SLAMDANCE TELEPLAY HOMEPAGE

FINALISTS


HOUR PILOTS



1st & Maple (1338)

And Justice For All (1253)

Cooper's Town (1358)

Kendall's Story (1356)

Renegades (1295)

Stacks (1289)

Stage Six Pandemic (1339)

State of Emergency (1237)

The Devil's Children (1185)

The Union (1205)

The Will (1287)

Third Eye (1224)

Unsettled (1152)

Z (1218)



HALF-HOUR PILOTS



Dr. Von Kaiser (1215)

Fairy (1214)

How's the Family? (1220)

The Night Crew (1041)

Staged (1372)

What Have I Got? (1340)

SEMIFINALISTS


HOUR PILOTS



1st & Maple (1338)

After (1318)

American Band (1026)

And Justice For All (1253)

Aspen Couture (1393)

Black Forest (1388)

Broken Promises (1245)

Cooper's Town (1358)

East Harlem (992)

Edge Of The City (1188)

Elysian (1304)

Harlem Law (1278)

High Frontier (1039)

Island of Tears (1315)

Johnson's Pages (1351)

Kayfabe (1171)

Kendall's Story (1356)

Left of Center (1235)

Life in Crisis (1269)

Lords of Hamlet (1044)

Motherload (1030)

My Sister, the Terrorist (1303)

NightVision (1204)

Only Time (991)

Pageant Politics (1012)

Past/Present (990)

Porter Willoughby's Misspent Youth (1286)

Raiders (1307)

Renegades (1295)

Seed (996)

Service and Security, Ltd. (1183)

Stacks (1289)

Stage Six Pandemic (1339)

State (101 (1284)

State of Emergency (1237)

Streetwise (1211)

Stu Edmondson, Private Eye (1357)

Super Legal (1113)

The Devil's Children (1185)

The Fate Makers (1013)

The Foundry (1100)

The Hall (1228)

The Messengers (1297)

The Record (1234)

The Strangers (1317)

The Temple of Science (1190)

The Union (1205)

The Will (1287)

Third Eye (1224)

Trident State (1137)

Unsettled (1152)

Wildfire (1221)

Willow Point (1036)

Workingman's Dead (1092)

Z (1218)



HALF-HOUR PILOTS



1 Up (1242)

Constructed (1099)

Creepy Guys (1329)

Dept. of Health (1206)

Down the Cape (1066)

Dr. Von Kaiser (1215)

Europa (1097)

Everything is Everything (1327)

Fairy (1214)

Giffin (1325)

How's the Family? (1220)

Karmin, Kyra and Company (1333)

Lucy Moreau: World-Famous Explorer (1258)

Omahaha's (1195)

Pacific Beach (1244)

Rebound (1330)

Slanted (1250)

Staged (1372)

Stages (1281)

The Jones (989)

The Night Crew (1041)

The Thin Blue Line (1163)

Transplants (1364)

Twenty-Five to Life (1271)

What Have I Got? (1340)

ORIGINAL PILOTS

Slamdance is looking for the best new original hour and half-hour television pilot episodes. We are not looking for spec scripts for existing shows. The Grand Prize Winner will receive a $5,000 cash prize and will meet with executives at fox21.

DEADLINES

• Granting Deadline Extensions Until August 29, 2007

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Semifinalist Announcement - November 2, 2007
• Top 20 Announcement - December 3, 2007
• Top 3 Announcement - December 14, 2007

ENTRY FEE

• $30 Half Hour Pilots
• $40 Hour Pilots

ADDITIONAL SERVICES

• +$40 Online Coverage (available in 1-2 months)
• +$90 Rushed Online Coverage (available in 1-2 weeks)

MULTIPLE READERS

• +$15 Second Reader w/o Coverage (Half Hour Pilot)
• +$25 Second Reader w/o Coverage (Hour Pilot)
• +$60 Second Reader w/ Coverage (Half Hour Pilot)
• +$70 Second Reader w/ Coverage (Hour Pilot)
• +$110 Second Reader w/ Rushed Coverage (Half Hour Pilot)
• +$120 Second Reader w/ Rushed Coverage (Hour Pilot)

COVERAGE SERVICE

• Online coverage is two pages of feedback from the Slamdance readers that is provided for an additional fee (on top of the submission fee) that is available by signing onto the website using your username and password. Our standard service is posted in approximately a month, while our rushed coverage is available a week after it arrives at the Slamdance office. Writers will be provided with an indication of strengths and weaknesses and criticism from industry professionals to further develop teleplays into final drafts.

