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“We at Write Brothers are extremely happy to be partnered with American Gem in their quest to find the American Gem Short Screenplay Competition.”

                                --Chris Huntley, Vice President—Write Brothers

1ST PLACE WINNER GETS TO PITCH WINNING SHORT STORY TO HOLLYWOOD PRODUCERS, DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVES AND AGENTS*.

CASH PRIZES

• 1ST PLACE: $500
• 2ND PLACE: $150
• 3RD PLACE: $100

1ST PLACE WINNER WILL RECEIVE A FREE SCREENWRITING SOFTWARE FROM WRITE BROTHERS.

TOP 5 WILL EACH RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

CLICK HERE FOR A DETAILED LIST OF AWARDS/PRIZES

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RULES

• This contest is open to anyone except all employees, directors, associates, the immediate families of American Gem, FilmMakers.com, Write Brothers, all the affiliates and/or sponsors

• Students must supply a letter from the head of the Writing department and/or equivalent declaring such status.

• Multiple entries are permissible, but each entry must be accompanied by an Entry Form, signed, and an entry fee.

• Once material has been entered, no substitutions of new drafts or corrected pages will be considered. You may submit a revised draft of your manuscript as a new submission, fill in an entry form and pay the appropriate entry fee.

• Collaborative work is eligible, but each must fill and sign an Entry Form individually. The writers are responsible for the distribution of the contest prize (s).
• Writers under the age of 18 years old must sign the Entry Form and have a parent or guardian sign the Entry Form.
• Contest applicants must accept without reservation the decisions rendered by the jurors.
• Writer understands and accepts without reservation that he/she/ is an independent contractor and American Gem/Write Brothers are not responsible for withholding any taxes or payments to any government agency, at any level, be it state, local or federal
• Writer understands that it is his/her sole responsibility to register Material with the U.S. Copyright Office and/or with the Writer’s Guild of America or the appropriate agency in his/her country.
• You have retained at least one copy of the submitted material, and you understand that all material we receive cannot and will not be returned under any circumstances.
• Make your money order, bank/personal check, credit card check (in U.S. funds only), payable to:

  Media Pro Tech Inc.

Format and Length

• manuscript must be minimum 300 words to a maximum of 12,500 words
• in English
• typed on standard white paper, double-spaced
• paginated
• unpublished at the time of submission
• original fiction written by the applicant (translations are eligible)
• ONLY THE TITLE OF THE STORY SHOULD APPEAR ON THE FRONT COVER! As all reading is anonymous the writer's name should not appear anywhere on the script. 
• you must include a SEPARATE cover sheet

Cover sheet should include:

• TITLE
• WRITER'S NAME
• ADDRESS
• PHONE NUMBER
• EMAIL ADDRESS

Regular Deadline: March 15, 2008.

Entry fees:

• Manuscript up to 2750 words: $29.00 ($15 to students by 03/15/2008)
• Manuscript from 2749 - 5000 words: $35 ($19 to students by 03/15/2008)
• Manuscript from 5001 - 12500 words: $45 ($25 to students by 03/15/2008)

Notification date: First round notified on or by 05/31/2008.

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Testimonials

I want to say that we have been in initial contact with Fox regarding Frijolito, Go! and would like to thank you very much for opening that door. 

Tony Mosher and Mitch Larson

Angela's Decision," has been produced in Australia by award-winning director Mat King. It is now making the film festival rounds in 2007. It has received a Gold ACS Award for Best Cinematography from the Australian Cinematographers Society. It received Honorable Mention in the George Lindsey UNA Film Festival for Best Feature. One of the film's songs, "Run To Nowhere," composed by Christopher Slaski, was a finalist in the Garden State Film Festival's film music competition. And it's on to the Phoenix Film Festival next. Hopefully, this is just the beginning for the film. (In some festivals it is considered a short and in some it's a feature due to its length of 48 minutes.) Thank you for your competition. It really does mean a lot to screenwriters to receive recognition, which in my case resulted in getting the script produced.

Gena Ellis

My journey with American Gem has done so much for helping me realize my own dream. I feel like I can make it, writing for a living... After I completed The Gardener, I felt that the script actually had a voice. I researched online for the best short screenplay contest. You guys are it!

Musa Jackson

American Gem’s intentions are genuine. Few contests honor the short script form the way they do. They don’t present themselves as a “fly-by-night” kind of organization by any means. And to have the chance to compete and have your short produced is too good to pass up.

Angie M. Comer

More testimonials

ACCEPTABLE METHOD OF PAYMENT

Use your credit card or bank account (where available).

ENTER YOUR SHORT STORY TODAY!
BY MAIL FINAL ENTRY DEADLINE: MARCH 15 2008
 

**Winner Gets  to PITCH winning STORY at the Screenwriting Expo

*THE SCREENWRITING EXPO
Conference and Trade show for screenwriters. 

FREE ADMISSION PASS DOES NOT INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION, ROOM,  BOARD, ETC.

Contact: Jennifer Brooks