Instagram story viewer> @fadeinawards> Tagged

fadeinawards

@fadeinawards

3.2K

followers

905

following

🏆 Cash prizes • HPF pass • Pro mentor session • Project marketed to industry
🙌 Winners include Cold Pursuit & The Marksman
✍️ Enter the 31st Annual👇

POSTS STORIES REELS TAGGED

Your protagonist has options... make sure none of them are easy!

Welcome to THE SINISTER CHOICE, Challenge 7 of #PitchOWeen.

What can they save?
What must they sacrifice?
Why can’t they have both?

Finish this sentence:

“My protagonist must choose between [option A] and [option B]. One costs them [sacrifice]. The other costs them [different sacrifice].”
Drop their impossible choice in the comments. If there’s an easy way out, you’ve left a door open. Go lock it.

Remember to tag us 👉 @hollywoodpitchfestival #PitchOWeen

#Screenwriting #Screenwriter #WritingChallenge

3

0

Your protagonist has a goal. Great. What happens if they don’t reach it? A bruised ego? A strongly worded email? The end of civilization?

Welcome to THE CURSE, Challenge 6 of #PitchOWeen.

Who gets hurt?
What do they lose?
What can’t be put back together?

Finish this sentence:

“If my protagonist fails to [goal], [specific consequence]—costing them [what matters most].”

Drop your curse in the comments. Make failure hurt more than their feelings.

Don’t forget to tag 👉 @hollywoodpitchfestival #PitchOWeen

#screenwriting #screenwriter #writingchallenge

6

2

Your story takes place in a small town with secrets. Great. So do the other six scripts in the pile. What makes yours a place we haven’t been before?

Welcome to THE COSTUME, Challenge 5 of #PitchOWeen.

Give your story’s world three defining details:

Something we can see.
A rule people live by.
A custom nobody questions.
Finish this sentence:
“In this world, you’ll find [striking visual], everyone follows [unwritten rule], and nobody questions [unusual custom].”

Drop yours in the comments.

Don’t forget to tag for your chance to win! 👉 @hollywoodpitchfestival #PitchOWeen.

#Screenwriting #Screenwriters #WritingChallenge

8

2

Got a true story script? The 31st Fade In Awards wants it.
Send this to your writer friend who’s been sitting on that story.
Early deadline Oct 31. Link in bio. This is your cue.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
#Screenwriting #Biopic #ScreenplayContest #MiamiFilm #FirstCueMiami

5

1

Welcome to THE MONSTER – Challenge 4 of #PitchOWeen.

Who or what stands in your protagonist’s way?

Be specific!

Finish this sentence:
“Standing in my protagonist’s way is _____, which prevents them from ______ by ______”

Drop your monster in the comments.
Make us worry for your protagonist.

Don’t forget to tag 👉 #PitchOWeen @hollywoodpitchfestival

#writingchallenge #screenwriting #writers

11

2

20

2

Screenwriters welcome to THE GHOST – Challenge 3 of #PitchOWeen.

What wound, secret, fear, or past failure haunts your protagonist?

No actual ghost required. Emotional damage will do.

Finish this sentence:
“My protagonist is haunted by ____ which leads them to ____.”

Drop their ghost in the comments.

Don’t forget to tag 👉 #PitchOWeen @hollywoodpitchfestival

#screenwriter #screenwriting

10

1

Say yes and send this to the screenwriters in your life...because there’s always a better choice available.

fadeinonline.com

#Screenwriter #Screenwriting #Yes #Nonono #screenplay

68

3

HAWK: An Original Screenplay is now available on Etsy.

An LGBTQ+ romantic dramedy exploring asexuality, grief, music, and the unexpected connections that change our lives.

Set against New York City’s underground music scene, HAWK follows Cormac, a withdrawn young songwriter, and Alex, a charismatic, gender-nonconforming drummer.

Originally developed as a feature screenplay, HAWK received recognition from multiple film festivals and screenwriting competitions, including Best Romantic Comedy Screenplay at the Canadian Diversity Film Festival.

Now available as a complete digital screenplay.

Written by Dean Marcello.

#IndieScreenwriting #QueerCinema #AsexualRepresentation #LGBTQBooks #IndependentFilm

3

0

Your protagonist wants something. Peace. Power. Their ex’s Netflix password.

But what do they want badly enough to make a terrible decision?

Welcome to THE COVET – Challenge 2 of #PitchOWeen.

Finish this sentence:
“My protagonist wants ___ so badly, they’re willing to ___.”

Drop yours in the comments. Give us a goal worth making a mess over.

Don’t forget to tag👉 #PitchOWeen @hollywoodpitchfestival

#PitchOWeen #WritingChallenge #Screenwriting

11

4

Fixed it.

7

0

🎃 Pitchoween has begun!

CHALLENGE #1: THE HOOK

You get one sentence. Can you make us want more?

Tell us who it’s about, what they want, what stands in their way, and the irony that makes your story stand out.

Drop your hook in the comments. Let’s hear what you’re conjuring. 🔪

Remember to tag 👉 #PitchOWeen @hollywoodpitchfestival

35

4