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    Thanks for running a top-notch contest. Everything you do is handled professionally. But more than that, you are there for the writers. Writing is so solitary. Getting into the industry staggering, daunting. I am a better writer because of your judges and I am more prepared for the business of screenwriting because of your investment in your writers.

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    Brenda Pressnall
    Loveland, Colorado
    2008 Bronze Prize Winner

The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition is judged entirely by working professionals in the film and television industry, all of whom have years of experience evaluating and developing scripts for major Hollywood studios, agencies, management firms and production companies, including such places as Twentieth Century Fox, Sony Pictures, Paramount, Disney, Warner Brothers, NBC, CBS, Showtime and HBO.

Some of our current and past judges:

    Robert Baird (Monsters, Inc.)
    William Massa (Return to House on Haunted Hill)
    David Chambers (The Wonder Years)
    Maya Goldsmith (Pretty Little Liars)
    Susan Van Allen (Everybody Loves Raymond)
    Geoff Harris (NBC TV)
    Dura Temple Curry (MGM)
    Irene Yeung (Vertigo Entertainment)
    Colin O’Reilly (Menlo Park Productions)
    Teresa Zales (Metamorphic Films)
    Mike Goldberg (ROAR)
    Eric Williams (Zero Gravity Management)
    Kemper Donovan (Circle of Confusion)
    Marvin Acuna (Acuna Entertainment)
    Joe Riley (Eyes on the Road)
    Mike Kuciak (Samurai MK)
    Jess Rosenthal (Industry Entertainment)
    Danielle Butler (Sander/Moses Productions)
    Beej Gefsky (Intrigue Entertainment)
    Rudy Scalese (NALA Films)
    and many more…

These are people who can truly open doors for undiscovered writers.

EVALUATION PROCESS

Judging is anonymous. When you enter the contest your script will be assigned a number, and the Judges will identify your script by title and number only.

FIRST & SECOND ROUNDS
In the first two rounds of competition, scripts will be reviewed by professional script readers. The top 25% of all entries will advance to the Second Round of competition. The top 10% of all entries will advance to the Quarter-Final Round.

QUARTER-FINAL ROUND
The Quarter-Finalists’ scripts will be reviewed by professional screenwriters and screenwriting consultants. Their scores will determine the top twenty-five Semi-Finalists in each category.

SEMI-FINAL ROUND
The Semi-Finalists’ scripts will be reviewed by Hollywood literary agents, managers and development executives. Their scores will determine the top ten Finalists in each category.

FINAL ROUND
A panel of film and television producers and Hollywood production executives will conduct the Final Round of judging. Their combined scores will determine the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Prize Winners in each category, as well as this year’s Grand Prize Winner.

Through each round of competition, the Judges will be assigned scripts in the area of their individual interest and expertise, so your script will always be evaluated by people who appreciate and understand the type of material you’ve written.

NOTIFICATION DATES

We will post the list of scripts advancing in this year’s PAGE Awards competition on the following dates:

QUARTER-FINALISTS will be announced on July 15, 2010

SEMI-FINALISTS will be announced on August 15, 2010

FINALISTS will be announced on September 15, 2010

WINNERS will be announced on October 15, 2010

Award certificates and prizes will be sent to the winning screenwriters within six weeks of the final announcement.

JUDGING CRITERIA

Through each round of competition, scripts will be evaluated on a ten-point scale. Entries will be given a score of 1 to 10 for each of the following elements:

PREMISE/CONCEPT
The idea behind the story. What the movie is about. The “hook.”

FORMAT/TYPOS
Standard spec screenplay or teleplay format (12 pt. Courier font, correct margins, etc.), as well as spelling, punctuation, grammar, and usage.

STRUCTURE
The framework of the script. Effective use of three-act (most common), odyssey, linear or non-linear story progression.

PLOT
The actions, events, conflicts, and turning points that propel the story forward. How the story unfolds (points for originality/unpredictability).

PACING
The timing of the action, unfolding of plot elements and character development.

CHARACTERS
Personalities that are distinctive, compelling, multi-layered, and unpredictable. A protagonist and antagonist with clear and active goals.

DIALOGUE
Voices that are natural, succinct, and unique to each character. Use of language that effectively reveals character and moves the story forward.

THEME
The underlying message of the story as revealed through plot, dialogue, and visual elements.

STYLE/TONE
Overall quality of the writing. Narrative that is distinct, cinematic, and effectively conveys the mood or “feel” of the movie.

COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL
Audience appeal and box-office potential.

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