Tallgrass Filmmakers Lab: Screenwriting For Low Budget Production
This workshop is not about writing a screenplay you can sell… it’s about writing a movie you can make.
TFF alumni filmmaker and Ad Astra recipient Laura Lee Bahr presents Screenwriting for Low-Budget Production on Saturday June 23 from 1 – 3 pm at the Innovation Center at WDDC. (507 E. Douglas). In L.A., everyone has a screenplay for a multi-million budget movie, but at Tallgrass we see movies with stories that fe...
www.ScreenplayFest.com
THERE WILL BE FIVE ONLINE CONTESTS:
1. March 05, 2012 to May 01, 2012
2. May 05, 2012 to July 01, 2012
3. July 05, 2012 to September 01, 2012
4. September 05, 2012 to November 01, 2012
5. November 05, 2012 to January 01, 2012 - "The GRAND PRIZE Contest"
The TOP FOUR WINNERS from EACH of the online contests will be considered "Quarter-Finalists" and will be entered into the Grand Prize Contest. Why hold these Deadline C...
SPECIAL CORPORATE PRODUCTION AWARD: STRIVE TENNIS ACADEMY CALL TO ACTION FOR DIRECTORS WHO CAN SUBMIT? Anyone is eligible to submit to this separate FREE category as long as you have submitted one other project to a main category by October 31st. This includes anyone that has received a credit on your current submitted project, not just the credited director. You are also welcome to submit more than one submission for this category.The winning director will receive award recognition and if sel...
THE MIX Short Film Awards - Call for Entries
Late Deadline: November 15th/WAB Extended Deadline: November 30th
www.themixshorts.com
The MIX champions short film writers and filmmakers by rewarding current projects and acting as a catalyst for bringing writers & filmmakers together to produce a new wave of forward-thinking projects.
The MIX brings a range of exciting production opportunities and industry recognition to s...
Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, announced today the panelists for the seventh annual Film Independent Forum, presented by indieWIRE, to be held October 21-23 at the Directors Guild of America. The keynote speaker and additional panelists will be announced shortly, as well as the recipient of the 2011 Sloan Producers Grant, to be awarded on closing night. The Film Independent Forum is a must-attend weekend con...
Indie film budget and schedule line producer production services are so important to move a screenplay from the page to the silver screen. The second most critical document to the script is the filmbudget and corresponding shooting schedule.
Studio film budget and production costs are mounting and climbing further and higher. Hollywood tentpole's are the order of the day as studios seek to limit their risk and ramp up their upside. The indie film is not dead,...
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ASW: ASIA-BASED SCREENWRITER & SCRIPT DOCTOR
Screenwriting :: Analysis :: Polishing :: Dialogue Enhancement
Structural Renovation and Tweaks
Available for:
Dialogue Tweaks and Character Development
Local Research in Asia for Projects of All Genres
Screenplay Evaluation with Notes
Writing & Co-writing Complete Screenplays based on Outline, Notes, or Treatment
Documentary Research an...
72% off Filmmaking Course for Teens. This intensive one-day introductory course is designed specifically for young aspiring filmmakers and gives an overview of filmmaking ? writing-producing and directing. Learn what it takes to be a filmmaker, the roles and responsibilities of the key creative positions, and how you can start your career NOW. It?s never too early! (This course is also offered on Sunday July 10.)Designed specifically for a young audience, this course breaks down each element of...
This 2-evening course will cover the basics of producing a one-off or series in the documentary or factual film fields. Starting with the basics, this course will take you through your story idea, development of pitch materials and financing to pre-production, production, post-production and deliverables.This course will take you from A to Z to help you prepare for a documentary film shoot. Full of practical tips, case studies, problem scenarios and handouts of call sheets, shooting schedules, e...
“Write Right” is an intensive course designed to launch your career as a writer. Whether you’re a rank beginner, or a seasoned veteran, you’ll learn new insights about the business and art of writing for film and TV.
Everyone is looking for scripts. The challenge is to create saleable screenplays, and then develop a successful marketing strategy.
For more info, visit http://www.raindance.org/site/write-right-screenwriting-class-toronto
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Hello Writers!We hope all is well with your screenwriting!We are thrilled to inform you of fantastic news regarding Philadelphia's SCREENPLAYFEST - Your Online Screenplay Contest! We have TWO exciting NEW SPONSORS: ROBERT MCKEE'S STORYLOGUE and DANIEL MANUS' NO BULLSCRIPT CONSULTING. The addition of these amazing sponsors has pushed our AWARDS total over $5000!Our FINAL DEADLINE for our 1ST ONLINE CONTEST FOR 2011 is: January 5, 2011... 01/05/11 (11:59PM). EVERY s...
We are proud to announce two additional sponsors: SellaScript.com, Virtual Pitchfest, and DoneDealPro.com! VIRTUAL PITCHFEST: 10 Pitch Package! (valued $90.00) Are you tired of cold querying Hollywood and getting Radio Silence? Enter www.VirtualPitchFest.com which enables screenwriters to Pitch Hollywood Pros online with the assurance of a guaranteed response back. With VPF, your query letters are sent directly to Pros via the site and responded to within 5 days. VPF n...
