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2010 BlueCat Screenplay Competition CALL FOR ENTRIES

 
Since 1998, we have built a large community of writers passionately committed
to writing original, unforgettable work.

This starts with our exchange of feedback to each writer who enters BlueCat.

EVERY SCREENPLAY RECEIVES WRITTEN SCRIPT ANALYSIS

This
year, we’ve created two new awards for international screenwriters,
expanded our early analysis deadlines and resubmission programs and
brought back our popular title contest to further our support and find
the new writer.

 
PRIZES

Winner receives $10,000
Four Finalists receive $1500 each.
The best screenplay from the UK will be awarded the Cordelia Award and will
receive $2500.
The best screenplay outside the USA, Canada and the UK will be awarded the
Joplin Award and receive $2500.
The screenplay with the best title submitted in November and December, as voted
by the public, will receive $1000.

 
SCRIPT ANALYSIS DEADLINE SCHEDULE

Nov 1 -  receive  analysis by November 10
Dec 1, - receive analysis by January 5
January 20  - receive analysis by February 1Feb 1 - receive analysis by March
1
March 1 – receive analysis by March 20

 
SAMPLE SCRIPT ANALYSIS:   http://www.bluecatscreenplay. com/script_analysis

 
COMPETITION DEADLINE:

March 1, 2010 with an entry fee of $50.
LATE:  April 1, 2010 with an entry fee of $60.

Any
screenplay submitted early and having received our early analysis can
be resubmitted by April 1, 2010 for the reduced fee of $35.

 
SUBMIT YOUR SCREENPLAY:    http://www.bluecatscreenplay. com

 

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PO Box 2635
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WHAT NOT TO DO IN A
SCREENPLAY IF YOU WANT IT TO SELL

                   Writer/producer and script consultant, Peter Myers, shares the
most common mistakes screenwriters make which lessen a script's chances of
getting a greenlight

                                                     A free talk on November 17,
7:00 p.m.  (free parking on premises)

                                             At Author Services, 7051 Hollywood
Boulevard (at Sycamore), L.A. CA 90028

	  In recent years, in addition to his writing and producing, Peter Myers has
analyzed over eighty screenplays for writers, producers and directors.  Two
feature films (one in L.A., and one in Alaska) were shot in 2009, using scripts
rewritten according to Peter's analyses,  with a third scheduled for later in
2009, and a fourth scheduled for 2010 at England's famous Pinewood Studios. 
Peter's practical advice to writers will appear in "Now Write! Screenwriting,"
due in bookstores soon.

	 Peter sees the same flaws in most scripts he analyzes:  Errors in premise,
theme, tone, character development, dialogue, plotting, structure, rhythm,
pacing, format or marketability.  Due, partly, to the stiff competition, these
mistakes can sabotage a sale.  Peter goes over them in detail.

	 Peter has been hired to write, rewrite, or has optioned, over ten feature
scripts and has had material produced for the media of syndicated television and
cable.  One of his scripts won an Honorable Mention in the script competition at
the Thunderbird Int'l Film Festival.   Peter developed a script for a Best
Picture Oscar-winning producer which (as a $50-$75 million movie), went into the
packaging stage at the prestigious William Morris Agency.

         As either writer or producer, Peter currently has five projects on the
development/production slates of four independent film companies in Southern
California.  Three of his projects are part of a five-picture, $240 million film
slate which he created with producer Karen Kramer, widow of the great
producer/director, Stanley Kramer.

                                            RSVP by calling 323-464-8537 or via
email: peterdavidmyers@...

                                 More information on Peter can be found at:
www.storylink.com/profile/peterdavidmyers


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www.wifv.org
 
ScriptDC - Open to all - October 15-18, 2009 in Washington, DC
 
Most people think it is impossible to have a career as a screenwriter living
anywhere but LA and NY. Well? Guess what? Yes we can!

WIFV is working to challenge that out-dated belief by bringing the best teachers
and industry professionals to DC in mid-October. This year we are partnering
with the DC Shorts Festival, The Actor’s Center and TIVA-DC to expand
offerings, partnerships, and fun!

Screenwriters Megan Holley, "Sunshine Cleaning", and Jeff Porro, "The Great
Debaters", will be joining other invited local and national industry
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connections they need to be successful. Workshops will demonstrate how to
network, how to pitch your work and how to finance film projects in addition to
offering the unique opportunity to have the opening of scripts critiqued by
producers.
 
DCScript Writing Weekend - Day of Workshops

http://wifv.org/files/SatSched09.pdf

Attendees can choose up to four workshops along with a reception and the DC
Shorts Screenplay Competition.

