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Contest Announcements Announcing the Second Round of the 2021 Launch Pad Pilot Competition! Congratulations to the Second Rounders from this year's competition! Our Top 100 Finalists will be…Spencer JanesJuly 2, 2021
Blog This is Why You Need That Second Read, Screenwriters One lousy read can have a ripple effect that could ruin your chances of seeing…Emily JJune 30, 2021
Blog How to Be Ready for Placing in a Competition The hardest step in submitting to a screenwriting competition is making sure that your script…Emily JJune 23, 2021
Blog 7 Ways to Curb Your Writers’ Block Even the most famous screenwriters struggle to get words on the page. Sure, we’d like to say…Emily JJune 16, 2021
Blog Launch Pad Recommends: Dirty Bird Arland DiGirolamo and Alana Wexler's period drama pilot Dirty Bird has joined the exclusive list…Spencer JanesJune 15, 2021
Blog Genre Mashing: Lessons from ‘Knives Out’ and ‘Freaky’ You’ve likely heard that “every story has been told before,” and that may be true.…Emily JJune 8, 2021
Blog Where Could the Launch Pad Feature Competition Take You? The feature spec market has changed significantly in the past twenty years. What was once…Emily JMay 27, 2021