Sponsor Us
With more than 36,000 registered users, MovieBytes.com®, online since 1997, provides a variety of great ways to deliver your message to aspiring screenwriters worldwide. Please consider any of the following packages, or contact us at 911@moviebytes.com for a customized sponsorship plan.
(Discounts are available for pre-paid bookings. See our payment page for details.)
Website Ads
Pricing effective February, 2018
Standard Banner Advertisements
Each page on the MovieBytes.com® desktop website carries two standard, 468 x 60 pixel banners in GIF, JPEG, or PNG format. The left-side banner slot is an affordable, shared space in which banners from a variety of sponsors run in random rotation. The right-side banner slot in an exclusive booking sold to one sponsor at a time.
Right Column Advertisements
Most pages on the MovieBytes.com® desktop website carry a distinctive, 120 x 600 pixel right-column "skyscraper" advertisement in GIF, JPEG, or PNG format. This slot is in an exclusive booking sold to one sponsor at a time. (Does not display on WinningScripts.com, or the MovieBytes.com home page.)
- Right Column Skyscraper : $250/month. (Exclusive booking)
Sub Menu Text Ad
The MovieBytes.com® Sub-menu Text ad provides maximum exposure by displaying your 15-word message in the space immediately below the MovieBytes Main Menu on virtually every page of the MovieBytes desktop and mobile websites, like this:
You can run one message exclusively, or up to three messages in random rotation throughout the site. Great value!
- Sub-Menu Text Ad: $500/month. (Exclusive booking)
Contests Directory Banner Ad
The MovieBytes.com® Contests Directory Banner is a standard, 468 x 60 pixel banner that displays at the very top of the MovieBytes Contests Directory page, as well as all of our contest category pages such as Upcoming Contests, or Studio and TV Network Contests.
- Contests Directory Banner : $250/month. (Exclusive booking)
Home Page Spotlight Ad
One of our premiere advertising options, the MovieBytes.com® Home Page Spotlight appears immediately to the right of the featured news story on the home page of both the desktop and mobile versions of the site.
High Visibility for Your Ad!
Updated: 07/12/2025
The MovieBtyes Home Page Spotlight ad is our most popular advertising option, and sells exclusively to one sponsor at a time. The Spotlight slot usually books several months in advance, so contact MovieBytes to check for availability. $500/month.
Midpage Billboard
Another premiere advertising slot, the MovieBytes.com® Mid-Page Billboard is our largest advertising option, at 970 x 250 pixels, and displays on every page of the site - desktop and mobile - with the exception of WinningScripts.com. Exclusive booking: $500/month
Web Site Text Ads
The home page of MovieBytes.com features a number of affordable text-based advertising options. These ads appear on the home page only, and are subject to availability:
Partner and Sponsor Box ads are text-based advertising vehicles, and eliminate the cost and expertise associated with creating a graphical banner for your advertisements. Popularized by search engines like Google.com, text ads often draw greater click through rates than flashy banner ads.
Partner Ad
Partner ads appear in the Moviebytes Headlines section of the home page. Partner ads include a short headline, up to 35 words of text, and a link to your web site.
Cost: $125 - $225/month
Your Link Goes Here
Sponsor Box
Included with upcoming contest deadlines on the right column of the home page. 15 words. $100 - $200/month.
Best Contests Page Text Ads
An affordable advertising option on MovieBytes most popular landing page, our "Best Contest" sponsor boxes cost just $125/month!
Best Contests Sponsor Box
Included at the top of our most popular landing page. (Google for "screenplay contests.") 15 words. $125/month.
Best Contests Sponsor Box
Included at the top of our most popular landing page. (Google for "screenplay contests.") 15 words. $125/month.
Best Contests Sponsor Box
Included at the top of our most popular landing page. (Google for "screenplay contests.") 15 words. $125/month.
Newsletter Ads
The MovieBytes Email Update is delivered once each week to more than 19,000 aspiring screenwriters. Ad space is limited, and often sells out, so be sure to book the issues you'd like in advance. Issues are usually distributed on Wednesdays.
Upcoming issues:
- Wednesday, July 16, 2025
- Wednesday, July 23, 2025
- Wednesday, July 30, 2025
- Wednesday, August 6, 2025
- Wednesday, August 13, 2025
- Wednesday, August 20, 2025
- Wednesday, August 27, 2025
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- Wednesday, October 29, 2025
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- Wednesday, November 12, 2025
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| 1 issue | $200 | |
| 2 issues | $380 ($190/ad) | 5% discount. |
| 3 issues | $540 ($180/ad) | 10% discount. |
| 4 issues | $680 ($180/ad) | 15% discount. |
| 5 issues | $800 ($160/ad) | 20% discount. |
| 6 issues | $900 ($150/ad) | 25% discount. |
| 7 issues | $980 ($140/ad) | 30% discount. |
| 8 issues | $1,040 ($130/ad) | 35% discount. |
| Additional issues: | $130/ad | |
Featured Contest Email Blast
Promote your contest with a special edition of the MovieBytes® Email Newsletter devoted exclusively to your contest! On any date you specify, we'll email a promotional email to our 19,000+ newsletter subscribers. Since MovieBytes® is devoted exclusively to screenwriting competitions, you won't find a more targeted audience anywhere.
The cost to participate is just $500. Contact MovieBytes for more information or to reserve your space today.