Quarter Finals: December 15th
Semi Finals - December 28th
Winner - January 15th, 2011
Call for Entries is open
Extended Deadline: November 15th, 2010
Contact Info
Official Webiste
Contact the competition's Founder Julie Gray
info@justeffing.com
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"Philadelphia's SCREENPLAY FEST - An Online Screenplay Competition"
OBJECTIVE:
It's Time to be Recognized. Post Your Screenplay Online. Get Feedback. Gain Recognition. Your Door to Hollywood.
Philadelphia's "Screenplay Fest" is a unique opportunity for writers to receive:
1) Much FEEDBACK on your work to better your screenplay.
2) PUBLICITY - Screenplays are uploaded onto our website allowing agents, managers and producers to view t...
This month we’ve been chatting to brothers, Ben and Chris Blaine – two self-taught filmmakers who have learnt their craft by mistakes, flukes and a lot of hard work. They own the production company Charlie Productions and their impressive portfolio of films include the BAFTA shortlisted Russell Square and award-winning Hallo Panda. The pair is also heavily involved in Shooting People – the international networking organisation dedicated to the support and promotion of indepe...
Getting your idea from your head to a sheet of paper means a journey of just eighteen inches. Approach the journey in the right way, and you will arrive safely. Start this journey unprepared and you will end up wandering and confused, your idea locked inside you, those eighteen inches may as well be a million miles.
Discover the insider trade secrets that are designed to keep outsiders from breaking into the industry. Find out shortcuts to success, and how to map out a hugely rewarding car...
FirstGlance Feature and Short Screenplay Competitions
Late
Deadline: July 12, 2009
WAB
Deadline :July 22, 2009
Top three scripts are judged by Hollywood
production companies and top producers in the industry, including Greenestreet Films, Boxing Cat Films (Tim Allen’s
production company), Madhouse Entertainment, Avalanche!
Entertainment, CMM Productions, Alma Libra Films, Vine Entertainment, Converge
Entertainment and some of Hollywood’s biggest producers....
The annual Great Lakes Film Association Scriptwriting Competition has officially opened its Call for Entries and will accept submissions internationally of short and feature length screenplays, stage plays, and teleplays of all genres and niches including documentary, horror, experimental, Religious/Spiritual, animation and Gay/Lesbian for the 2009 competition.The Great Lakes Film Association Scriptwriting Competition has achieved such great success in past years that we now are able to offer a ...
Two-Day Screenwriting Workshop to take place at this year’s Rhode Island International Film Festival (PROVIDENCE, RI) ScriptBiz 2008 has a developed two days of interactive and informational workshops for aspiring screenwriters desiring to hone and harness their craft. Special guests include Hollywood filmmaker MICHAEL CORRENTE (“Federal Hill,” Outside Providence,” “American Buffalo,” “Brooklyn Rules,” “Dumb & Dumber,” “There’s Something About Mary”), PILAR ALES...
Filmbay, Ltd. (Toronto, Canada), with the URL www.Filmbay.com, announces the launch of the first Internet marketplace for worldwide buyers and sellers to search and option feature motion pictures, short films, documentaries, music videos, music, screenplays and more. In addition, filmmakers, sound composers and others can sell their titles individually as DVD, CD or other formats via an online shop.Never before has the global film industry had a centralized online marketplace, communications cen...
Live dailies from AFI FestBy STUART BRAZELL, AFI online Contributing Writer There is no denying that music can have a profound impact on film. Nothing is more emotionally satisfying than watching a great movie scene with the perfect song playing. Music can also inspire a film, and that is clear in this year's lineup of music-related films at AFI FEST 2007. The world premiere PUBLIC ENEMY: WELCOME TO THE TERRORDOME examines the powerful 20-year history of the influential hip-hop group, Public En...
Anthony Q. Artis Anthony Artis is a 15-year veteran of the film and TV industry whose features and shows have been screened at the Tribeca Film Festival, the IFP Feature Market, Slamdance, and on MTV. He is the manager of the Film and TV Production Center at New York University's renowned film school. Features & Benefits Pull off your vision in creative and cost-effective ways Bonus DVD with video and audio tutorials, interviews, b...
Macedonian-Polish action spec wins the first Central European Pitch Forum Veteran Macedonian-born Swiss writer-director Mitko Panov took first prize and 5 thousand euro along with it at the closing event of the 2007 Fade In Central European Pitch Forum, the continent’s first story market, for his Balkan-set drama-actioner Witness.The 2 thousand euro-worth special jury prize went to Paolo Poti from Italy for his drama screenplay The God of the Hills, while the award for the best Eastern Europea...
New Filmmaking Website Tells the Stories of Filmmakers from All Walks of Life;The new website Filmmaking Focus profiles the fascinating men and women who direct films.The new website Filmmaking Focus profiles the fascinating men and women who direct films. Each week, Filmmaking Focus tells the story of a different filmmaker. The website will feature film directors from all over the world and at all skill levels -- everyone from those who have just finished their first film to veteran directors w...
Former Hollywood foreign sales agent for independent films reveals secrets to getting distribution for movies.Even though most filmmakers make their movies with the ultimate goal of distribution in mind, very few actually get distribution deals for their finished films. Why? Because many filmmakers rush into the filmmaking process without doing their homework in advance. In reality though, preparation and research go a long way in ultimately acquiring distribution for your film.According to Stac...
