No Experience Needed, Inspiration Mandatory for $50,000 Kairos Prize
Script contest seeks first-time and beginning scribes to submit spiritually uplifting screenplays, influence future of the culture.
(Los Angeles, California)—While Hollywood often recycles the same scripts year after year and the television industry struggles with falling ratings on its heavily laden reality slates, the Kairos Prize, sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation and presented by MOVIEGUIDE®: A Family Guide to Movies and Entertainment, seeks to raise the bar within an industry that is, at times, out of touch with middle America.
With the largest monetary prize of any similar competition in the U.S., the Kairos Prize for Spiritually Uplifting Screenplays is inviting the most inspired screenwriters in the world to compete in its fourth annual competition.
"We are thrilled that many major players in the film and television industries are taking notice of the tremendously talented writers that the Kairos Prize is attracting," said Dr. Ted Baehr, founder and publisher of MOVIEGUIDE® and chairman of the Christian Film & Television Commission®.
"Box office reports clearly indicate that the majority of audiences have made it clear they prefer wholesome, morally uplifting movies, and industry leaders are beginning to search for the greatest stories ever told," he said.
Initiated in 2005, the $50,000 Kairos Prize offers the top three winners a chance to have their scripts considered by top Hollywood studio executives. Both the monetary value and the chance for script consideration set this prize apart from all others in the nation. Previous winners saw their screenplays reviewed and considered by the top Hollywood decision makers at the six major movie studios.
"Few first-time and beginning writers rarely have the type of exposure the Kairos Prize affords," Dr. Baehr noted. "While it may take a few years to see these scripts turned into a movie, the process has at least been given a chance to begin—something many screenwriters struggle their entire lives to accomplish. That said, many of the winners have been optioned or signed by major agencies."
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