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Congratulations to 2022 Big Break TV Winner,
Natalie Wood!

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Big Break 2022 TV Grand Prize Winner Natalie Wood signed with a manager at

Meridian Artists. 

The Contest That Has Launched Careers For
Over Two Decades

Final Draft’s Big Break Screenwriting Contest is an annual, international feature film and television screenwriting contest designed to help launch the careers of aspiring writers.

Will this year be YOUR Big Break?

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Check Out These Big Break Success Stories! 

Aadip Desai

Aadip signed with Good Fear Film & Management, received a 2019 ABC/Disney Fellowship, and became a staff writer on
The Goldbergs.

Aadip Desai
Paula Sabbaga

Paula Sabbaga

Paula signed with Brian Spink of REALM, staffed on The CW's Dynasty and Walker. Currently adapting The Grimm Legacy novels
for Disney+.

Joseph Greenberg

Joseph sold his script Man Alive to 20th Century Fox for Noah Hawley of Fargo to direct.

Joseph Greenberg
Greta Heinemann

Greta Heinemann

Greta is currently developing her own TV projects with Netflix and FX in addition to working on a movie for Amazon Studios that has Barry Levinson attached to direct, Priyanka Chopra starring, and David Permut producing.

Mira Z. Barnum

Mira signed with TFC Management and wrote for Netflix series Partner Track, she is a staff writer on The Irrational.

Mira Z. Barnum
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Ben Johnson

Ben signed by Plain Text Management and is showrunning his own series for Netflix.

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Read More From Past Big Break Winners! 

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A Big Break Success Story: Otter Space by Benj Thall and Andrew Levine

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Screenwriter Chris Pittas proves you don't have to win, to win

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Write On with Big Break Winner Stacie Gancayco-Adlao

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