<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><font size="2"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span style="font-style: italic; ">Enter "Act I: The ION TV Movie Contest" and submit your original idea for a dramatic TV movie. One winner will receive $40,000 and a development deal with ION Television. UP to 25 finalists have the opportunity to earn a first-look deal with ION.<br>
</span></span></font><font size="2" style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br>Ideally, the ideas submitted by entrants will be for a two-hour made-for-TV movie that could potentially serve as a pilot for launching an hour-long drama procedural TV series.<br>
<br>We are looking for procedural dramas meant for mature audiences. The ideal script would have a strong central character or team of characters and a plot that focuses on the introduction, investigation, and solution of a central problem or mystery. An ending that leaves the door open to further stories or sequels involving some or all of the same characters is recommended.<br>
<br>The submission period will open at 12:00 noon Eastern on October 26 and will close at 12:00 noon Eastern on January 15, 2010. Click <a shape="rect" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102787202133&s=3652&e=001Ln_9LUlqIPLN45Tas5FC5ttQcPJ2sdWCmgoBXE-ve6uVpTzQe5Rx2si54B8lmod1rilEkV-FijhmgJc77F6whBmlPWuZ7Lr2T4NFYYdDZGbMKFf7LWmZPvTYOMg3QDcyjtl6V-HRGbc=" target="_blank">http://www.nvtvt.com/2009_ion_contest.htm</a> for more details. </font></span>