Screenwriting : Amazon Studios by Lendell Wallace

Seems legit from everything I've heard. One of my contacts from another site made $300k from his script during their first year.

That's good to know Pierre. I guess I have nothing to lose, because my script is not posted anywhere else and not making me any money.

That's right Lendell, nothing to lose. Good luck to you.

Thanks Pierre.

Thanks for the advice CJ, nice to hear from you again.

CJ would you put one of your scripts on there?

It is 100% legit (I am a consultant for them) a word of advice, make your project private. It will get the review without public comment.

Thanks Laurie for the information and yes I will be doing it private.

Pierre - are you sure your contact made 300K from a single script on Amazon? No disrespect intended, but I can't believe that's an accurate figure.

Congrats CJ for Notable Project.

Amazon's new policy allows a quick review of your work without strings attached. What Laurie said about going private is good counsel and I echo what CJ said about a major player allowing anyone to submit. Try to get your material into Netflix. So, I say submit away.

Bill: Perhaps I got the wrong amount. It was what I was told by a mutual connection but it was certainly up there. I believe it wasn't a straight out purchase but consisted of monthly winnings combined with a six month prize ... or something along those lines, it's all a little vague now but I just remembered the amount and was pretty blown away by it but it seems like everything about the Amazon system has now changed. Happy to stand corrected by those closer to the source.

Pierre - sounds like a lot of cash, according to a couple of the other posters. I'm pretty surprised Amazon was giving out that type of money for a script.

Bill, if memory serves me correctly, the monthly prize was something like $20k and you could win multiple months on the same script just by submitting the next draft. It all seemed pretty phenomenal. This was when Amazon Studios first launched, they had a shit-load of money and really wanted to enter the film industry in a big way and draw a lot of attention. It seems reasonable the strategy would change after a couple years.

How do I get my script to Netflix Phil?

Lendell: My statement about Netflix was not meant to be encouraging but quite the opposite. Unless you have heavy hitting representation and Netflix is interested in seeing something... As they say in the Sopranos, "Forget about it." But in case you think I'm being hard hearted, here is there submission policy: "We do not take inquiries about partnerships or sponsorships at this email address. If you are submitting a film for consideration: unfortunately, we do not accept or review unsolicited materials or ideas. For that reason, we will not consider any materials or ideas we receive that were not specifically requested by Netflix or submitted via an aggregator or established agent through the appropriate channels." https://media.netflix.com/en/contact-us

Sorry Phil I must have misunderstood, but thanks for the 411 on Netflix. I should have known they would make it hard on screenwriters. I like that show Orange Is The New Black, they have been picked up for 3 more seasons i heard.

Lendell: Nothing to apologize for my friend. We're all salmon swimming up the same stream.

It's all good Phil.

Lendell: Amen!