Sponsors

Champion Screenwriting would like to thank its sponsors.

• Virtual Pitchfest
enables screenwriters to pitch to Hollywood producers, managers and agents online with the assurance of a guaranteed response. VPF has over 250 participating companies, including Warner Bros., New Line Cinema, United Talent Agency, Benderspink, Mandeville Films, and New Regency. Hundreds of screenwriters have received script requests through VPF, many of which have resulted in representation or script deals.

• It's On the Grid
is an online database of film development information. The database expands daily and currently includes over 1500 projects and the nearly 4000 people and 1000 companies related to them. In Hollywood, information is power. And it’s all on the grid.

• Jim Mercurio
is the founder of Champion Screenwriting and donates more than $5,000 in services and 100 hours of teaching to Champion winners. He has produced or directed a feature film every other year for the past decade and uses his experience to help writers and filmmakers around the world. Read his monthly column for free by signing up for Champion's Craft & Career.

• Reader Ready
offers several proofreading services for writers who know they have the right story told in the right way. If you're 100% satisfied with your plot and characters, Reader Ready's Elisa Wolfe will make sure that the words on the page deliver flawlessly to the reader. A screenwriter herself, Elisa also helps writers polish their query letters and loglines.

• Rhona Berens,
PhD, a Personal & Professional Coach, is dedicated to helping her clients reach their greatest potential. She's a former film & TV professor, a published author, and a grateful mom.

• InkTip
is the number one "screenplay matchmaking" company, leading to more than 20 films being produced per year. Almost 1000 scripts have been sold or optioned through their site. They also sponsor the Pitch & Network Summit whose main goal is to help writers sell their scripts and ideas.

• Truby's Writers Studio
provides screenwriting classes and software for writers who wish to work professionally in the worldwide entertainment business.