All winners, including the BEST-IN-CATEGORY WINNERS, will be announced in a press release that will be delivered to the personal email boxes of over 100 of the top executives in Hollywood. This includes executives from:

• The top agencies/agents (UTA, CAA, ICM, GERSH, etc…)
• ALL the ‘major’ Studios & Networks (DISNEY to PARAMOUNT, NBC to FOX, etc…)
• The ‘mini-major’ studios (LIONSGATE, etc…)
• Top Production Companies (Bruckheimer TV, etc...)
• Also, Television Creators, Casting Directors, Writers, Directors, and many more….

PRODUCER’S CHOICE AWARD

(Screenplays)

$5,000 in CASH will be given to the "most viable" screenplay in the competition. Steven Fazekas will option the material for 1 year and push it towards production, where a significant purchase price/set-up bonus will await you. He is a former Senior VP at Disney, VP of Production for Robert Shapiro Productions at Warner Bros and a studio producer with projects currently in development at most of the major studios..

TOMORROW’S TELEVISION AWARD - 1ST PRIZE

(Best Source Material or Written Pitch)

5-Star trip to Los Angeles to present your work before a room full of industry professionals. Closely monitored and Invitation-only to ensure that your great television idea will not be stolen. This will include AIRFARE*, 3 nights in a 5-STAR HOTEL, a PROFESSIONAL WRITERS STIPEND (CASH)**, PROFESSIONAL COACHING (on the most effective ways to present your work), and, to facilitate your highest level of creativity, Herman Miller’s EMBODY, the elite work chair ($1,600) by the pioneer in high-end ergonomic comfort and design (see below).

HOLLYWOOD WRITING AWARD – 1ST PRIZE

(Best Screenplay or TV Pilot)

5-Star trip to Los Angeles to meet top industry professionals about your work. This will include AIRFARE*, 3 nights in a 5-STAR HOTEL, a PROFESSIONAL WRITERS STIPEND (CASH)**, PROFESSIONAL COACHING (on the most effective ways to present your work). And, to facilitate your highest level of creativity, NexTv and Herman Miller (the pioneer in high-end ergonomic comfort and design) have teamed to bring you the ULTIMATE WRITERS WORKSPACE, which includes the EMBODY, an elite work chair ($1,600) and ENVELOP, a desk designed specifically for writers ($1,500).

THE GRAND PRIZE

(Open to all categories)

Experience the business like the “Million Dollar Writers” do – We are offering ACCESS at the very highest level. Package is currently worth over $10,000, though the EXPOSURE is truly priceless.

You will be FLOWN TO LA, put up in a 5-STAR HOTEL and given spending CASH. Your work will be read and reviewed by a collection of THE VERY TOP INDUSTRY DECISION-MAKERS (list includes Presidents of major Prod. Co.s, top Agents, Directors of Development, producers, execs, financiers and more), you will be extensively COACHED on pitching and taking meetings, then driven around to your HIGH-LEVEL INDUSTRY MEETINGS. Additionally, you will have ‘1-on-1’s with some of the top writers/producers/directors in the business (Tom Fontana, James Hart, Russ Woody,…), and then see your material work-shopped by professional actors. (details below).

Also, to facilitate your highest level of creativity, NexTv and Herman Miller (the pioneer in high-end ergonomic comfort and design) have teamed to bring you the ULTIMATE WRITERS WORKSPACE, which includes the EMBODY, an elite work chair ($1,600) and ENVELOP, a desk designed specifically for writers ($1,500).

Finally, you will receive a professional ONLINE MARKETING PACKAGE from Indie Marketing Genius (IndieMarketingGenius.com). (details below).

THIS PRIZE IS DESIGNED TO MAKE A LASTING DIFFERENCE IN YOUR CAREER.

DETAILS:

For your PROCESS

THE ULTIMATE WRITERS WORKSPACE

NexTv has teamed with Herman Miller (the pioneer in high-end, ergonomic comfort and design) to bring you a space with State-of-the-art technology to maximize your comfort, focus and creativity.* At the center of it will be Embody ($1,600 Desk Chair) and Envelop ($1,500 Desk). Herman Miller’s latest and greatest.

