Big Break Screenplay Contest
Official Website: https://www.finaldraft.com/big-break-screenwriting-contest/
Based in the Hollywood Area
Entry fees from $45
Big Break is an annual, international feature and television screenwriting contest designed to launch the careers of aspiring writers. Big Break aims to recognize talented screenwriters and provide them with inroads to the industry.
One Feature Grand Prize and one TV Grand Prize winner will be chosen from the 11 Feature Genre and TV Format award winners.
Each Grand Prize Award winner receives:
*An Apple iPad
*A Dell XPS 13 Laptop
*A trip to Hollywood – roundtrip airfare to Los Angeles plus hotel accommodations
*$10,000 cash
*UCLAex Masterclass
*One-on-one consulting services and 1-year subscription to ScriptHop
*Cocktails with Big Break Grand Prize Alumni
*60-90 Minute Career/Meeting Prep Session from screenwriting career coach Lee Jessup
*Copy of Save The Cat! Story Structure Software
*Admission to one Robert McKee Story Seminar in 2022 in London, New York or Los Angeles
*Extended Screenplay Coverage
*Query Letter or One-Sheet analysis and a personalized, signed copy of The Screenwriter’s Bible by Dave Trottier
*Script consultation with a Script Pipeline’s Director of Development for potential industry circulation
*The Final Draft Mobile™ App for iPad
Additional prizes for TV Grand Prize winner:
*Script Consultation from Jen Grisanti Consultancy including written/verbal notes and meeting to review the notes and your logline
*One-hour career consultation with Carole Kirschner of Park on the Lot to create a step by step, personalized game plan for leveraging the contest win
Each Feature and TV Award winner receives:
*$1,000 Cash
*Final Draft 12
*The New York Film Academy Fellowship
*Luncheon with Big Break judges and other industry professionals
*Writer brand assessment from Lee Jessup
*60-minute webinar with screenwriting career coach Lee Jessup on how to capitalize on your Big Break win
*Three months free hosting of your script on The Black List. Grand Prize Winners also receive two free evaluations from The Black List readers
*A 4-month InkTip Pro Membership
*Free entry to any Script Pipeline Season – Feature or TV
*StoryO from Jungle Software
*One-year International Screenwriters Association CONNECT membership
*Free Big Break Contest entry for 2023
*Script coverage from Big Break readers
*Copy of Save The Cat! Strikes Back by screenwriter Blake Snyder
*6-month subscription to ScriptHop
TV Format winners also receive:
*Level 1 participation in 6-Week TV Spec & Pilot Teleseminar from Jen Grisanti Inc.