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2014 BlueCat Screenplay Competition Call for Feature Screenplays

2013-06-13T20:11:37Z

In the spirit of our commitment to the development of screenwriters worldwide, the BlueCat Screenplay Competition holds a longstanding tradition of giving written notes to every screenplay submitted. Each Feature screenplay entered receives two analyses, while each Short screenplay receives one.

All Feature Screenplay submissions received by June 15th will receive their feedback by July 1st. ($55 entry fee)

Best Feature Screenplay $15,000 Grand Prize; Four Finalists $2500

Best Short Screenplay $10,000 Grand Prize; Three Finalists $1500

Best UK Feature Screenplay $1500 Prize

Best International Feature Screenplay $1500

Best Movie Title: Three Winners $250 each

SUBMIT YOUR SCREENPLAY:
http://www.bluecatscreenplay.com/2014-call-for-entries

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WANTED: faith-based screenplays or stage plays

2013-06-11T20:37:10Z

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INFOLIST.com has forged an alliance with InkTip to bring you some great opportunities!

Here’s some info on FAITH BASED SCREENPLAYS OR STAGE PLAYS wanted (written for or can be adapted for female African American audience) - be sure to read the specific details below!

Feel free to forward if you know anyone who would be interested, and please submit only if your submission meets ALL the requirements!!

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FAITH-BASED STAGE SCRIPTS & PLAYS WANTED

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Swirl Films - Seeking Faith-Based Stage Scripts & Plays
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We are looking for completed feature-length faith-based screenplays or stage plays.

Screenplays must be adaptable for stage, so scripts with stories taking place in 2-3 locations are preferred. Material submitted should be written for or adaptable to a female African American audience, and should convey a positive or feel-good message.

Budget will not exceed 300k. Non-WGA writers may submit.

Our credits include “2435& Ticking” “He’s Mine Not Yours” among others.

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IMPORTANT: Please ONLY submit your work if it fits what the lead is looking for EXACTLY.

If you aren’t sure if your submission fits, please ask InkTip first. Be sure to mention you heard about this from Jeff Gund at INFOLIST.com and please email any questions to:
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2013-06-06T16:46:48Z

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low-budget faith-based scripts sought (posted May 29, 2013)

2013-05-30T00:47:49Z

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Hi everyone,

INFOLIST.com has forged an alliance with InkTip to bring you some great opportunities!

Here’s some info on FAITH-BASED SCRIPTS wanted (with limited locations) - be sure to read the specific details below!

Feel free to forward if you know anyone who would be interested, and please submit only if your submission meets ALL the requirements!!

You should always be sure to register your material with the Writer’s Guild and the US Copyright Office before submitting to any leads.

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FAITH-BASED SCRIPTS WANTED

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Silver Dream Factory - Seeking Contained Faith-Based Scripts
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We are looking for completed, feature-length, family-friendly faith-based scripts where the entire story takes place in three or fewer locations.

Stories must be contemporary. As we have access to specific studio sets and interior locations, we prefer scripts where the majority of the story is set in indoor locations/sets like a house, airplane interior, bungalow, police station, hospital, etc.

Budget will not exceed $100K. Only non-WGA writers should submit.

Our credits include “You Did What,” “The Utopian Society,” “Mustard Seed Films,” and “My First Day with Buddy Bear Adventures.”

TO SUBMIT:
1. Please go to http://www.InkTippro.com/leads
2. Enter your email address (you will be signing up for InkTip’s newsletter - FREE!)
3. Copy/Paste this code: x5bgt0evmw
4. You will be submitting a logline and synopsis only.

IMPORTANT: Please ONLY submit your work if it fits what the lead is looking for EXACTLY.

If you aren’t sure if your submission fits, please ask InkTip first. Be sure to mention you heard about this from Jeff Gund at INFOLIST.com and please email any questions to:
jerrol at inktip dot com

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ARTICLE: Amazon Unlocks The Value Of Fan Fiction With ‘Kindle Worlds’

2013-05-27T20:43:36Z

A new program called Kindle Worlds will let would-be writers publish, and profit from, fan-fictional e-books with the blessing of the original characters’ creators, who will receive royalties from every sale.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbercovici/2013/05/22/amazon-unlocks-the-value-of-fan-fiction-with-kindle-worlds/

C.J. Powers Article: Drive the Plot with Jeopardy

2013-05-17T17:09:04Z

http://cjpowersonline.com/2013/05/17/drive-the-plot-with-jeopardy/

2014 BlueCat Screenplay Competition Call for Entries

2013-05-10T19:29:41Z

This year, BlueCat establishes one of the largest cash prizes in the world for a Short Screenplay, with a Grand prize of $10,000, along with an increase in our Feature prize to $15,000.

