Festival Testimonials
Here's what people are saying about our screenplay competition...
"Yesterday, I received the feedback from the first rounds of judging and wanted to express my appreciation to the judges for the excellent comments and suggestions they provided. The Big Bear screenwriting competition provides the very best feedback in terms of helping the screenwriter make the kind of revisions that improve the script. Last year, I entered my script in your competition and used the feedback from your judges to make some major revisions. Since that rewrite, the script has placed as a finalist in seven major screenwriting competitions and as a semifinalist in four. Hopefully, I've brought it to a level that someone in the industry will consider worthy of serious consideration. If that happens, I know a lot of the credit must go to the feedback I received from your judges last year; and for that, I am very grateful."
“As far as Big Bear, I’ll be back. Good contest. Good judges.”
“Screenplay requests are starting to roll in. The notes from your readers will help me make some changes before I fill the requests, so again, a zillion thanks!”
“Though my entry did not advance in the competition, I am finding the evaluations very helpful in planning a rewrite of my script. You are running the competition in a very professional and writer-friendly way.”
“Thank you so much for the GREAT feedback notes. Even though my script did not advance to the finals I still feel like a winner!”
“If more contests were be run like yours we would have better writers and movies made from their scripts. “
“I would like to pass along my compliments regarding the feedback you give. Your letter is gracious and sensitive. And the feedback forms give concrete suggestions, noting both the strong and the weak. They are of tremendous value to me, and I just wanted to let those who took the time to give the comments know that they were greatly appreciated.”