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...
Tiburon International Film Festival will hold a panel discussion on screenwriting with Joseph McBride [film historian and author of WRITING IN PICTURES: SCREENWRITING MADE
(MOSTLY) PAINLESS], who will also sign his book after the panel, Julian Hoxter [author of WRITE WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW: AN ACCESSIBLE MANUAL FOR SCREENWRITERS], who also will sign his book after the panel, Sam Hamm [screenwriter of such films as
Have a great idea for an original half-hour comedy pilot? Win a $25k guaranteed development deal with FOX and the opportunity to participate at the 2012 NYTVF!
The New York Television Festival and Fox Broadcasting Company have teamed up to offer aspiring TV writers the opportunity to submit original half-hour comedy pilots scripts for the chance to win $25,000 and a development deal with FOX!
Awards:
25 Finalists will have their scripts evaluated by FOX...
For more than four decades, Philip Kaufman has been gracing the screen with his unique and passionate vision, creating a double-barreled legacy of excellence as both a writer and director. To conclude our Writers Celebration event on March 9 at the San Jose Rep we will be honoring Philip Kaufman with the Maverick Spirit Award. Previous guest recipients include Kevin Spacey, Sir Ben Kingsley, Spike Lee, William H. Macy, Diablo Cody, and Alec Baldwin. The final act of the evening focuses on the re...
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Resources for screenwriters
CineStory : http://www.cinestory.com
Works with emerging screenwriters to hone their craft
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The number-one selling screenwriting software program in the world
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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...
I would really appreciate if any of you would share free tutorials or workshops on screenwriting and post production
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The New York Screenplay Contest is a global screenwriting contest
designed to launch careers and provide recognition and network
opportunities to the world's best new voices in screenwriting for film
and television. The New York Screenplay Contest awards its winners with
cash, prizes, sponsorship packages, and meetings with leading industry
professionals.
The San Francisco Film Society and the Kenneth Rainin Foundation today announced the 11 finalists for the fifth round of SFFS/KRF Filmmaking Grants of more than $300,000, to be given to one or more feature films that through plot, character, theme or setting significantly explore human and civil rights, discrimination, gender and sexual identity and other urgent social justice issues of our time. Additionally, the grants support films that have a significant economic or professional impact on th...
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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...
The Writers Guild of America, West has announced its 2011 WGAW Writer Access Project honorees, comprised of 13 diverse television writers who competed in the comedy and drama script categories. As part of its efforts to enhance the employment opportunities of diverse writers, the WGAW launched the Writer Access Project in 2009. Now in its third year, the Guild’s innovative program, coordinated by the WGAW Diversity Department, identifies writers with television staffing experience and makes sa...
Pitching is one of the most essential skills needed for a successful career in the film and television industry. It is also one of the most ignored skills by newcomers to the industry.
To understand the basic psychology behind a pitch that will help to enhance your chances to be heard by top film executives...these are the people who matter.
For more info, visit http://www.raindance.org/site/pitching-practise-screenwriting-class-toronto
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“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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SCREENWRITING CONTEST - Genres include: Drama, Comedy & Horror/Thriller - Short Scripts: Under 45 pages. - Feature Scripts: Over 45 pages. ...
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...
The Nantucket Film Festival is accepting film and screenplay submissions for its 16th edition, to be held June 22-26, 2011.
Unique in its dedication to supporting and promoting the art of screenwriting, the Nantucket Film Festival has been a standout on the festival circuit, screening imaginative films with an eye for great storytelling. The films shown at NFF are comprised of independent, studio-produced, foreign, documentary, animation, and short works in every genre.
All film s...
Nine Finalists for $15,000 Award to be Given to Support the Work of a Mid-Career American ScreenwriterThe San Francisco Film Society announced today the finalists and honorable mention for the second SFFS/Hearst Screenwriting Grant. The grant of $15,000 will be awarded to a mid-career screenwriter who has been a practicing writer for at least five years and who has previously written a minimum of one feature screenplay. The grant is open to writers residing in the United States whose project exp...
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...
This past 3 days, 29th till today the 31st, I have attended the 1st ever edition of the London Screenwriters' Festival at Regents' Park. (http://www.londonscreenwritersfestival.com/)Organised by Chris Jones (of "Guerrilla Film Makers' Handbook" fame) and David Chamberlain, it's a festival with every imaginable aspect of screenwriting in mind. It is interesting to see so many writers in the same place, because they are different with being a film festival - quieter, I think. I ...
London Screenwriters Festival is a festival that runs from the 29th - 31st October it is only about screen writing and its for screen writes. I'm not really a screen writer but the line up of events looked kinder cool. Also as most film makers know some times its just easier to write your own work then it is to wait for some one else to write it.The event i enjoyed from the first day was Kate Lays "Your Script, From Good to Great" this event was all about getting you script up to the b...
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...
The San Francisco Film Society and the Kenneth Rainin Foundation today announced the ten finalists for the fourth round of SFFS/KRF Filmmaking Grants of up to a total of $225,000, to be given to one or more feature films that through plot, character, theme or setting significantly explore human and civil rights, discrimination, gender and sexual identity and other urgent social justice issues of our time. Additionally, the grants support films that have a significant economic or professional imp...
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...
