Amazon Studios Eliminates Open Call for Script and Concept Submissions

Amazon Studios has announced that they have ceased their call for open submissions as of April 13, 2018.

Amazon Studios has announced that they have ceased their call for open submissions as of April 13, 2018. 

The statement on Amazon's website reads, "As we have grown and evolved over the last several years, we are making changes to our website and closing our open call for script and concept submissions […] Thank you all for your contributions."

Since Amazon Studios was incepted in 2010, they had an open submission process that allowed anyone to take a stab at getting their work picked up and developed into a television series or a movie. Amazon Studios will review and evaluate submissions that were received before the cutoff date until June 30, as noted by the notice on the website.

Under the FAQ section, the information included on the shutdown says, "At Amazon we are always reinventing ourselves and looking for ways to become even more efficient." In place of the open submission process, Amazon provided people the option of sending in videos and scripts to film festivals with Amazon’s Withoutabox.com, using IMDb Pro (which is owned by Amazon) to "connect and share your work with other professionals," and using Amazon’s Prime Video Direct program where they can earn royalties for video views. 

Roy Price, who helped launch Amazon Studios, was an advocate of the open submission process. He resigned from Amazon Studios last fall after being accused of sexual harassment.

Former president of NBC Entertainment Jennifer Salke took over the position of CEO of Amazon Studios in February. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has been pushing for more high profile television shows and movies since before Price left the company. Amazon Studios recently won the rights to a Lord of the Rings TV series in hopes of reaching that goal.

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