Awards and Prizes
This year's New York Screenplay Contest will see over $15,000 worth of cash and prizes presented to the Winners and Official Finalists of the competition!
The New York Screenplay Contest awards and recognizes only the most finely written screenplays with distinction in four exclusive award tiers.
The judges will select one Grand Prize Winner from each official competition category along with an overall Grand Jury Prize Winner selected as the very best project from among all the competition categories. This is the contest's highest and most distinguished honor.
2nd and 3rd place awards are also presented in each of the main competition categories, the Empire Award and the Park Avenue Award, respectively.
In addition, up to 10 Official Finalists will be selected in each of the main competition categories at the discretion of the judges.
Most importantly, we will promote the winning scripts to motion picture and television industry trade publications, industry blogs, the entertainment media, and our exclusive industry list of hundreds of production companies, producers, executives, and literary agents.
To preserve the prestige and exclusivity of the awards, only a maximum of 3 projects per competition category are honored with awards along with 10 Official Finalists.
Award Tiers
- Grand Prize (1st Prize)
- The Empire Award (2nd Prize)
- The Park Avenue Award (3rd Prize)
- Up to 10 Official Finalists
Prizes
Winners and Official Finalists will receive prize packages consisting of combinations of the following prizes and benefits from our sponsors and partners:
- Cash Prizes
- Mariner Software
- Industry Professional Meetings
- Literary Agency Meetings
- Product and Service Packages
- Special Discounts from NYSC and our Partner Companies
Advisory Meeting with Writer-Producer, Erik Bork
Erik Bork is best known for his Emmy and Golden Globe winning work as a writer-producer on the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers and From the Earth to the Moon. He’s also served on the writing staff of two primetime drama series, sold multiple original pitches for series and features, and written scripts for producers such as Imagine Entertainment, The Littlefield Company, Original Film, Bruckheimer Television, and The Playtone Company. He is represented by CAA, and also teaches screenwriting for UCLA Extension, National University and The Writers Store, and blogs about it at www.flyingwrestler.com, where you will find his free “Ten Key Principles Successful Writers Understand”. The Grand Jury Prize Winner will receive a 90-minute Skype conference with Erik, where he will offer career and writing advice.
Recipients: Grand Jury Prize Winner
Mariner Software
Mariner Software develops and publishes desktop and mobile software applications for professionals and individuals in the writing, creativity, home, office, and education markets.
Recipients: Grand Jury Prize Winner, Grand Prize Winners, and Empire Award Winners
Scripped PRO Subscription
Scripped Writer is a fast, easy and powerful web-based approach to screenwriting. Use it wherever you go: at work, on your friend's computer, or at school. Rather than installing traditional screenwriting software, your scripts are safely stored online, accessible from anywhere.
Recipients: Grand Prize Winners of all competition categories
Free Entry to the New York Screenplay Contest
Free entry of any one future project to the New York Screenplay Contest
Recipients: All Grand Prize Winners, Empire Award Winners, Park Avenue Award Winners, and Official Finalists
$100 Cash Prize
Recipients: Grand Prize Winners of all feature length categories
Script Feedback
Detailed commentary from a professional script reader and screenwriter about key script compenents such as story, structure, pacing, character, and commercial appeal.
Recipients: Empire Award Winners in all competition categories
All Winners and Official Finalists are eligible to receive our custom, beautifully crafted New York Screenplay Contest trophy as commemoration of your achievement.