Into the top 20 (out of 2,800) with HORROR COMIC.

Awards banquet is in July.

Contest have FOUR grand prizes of $3,500. Nice to do it that way.

Congrats Stephen!

Congrats Stephen and good luck!

Congrats, Stephen. Competition must have been very tough on this one, considering that only 18 scripts made the top 20.

Just added two more. Now an official 20. Congrats again, Stephen.

I was thinking that was some pretty harsh judging if they couldn't find 20 scripts that were good enough to be finalists! Sadly they didn't add my name as one of the additional two.

Congrats Stephen!

20% shot at a win. I like that policy of splitting up the $$ (having finished 2nd in a big one last year and top 5 missing out on 20k in another).

Might be able to make the awards banquet as I'll be in town for Table Read.

BTW, the Max Adams listed in the finals is not the instructor/pro writer. Different person who needs to add an initial or use a full name.

UPDATE:

Spoke with Matt, contest admin, today. Gave me some useful notes as I continue with my rewrite. Bright guy.

Guaranteed $200 for making the finals and $250 travel reimbursement.

They set up a phone call with a manager this week and are going to follow up with the rewrite next month as well... help with the logline... and have connections around town.

Very happy with this one and just posted a positive review here.

Good luck to everyone that enters next year!

Congratulations again, and good luck.

Have you won yet?

Cool!! When's the awards banquet?

Banquet is on the 25th of July -- 7 pm.

20 finalists and 4 winners. So... 20% shot. Tough group though. FREUD is in the contest (the script; not the man) and it won $20,000 last year at Expo!

Update on this:

Banquet is the 25th. I'll be attending. Finalists receive $200 with a shot at the FOUR grand prizes of $3,500.

Lot of extras (script consults; promotion of the script; great networking) included as well. Pro operation and Matt (the director) has been great. Also get a $250 travel prize.

Will update more soon.

Doing this so people that are looking to enter contests next year know what happens to the winners (their follow through and good things that happen not listed in the prize package). So far... so great!

Once again congrats Stephen!

Good luck, Stephen!! Those are pretty good odds!