Not sure if this has already been posted but this arrived in my inbox and it might be useful.
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Son of a Pitch Competition - Deadline extended
Get in your pitch now! For details, see:
http://www.screenwritersfestival.com/son-of-the-pitch.php
Ten lucky finalists will be chosen to come to the SWF'09 for free, where they will receive a crash course in the art of pitching courtesy of leading agent Julian Friedmann. Each of the ten finalists will then take to the main stage and 'wow' the festival delegates - and a panel of terribly serious dragon-like judges who will proceed to quiz you on the strengths and weaknesses of your idea. Simple as that. Of the ten... three will win (1st, 2nd and 3rd place). There are prizes but the real prize is the exposure that this event bestows on all ten of its selected pitchers. A meeting with Channel 4 development is one thing that happens and others previously have been optioned at the Festival by Hammer and others.
Last year the competition had over 1,600 entries and the overall winner was Martin Gunn (for his comedy about old age pensioner superheroes in ‘OAPower').
The competition, which is in association with 4Talent, will now run until 17.00pm (GMT) on Friday 14th November 2008.
