Amazon Studios has announced the winners of its best test movie and script of the year competition. Amazon Studios was first introduced in 2010 and since then 7,000 scripts and 700 movies have been submitted.
Filmmakers and screenwriters from around the world were all invited to submit their full length test films and scripts. People participating had the chance to win money, have their films seen and their work promoted.
The winner of the best test film was '12 Princesses', a film written and directed by Rob Gardner. Gardner will be rewarded $1 million for his film. 'Origin of a Species', which was written by Matthew Gossett, received $100,000 for the best script.
Roy Price, director of Amazon Studios, said:
“It has been a very exciting year for Amazon Studios. We received projects from all over the world and have enjoyed collaborating with filmmakers and screenwriters on some amazing original stories."
“Choosing the best test movie and the best script of the year was extremely challenging--with thousands of projects submitted it was difficult to recognize only two. Still, after much deliberation and debate, it was the way 12 Princesses’ magical story came to life in the test movie that pulled it to the top for the million dollar prize, and it was Origin of a Species’ nail-biting suspense that stuck with us long after we finished reading the story.”
In the past 12 months, 39 movies and trailers have gained publicity through contests run by Amazon Studios and more than $1.9 million has been awarded in cash prizes.
Some people don't like Amazon's dominance but Amazon deserve praise for supporting up and coming filmmakers and script writers and their publishing options for self-published writers make it affordable for anyone who has ever dreamed of publishing their own book.
Filmmakers and screenwriters from around the world were all invited to submit their full length test films and scripts. People participating had the chance to win money, have their films seen and their work promoted.
The winner of the best test film was '12 Princesses', a film written and directed by Rob Gardner. Gardner will be rewarded $1 million for his film. 'Origin of a Species', which was written by Matthew Gossett, received $100,000 for the best script.
Roy Price, director of Amazon Studios, said:
“It has been a very exciting year for Amazon Studios. We received projects from all over the world and have enjoyed collaborating with filmmakers and screenwriters on some amazing original stories."
“Choosing the best test movie and the best script of the year was extremely challenging--with thousands of projects submitted it was difficult to recognize only two. Still, after much deliberation and debate, it was the way 12 Princesses’ magical story came to life in the test movie that pulled it to the top for the million dollar prize, and it was Origin of a Species’ nail-biting suspense that stuck with us long after we finished reading the story.”
In the past 12 months, 39 movies and trailers have gained publicity through contests run by Amazon Studios and more than $1.9 million has been awarded in cash prizes.
Some people don't like Amazon's dominance but Amazon deserve praise for supporting up and coming filmmakers and script writers and their publishing options for self-published writers make it affordable for anyone who has ever dreamed of publishing their own book.
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