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AMERICAN
ACCOLADES
TV, TREATMENTS, & SHORTS |

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| 1. |
Entries must
be post-marked by:
FINAL DEADLINE: January 7, 2006 / Fee $50 |
| 2. |
Screenwriters
must submit their material with the appropriate fee, check
payable to: American Accolades / TV & Shorts. Multiple entries require separate
application forms, release forms and entry fees. |
| 3. |
Screenwriters
must complete the American Accolades TV, Treatments, & Shorts Competition Application,
Release, and Brief
Synopsis Forms. |
| 4. |
Please send two
complete copies of your screenplay, treatment, or short film. The screenplay title page
(or short film) should include artist name, address telephone number, and email information (if
available). No other page should have any personal identifying information
written on it.
Screenplays must be written in standard TV format, 3-hole
punched, typed, and bound. (See the formatting
guidelines section of our Q&A page for more complete
instructions. Many books on screenwriting format are available
online or at your local library. |
| 5. |
Screenplays,
treatments, or short films,
entry forms and fees should be mailed to: American Accolades / TV
& Shorts, 2118
Wilshire Blvd., Suite #160B, Santa Monica, CA 90403. Contest
entries will not be returned--Do not send originals. For your own
protection, we advise registering your material with the WGA and/or
copyrighting any material you submit. |
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Applicants
should include three self-addressed stamped envelopes to be
updated on the competition's progress. |
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Entries may be judged by any of the
following: film-school professors, free-lance readers, managers,
agents, executives, and producers.
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| 8. |
Screenplays,
treatments, and short films must be available--meaning they must not have been produced, sold or
optioned prior to or at the time of submission. |
| 9. |
Applicants
must be 18 years old or older at time of entry. Screenplays
must be the original work of the applicant(s). |
| 10. |
Winners will
be informed by mail, phone, and/or email. Finalists will have their
names posted on our website TV &
Shorts Hall of
Fame. Cash prizes will be mailed. |
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OVER $6,000 IN CASH AND PRIZES
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THE GRAND
PRIZE WINNER RECEIVES
$1,000 AND
$995 FOR WRITERS BOOT CAMP
($500 Grand Prize, plus
$500 for winning a competition
category below) |
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COMPETITION CATEGORIES
AND PRIZES INCLUDE: |
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1. Half-Hour
Categories:
- 1/2-Hour Sit-Com (any show current
or expired)
- 1/2-Hour Pilot (original
story)
1stPLACE
WINNER RECEIVES
- 1stPLACE
$500 CASH
- $595 for Writers Boot Camp
-
Final Draft 7 ($229 value)
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2. Hour and
Longform Categories:
- 1-Hour Television Show (any
show)
- 1-Hour Pilot
- MOW (original
story)
1stPLACE
WINNER RECEIVES
- 1stPLACE
$500 CASH
- $595 for Writers Boot Camp
-
Final Draft 7 ($229 value)
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3. Ideas,
Treatments, and Shorts:
- Short Film
- Short Screenplay
- Treatment / Outline / Written Pitch
/ Spec Show Bible
- Reality Show Idea / Treatment /
Written Pitch
- Game Show Idea / Treatment /
Written Pitch
1stPLACE
WINNER RECEIVES
- 1stPLACE
$500 CASH
- $595 for Writers Boot Camp
- Final Draft 7 ($229 value)
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OTHER
PRIZES:
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Finalists receive
professional feedback from The Academy Writers Clinic ($120 value)
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Finalists receive a
copy of the Syd Field Training DVD ($29 value)
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Finalists Receive Entry into the American Accolades
TV & Shorts Hall of Fame
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Did you remember your:
APPLICATION
RELEASE FORM
SYNOPSIS
2 COPIES OF SCREENPLAY
3 SELF-ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPES
ENTRY FEE?
If so, mail to:
The American Accolades
2118 Wilshire Blvd
Suite #160B
Santa Monica, CA 90403
http://www.AmericanAccolades.com
Print
our screenplay entry forms if you have the Adobe Acrobat reader by clicking
here:
TV,
Treatment, & Shorts Competition Entry Forms
Screenwriting
Competition Entry Forms
Or print
the entry forms from our website if you don't
have the Adobe Acrobat Reader
installed on your
computer by following the easy steps below:
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