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NEWS
Oscar Nominees Announced for the 82nd Academy Awards
Tuesday, Feb 2, 2010
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences president Tom Sherak and actress Anne Hathaway announced the nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards.
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INTERVIEWS
Jason Scoggins, Trevor Engelson, Mike Goldberg, Julie Bloom & Aaron Kaplan
Sunday, Jan 31, 2010
Jason Scoggins, Trevor Engelson, Mike Goldberg, Julie Bloom and
Aaron Kaplan discuss literary management.
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NEWS
Overture Pushes Pause
Saturday, Jan 23, 2010
Liberty Media's film unit Overture Films has put various projects in development on hold.
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NEWS
Disney Hires Bailey as President of Production
Thursday, Jan 14, 2010
Producer Sean Bailey has been hired as Disney's next president of production.
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NEWS
WGA Announces 2010 Nominations
Monday, Jan 11, 2010
The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced their nominations for the 2010 WGA Awards.
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INTERVIEWS
Gary Whitta
Wednesday, Jan 6, 2010
Gary Whitta started his writing career as a videogame and entertainment journalist before deciding to pursue a career as a screenwriter. He wrote The Book of Eli, which arrives in theaters January 15th.
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Contest
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| 2/28/2010 |
Nickelodeon Writing Fellowship Program |
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Nickelodeon is offering writing fellowships in live action and animated television to writers with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Participants will have hands-on interaction with executives writing spec scripts and pitching story ideas. |
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| 2/28/2010 |
British Feature Screenplay Competition |
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The British Feature Screenplay Competition (BSSC) is now accepting submissions for their second annual competition and it promises to be the biggest and best yet. The winning Feature screenplay as judged by an unprecedented panel of judges will go into production.
The BSSC is often asked what is the budget of the production. It's a difficult question to answer but what we can tell you is that the average budget of the last three winnnig screenplays we've produced inclusive of all the sponsorship package is $340,000. That is the biggest prize package offered by any screenplay competition in the world. And this year we're going to offer Two! AND all the finalists will be invited for an interview with the panel of the National Film and Television School - UK's top film school. Plus, ten runners-up will receive Movie Magic screenwriting software.
The BSSC is the only competitive and international short screenplay competition that is able to boast an unrivalled line-up of judges and support from the industry.
The competition is open to all, young, old, produced, unproduced, veterans and novices.
The BSSC is sponsored by: Kodak, Lee Lighting, Panavision, Pinewood Studios, Screenplay Systems and Working Title Films. |
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| 2/28/2010 |
WriteMovies Writing Contest |
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Since 1999, dozens of writers have found representation and had their books & scripts optioned as a result of participating in our contest and receiving the high level of industry exposure we provide.
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| 3/1/2010 |
People's Pilot Competition |
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With more networks and cable channels on television than ever before, and New Media garnering larger audiences everyday, the market for bright, fresh, and original ideas is at an all-time high.
The old pros who have been the traditional creators of TV series are hard on the job, but even they can't fill the demand. Executives and producers are ready and waiting for new people they can count on to supply them with material unlike that ever before seen.
This is the dawning of the era of YOU, THE NEW WRITER, with your unique vision. To help you sell your series, TV Writer.Com, the most successful television writing site on the Web, has created the PEOPLE'S PILOT COMPETITION.
The rewards can be enormous. Your dream for all to see. With you as the producer/head writer...and collecting the salary that accompanies that job. And all you have to do is commit your dreamchild to paper. Only a few short pages containing the title of your series idea, the main thrust of the storyline or storylines, the characters, and the setting.
That's right. This isn't a screenplay or teleplay contest. Television networks and cable channels don't buy series pilot scripts, they develop them with their creators and production companies and packaging agencies they trust. |
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| 3/15/2010 |
American Screenwriting Competition |
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The American Screenwriting Competition is open to all feature film writers worldwide. Every brilliant film begins with a brilliant screenplay. Do you have what it takes to take home our grand prize package worth over $12,000? |
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| 4/1/2010 |
BlueCat Screenplay Competition |
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Founded by Gordy Hoffman to develop and celebrate the undiscovered screenwriter, the BlueCat Screenplay Competition provides written screenplay analysis to every writer on every script they enter.
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| 4/1/2010 |
PAGE International Screenwriting Awards |
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Now celebrating its 7th anniversary year, The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition has rapidly become one of the most important sources for new screenwriting talent within the Hollywood community and worldwide. This year the judges will present a total of 31 Awards and over $50,000 in Cash & Prizes in ten different genre categories: Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family Film, Historical Film, Science Fiction, Thriller/Horror, Short Film, TV Drama Pilot, and TV Sitcom Pilot. Most importantly, the PAGE Awards contest is judged entirely by working professionals in the film and television industry, so everyone who enters has the opportunity to get your script into the hands of people who can truly help advance your career. |
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