2019 BlueCat Screenplay Competition and Short Film Festival
Happy New Year! We wanted to let you know that the final opportunity to enter the 2019 BlueCat Screenplay Competition is January 20th, 2019 at Midnight PST.
Every writer who enters receives written analysis as a part of their entry fee.
The Late Deadline for the Short Film Festival is February 3rd:
https://filmfreeway.com/BlueCatShortfilmfestival
The BlueCat Screenplay Competition and Short Film Festival
Founded in 1998 by award-winning writer Gordy Hoffman, BlueCat has remained committed in discovering unknown, gifted screenwriters and showcases their work to a global audience year after year. Through written analysis provided to all entrants, BlueCat has supported thousands of screenwriters with many who have gone on to successful careers in the film and television industry
Awards
Feature Screenplay Winner $10,000. Four Feature Finalists will receive $1000 each.
Short Script Winner $5,000. Four Shorts Finalists will receive $500 each.
Pilot (Hour) Winner $5,000. Four Pilot Finalists will receive $500 each.
Pilot (Half-Hour) Winner $5,000. Four Pilot Finalists will receive $500 each.
The Fellini Award (Best International Screenplay) Winner $5,000.
The Short Film Festival will be held in Los Angeles on April 30th, with the selected 5-10 films eligible to win Best Short, Best Director, Best Script and Best Performance.
BlueCat’s Alumni include:
Aaron Guzikowski (Verve/Madhouse) wrote PRISONERS and the remake of PAPILLON, which will open in theatres on August 28th, 2018.
Fergal Rock wrote DEPARTURES starring Nina Dobrev and Maisie Williams, which opens in theatres this year. An early draft of DEPARTURES entitled Calvin & Skye won the BlueCat Fellini Award.
Ana Lily Amirpour (CAA), won Special Jury Prize at the 2016 Venice Film Festival for THE BAD BATCH, directed by Lyle Vincent (DREAMLAND) and starring Jason Momoa, Jim Carrey and Keanu Reeves. She recently directed a critically acclaimed episode of LEGION.
Ashleigh Powell (Gersh/Good Fear Film), wrote THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS directed by Lasse Hallström and Joe Johnston. Disney will release the movie on November 2nd, 2018. She’s currently writing THE ATHENA PROJECT for Warner Bros and THE PAPER MAGICIAN for Disney.
Savion Einstein’s (Gersh) THE LONGEST BIRTHDAY, for which she won the BlueCat Joplin Award, is going into pre-production this year and will be directed by Maggie Peren. She’s currently penning a rewrite of her script Superfecundation for Sony Screen Gems.
Young Il Kim (UTA/Arlook) recently adapted THE RISE OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT for Alex Timbers (MOZART IN THE JUNGLE) to direct.
Late Deadline: January 20th, 2019. Feature Screenplay $80, Pilot (Hour) $75, Pilot (Half-Hour) $70, Short Script $65, Short Film $65.
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