All entrants receive 50 points of analysis—at no extra cost.
All scripts receive a full read.
Feedback is grounded in structure—not subjective opinion.
Our approach is simple: a screenplay competition that uses the same language the writer, the reader, and the decision makers use when analyzing your work.
Introducing year 3 of “Blake Snyder’s SAVE THE CAT!® SCREENPLAY CHALLENGE.”
Now accepting both feature film and 60-minute TV scripts.
BJ Markel
BJ Markel first worked with Blake Snyder in 1986. He edited Blake's three Save the Cat! books and co-founded Blake Snyder Enterprises, LLC with Blake in 2005. In his other life, BJ worked in video acquisitions and entertainment marketing, including 20 years at the Walt Disney Company.