Page to Stage is a premier competition and live screenplay reading geared toward promoting and lifting up Georgia screenwriters.

The Atlanta film industry has seen major strides in production and post-production, but Georgians still lack enough established avenues to tell their own stories. In an effort to promote Georgia voices, the Atlanta Film Society is partnering with local industry members to put on an evening dedicated to developing Georgia writers.

The best of Georgia’s unproduced screenplays will be staged in a live reading by professional casts during a night of fun and entertainment that will serve as a meeting ground for all those interested in producing, discovering, and celebrating original Georgia films.

One winning writers will be chosen to take part in a staged reading of their winning screenplay at the historic Plaza Theatre, in front of live audience, and with a cast of professional actors. The winning writer will not only get to hear their words come to life, but also get the chance to get feedback on their work and connect with special industry guests in attendance.

The goal of this program is three fold: To help a local writer hone their craft and improve their best work, to expose the winning writer to new connections and networks that will help their screenplay down the road to production, and to engage the local community in the development process of local screenplays.

1 feature OR 1-2 pilots will be chosen each season. The winning screenplay(s) will be professionally staged in a “live read” for an audience at the Plaza Theatre.

The staging process will offer the winning writer(s) a chance to hear their words performed aloud by professional actors, offer in-depth and in-person feedback to the writer, and a chance to promote the work directly to the Atlanta production community.

The winning writer will receive detailed feedback on their project from:

• The actors cast in their staged reading

• The audience at their staged reading

• Select film industry guests invited to attend the reading

This process will help them refine their work and take it to the next level.

The winning writer will also be able to network and interact with industry members involved in the Page to Stage production and attending the staged reading, offering them a chance to expand their connections and take steps down the road to bringing their screenplay to life.

Finally, the winning writer will receive an All Access Badge to the 2020 Atlanta Film Festival.

**There is no cash prize. Estimated value of Goods/Services: 2,000 U.S. Dollars.