Prizes

PRIZES

FIRST PLACE: $20,000 IN CASH AND PRIZES

  • $10,000 cash
  • Networking and Script Development trip to Hollywood
    • Round-trip Airfare * 
    • Lodging in Hollywood **
    • Rental Car **
    • A personal development meeting with at least four (4) production companies, producers and/or agents 
    • A script consult package from Michael Hauge who will read your script and provide 3 hours of one-on-one coaching 
    • A script critique lunch reviewing your script with a leading Hollywood script reader, joined by an working actor/director/writer who will assist in providing additional ideas for marketing your work (you will receive the script critique in advance of coming to LA so you can rework your script prior to meeting with producers)
  • Advertisement promoting you and your winning script in Variety 
  • Names and log lines of all finalists will be announced via ASA press release to the media, trade publications, studios, and more than 5000 agents and producers and will be posted at www.goasa.com.
  • The Mick Caswell Screenwriting Award.
  • Final Draft software 
  • A pitch coaching session from Michael Hauge to guide you on how to best get people to read your script through effective pitching techniques. 
  • DVD version of The Hero's 2 Journey's with Michael Hauge and Christopher Vogler. 
  • An e-mail announcement about your winning screenplay to 6,500 industry professionals courtesy of InkTip.com 
  • One free registration in a comprehensive 10-week Gotham Writer's Workshop class 
  • Placement of your logline, treatment, synopsis and script on Ink.Tip.com's password protected site.  
  • Inclusion of your logline (pitch) for your screenplay in Ink.Tip.com's printed publication, which is mailed to 5,000 industry professionals
  • One year Professional membership in the American Screenwriters Association
  • One year subscription to Moviemaker Magazine
  • Two free books from Michael Wiese Productions
*  round-trip airfare for one person within the USA or $1,000 toward airfare for winner living outside of US. 
** exact length of stay will be 3-5 days depending on travel and meeting arrangements
 

SECOND PLACE: $4,100 IN CASH AND PRIZES

  • $1,000 cash
  • Advertisement promoting you and your winning script in Variety
  • Script Consult Notes by Rob Tobin. Includes 10-15 pages of detailed analysis of every facet of the script including suggestions for improvement. The real-world analysis will include a description of what elements are working and what's not, and why. 
  • Names and log lines of the winner and all finalists will be announced via ASA press release to the media, trade publications, more than 5000 agents and producers and will be posted at www.goasa.com,
  • Final Draft software
  • A pitch coaching session from Michael Hauge  who will guide you on how to best get people to read your script through effective pitching techniques. 
  • A CD version of The Hero's 2 Journeys with Michael Hauge  and Christopher Vogler.
  • An autographed copy of Rob Tobin's book, Screenwriting: The Formula.
  • An e-mail announcement about your winning screenplay to 6,500 industry professionals courtesy of InkTip.com 
  • Placement of at your logline, treatment, synopsis and script on Ink.Tip.com's password protected web site 
  • Inclusion of your logline (pitch) for your screenplay in Ink.Tip.com's printed publication, which is mailed to 5,000 industry professionals 
  • One year Professional membership in the American Screenwriters Association
  • One year subscription to Moviemaker Magazine
  • Two books from Michael Wiese Productions
    • THIRD PLACE: $3,500 IN CASH AND PRIZES
    • $500 cash
    • Advertisement promoting you and your winning script in Variety 
    • Full script evaluation from David Trottier 
    • A pitch coaching session from Michael Hauge who will guide you on how to best get people to read your script through effective pitching techniques. 
    • Names and log lines of the winner and all finalists will be announced via ASA press release to the media, trade publications, more than 5000 agents and producers and will be posted at www.goasa.com,
    • Final Draft software
    • Michael Hauge’s book, Writing Screenplays That Sell. 
    • An e-mail announcement about your winning screenplay to 6,500 industry professionals courtesy of InkTip.com
    • Placement of at your logline, treatment, synopsis and script on Ink.Tip.com's password protected web site 
    • Inclusion of your logline (pitch) for your screenplay in Ink.Tip.com's printed publication, which is mailed to 5,000 industry professionals
    • Names and log lines of all finalists will be announced via ASA press release to the media, trade publications, more than 5000 agents and producers and will be posted at www.goasa.com
    • One year Professional membership in the American Screenwriters Association
    • One year subscription to Moviemaker Magazine
    • Two free books from Michael Wiese Productions
    FOURTH PLACE: $3,250 IN CASH AND PRIZES
    • $250 cash
    • Advertisement promoting you and your winning script in Variety 
    • Script critique from Kenneth J. Rotcop (www.pitchmart.com) who will critique the script and, when he thinks it is ready, he will tryo to help get the author a top literary agent who is a signator with the WGA.
    • Names and log lines of all finalists will be announced via ASA press release to the media, trade publications, more than 5000 agents and producers and will be posted at www.goasa.com
    • Final Draft software 
    • One free copy of The Screenwriter's Bible
    • An e-mail announcement about your winning screenplay to 6,500 industry professionals courtesy of InkTip.com
    • Placement of at your logline, treatment, synopsis and script on Ink.Tip.com's password protected web site 
    • Inclusion of your logline (pitch) for your screenplay in Ink.Tip.com's printed publication, which is mailed to 5,000 industry professionals
    • One year Professional membership in the American Screenwriters Association
    • One year subscription to Moviemaker Magazine
    • Two free books from Michael Wiese Productions
    FIFTH PLACE: $2,500 IN CASH AND PRIZES
    • $100 cash
    • Advertisement promoting you and your winning script in Variety 
    • Script critique from Blake Snyder who will work with the author on content and structure, beginning with the log line, and discuss the "15 beats" on which he will coach the fifth place finalist.
    • Names and log lines of all finalists will be announced via ASA press release to the media, trade publications, more than 5000 agents and producers and will be posted at www.goasa.com
    • Final Draft software
    • An e-mail announcement about your winning screenplay to 6,500 industry professionals courtesy of InkTip.com 
    • Placement of at your logline, treatment, synopsis and script on Ink.Tip.com's password protected web site 
    • Inclusion of your logline (pitch) for your screenplay in Ink.Tip.com's printed publication, which is mailed to 5,000 industry professionals 
    • One year Professional membership in the American Screenwriters Association
    • One year subscription to Moviemaker Magazine
    • Two free books from Michael Wiese Productions

    * Prizes are subject to change depending on availability of some products or vendors. 
     
    QUARTERFINALISTS will receive a script critique through ASA's script critique serviced valued at $100.