Son of a Pitch

The Cheltenham Screenwriters Festival hasn't decided which of the first two weeks in July it will select for the 2009 festival, but information about next year's pitching competition has already been announced.

The 2009 competition is called Son of a Pitch, and will be run in association with 4Talent. It will be open for entries from 5.00pm on Monday 8th September until 5.00pm on Friday 31st October 2008.

Ten finalists will be chosen from the entries (to be announced the week commencing the 10th November 2008). They will receive tickets to attend SWF'09 where they will receive a pitching tutorial with agent Julian Friedmann, before standing up in front of a live audience to pitch their ideas to a panel of industry experts. The panel will select three winners, and the audience will also choose one winner.

To enter you must write your pitch for a movie or TV drama (in any genre) in under 25 words, and on a separate page expand the idea into a 150-word synopsis.

Email the information to the address on the SWF web site, where you can read the full terms and conditions of the competition.

All shortlisted entrants will also be interviewed and featured on the 4Talent website within a special Festival editorial piece.