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Tennessee Screenwriting Association Screenplay Contest

Contact Info:

P.O. Box 40194
Nashville, TN 37204-0194

Web: www.tennscreen.com
Email: information@tennscreen.com

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Contact:

Peter Kremer, V-P

Deadline:

Expired. Previous Deadline: 03/01/2010
Contact contest for this year's deadline.

Notification:

Ten second level winners announced by April 1, 2010. Three finalists by May 1, 2010.

Objective:

The TSA is a professionally oriented organization, striving to develop more avenues to help our members and community prepare for the real world of the entertainment business.

Eligibility:

Any entry in English welcome from anywhere in the world. This screenplay competition is open only to writers who are not earning a living writing for television or film. Entries must not have been optioned or sold prior to December 31, 2009.

Entry Fee:

1 Script: $30.00 TSA Member $40.00 TSA NON-Member
2 Scripts:$60.00 TSA Member $80.00 TSA NON-Member
3 Scripts:$90.00 TSA Member $120.00 TSA NON-Member

Rules:

This screenplay competition is open only to writers who are not earning a living writing for television or film.
Entries must not have been optioned or sold prior to December 31, 2009.
Entries must be the original work of the applicant(s). If based on the work of another author, applicant(s) must attach a statement attesting to their rights to said adaptation. Winning scripts will be verified by TSA.
Screenplays which have previously reached semifinalist level and beyond are not eligible for resubmission.
If an entry involves two or more writers as applicants, award will be divided equally among them.
The script must be in US Motion Picture Industry format for standard screenplay. To follow industry guidelines, please consult any popular screenwriting text for assistance.
Pages should be three-hole punched, bound between card stock covers and fastened by 2 or 3 metal brads.
ONLY the TITLE of the screenplay should appear on the front card stock cover, written or typed. A second title page should be included with TITLE, AUTHOR(S), ADDRESS & PHONE NUMBERS
Submissions must include the two sentence synopsis.

Awards:

1st Prize - $500 in cash, a subscription to Script Magazine and your script will be read by established and successful production companies. A sampling from last year's list available at www.tennscreen.com.
2nd place - Cash prize of $250
3rd place - Cash prize of $100

All three winners will receive a listing on InkTip.com and a complimentary a TSA Membership

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News: Tennessee Screenwriting Association Screenplay Contest

TSA Announces Contest Results

The Tennessee Screenwriting Association has announced Elvis Wilson's Driving Top Down as the first place winner of their 2010 screenwriting competition.

1st Place
Driving Top Down
by Elvis Wilson
A brilliant high school student from a dysfunctional family takes a job driving a rich woman with cancer across the country to her home in Oregon where she plans to end her life.

2nd Place
The Happy Valley Mafia
by Jason Allen
Hoping to go straight, a New York mob boss steals away to a small Southern town and becomes a librarian, but he unknowingly invades the turf of a wild, ruthless backwoods gang known as the Happy Valley Mafia.

3rd Place
The Voyeur
by John Bengel
An ethicist and college dean with an obsession for voyeurism witnesses an incident that creates the ultimate ethical dilemma.

Semifinalists
Below The Waist- Ian Simpson
Driving Top Down - Elvis Wilson
Lethal Remission - Thom Ferrell
Stone Angels- Tim Steed
The Youngest Convict - Julie Umbreit
The Happy Valley Mafia - Jason Allen
Revolutions per Minute- Chris Farran
The Voyeur - John Bengel

Updated: 06/19/2010

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Interviews: Tennessee Screenwriting Association Screenplay Contest

MovieBytes Interview:Screenwriter Elvis Wilson

An interview with screenwriter Elvis Wilson regarding the Tennessee Writing Competition.

Updated: 08/25/2010

MovieBytes Interview:Screenwriter Jason Allen

An interview with screenwriter Jason Allen regarding the Tennessee Writing Competition.

Updated: 08/05/2010

MovieBytes Interview:Screenwriter Peter Kremer

An interview with screenwriter Peter Kremer regarding the Tennessee Writing Competition.

Updated: 02/12/2004

MovieBytes Interview:Screenwriter Jason Allen

An interview with screenwriter Jason Allen regarding the Tennessee Writing Competition.

Updated: 12/20/2003

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