"This unique competition has been created by industry professionals for writers who want a career in the entertainment industry... and for agents, producers and execs who are looking for fresh new voices."

Winner's panel includes:

- Todd Baynes - Paramount + (Dir. of Scripted Development)
- Tayanna Todd - Lionsgate (Dir. of Inclusive Content)
- Nick Beldoch - IAG (Lit Agent, feature films)
- Alec Frankel - IAG (Lit Agent, Books/IP)
- Joe Arciniega - Innovative Artists (Lit Agent, film/TV)
- Alvie Hurtado - Will Packer Prods (Director of Development)
- Dannah Axelrod - HopeTown Entertainment (Head of Development)
- Dan Bree - TV Showrunner (USA Network, History, Nat Geo)
- David McKenna - Writer/Producer/Showrunner (American History X, Blow, SWAT)

Awards & Prizes

This competition is run by long-time industry veterans with deep relationships at agencies and production companies.

PREVIOUS WINNERS have been:
- SIGNED by top agents at CAA, IAG, ICM, Innovative Artists, Larchmont Lit and others.
- STAFFED on television series at CBS, HBO, Hulu, BET, Amazon.
- SOLD their submissions as specs to both indie and studio buyers.
- MET with execs from HBO Max, Freeform, Comedy Central, Harpo/Own, Lionsgate, Bad Robot, Fox TV Studios, Fox 21, Facebook Watch and others.

- All category winners will be announced in a press release that will be delivered to the personal email boxes of over 250 of the top executives in Hollywood.

- Winner's work will be read and considered by our panel of STUDIO EXECS (Lionsgate, Paramount+,...), AGENTS (IAG, Innovative Artists), PRODUCERS (Dannah Axelrod from Miley Cyrus' company), SHOWRUNNERS (Dan Bree, Netflix, History Chnl) and seasoned WRITERS (American History X, SWAT).
- Winners will be given access (no option required) to Level 4 Press library of IP.
- A chance to adapt a Level 4 book/novel with a Level 4 Management personnel overseeing the process.
- Mentorship on creating & crafting your script.
- Script Sales & Career Strategy instruction.
- Pitch deck & high-end marketing collateral created for any adapted project.

Rules & Terms

Submissions will be reviewed using the following criteria:
a) Quality

b) Viability in today’s actual film/TV marketplace?

CATEGORY RULES:

"PITCH DECK / PITCH DOC" Category Rules:

1. All pitch decks must be submitted as PDFs

2. All pitch decks must include the following:

- Logline

- Short synopsis

- Description of the World

- Character Descriptions (usually 4-6 characters are enough)

For TV PITCH:

- Pilot Story Synopsis

- Series Overview

For FEATURE PITCH:

- Plot Summary

"PITCH VIDEO / SIZZLE REEL" Category Rules:

1. All Videos must be submitted as a LINK in the body of a PDF.

2. Videos can be trailers, teasers, sizzle reels or other videos specifically created to "sell" a film or TV series.

3. You may include other information on the PDF (visuals, photos, logline, etc..) , but WE WILL ONLY JUDGE THE VIDEO for this category.

"SHORT STORIES" Category Rules:

1. All short stories must be submitted as PDFs.

2. Short Stories will be judged based on QUALITY OF WRITING, and based on HOW ATTRACTIVE THE STORY IS FOR FILM/TV ADAPTATION.

GENERAL RULES for all categories:

- Written material must be submitted as a PDF document.
- ALL GENRES ACCEPTED
- All submitted material must be the original work of the writer(s).
- All submitted material must be in English. We accept material from ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. (If Video submission is NOT in English, we require subtitles or dubbing).
- If it is based on a true story or another work, it should be noted on the title page (and appropriate rights must be attained by writer, if necessary).
- Multiple Writers/Creators are allowed, but, all must be listed.
- Multiple entries from the same Writer/Creator are accepted, but each must have its own Entry Form & Fee.
- Entry Fees are non-refundable. No refunds will be issued for any reason.
- Contest applicants must accept without reservations the decisions rendered by the competition.
- If you become a Finalist, you will be contacted to provide a close-up photo. These may be displayed with your project title on our site and on all press materials and releases.

- All writers/submitters will retain 100% ownership over their submitted material they submit.