Break Into Hollywood Through Screenplay Contests
Break Into Hollywood Through Screenplay Contests
If you’re a budding screenwriter, then the odds are stacked heavily against you. Obviously, there are tens of thousands of other writers out there with similar dreams of selling a script for six figures and having big-name stars like Brad Pitt or Kate Winslet sign on to their project. But unless you have significant connections in the industry and/or a good agent, it can be very difficult to get your foot in the door. Movie studios already have a pipeline of writers that they depend on to churn out scripts, and we’ve all heard how tough it is for a spec script to get sold. That’s where screenplay contests come into play.
Screenplay contests give unknown amateur writers a chance to have their work read by the right people. All it takes for that first big break is to get noticed by one person with an inside track at a studio. And since the more
