This seems very interesting. Last year it seemed very sketchy to me, but after reading the TBSR's post it seems amazing! I may be wrong, but from what I read, if you submit your script, you're guaranteed it will be read in 45 days? Does that mean they will provide notes for every submission?

I've been staying well clear of Amazon Studios, thanks to their previous crowdsourcing model, but now they seem to have settled into a more writer-friendly business model, I confess I'm starting to get tempted. The big questions are 1) will any of these movies ever actually get made? and 2) what kind of reputation does Amazon have as a studio right now? eg, is a credit on a movie made by them going to be worth anything for your career? Hard to say...

It's already been proven that you can make an excellent feature film with a very small budget. Now all Amazon Studios has to do is attract talented writers and they will build an entirely new movie business in the the same way that Hollywood built the original. I personally find this extremely exciting. The only place where I wonder about how it all will pan out is regarding Netflix. If Netflix succeeds with it's original programming in becoming the new HBO does that make Amazon Studios the new Showtime? I'm encouraged by what the future may bring.

I took a chance and submitted my script. If anyone heads over there and sees a premise battle, vote for the script entitled "VAMPIRE PUSSYCAT, KILL! KILL!" That would be mine. Special thanks to The Bitter Script Reader for researching Amazon's model!