SECOND READER OPTION

• We encourage you to select the multiple reader option. Based on the comments and score of the first reader, a percentage of scripts will go on to be read multiple times for finalist contention. But to guarantee that a second reader reviews your script, we give you the option to ensure an extra read. Keep in mind that quality scripts will be read multiple times regardless of the additional fee.

ENTRY PROCEDURE

1. Completely read through the entry procedure, rules, guidelines, and selection process. Decide whether you will submit a hard copy of your submission, or if you will send us an electronic copy. Then create a Slamdance.com account or sign in using an existing username and password. If you have forgotten your passowrd email dave.
2. Completely fill out the online application; only download and fill out a hard copy application if you cannot print the online application from our website.
3. Print the online application (this will include a cover page) and then decide if you are submitting a hard copy or electronically by e-mail:
   • If you are submitting a hard copy, place the printed cover on the front of your submission; only create your own coverif you cannot print the online application and cover from our website. Include the printed application in submission package, but do not bind the application within your teleplay. If you are able to print the online application, or if you printout a hard copy and fill it in by hand, please make sure to sign the Grand Prize release form! Create your own concept summary and character descriptions and bind them in between the cover and the first page of your teleplay and include additional storylines following the last page of your teleplay.
   • If you are submitting an electronic copy of your teleplay, do the following: print out the online application (and if you choose to pay by credit card, a Credit Card Authorization Form). You may discard the printed cover, unless you are able to include as the first page of your electronic submission. The concept summary and character descriptions should still appear between the cover and the first page of your teleplay and additional storylines following the last page of your teleplay. E-mail your electronic submission to: teleplay@slamdance.com -- and choose one of the following three ways to send us payment: scan and e-mail the application (which includes the signed release form) and Credit Card Authorization Form form with your electronic submission, or fax both forms to (323) 466-1784, or send the forms by mail to the address below. In all three cases, a check, money order or travelers cheques can be substituted for a credit card form and mailed to the Slamdance office.
4. Choose from the following payment options (whether you are submitting a hard copy or electronically). If you are submitting a hard copy, you may still choose to fax the Credit Card Authorization Form form to (323) 466-1784:
   • Credit Card Authorization Form (We only take Mastercard and Visa)
   • Check, Money Order, Postal Money Orders, Travelers Cheques made out to Slamdance
5. Send payment, printed application and bound teleplay (unless you are submitting electronically) and send it to:

   Slamdance Teleplay Competition
   5634 Melrose Ave.
   Los Angeles, CA 90038
   

6. E-mail your electronic submission to: teleplay@slamdance.com -- scan and e-mail application and Credit Card Authorization Form form with your electronic submission, or fax the forms to (323) 366-1786, or mail the forms to the above address. You may also choose to mail us a Check, Money Order, Postal Money Orders, or Travelers Cheques made out to Slamdance to above address, instead of paying by credit card.

TELEPLAY LAYOUT

• Hard copies should include the following bound togther in your submission package: printed cover, concept summary and character descriptions preceding the first page of the teleplay and addition storylines following the last page. Please do not include the application or your payment within the binding of your teleplay. Send everything in one package (including multiple submissions). Only recreate printouts of the cover and application if you cannot print the online application from our website. Concept Summary, Character Descriptions and Additional Storylines are not part of the online application, please create these based on the examples below.

1. Cover includes Teleplay Title & ID # sample
2. Concept summary sample
3. Character descriptions sample
4. Teleplay pilot
5. Additional storyline ideas with subplots and resolutions sample

SUBMISSION PACKAGINE

• Hard Copy submissions must be sent to the Slamdance office. If you choose to print out the online application and a Credit Card Authorization Form, include them in the same package as the teleplay, but please do not bind the application or the payment inside the teleplay. You can also send the application and Credit Card Authorization Form form by e-mail or by fax. If you e-mail an electronic copy, you may scan and e-mail the application and credit card authorization form in the same e-mail, or fax them separately. You mail also send us the application and Credit Card Authorization Form by mail or pay by check. The three elements of your submission include the follow:

1. Application which includes a signed release form. If you cannot print from our website, use this sample application or contact: teleplay@slamdance.com
2. Payment; either a check, money order, travelers cheque or a Credit Card Authorization Form
3. Teleplay Submission (hard copy sent by mail or electronic copy sent by e-mail)

RULES

1. Teleplays must be original material. We will not accept spec scripts for existing shows, treatments or reality television pilots.
2. Teleplays must be hour or half-hour pilots. Additional material will not be read or considered.
3. Teleplays must not have been previously optioned, purchased or produced.
4. Teleplays that have received awards from other competitions prior to May 21, 2007 are ineligible.
5. Checks returned to us will incur a standard $25 fee that must be paid, even if you choose to pull your teleplay from the competition.

