Scriptapalooza Celebrates Twelve Years of Helping Screenwriters Break Into 'The Biz'

Scriptapalooza Celebrates Twelve Years of Helping Screenwriters Break Into 'The Biz'

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition is celebrating its twelfth year. Growing consistently year after year since its inception in 1998, Scriptapalooza has helped participating writers option over 40 scripts, get representation and move their careers in the right direction.

Scriptapalooza entries are currently read by over 90 top production companies and literary agencies. The first place winner, chosen by Scriptapalooza, receives a $10,000 grand prize. In addition, the Scriptapalooza staff will promote the semifinalists and finalists for a full year after the winners are announced.

Scriptapalooza offers what even the largest grand prize could never buy: a guarantee that an "unsolicited" script will be read by leading Hollywood decision-makers.

"Now in our twelfth year, the Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition has become an unstoppable force with over 90 producers, managers and agents reading all the entries," says Mark Andrushko, president of Scriptapalooza. "We have cemented our place in the industry as a way for writers all across the world to get their scripts into the hands of the people that can make a difference."

Highlights include:

-- 2009 Winner John Todd options script to Alan Ladd Productions
-- 2007 Finalist John Muscarnero shoots his film, Dark Woods
-- 2005 Winner Patrick Andrew O'Connor sells movie at Cannes
-- 2006 Semi-Finalist Eric D. Howell shoots his documentary, Ana's
Playground
-- 2004 Finalist Robert Gelber sells script to Level 1 Entertainment
-- 2003 Semi-Finalist Rodney Johnson Queen Sized airs on LifeTime
-- 2003 TV Winner Barbara Schwartz wins EMMY for Rugrats

Media attention has also grown along with the scope of the competition. Scriptapalooza has been featured in BusinessWeek, Hollywood Reporter, Daily Variety, CNN and Entertainment Weekly.

-- final deadline is April 15, 2010

About Scriptapalooza, Inc.

The Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition was founded in 1998 with the goal of discovering promising writers and creating opportunities for them in the fiercely competitive entertainment industry. Each year, dozens of production companies and literary representatives sign on to read the participating scripts, resulting in many being optioned or bought outright. The first place winner receives $10,000, and Scriptapalooza promotes the semifinalists and finalists for a full year. Scriptapalooza, Inc., along with its divisions, is widely regarded by writers, producers and agents alike as the most influential and successful competition company of its kind.

For more information, please visit www.scriptapalooza.com

Source: Scriptapalooza

CONTACT: Mark Andrushko, +1-323-654-5809, for Scriptapalooza

Web Site: http://www.scriptapalooza.com/

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