One Feature Grand Prize and one TV Grand Prize winner will be chosen from the 11 Feature Genre and TV Format award winners
- These two Grand Prize Award Winners are flown to Hollywood for meetings and networking with executives, producers, agents, and managers. See the full prize package here: https://www.finaldraft.com/big-break-screenwriting-contest/prizes
Final Draft/Big Break
Contact
2300 W. Empire Avenue
5th floor
Burbank, CA 91504
818-995-8995 (voice)
Web:
Click here
Email:
bigbreak@finaldraft.com
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Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest
Contact
2300 W. Empire Avenue
5th floor
Burbank, CA 91504
818-995-8995 (voice)
Web:
Click here
Email:
bigbreak@finaldraft.com
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Contest News
Final Draft Announces Contest Finalists
The Big Break! FINALISTS are:
Penelope Karageorge
New York, NY
"The Neon Jungle"
Bob Bridges
Los Angeles, CA
"Holliday's Girl"
Sam Nam
Duncanville, TX
"The Straight and Narrow"
Michael Raymond
Seattle, WA
"The Passage"
Nisso Cohen
Rosh Ha, Israel
"MiG-21"
Philippa Rizopoulos
New York, NY
"We Love Lucy"
Kris Moore
Fallbrook, CA
"The Nelson"
Robin Brown
Santa Monica, CA
"Sane"
D.J. Richardson
Los Angeles, CA
"Do Not Remove"
Nancy Pothier
Los Angeles, CA
"The Total Dummy's Guide to Marriage"
Steven W. Orlyk
Arlington Heights, IL
"The Runner's Secret"
Thomas Johnson
Memphis, TN
"The Platinum Shark"
Alfred T. Catalfo and Louis Morneau
Dover, NH
"American Fugitive"
Craig Clyde
Salt Lake City, UT
"Sparrow on the Roof"
Peter Vanderwall
Salem, OR
"Transference"
Stephen P. Callen
Toorak Gardens SA, Australia
"Ariadne's Thread"
Roger Low
Eastbourne, E. Sussex, UK
"Paradise Island"
Jeffrey C. Clarke
Durham, NC
"Blacklisted"
Phillipe A. Roc and Aaron F. Schnore
Brooklyn, NY
"Crazy in Heaven"
Rodney Johnson
Los Angeles, CA
"The Understudies"
The Big Break! NOTABLE MENTIONS are:
Angelo Esposito and Russ Bubas
Boston and Hyde Park, MA
"Torque Wrench"
Kerry D. Dye
New York, NY
"Illegal Operations"
Paul Benson and Matt Sullivan
Los Angeles, CA
"Golden Agents"
Graham H. Moes
Fresno, CA
"Man of Iron"
Joel M. Young
Albuquerque, NM
"The Forsaken"
Brian M. Martin
Los Angeles, CA
"An Unkindness of Ravens"
David K. Robinson and Scott Burgin
Los Angeles, CA
"Amazing Grace"
Robert J. Nelmark
Park City, UT
"Bad Luck Al"
Naomi Major
Brooklyn, NY
"Phobia"
Jeff Pulice
Hacienda Heights, CA
"Higher"
Randy Graham
Bisbee, AZ
"Vengeance"
Richard Elvers
Calgary, Alberta Canada
"Stronghold"
Updated: 10/09/2003
Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest
Contact
2300 W. Empire Avenue
5th floor
Burbank, CA 91504
818-995-8995 (voice)
Web:
Click here
Email:
bigbreak@finaldraft.com
Report Card |
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| Overall: |
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(3.7/5.0) |
| Professionalism: |
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(3.0/5.0) |
| Feedback: |
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(2.6/5.0) |
| Signficance: |
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(3.7/5.0) |
| Report Cards: |
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Have you entered?
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