The American Screenwriters Association and Gotham Writers' Workshop are proud to present the 12th Annual International Screenplay Competition. Offering more than $30,000 in cash and prizes and exceptional Hollywood exposure for winners, this industry-leading competition was designed first and foremost with the screenwriter in mind.

Our prizes are geared towards:

Significant financial reward - First place receives $10,000 cash

Industry recognition - winners are promoted with an ad in Variety, an international press release, direct mailings to studios and production companies, and the presentation of awards at an industry event

Writer development - each finalist and quarterfinalist receives a professional script analysis and the winner receives a script development trip to Hollywood.

The winning script for the American Screenwriters Association’s 11^th Annual Screenplay Competition has been optioned by Concept Entertainment. (This is the competition that closed Nov. 30, 2007) The screenplay, FIREWORKS, was scripted by London-based writers Jonathan Hall and Hannah Robinson. Here’s what they had to say about their experience:

Dear ASA:

As a result of entering our script into the ASA International Script Competition, our script FIREWORKS has now been optioned by the excellent Concept Entertainment. Concept is based in LA – a dream for a couple of writers based half a world away in London, England. Producers Beth Hubbard, David Faigenblum and Melissa Goddard are currently packaging it for an anticipated shoot in the first quarter of 2009.

I’d urge any writer(s), anywhere in the world, with a script in good order, to enter the ASA competition. Winning the Grand Prize was wonderful and ASA got us some fantastic meetings during our (fully-paid) trip to LA, but it was also interesting to note that when we sought our own meetings the prestige of the competition alone opened doors for us. For us, ASA is the real deal, the cat’s pyjamas and our big break, all rolled into one.

All the best

Jonathan and Hannah