GUIDELINES

1. Make sure Teleplay Cover is contains the title only (do not include your name or contact information bound in your teleplay).
2. Only include contact information for the Primary Contact on your online application.
3. In the event of multiple writers, list the additional names; awards will be divided equally.
4. Teleplays should be in 12-point courier font, in English, three-hole punched and bound with brass brads. We accept teleplays printed on A4 paper.
5. Do not include a separate title page, an additional synopsis, treatment, press kit, etc. with your teleplay submission.
6. Teleplays should be copyrighted or registered material.
7. We only accept checks made out to Slamdance that drawn on an American bank, and Money Orders or TravellerÕs Checks in US funds. To pay by credit card, fill out a credit card authorization form , and send it with your application.
8. Include a self-addressed stamped postcard for delivery confirmation. Do not call the Slamdance office to confirm the arrival of your teleplay.

COMPETITION READERS

• Slamdance judges all have a background in production/development, television-writing experience and/or have placed as semifinalists in past Slamdance Teleplay Competitions.

fox21 MANDATE

• fox21 aims to deliver innovative programming to the networks and cable outlets, while controlling the escalating costs of TV production by rethinking the economics of making shows. This division, which just marked its 2-year anniversary, is already making its mark as a haven for new voices and television creators alike. In its short history, fox21 has launched SAVED (TNT), Beauty and the Geek 3 (CW), Free Ride (FOX), and is working on several pilots, presentations, and scripts for most of the networks and cable entities.

PRIZES

• $5,000 Grand Prize
• Grand Prize Winner to meet with executives at fox21
• Writers Boot Camp will award the 1st place winner with a certificate for Private Consulting (valued at $1,800) and certificates for the Immersion Program to 2nd and 3rd place (valued at $1,295 each)
• The top three teleplays will receive Final Draft Pro screenwriting software
• The top three teleplays will receive a subscription to Script Magazine
• The top three teleplays will receive prize packages that include Festival Passes good for all screenings and parties at the 2008 Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
• The top three finalists will be invited to a lunch with executives from fox21 and Slamdance at Café Terigo in Park City, Utah (January 2008)
• fox21 executives will meet the top three finals for a pitch session in Los Angeles.

SLAMDANCE & fox21

The Slamdance Teleplay Competition began two years ago with the intention of finding the best original material for television. We joined forces with fox21, whose offer to hire the Grand Prize Winner has made the competition unique in the world of writing competitions. We are looking for the best new voices in the world television who are ready to bring exciting new ideas to the small screen.

"At fox21, we're dedicated to giving a platform to fresh, untapped talent with great ideas and unique voices. The Slamdance Film Festival has been a fantastic partner and this teleplay competition is an opportunity for us to access the next generation of writers and creators."
-fox21 Sr. Vice President Jane Francis

MEDIA COVERAGE

To read about the most recent winner's experience in Park City, download the article, written by Cressandra Thibodeaux that was in the May/June 2006 issue of Creative Screenwriting Magazine.

FINALIST FEEDBACK

"Winning the teleplay competition has kicked off my career. I have literary agents now representing me, I'm writing a pilot for fox21 and fox21 is going to try and sell "Ex" (the winning pilot) under their banner. It's been an incredible break."
-Dani Shear, 2006 Grand Prize Winner 'Ex'

"Winning the Slamdance Teleplay competition has been an awesome, ongoing experience. As a direct result of winning, doors previously closed to me have been opened. I have gotten meetings with studios and networks, and representation with an agent I am thrilled to have."
-Ken Pisani, 2005 Grand Prize Winner 'Cousins Club'

"Slamdance was a terrific experience -- meeting other filmmakers, getting to know the wonderful Slamdance staff, and getting recognition in an industry that doesn't give you a pat on the back that often."
-Hoyt Hillsman, 2005 Second Runner Up 'Foggy Bottom'

"In one week, the Slamdance experience gave me a year's worth of exposure to development execs, filmmakers, and fellow writers."
-Joel Metzger, 2006 Second Runner Up 'Hothouse Bruiser'