Recent Script Sales #72
Want to know what Hollywood has been buying in the last week or so? Below are some recent script sales. Info on sales price and loglines are included as available.
The Piper
Based on the comic book written by Mike Kalvoda, Ralph Tedesco and Joe Brusha.
Buyers: Zenescope Entertainment, Persistent Entertainment and Pantry Films
Butcher’s Crossing
Adaptation of novel by the same title.
Buyers: Focus Features - LA
Jeremy Cabbage and the Living Museum of Human Oddballs and Quadruped Delights
Based on the 2008 children’s book of the same name
Buyers: Fox 2000, Sunswept Entertainment
The Hunter
Feature adaptation of Dare Comics series “The Hunter.”
Buyers: Scarlet Fire Entertainment
Fade
Based on the novel “Fade” by Robert Cormier.
Buyers: Darko Entertainment
Beautiful Creatures
Based on the novel by Margaret Stohl
Buyers: Warner Bros. Pictures
The Lonely Hearts Club
Based on the novel by the same title.
Buyers: Mandalay Pictures
Fallen
adaptation of the novel by the same title.
Buyers: Mayhem Productions, Walt Disney Studios
American Lightning
Adapted from the novel of the same title.
Buyers: Wind Dancer Productions
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Based on the bestselling book written by Seth Grahame-Smith and Austen.
Buyers: Lionsgate Entertainment, Handsomecharlie Films, Darko Entertainment
Important Artifacts
Adaptation of the Leanne Shapton book
Buyers: lan B Entertainment, Paramount Pictures
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Win a Year-Long Fellowship with the CineStory Screenwriting Awards!
Have you guys heard about the fellowship up for grabs with the CineStory Screenwriting Awards? I got the details through Infolist.com and will post it below. Remember that you can sign up for Infolist to get the emails delivered to your inbox!
CINESTORY SCREENWRITING AWARDS
COMPETE TO WIN THE YEAR-LONG FELLOWSHIP!
Make 2010 a breakthrough year for your screenwriting career - Enter the CineStory Screenwriting Awards
CineStory is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to nurturing the best new voices in screenwriting. To this end, each year the top 16 writers from the CineStory Screenwriting Awards are invited to an exclusive screenwriters retreat where they receive feedback and advice from working industry professionals.
The Grand Prize is a year-long fellowship program valued at over $7000, including two mentors handpicked to help the winner advance in craft and career.
Past CSA winners include Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby (IRON MAN, CHILDREN OF MEN), Greg Marcks (11:14), Lance Hammer (BALLAST), Michael Cahill (THE KING OF CALIFORNIA) and Daniel Barnz (PHOEBE IN WONDERLAND).
Retreat mentors include key creative personnel behind films such as SE7EN, IRON MAN, CHILDREN OF MEN, FINDING NEVERLAND, FIREWALL, THE DANGEROUS LIVES OF ALTAR BOYS, BAND OF BROTHERS and many more.
Enter for a chance to become the 2010 CSA Fellow and attend the Fall Retreat.
FINAL DEADLINE: JANUARY 31st!!
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Use your special discount code Info10 in your submission email or on your entry form, and get $15 OFF your submission fee! That’s just $50 (normally $65) for a chance at the grand prize! Or double your chances, and submit two scripts for only $90!
TO ENTER:
For entry forms, guidelines and submission instructions:
www.cinestory.org/contest.php
Valentine’s Day or Christmas Romantic Comedy Scripts Wanted
Got a finished romantic comedy script? Is it set around Valentine’s Day or Christmas? If so, it might be what one company is looking for!
Here are the details from Infolist.com:
SCRIPTS WANTED – CHRISTMAS OR VALENTINES ROMANTIC COMEDY
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8790 Pictures, Inc - Female-Led, Christmas, Valentine
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We are looking for completed feature-length or MOW Christmas or Valentine’s Day romantic comedy scripts featuring a female lead role in her 20’s.
The story should be appropriate to air on television, meaning for audiences of all ages. It should be a rom-com and not be a serious drama or deal with provocative situations and be centered on either Valentine’s or Christmas. The lead character, not the supporting one, must be in her 20’s. Please do not submit very lengthy feature scripts as the runtime should end up an appropriate length for a MOW.
Budget will not exceed $4 million. WG and Non-WG writers may submit.
Our credits include “Because of Winn-Dixie.”
TO SUBMIT:
1. Please go to www.InkTippro.com/leads
2. Enter your email address (you will be signing up for InkTip’s newsletter - FREE!)
3. Copy/Paste this code: n04t3u3swf
4. You will be submitting a logline and synopsis only, and you will be contacted to submit the full script only if there is interest from the production company.
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. Please mention you heard about this from Jeff Gund at INFOLIST.com and please email any questions to:
jerrol@inktip.com
Urban/Metro Action Scripts Wanted
Got a finished urban/metro action script? If so, there may be a production company interested in it!
Here are the details from Infolist.com:
SCRIPTS WANTED – URBAN/METRO ACTION
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MixvilleII - Urban/Metro Action Scripts
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We are looking for completed feature-length action scripts with stories taking place in a major metropolitan/city setting. Submissions should be for material that is high energy and story driven (meaning the story is built more around surprising and provoking plot turns than it is around the characters and their actions), i.e. something in the vein of “Crank,” but more intellectual. We’re open to material that has a bit of a high-tech bent, as long as the “tech” is plausible and realistic.
Budget will not exceed $5 million. WGA and non-WGA writers may submit.
Our credits include “The Ghosts of Edendale.”
TO SUBMIT:
1. Please go to www.InkTippro.com/leads
2. Enter your email address (you will be signing up for InkTip’s newsletter - FREE!)
3. Copy/Paste this code: k8kprsexrb
4. You will be submitting a logline and synopsis only, and you will be contacted to submit the full script only if there is interest from the production company.
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. Please mention you heard about this from Jeff Gund at INFOLIST.com and please email any questions to:
jerrol@inktip.com