Students will be eligible to submit their short screenplay at a discounted rate of $29 for the duration of the competition.

Each Short Screenplay submission will receive one written analysis, while each Feature Screenplay entry will receive two.

All Short Screenplay submissions received by May 15th will receive their feedback by June 1st. ($35 entry fee)

All Feature Screenplay submissions received by June 15th will receive their feedback by July 1st. ($55 entry fee)

Best Feature Screenplay
$15,000 Grand Prize
Four Finalists
$2500 Prize

Best Short Screenplay
$10,000 Grand Prize
Three Finalists
$1500 Prize

The Cordelia Award
Best Feature Screenplay from the UK
$1500 Prize

The Joplin Award
Best Feature Screenplay from outside the USA, Canada or the UK
$1500 Prize

Movie Title Contest: Three Winners $250 each
All screenplays entered by August 1 are eligible
SUBMIT YOUR SCREENPLAY: http://www.bluecatscreenplay.com/2014-call-for-entries

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How to write a short?

2013-05-08T22:22:27Z

Hey Fellow Filmmakers!
Soo, I’m trying to write my first ‘short’ screenplay and I only have a month to write it…It’s not taken me too long to realize that my first story idea is going to be way too large and complicated for a ‘short’. I’ve only ever written a ’ full feature length’ screenplay, so writing and directing a ‘short’ is pretty new to me. I can tell that I’m trying to condense a feature length story and it’s definitely not working..So how do I write a 10-15 min short? Have any of you made short films? I would love to watch some examples…I’m a bit confused as how to make an interesting story, without starting at the beginning and ending at ‘the end’. I’m thinking that shorts must be a story much more compact, and even perhaps a ‘pop in’ and a ‘pop out’ of a story world, rather than a beginning, middle, and end - journey… Anyhow,
whatever help and info you can bring my way, it would be much appreciated!
God Bless, AJ

ARTICLE: I Will Not Read Your <CENSORED> Script

2013-05-08T22:00:55Z

I remember liking this when I first read it a while back, and I like it even more now:

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2009/09/i_will_not_read.php

CAUTION: this article contains profane language that you might find discomforting.

WARNING: this article contains truths most of you don’t want to hear.

DANGER: this article contains information that will kill your screenwriting aspirations if you choose to remain ignorant of it.

Cheerfully,
Calix

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how would you adapt?

2013-05-05T04:22:34Z

I’ve fallen in love with a sentiment I’ve read as expressed by Guillermo del Toro on several occasions… I’ll give you my best effort at bowdlerizing it as respectfully (to both CF and Guillermo’s intent) as I can:

“Adapting a work by someone else is like marrying a widow. You want to try and be as respectful as possible of the previous husband, but eventually you’ve got to take her to bed…”

This discussion is inspired by Jenni Noordhoek’s comment elsewhere that she’d like to see The Horse and His Boy as a film produced in the Narnia series, as well as the current discussion as to the difficulties (and hope for) an adaptation of The Silmarillion.

So, in general - how would you adapt?

I see two likely scenarios for a writer to be given a realistic chance to do an adaptation:

First, the writer really loves the work, and is looking for the opportunity to bring the story to life in another medium.

Second, a producer has acquired the work and likes the track record of the screenwriter and assigns the screenwriter to adapt the pre-existing work.

In both cases, I think the key is that the writer bring their own passion and perspective on the story.

There’s a great apocryphal story (wish I could find it via Google!) about an extra in some famous movie (let’s call it Men in Black) where he’s in the background at the bus stop; he tells his friend “hey, I’m in this new movie coming out!” and the friend asks “cool, what’s it about?”

He replies “It’s about this guy waiting for a bus…”

So the perspective a creative brings isn’t always in the best interest of the story - it would be terrible for a writer to write MIB from that one actor’s perspective!

But I also think a writer has to bring their own passion to the project.

If a producer were to ask me to do a Jane Austin adaptation, I’d have to explain very clearly that I haven’t been drawn to her work deeply, and that what I create is much more likely to be a take such as Clueless did - a movie I did enjoy that was “inspired” by Jane Austin.

If that’s what the producer wants or not, they need to know that’s what they’re going to get from me!

I also more and more think that if a film’s chances of succeeding are 10%, then the only thing I’m convinced can shift those odds is a film having a strong, singular driving vision, preferably one that begins with the screenwriter.

I also think that raises the odds to only 10.0001%, but still!

So that’s my primary perspective on adaptation: you have to love the source material in the best way that you can, and then it’s your responsibility as a writer to bring your own vision and perspective to it.

Thoughts?!

Curiously,
Calix

(...since Aubrey and I are working on an adaptation on a fairly obscure property, this topic applies…)