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Moviehatch is planning an upcoming competition in which filmmakers pitch their film or television script by submitting a video pitch and a synopsis. Two rounds of evaluation take place: the first with the general public who will rank their favorites and the second with a panel of prominent industry professionals.
The final selection will be produced with a budget of up to $5M for film projects and $1M for television pilots. The production will be handled by an experienced, industry production company. The filmmaker will receive a film credit, will be compensated according to industry standards and will remain involved in the production process.
As a bonus, MovieHatch will select at least one entry from the MovieHatch – Jackson Hole Film Festival Short Film Competition from the Feature Film Pre- Evaluation to be a finalist in the upcoming Feature Film Competition – without further entry fees or entry processes. So if you have a full-length feature film or television pilot script to accompany your Short, please feel free to opt in! It doesn’t cost a penny more to do so if you elect that option now. You do not have to re-enter later. Your Short will be considered as the video pitch in that competition. But that won’t be the case after you’ve uploaded your information. You only have one chance to be considered!
The complete terms and conditions of the Feature Film Competition are being worked out but here are some of the highlights. Stay tuned!
- To be eligible for the Feature Film Pre–Evaluation, entrants must opt into being evaluated for that competition at the time of Entry into the Short Film Competition.
- Entrants must also agree that if entrant’s Entry is ranked by Registered Voters as one of the top 5 Entries in each category for the Feature Film Pre- Evaluation: (1) entrant will have a feature length screenplay or television pilot available for evaluation upon the commencement of the entry period for the Feature Film Competition which is scheduled in May 2008, or later; (2) the screenplay or television script for submission must be based upon the short film Entry with requires a substantially similar story line and/or the use of the same key characters, as determined in the sole discretion of the Sponsor; (3) the short film Entry will become the pitch video evaluated as part of the Feature Film Competition; and (4) if selected as the Finalist, the entrant will agree to having the screenplay or pilot script produced by Sponsor as per the terms and conditions of a Production Agreement provided by Sponsor.
- The potential Finalist in the Feature Film Competition, which is to be determined but tentatively scheduled for May 2008, will be required to execute a Production Agreement provided by Sponsor.