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01-10-2020
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WE HAVE HELPED LAUNCH THE CAREERS OF 65+ WRITERS THROUGH OUR CONTESTS. THIS INCLUDES DEALS WITH SONY, BLUMHOUSE, WARNER BROS, FILM4 & HULU.
TWO WINNING SCRIPTS WILL BE PRODUCED INTO A PILOT PODCAST EPISODE, EACH WITH BUDGETS OF $5000.
THE TWO WINNING WRITERS WILL ALSO EACH RECEIVE A $1000 CASH PRIZE.
OVERVIEW
Podcasts are kind of a big deal! 🙂 In the USA, over 100 million people listen to at least one Podcast a month and that rate is increasing by 20 million year on year. Fiction podcasts are taking a century’s worth of entertainment in radio plays and pushing the boundaries to tell stories in fresh and innovative ways, quickly becoming the fastest-growing sub-section of this booming industry. Many writers, including our Judges, have forged careers for themselves through Podcasts. Hollywood are taking notice! More and more of these shows are being adapted for TV: Homecoming, Limetown, Carrier, Left Right Game & Alice Isn’t Dead to name a few.
The beauty of the fiction Podcast format is that it allows you as a writer to be completely free to tell the story you want to tell, without having to factor in the budgetary constraints of filmmaking. Our Podcast Contest offers more in funding and prize money than any other.
Shore will produce both episodes, making use of our industry connections to find talented cast and crew. We will look to attach a named actor/actress to each episode to further help elevate the show and draw in an audience. Once both episodes are live, we and the writers will speak with commissioners in an attempt to greenlight the series.
This is a great opportunity to get your work commissioned and voice heard in this ever-growing industry. You don’t even need to write an episode from scratch. Maybe you have a screenplay, novel or play that could be adapted to fit this medium. Read our How to Adapt my Screenplay into a Podcast for some pointers.
We accept screenplay, radio and stageplay format. Check out our Rules and FAQ’s for all the info.
TOP 15 FINALISTS
• Your script read & considered by our Judges, Industry Roster & Directors
• Free book of your choice from Michael Wiese Books sent to your address (worldwide)
• Free Enrollment into the Ultimate Screenwriting Course
SOME OF OUR PREVIOUS CONTEST WINNERS
WHY ENTER
Our 10 Judges are some of the most successful people in the podcast space. They will read our Finalists and decide on the Winners. TWO WINNERS will have their Podcast Pilot episode commissioned and produced, each with a budget of $5000. Both winners will also each receive a $1000 Cash prize. PLUS, every writer who enters will receive a FREE 18 Page booklet on HOW TO GET YOUR SCREENPLAY PRODUCED. The two winning pilot episodes will be sent to our Judges, and a number of our 180+ Production Companies, Agents, Managers and Directors on our roster. We will also send each episode to Commissioners at various Podcast companies. Our readers have read for some of the biggest production companies in the world, including: Universal, Lionsgate, Paramount, Working Title, BBC and many others. You will receive your script score once we announce our Finalists. There will be an additional read for each round that a script progresses. We have helped 65+ writers gain representation, option, sell, and have their screenplays produced. We’ve partnered with Coverfly to handle all submissions. As well as our judges and roster, you have the choice to make your script available to hundreds more industry professionals on their platform for no additional fee. This is entirely optional – you can be as private or public as you like.
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Some of the podcast shows we’ve been listening to recently.
