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 SCREENPLAY
Best Drama “Unholy Encounter”, Anthony Amenta
Best Comedy […]

Posted by: the screenwriting mofo on Friday, March 28th, 2008

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 answer. […]

Posted by: the screenwriting mofo on Monday, March 24th, 2008

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 photos […]

Posted by: the screenwriting mofo on Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

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 Adcox - Teleplay
EARTHBOUND by […]

Posted by: the screenwriting mofo on Monday, March 17th, 2008

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 […]

Posted by: the screenwriting mofo on Sunday, March 16th, 2008

Final Harry Potter movie news

Looks like fans of Harry Potter will get two movies for the final installment.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I and Part II will hit theaters in November 2010 and May 2011 respectively.
For more on this, check out the story on Cinematical.

Posted by: the screenwriting mofo on Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Great resource for those working on a television script

Are you working on a television show script for one of those contests that makes you write a script from a show that is currently on the air? If so, you might want to check out Fancast as a resource for your TV shows.
I have not had a lot of time to check it out […]

Posted by: the screenwriting mofo on Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

Get great shopping cart software

Have you set up a good online presence for your business? If not, that is definitely something that you will want to get to work on, and like sooner rather than later. I was just reading in the latest issue of Entrepreneur magazine how business cannot compete in the market place without a good web […]

Posted by: the screenwriting mofo on Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Great networking event for writers in Los Angeles

Are you a wannabe screenwriter in Los Angeles? If so, then there is a sweet event that you will not want to miss.
I found out about it through InfoList, which you should sign up for if you like to get notice of things like this. I signed up for it a while back and all […]

Posted by: the screenwriting mofo on Friday, March 7th, 2008

Get your online degree

Do you have your degree? Or do you think that you do not have enough time to get your degree? Then why not get an online degree instead of a traditional degree? At Columbia Southern University you can get an online degree in one of many different programs. To give you an idea of the […]

Posted by: the screenwriting mofo on Thursday, March 6th, 2008