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Action/Adventure Screenplay Festival

Benefits:
Get full feedback on your screenplay
Get your script performed by professional actors
Get a promotional video of your work/writing talent

Final Deadline

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02/20/2025 12:00 America/Los_Angeles 02/20/2025 12:00 Action/Adventure Screenplay Festival
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ISA Fast Track Fellowship

Benefits:
TOP Level Meetings
$3,500 in CASH Prizes
Invitation onto the ISA Development Slate for 1 Year
Dev Slate Qualifying

Extended Deadline

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Selected to Co-Write a Feature via ISA Writing Gig

Parth Chandna - screenwriter
Parth's script COALHEARTED led to a co-writing assignment on a feature titled ACRES via an ISA Writing Gig. The collaboration sessions are fruitful and they have recently finished writing the first draft.
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Grand Prize Winner, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Jennifer Kim - Screenwriter
Jennifer won the Genre-Busting Grand Prize in the 2022 ISA Emerging Screenwriters Sci-Fi and Fantasy competition with her script THE INCREDIBLE KIMCHI DOKKAEBI.
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General Meetings with Amazon and ABC

Drew Metcalf - screenwriter
Contest winner Drew Allyn's TV pilot spec script SUNDOWN has recently garnered general meetings with companies such as Amazon Studios, ABC, Skydance, and Legendary Television.
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General Meeting with Fox Animation

Minda Wei - Screenwriter
Mitchell Bendersky of Gramercy Park Entertainment reached out to Development Slate writer Minda Wei and set up a general at Fox Animation with development exec Jazmine Hill.
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ISA Fast Track Fellow Signs with the Savage Agency

Melissa Birks - Screenwriter
Melissa Birks and her Victorian-era thriller UNCAGED has been signed by A.J. Harris, literary agent with The Savage Agency. The script is heralded as a light Jack The Ripper origin story.
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Grand Prize Winner Repped by Literary Management

Joseph Mwamba - Screenwriter
Emerging Screenwriters Grand Prize Winner, Joseph Mwamba officially selected Kate Prentice at 42 Management to be his first-ever representation. Joe is already taking meetings and being sent out for staffing consideration.
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Table Read Winning Short Premieres at Cannes, Directed by Robin Wright

Denise Meyers - Screenwriter
Denise Meyers' Table Read Winning Short THE DARK OF NIGHT was directed by Robin Wright (HOUSE OF CARDS, FORREST GUMP) and premiered at Cannes. The crew from House of Cards helped make this short film a reality, shot on location at the Hollywood Diner in Baltimore.
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Feature Film Produced

Wendy Wilkins - Screenwriter
After gaining some traction after my screenplay ALONE TODAY becoming a quarter finalist in the Emerging Screenwriters Competition, I was able to raise investor funds, and attract some wonderful talent including Eric Roberts and Danny Trejo to Direct this feature which just completed principal photography,
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Book Pipeline: Adaptation Contest

Benefits:
$5,000 to Winner
Extensive project development to prepare a script or pitch for industry
Circulation and promotion of the author's book

Special Entry Deadline

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02/20/2025 12:00 America/Los_Angeles 02/20/2025 12:00 Book Pipeline: Adaptation Contest
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Script Pipeline: First Look Project

Benefits:
$15,000
Industry Exposure and Circulation
1-on-1 Consultations

Opening Deadline

February
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Fantasy/Sci-Fi Screenplay Festival

Benefits:
Quick Turnaround
Full Feedback from industry professionals (no extra cost)
Table Reading of your screenplay

Final Deadline

February
21
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02/21/2025 12:00 America/Los_Angeles 02/21/2025 12:00 Fantasy/Sci-Fi Screenplay Festival
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