Archive for Archive for March, 2008
IFFF Announces 2008 Screenplay Competition Winners
The 2008 International Family Film Festival has announced their feature and short screenplay competition winners. Winners list: 2008 FEATURE SCREENPLAY Best Drama “True North”, Eric W. Carlson Best Comedy “Be Careful What You Wish For” Carol Sabik-Jaffe Best Animation “Escape from Biology”, Joanne Watson Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy “The Ardanea Pendant” Jeanne McKinney, Anne Bradshaw 2008 SHORT [...]
Do you have to be in LA to sell a screenplay?
When I visit screenwriting sites and message boards this question is asked a lot. It never fails that someone in Nebraska wants to be a screenwriter and wants to know if they can sell their script in Hollywood while remaining in Nebraska. If you have seen this question then you know how the “gurus” usually [...]
And now…
for this week’s edition of Totally Ridiculous Casting! Apparently someone decided that Mariska Hargitay’s character on Law & Order: SVU needed a boyfriend. So, who did they cast in this new role? Bill Pullman. Yes, they look as ridiculous side-by-side as you might think. Head on over to the TV Guide site to see their [...]
WriteSafe Announces Semifinalists
WriteSafe has announced their semifinalists for the fourth quarter of 2007. So if you entered the WriteSafe contest, you might want to check the list below. More info on WriteSafe here. WriteSafe Semi-Finalists (listed alphabetically by title): “51″ by Robert O’Hannon – Screenplay CHALLENGERS EPISODE 4 by John Adcox – Teleplay CHALLENGERS PILOT by John [...]
5th Annual Screenwriter’s Challenge
File this under: interesting contest. This really seems like an intriguing contest idea. The 5th Annual Screenwriter’s Challenge is a contest where writers compete to see who can produce the best short screenplay(15 pages max.) on an assigned genre and subject in one week. There are two rounds in the contest. And if you advance, [...]
