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How Film and Streaming Process Works

What you should know about how the film industry process scripts submitted to their companies.

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How Your Script Is Processed Once It's Accepted By Streaming, Film, Cable, and Broadcast Companies ​Short version of: What you should know regarding how the industry process works for accepting and reviewing scripts. ​Note: All projects will first be reviewed by a company’s legal division. Once it determined you meet the required criteria to submit scripts. ​A script release form will be issued and must be signed, before the process begins to accept and send your project to their Development division. ​For information regarding what happens to your script during the review process, click here. ​​Your Development Package along with your script will be a key factor in identifying companies your project is submitted to. All companies have their own production or programming needs that varies week to week and often determines what projects are accepted for review or sent to inventory.​​ ​All projects submitted by new or well-known producers go through that particular company's process, for review and evaluation. And yes, even well-known producers get rejected. ​Streaming, film studios, cable, and broadcast companies have complete control over what projects they will accept, and when or if a project will be reviewed. ​All companies do not produce all types of genres. Therefore, your project will not be submitted to all companies. All companies also make their own rules for the type of content they will accept for review or reject. If a project is "Passed" on, the company it was submitted to in most cases may or may not contact you. They only contact producers if they're interested in the content. We will submit a project to multiple companies if the script meets the needs of other companies. ​ If a project is "Passed" on, it does not mean the script does not have entertainment value. Most times, it means they don't have a need for it that time. In some cases, it may be sent to their inventory. ​Once your script has been submitted, there are no guarantees your project will be accepted for review or get produced. However, it does mean you have a chance to compete with the others for licensing and/or production deals. Note: Keep in mind it took Steven Spielberg 17 years to get Shindler's List produced by a major studio. Within those 17 years he wrote a lot of other block buster movies. He will be the first to tell you, keep pushing your script, but don't stop writing more scripts.


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marina del rey, CA 90292, USA


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