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1.8 Rating 20 Reviews
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Posted 2 months ago
Okay. I will say, after an enormously frustrating and disturbing snafu with my account, a representative of the ISA did finally get back in touch with me, by phone, and solved the problem (this is after REPEATED attempts to make contact through the site and through email.) Kudos to this person (I'm not going to name her - I don't want people getting the idea they can just run to her, willy nilly, with their ISA problems, but yes, she exists, yes, she solved the problem and yes, she was very nice about it.) So. . .I'll stick with the service for the year and see how it goes. But I hope this isn't lost on the ISA staff in general. I've read a few scathing reviews out there since I've taken so much time to research and resolve this problem. Seems I'm not at all the only one out there that has had trouble. This is a VERY guarded and wary acknowledgment of the good done by this ISA individual. Thank you. Going forward, though, I for one will be watching very closely and I hope the ISA - which I HAD thought quite well of for some time - fixes the troubles and takes them seriously.
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Posted 4 months ago
Like many of the other reviewers on this page some of my scripts have ranked high in major screenwriting contests. I've reached the finals in Austin, Nicholas, Screencraft and dozens more. My complaint with ISA is twofold, 1. They post requests on their site for screenplays from what they call "partners". I've come to doubt whether most of these requests are even real. I suspect most aren't qualified producers looking for scripts. They're just someone with a pipedream, probably living in their parent's basement. 2. When you do submit your screenplay, you NEVER hear anything back. It goes into a black hole. If you're going to charge money to submit screenplays you had better tell the "producers" looking at them to send some kind of acknowledgement to the author. Again, I don't think they have real producers, it's mostly a facade.
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Posted 6 months ago
Scam. Recently they offered a "free" screenplay/tv contest submission. But when I uploaded suddenly there was a charge for anything over 20 pages. Uh huh. WFT is ever under 20 pages. I am taking myself off their email list.
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Posted 9 months ago
This service used to be better, but over the years, they got greedy and many of the adverts don't seem legit anymore. In the last year, they have changed their terms and conditions quietly and are re-billing people's cards, even when they did a one-off payment, so they are keeping your payment card on file even if you tick not too. All of the recent adverts seem to be fake. Stay as far away from these idiots as you can.
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Posted 11 months ago
I did not have a good experience either. They Emailed me a promo code saying that if I joined for a year ($100) I could apply to a contest for free. However the code did not work. So they took my money and never responded to any Email I sent about it. Scam artists!
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Posted 1 year ago
The people who run this outfit are a bunch of crooks. When your membership is up, they just charge you for the next one when it is due. No warning. The words about the automatic recharge are hidden in the FAQ instead of upfront on the page where one first signs up. Had they done that, I would have never signed up. Also, since I first joined, they revamped their website altogether. I do not know if it was hidden in the former website, but it wasn't upfront. They do not even give you a warning that your membership is due and they are getting ready to charge your account.
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Posted 1 year ago
On entering competitions, there is no response. You have no idea if you were even remotely considered. Just fells like you pay them and that's it. You don't get legitamite views of your work.
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Posted 1 year ago
I am happy with the feedback from a spec pilot. Very professional. Thank you, ISA!
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Posted 1 year ago
Six months ago I sent a pilot that was twenty-one pages long and I still haven't received a response, despite my messages. I expected more from them than was warranted. To succeed in any industry, establishing a good rapport is necessary for any business. I will take my business elsewhere.
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Posted 1 year ago
STEAL YOUR MONEY these people do not provide genuine services and take your money I cancelled and they took $100 extra from my account. WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY
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Posted 1 year ago
Sadly, over the last several years, though I did everything I could--wrote quality screenplays that placed in high profile contests such as Nashville, Austin, Blue Cat, and the Academy's Nichol Fellowship--I never received any "play" from the ISA site. And for the last six months, I've attempted to cancel my subscription, to no avail. Just a very cordial run-around but still getting hit on my credit card every billing. I'm going to have to close that account and get a new account number to end this painful ordeal. To my fellow screenwriters, DO NOT get sucked in by the ISA.
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Posted 1 year ago
I'm an award winning, produced writer/director with verifiable credits. Normally I'd be very hesitant to write a bad review about a company supposedly helping writers submit their specs, but, I have eleven specs on their site, some with good coverage. I've submitted them to multiple companies - nothing. No "pro" scans of my work. Yes, a couple of passes; par for the course. I'm very used to "pass," and have walked away from my share of crappy deals, but after having been on the site for months, paying the $10 monthly fee, I'm done and dusted. Hmm, maybe I shouldn't have fired my agent. Oh well, live and learn.
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Posted 2 years ago
Good people!
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Posted 2 years ago
Whilst I am still in the process of looking for representation, I have won a couple of contests (top 10 ones) and placed very highly in countless others - including Nicholls. I have had a vast amount of coverage including various 'reputable' companies, individuals and the Blacklist. Also having scored well on those. But ISA (development), was hands-down the worst feedback I have ever received. I have had plenty of good AND bad feedback - but it is almost always constructive. It was clear from reading the notes, that the reader was inexperienced and reflected a number of 'personal' objections to the material. I have also been a member of the Network site for a few years now, and have yet to see a single benefit. I have applied to countless writing gigs and contests, with awards winning screenplays, and have had very few people even read the script. Thankfully I don't pay for the service, and actively tell others to avoid - as the cost is not worth the venture. I've seen a number of 'success' stories posted, and wanted to set a record straight regarding the alternative of these limited successes. YIf you comfortable and happy to take the risk, then it may pan out for you. But there are far better investments like Coverfly, Austin Film Fest, Nicholls Fellowship, Final Draft Big Break, Screencraft and Zoetrope. Theres a reason the ISA membership isn't connected to Coverfly - a far more reputable source.
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Posted 3 years ago
ISA is simply a money-making website for the creators. I never see any real success stories on the site, and when you submit to gigs, you never, and I mean never, receive any type of response, whether a 'no' or 'maybe' or 'yes'. It's a waste of time and money. I have had better luck submitting to Craigslist writing gigs.
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Posted 3 years ago
By far the strongest site I've seen providing a list of great resources like current contests, sometimes free, classes, webinars, podcasts and many industry insider videos. I did the $10 monthly for a while then jumped to the yearly because I saved $20 per year and they offer 4 free screenplay contests with the plan. Pretty fair value considering 4 contests cost me more than $150 a year to enter. Plus all the other free stuff. So, definitely a legit company who really seems to care about the isolation that comes with being home writing along. The ISA team is pretty solid. :)
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Posted 4 years ago
They state membership is free but it is Not. $10 a month. They operate on a large massive quantity. Most of the writing jobs offered are High School Web series. This is a very time consuming venture. Then when you do apply for a writing job you get an email basically saying don’t expect anything. Just terrible waste of time & money.
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Posted 4 years ago
International Screenwriters Association is rated 1.8 based on 20 reviews