PGA launches third ProShow

The Producers Guild of America has launched the third annual PGA Producers Showcase (ProShow) competition in conjunction with the Produced By Conference on June 8-10. Ten finalists will receive free admission to the conference at the Sony lot and participate in one-on-one meetings with financiers, studios and production companies. The winning project will be awarded $20,000 in prizes and the nine remaining finalists will each receive $500. To be eligible, projects must be a feature-length screenplay, packaged for theatrical release. Eligible producers can register at Withoutabox, submitting their screenplay synopsis, bio and application. Entry fee is $55 before March 13, $75 before March 27 and $95 up until April 17. Ten finalists will be announced May 1. Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com