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Nantucket Film Festival Now Accepting Applications

Monica — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:26:10 +0000

Nantucket features: SHOWTIME’S TONY COX AWARDS SCREENPLAY COMPETITION.

Deadlines March 1 to March 19

For more information, visit:

http://www.nantucketfilmfestival.org/ScreenplayApplication.php

Page International Screenwriting Awards Now Accepting Applications

Monica — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:22:09 +0000

The Page International Screenwriting Awards is now accepting applications.

Regular deadline: March 1

Late deadline: April 1

For more information, click here:

http://pageawards.com/the-contest/how-to-enter/

Good luck!!!

Austin Heart of Film Now Accepting Applications

Monica — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:18:42 +0000

The Austin Heart of Film Festival is now accepting applications for the Screenplay and Teleplay screenwriting competition.

Deadline: May 15 – June 1

Click here for more information:

http://www.austinfilmfestival.com/new/screenplay

Free Screenplay Story Notes Giveaway to Oscar Picks Winner

Monica — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:13:19 +0000

I’m offering a free basic story notes package on a screenplay to any reader who can correctly predict the Oscar winners in the following categories:

1. Best Picture 2. Actor in a Leading Role 3. Actor in a Supporting Role 4. Actress in a Leading Role 5. Actress in a Supporting Role 6. Cinematography 7. Directing 8. Writing (Adapted Screenplay) 9. Writing (Original Screenplay) [...]

Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition Now Open

Monica — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:31:47 +0000

12th Annual Scriptapalooza International Screenplay Competition Regular Deadline is March 5th

www.scriptapalooza.com

Why should you submit your script to Scriptapalooza?

-Grand Prize: $10,000 -All the reading is done by 90 production companies -Entertainment Weekly Magazine calls us ‘One of the Best’ -We promote the winners, runners-up, finalists and semifinalists for a full year -We are considered one of the best screenplay competitions by [...]

CineStory: Screenwriting Mentorship at Its Best

Monica — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:13:32 +0000

CineStory is a non-profit that provides mentorship opportunities for screenwriters. This means they have a collection of working industry professionals (agents, producers, writers) and they offer non-professional screenwriters the opportunity to workshop their screenplays and ask questions in a personalized environment.

Pam Pierce is the heart and soul behind CineStory. She started it, I believe, [...]

Q&A: All Screenwriting Competitions Are Not Created Equal

Monica — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:51:01 +0000

Jamie asks: So, I’m just starting to get familiar with the world of screenwriting competitions, and I’m assuming they’re not all created equal. Are there any drawbacks to entering more than one (several even) with the same script? It seems like some contests might require that you don’t submit your script to any other contests? Do [...]

2009 CineStory Screenwriting Awards: Enter Now!

Monica — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 03:10:05 +0000

The 2009 CineStory Screenwriting Awards are now accepting submissions.

CineStory is a very unique non-profit that mentors writers to help them improve their craft and workshop their writing with industry professionals. This is a fantastic organization and worth entering the competition. Competition winners are invited to a special retreat in Idyllwild where they will work [...]

Screenplay Openings: Most Beginnings Are Overwritten

Monica — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:13:59 +0000

This article follows up on Screenplay: The Importance of the First Five Pages.

In the last batch of scripts I read for one of the screenwriting competitions, I would say about 30% of the screenplays had beginnings that were overwritten. It’s not uncommon. In several cases, the real story didn’t start to pick up until [...]

2009 Screenwriting Expo: Early Registration Ends July 31

Monica — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:25:14 +0000

Click here to register early for the Screenwriting Expo in Los Angeles.

October 16-18, 2009 WILSHIRE GRAND HOTEL

By signing up now, you can save $30 off a Gold Pass and $10 off a Basic Pass.

I’ve attended this Expo before and found several of the sessions to be very informative. If you haven’t been before, it’s [...]