Menu
Facebook Instagram

TV Script (Pilot or Episode)

ATTN: Due to the COVID-19, we are offering a discount code: LAX35 for 35% off all Standard Entry Fees.

  • Apr 9

Super Early Deadline

  • Apr 30

Early Deadline

  • May 21

Regular Deadline

  • Jun 11

Late Deadline

  • Jul 2

Final Deadline

  • Jul 30

Winners Announced

The 2020 Spring
TV Pilot Contest
is Now open!

Celebrate the new season by entering Hollywood’s premier TV Script (pilot or episode) contest. This is where working industry professionals are eager to get your New Year off to a great start with our guarantee that every page and every word of your script will be read and measured against today’s professional television writing standards.

Submit your
TV Pilot/Episode

$39

  • Your script is logged into our secure database.Your script is logged into our secure database where it remains confidential, protected, and private. It never leaves our fire-walled system.
  • Your script is assigned to an accredited genre-specific professional analyst experienced in TV development and episodic writing.
  • Your script is read page-by-page. Every scene, every line of dialogue.
  • Your scores are reviewed for accuracy and certified by a member of the Senior Judging Panel.

Submit your TV Pilot/Episode
with Pro Analysis

$79

  • Your script is logged into our secure database.Your script is logged into our secure database where it remains confidential, protected, and private. It never leaves our fire-walled system.
  • Your script is assigned to an accredited genre-specific professional analyst experienced in TV development and episodic writing.
  • Your script is read page-by-page. Every scene, every line of dialogue. Your scores are reviewed for accuracy and certified by a member of the Senior Judging Panel.
  • A Written Analysis (minimum 3 pages; professional TV production company "coverage") is then composed, addressing ten critical TV writing elements:
  • Character
  • Conflict
  • Marketability
  • Dialogue
  • Emotional Investment
  • Theme
  • Pacing
  • Structure/Plot
  • Tone
  • Concept

Submit your TV Pilot/Episode
with Advanced Analysis

$129

  • Your script is logged into our secure database where it remains confidential, protected, and private. It never leaves our fire-walled system.
  • Your script is assigned to a genre-specific professional analyst experienced in TV development and episodic writing.
  • Your script is read page-by-page. Every scene, every line of dialogue. Your scores are reviewed for accuracy and certified by a member of the Senior Judging Panel.
  • :A Written Advanced Analysis (5-10 pages of Studio/Network Executive Level in-depth analysis) is then composed with rewrite suggestions addressing ten critical TV writing elements:
  • Character
  • Conflict
  • Marketability
  • Dialogue
  • Emotional Investment
  • Theme
  • PremisePacing
  • Structure/Plot
  • Tone
  • Concept
  • Your Advanced Analysis is then reviewed and appraised by an industry-professional Senior Judge.
  • This is the most highly-regarded and complete analysis available in the film/television industry.

Winner

$750

  • 1-to-1 personal consultation with Producers on our Judging Panel.
  • LA International Screenplay Award Trophy
  • LA International Screenplay Awards dedicated Newsletter featuring your winning script to our network of over 100 industry professionals.

All finalists

  • LA International Screenplay Awards Newsletter to our network of over 100 industry professionals.

All semi finalists

  • You and your script are named on our results page, boasting a top 10% placement.

All Quarter finalists

  • You and your script are named on our results page, boasting a top 20% placement.

Please Note

  • Material is accepted via electronic submission only, between March 26, 2020 to July 2, 2020.
  • There is no limit to the number of projects you may submit.
  • Submitted scripts must be received by midnight of deadline dates and submission fee payment must accompany your material. All entry fees are non-refundable
  • All submitted material must be original, and all rights must be wholly owned by the writer(s).
  • Material must be submitted by the writer. Material written by writing teams must be submitted by one of the writers, with consent of the other(s). All writers must be credited on title page.
  • If a writing team is chosen as a winner, prizes will be given to the writer submitting the project. Each team is responsible for dividing or sharing the prize money, with no direction from L.A. International Screenplay Awards administrators, staff, or judges.
  • Revisions, rewrites, addenda, or substitutions of either corrected pages or new drafts of the entered material are accepted upon payment of a discounted administrative fee.
  • By using our service, you authorize us to use any trusted third-party online and cloud-based services and databases for hosting, managing and/or transmitting your submission file(s).
  • All copyright, ownership and derivative rights to the material submitted to L.A. International Screenplay Awards remains with the original rights holders and/or author.

Free Newsletter Signup!

Stay up-to-date on screenwriting news and get professional  tips delivered right to your inbox-

Contest

Contact