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NYC Midnight Screenwriter's Challenge
NYC Midnight
Contact
130 7th Avenue #358
New York, NY 10011
(212) 647-9653 (voice)
(718) 923-0016 (fax)
Web:
www.nycmidnight.com
Email:
nycmmm@msn.com
Contact: Charlie Weisman, Competition Director
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Objective
The mission of the Screenwriter's Challenge is to discover and support a new wave of talented storytellers from around the world. The Challenge is organized by NYC Midnight Movie Making Madness, LLC. NYC Midnight aims to provide the prizes and exposure necessary for writers to take their next big step towards writing professionally.Rules
(For more details on rules and to register, please go to www.nycmidnight.com)- Anyone may compete from anywhere in the world.
- There are 2 rounds.
- 1st Round (April 16 - 24, 2010) : Writers are placed randomly in heats. Each heat is assigned a genre and a subject (ex. comedy : competing lemonade stands or horror : a family reunion).
- Writers have 8 days to write an original short screenplay (15 pages max) based on their genre and subject assignment.
- Winners are chosen from the 1st Round to advance to the 2nd round and compete for over $20,000 in cash and prizes.
- 2nd Round (June 4 - 5, 2010) : All of the writers receive the same genre and subject at midnight (EST time) and have just 24 hours to write an original short screenplay (15 pages max.).
- A panel of judges review the final round screenplays and winners are chosen!
Awards
Over $20,000 in cash & prizes. Top screenplays listed at NYC Midnight Scripts.NYC Midnight
Contact
130 7th Avenue #358
New York, NY 10011
(212) 647-9653 (voice)
(718) 923-0016 (fax)
Web:
www.nycmidnight.com
Email:
nycmmm@msn.com
Contact: Charlie Weisman, Competition Director
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Contact
130 7th Avenue #358
New York, NY 10011
(212) 647-9653 (voice)
(718) 923-0016 (fax)
Web:
www.nycmidnight.com
Email:
nycmmm@msn.com
Contact: Charlie Weisman, Competition Director
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Contest News
NYC Midnight Announces Overall Winners for Screenwriter's Challenge 2007
The overall winners for the 4th Annual Screenwriter's Challenge have been announced. In the first round of the competition, 610 writers were challenged to create original short scripts, no longer than 15 pages, in one week based on a genre and subject assignment. 50 finalists were chosen to advance to the final round to compete for over $13,000 in cash and prizes by writing an original short script in just 24 hours. This year's genre assignment was Sci-Fi and the subject assignment was Trespassing. [Updated: 10/18/2007]
NYC Midnight Announces 1st Round Winners for Screenwriter's Challenge 2007
The top 50 scripts from the 4th Annual Screenwriter's Challenge have been announced. The 4th Annual Screenwriter's Challenge attracted 610 writers from around the world. [Updated: 09/18/2007]
Screenwriters Challenge 2006 Announces 1st Round Finalists
NYC Midnight Movie Making Madness has announced the 1st round finalists of their SCreenwriters Challenge competition. [Updated: 09/14/2006]
In the Nick of Time for Aspiring Screenwriters
Are you a screenwriter looking for a challenge and exposure? All aspiring—and competitive—screenwriters worldwide are invited to participate in the 2005 Screenwriter’s Challenge. Writers compete to see who can produce the best short screenplay on an assigned genre and subject in as little as 24 hours. [Updated: 06/15/2005]
NYC Midnight Announces 1st Round Finalists
The 1st Round finalists for the NYC Midnight Movie Making Madness 2004 Screenplay Competition have been selected. The finalists will be competing in September for the grand prize by writing an original short screenplay in 24 hours. [Updated: 08/17/2004]
Interviews
MovieBytes Interview:Screenwriter Tara Iarusso
An interview with screenwriter Tara Iarusso regarding the NYC Midnight Writing Competition. [Updated: 12/03/2007]
c/o NYC Midnight Movie Making Madness, LLC
Contact
130 7th Avenue #358
New York, NY 10011
(212) 647-9653 (voice)
(718) 923-0016 (fax)
Web:
www.nycmidnight.com
Email:
nycmmm@msn.com
Contact: Charlie Weisman, Competition Director
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