I've decided that nearly all screenplay contests are rip-offs. I "won" one of these as a top-ten finalist once and nothing came of it. Have others had this experience? Anyway, certainly don't pay StoryPros a nominal fee to give you feedback. My understanding is that the feedback is also lame. Don't let others capitalize on your desperation. Save your money.
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Um, this "contest" honestly sounds quite a bit like the "poetry contests" where everybody who enters is magically good enough to be put in a select special edition actual bound book which they then have the option of paying exorbitant amounts of money to buy... it's a variation on the same basic scam "art school" scam where you're supposed to draw a horse so you can be told that you're so talented, all you need is some professional lessons.
The fact that there's an entry fee and the option of paying for feedback should be big red flags.
Does StoryPros do anything aside from run these contests?
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