Red Planet Prize Info

Nowt official yet, but The Stage reports on the prize:

Writers wanting to enter this year’s competition are asked to submit the first ten pages of a one hour pilot script that has series potential.

Entrants should also include a page submission about how it could work as a series and the writers that impress [Tony] Jordan and his panel of judges the most will be asked to submit a full one hour script.

Application forms can be downloaded from www.redplanetpictures.co.uk. Deadline for entries is September 30.

I don’t see the form available on the website yet, but expect it will be updated shortly. Update: The Red Planet site is all nice and shiny now, and the application form is right there.

The fact that they’re looking specifically for something with series potential is interesting (I think I’m right in saying that’s different from last year?), and does in fact alter my decision on what to write.

There were over 2,000 entrants last year, and I’d guess there might be double that this year. Scary odds, but it’s too good a prize to waste energy thinking like that.