For EXPOSURE

We are offering ACCESS to the TOP CIRCLES OF THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY! With the industry’s top writers, producers, agents and execs on board for our winner, we have designed this to make a real difference in your life.

1. 5-STAR TRIP TO HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA
   Airfare to Los Angeles*
   3 nights at a 5-STAR HOTEL
   DRIVER to take you from INDUSTRY MEETING TO INDUSTRY MEETING.
   $100/day professional writers STIPEND
2. EXPOSURE / HIGH LEVEL MEETINGS - You’ll be starting at the very top with our elite collection of TOP DECISION-MAKERS who will be given 4 weeks to review your material; includes industry leaders like Dir. Of Development for The Weinstein Company, High-Level Execs from FOX, MGM and other studios, top agents at companies like UTA (one of the top 4 agencies in the biz), Indie financing companies like The Yari Film Group, Presidents of Academy Award-winning Prod. Companies, producers, execs and more***. You will then arrive in LA to meet about your work..
3. 1-ON-1 WITH GIANTS OF THE INDUSTRY

   Apart from the meetings mentioned above, this is your opportunity to ‘pick the brains’ of, and build meaningful relationships with, some of the most successful Writers/Producers/Directors.

• TOM FONTANA - One of our industry’s most important television producers and writers, Tom has created and produced hit shows like HBO’s OZ, NBC’s HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREETS, among others, and, with his partner, BARRY LEVINSON, has projects set up at nearly all of the networks and studios in town..
• JAMES V. HART - One of the top studio Screenwriters in town. Credits include HOOK, CONTACT, DRACULA, SAHARA, LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER: CRADLE OF LIFE, AUGUST RUSH,...)
• DENNIS KLEIN - 3-time Emmy Nominated TV Producer/Writer/Director: co-Creator of HBO’s THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW, creator of NBC’s BUFFALO BILL, and more...
• RUSS WOODY - An Emmy Award-Winning writer currently with ABC’s THE MIDDLE. He has written for some of the most significant shows of the last three decades including HILL STREET BLUES, MURPHY BROWN, MAD ABOUT YOU, BECKER, THE DREW CAREY SHOW, and many more.
• NANCY SAVOCA - Writer/Director - Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner for TRUE LOVE, Emmy-nominated for IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK, DOG FIGHT, HOUSEHOLD SAINTS and many other studio and indie features.
• TIMOTHY SCOTT BOGART - Writer/Producer/Director in film and television. Tim is currently writing the Pilot for John Grisham's THE STREET LAWYER for FOX, a 2nd series for Freemantle, and the feature, LOST CAUSE, for GEORGE LOPEZ at DISNEY, while prepping to direct his original feature, THE YEAR OF WONDERS (Miranda Cosgrove set to star next year).
• SEAN MCGINLY – Writer/Director whose most recent film, THE GREAT BUCK HOWARD, stars JOHN MALKOVICH and TOM HANKS. Repped by CAA and others...

Note: These are busy professionals, so this will be a phone call or dinner (paid for by NEXTV), depending on availability.

4. PROFESSIONAL COACHING – in preparation for your industry meetings, you will receive comprehensive coaching on the “how” and the “what” of effective High-level Pitches and Meetings in Hollywood.
5. MATERIAL WORKSHOPPED BY PROFESSIONAL ACTORS - seasoned Hollywood actors will give you an opportunity to see your work come to life in this professional ‘table read’.
6. MARKETING PACKAGE - IndieMarketingGenius.com is a pioneer in marketing for the 21st century.

   They are offering a marketing package (valued at $1,500) that will include:

   • 10 Customized Top Social Sites.
   • One Customized Blog
   • 1,000 friends added or Custom written Q&A Interview
   • Ad Postings or Event Listing depending on your goals.
   • Graphics created
   • Website with URL - One website page for your social network links
   • Hosting provided free for one year by Indie Marketing Genius

*Domestic Airfare.

** Stipend will be $100/day

***Full list of the elite panel will be available shortly.