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This year our prize packages include industry mentorship with John Papsidera CSA (OPPENHEIMER, YELLOWSTONE) for our 1-Hour Grand Prize Winner, and Henry Russell Bergstein CSA (SUCCESSION, BLACK MIRROR) for the Half-Hour Grand Prize Winner.
Both are experienced casting directors who are deeply involved with scripts from the outset of a film’s production to its later stages. They not only understand how great actors can elevate a script but also what makes a script successful in its entirety.
We chatted with John and Henry to get their thoughts on characterization, the casting process, and why a solid script matters.
"The script is really the basis of where all things begin. Not only descriptions of characters but all the subtleties that you draw upon when you start to think about characters and the variety of actors that could play them"- John Papsidera READ THE INTERVIEW & WATCH THE VIDEOS https://www.shorescripts.com/2024-shore-scripts-tv-pilot-grand-prize-mentors-interview-with-john-papsidera-henry-russell-bergstein/ MORE ON THIS YEAR'S PRIZESINDUSTRY GUIDANCE WITH AMC'S DEVELOPMENT & PRODUCTION MANAGERBoth the 1-hour and 1/2-hour TV Pilot Grand Prize Winners will get on a call with Sean Charles, Development & Production Manager at AMC Networks, to discuss their winning scripts and how to take the next best steps in their screenwriting careers.
INDUSTRY SCRIPT CIRCULATIONThe Winners and Top 10 Finalists (both 1-hour and 1/2-hour) will have their pilot scripts circulated to our Industry Roster of 150+ managers, agents, and production companies which includes The Gotham Group (CREATURE COMFORTS), See Saw (SLOW HORSES), Bellevue (HAWAII FIVE-O), Sugar23 (DICKINSON), FilmNation (I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE), Zero Gravity (OZARK), and many more!
WRITER DEVELOPMENTOur Writer Development Manager will work with each of our Winners and Finalists to create tailor-made plans for each writer's career development and script circulation.
"It's been a great experience so far. Ajit is a very thoughtful, deliberate, and open-minded collaborator" - Rudi O'Meara 2023 TV Pilot Finalist.CASH PRIZES & MORE!We will be awarding a $2,500 cash prize to each of the two Grand Prize Winners (1-hour and 1/2-hour), and a $500 cash prize to each of the two 2nd Place Winners (1-hour and 1/2-hour).
Additional prizes include a development call with a Save the Cat! Master Cat, a free 4-month InkTip pro membership, and access to our private Facebook community.
Are you a writer looking to get staffed on a show or have your original pilot picked up by a production company? Our TV Pilot Contest is for you! As a direct result of our TV Pilot Contest, past Winners and Finalists have gained representation and gone on to write for shows on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Universal, Syfy, Fox, Sony, SkyTV, Peacock, and others.
Standard Entries before the Deadline - 1-Hour $55 / ½-Hour $50
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