Regular Deadline: October 25th
The Table Read My Screenplay – Screenplay Contest will help you to propel your screenwriting forward with a career-launching Table Read showcase experience in Park City during the Sundance Film Festival.
$1500
Cash
Live Table Read in Park City
Career Development
The Grand Prize Winner will gain exposure through a live Table Read in Park City during Sundance and Slamdance and have access to 4 days of festival screenings, panels and parties. Then, you’ll become an elite member of the ISA Development Slate where the ISA Development team will work with you for a minimum of 1 year to get you and your script in front of producers, literary representatives and other industry executives from companies like Lakeshore Entertainment, Gidden Media, ICM, and others. 54 screenplays from Slate writers have been optioned or purchased in the past few years.
“Winning Table Read…changed the trajectory of my career and amplified my hard work in ways both wonderful and unexpected. I’ve pushed deep into the space where my writing goals have been – I found some amazing representation at Magnet Management and been hired to write two TV movies.” R.B. Ripley (TRMS New Orleans 2017)
2 Winners This Season
Grand Prize Winner
(Feature or TV Pilot)
ISA Shorts Prize
Winner
Career Coaching
Both winners will receive a career consultation with Lee Jessup. Over the past 20+ years, Lee has mentored established and emerging screenwriters in film, television and new media, while also consulting and instructing for major networks and studios. Learn more.
After the Table Read…
A live table read and industry exposure at the festival is only the beginning of our support. The ISA Development team continues to work with you and get your script in front of producers, literary representatives and other Industry Executives from companies like Lakeshore Entertainment, Gidden Media, ICM, and more..
Shorts Prize Winner
The Shorts Prize Winner (includes Web Series) receives $750 cash, a recorded podcast of their screenplay by professional actors on the Curious About Screenwriting Network – over 10,000 downloads per month, and a consideration for the ISA Development Slate.
Prizes and Exposure From:
Success Stories
Grand Prize Short Premieres at Cannes
Denise Meyers’s 2015 Table Read My Screenplay – Austin Grand Prize Winning short, The Dark of Night, directed by Robin Wright and starring Sam Rockwell and Leslie Bibb, had its red carpet premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Meyers recently signed with an agent and also optioned three projects with actor and producer Jay Ellis, of HBO’S Insecure. Read More
2017 OSCAR nominee and TRMS Grand Prize Winner Timo von Gunten to direct Eiffel
Von Gunten’s 2015 TRMS Park City Short Grand Prize winning romantic drama screenplay, La Femme et le TGV was nominated for an Academy Award in the live action shorts category. Listen to the podcast.
TRMS London Grand Prize Winner Cleaning House Green lit for Spring
Mark Grisar’s 2016 TRMS London Feature Grand Prize winning thriller screenplay, Cleaning House, is currently in pre-production, set to begin principal photography in Spring with Goldcrest Films. Read More
TRMS Park City Special Mention The Night Witches Optioned by Eclectic Pictures
Steven Prowse’s script The Night Witches, which placed with a Special Mention in the 2015 TRMS Park City Contest, was optioned by Eclectic Pictures (Lovelace, Expendables) in a mid-six figure deal. Read More
TRMS JUDGES HAVE WORKED FOR THESE COMPANIES:
