Expo competition

[adam612]

Anyone have any info on when Expo quarterfinalists etc might be announced? I saw on their website that finalists are announced in early to mid October, so I figured if this were like other contests, there'd be a first cut around now then semifinalists announced in another week or two.... ?

[RKBentley]

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Haven't heard anything, no emails sent to me, yet.

[jillybob]

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Last year, they announced the quarterfinalists October 6th, and the semifinalists Oct. 15th or so. I don't remember when the finalist announcement finally came -- I just remember that my script didn't make the cut!

[kullervo]

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Last year I got the finalist notification on October 20th, at 11:57p.m. PST. I hope that helps.

kullervo

[Copywriter2]

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Kullervo, did being a finalist (or winner) in this competition help your career? Did you get many requests for your screenplay as a result?

[kullervo]

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No. I got five requests, all from places that would shred a query letter coming in the door, but they didn't go anywhere.

k

[Padget]

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I emailed Jim Mercurio about this (expo coordinator) and he wrote back stating the announcments will come (at latest) one month before the expo, but hopefully sooner.

[Copywriter2]

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Padget, what genre did you enter in? I entered in comedy.

[Padget]

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Drama

[Willoughby]

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And I've got an action-adventure entry that I hope has "DB Pro" stamped all over it.

[jbwaz3]

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Mine was a Family Comedy, so I assume it will get entered into both the Family and Comedy categories.

Hopefully, the QFs will be announced this week!

[Copywriter2]

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Here's a question: They say the winners in each category receive airfare and hotel as part of the award package. So do they announce the finalists prior to the Expo, or would a finailst pay his or her own way, then get reimbursed? Of course, I'm not counting on anything, but I'm just curious as to how that works.

[RKBentley]

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Horror for ours.

[Expo Competition]

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Here's a question: They say the winners in each category receive airfare and hotel as part of the award package. So do they announce the finalists prior to the Expo, or would a finailst pay his or her own way, then get reimbursed? Of course, I'm not counting on anything, but I'm just curious as to how that works.

We contact the finalists 2-3 weeks (aim for 3, this year it could get ugly) before the Expo and tell them to book a flight and we will reimburse them. They know they have won a major prize, but they don't know which one until the final ceremony. But if you are a finalist and your script is a broad comedy, detective parody called Dr. Chuckanut and Willy Burgerbun, you can assume you didn't win the Histroical Epic genre prize.

Jim

[Padget]

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Does the expo announce quarterfinalist or just semi?