Workshops include:
The Structure of a Screenplay with Ligiah Villalobos;
Analyze "Akeelah and the Bee" with Arla Bowers;
Real to Reel - Adapting Real Life with Robert Eisle, Jeff Porro, Megan Holley
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Art of the 5-Minute Pitch with Eric Buchanan;
Breaking Down Screenplays for Budget & Financing with Dawn Porter, Kelley Baker
and Yasmine Bandali;
The Imperfectly Perfect Life of a Screenwriter;
Writing for TV with Ligiah Villalobos;
Developing Your Characters with Marilyn Atlas;
Adapting Stageplay to Screenplay;
Hey Buddy, Can You Spare $10M? with Dawn Porter, Norman Dreyfuss, Catherine Hand
and Eric Espejo;
Pitching for Features and Reality TV with Gena McCarthy;
Putting Words in Their Mouths with Claudia Myers, Robert Eisele and Jeff Porro;
How to Write & Produce the Short with Jon Gann and Kelley Baker;
The Art of Negotiation with Brian Dreyfuss, Kurt Klaus and Marilyn Atlas;
How to Get Your Film Distributed with Dawn Porter.

$200 WIFV, VPA, DCFA, TIVA-DC, Actors Center Members and full-time graduate
students with valid student id or $50/workshop

$300 general public or $75/workshop

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Individual one-on-one sessions with producers are also available - $40
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Schedules, registration form and bios are available at www.wifv.org.

 
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neighborhood
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Date(s): October 17, 2009 - Time: 9:00 AM
Attachment: Click here to download attached document
Location: University of California Washington Center, 1608 Rhode Island Avenue,
NW Washington, DC
Web Address: http://wifv.org/files/SatSched09.pdf

WIFV is a chapter of Women in Film & Television International (WIFTI), a network
of nearly 40 chapters around the world.  Men are eligible for membership. For
more information, go to:  www.wifv.org.
 
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This event is possible with the generous support of the DC Office of Motion
Picture and Television Development, the DC Commission on the Arts and
Humanities Julia Barbara, Sapling Pictures, Ann Barbara, and Leeza Gibbons.
 Please feel free to pass this information on! 
 
As the screenwriter Lew Hunter says, "Write on!"
Peg Long
Screenwriter
“The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is
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Downloading and transferring music or movies to your PSP may seem confusing at
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those of you who, like myself, want an easy step by step guide to uploading
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UPCOMING LECTURES

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Greetings -
 
Just a quick reminder of my lecture schedule for this summer and fall. For those
of you in Southern California, Minneapolis, or Connecticut (or for those of you
who have friends in those places), I will be presenting one of my all day
seminars in the cities below - in most cases for the first time in many years. I
usually remain the day following each lecture to be available for one-on-one
coaching as well, so please email us if you're interested in setting up an
in-person session.
 
Be on the lookout for our July Newsletter, it will be coming out next week.
 
Keep Writing!
 
Michael






LOS ANGELES, CA
Saturday, July 25th  
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Creative Screenwriting Magazine

UNITING STORY STRUCTURE & CHARACTER ARC
In the best screenplays and novels and short stories, the heroes must achieve
two compelling goals: an outer journey of accomplishment; and a deeper, inner
journey of transformation and fulfillment. In the special, all day seminar,
Hollywood script and story consultant Michael Hauge, best-selling author of
Writing Screenplays That Sell and Selling Your Story in 60 Seconds: The
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Saturday, September 26th 
9:00 am - 5:00 pm 
Midwest Fiction Writers

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16th Annual Austin Film Festival Screenplay and Teleplay Competitions FINAL
DEADLINE!

As one of the most well respected contests of its kind, AFF's Screenplay and
Teleplay competitions continue to encourage and advocate the work for new,
talented writers.

Screenplay Competition: 	 June 8 � Final Deadline ($50)

Teleplay Competition: 	 June 8 � Final Deadline ($30)

***NEW FOR 2009:  This year we will be providing our Readers' notes to all
scripts that reach the Second Round (top 10%) or higher in the competition at no
extra charge!
Semifinalist and finalist scripts are judged by production company
representatives, who have in the past included representatives from The Donners'
Company, Village Roadshow Pictures, Saturn Films, Whitelight Entertainment,
Fortis Films, Liveplanet, Protozoa Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, Focus Features,
Fox Broadcasting, and WB.

The judges confirmed for this year include:
	 -Dark Hero Studios
	 -Warren Etheredge (The Warren Report)
	 -Mary John Frank (Mockingbird Films LLC)
	 -Billy Brown ("The X-Files", "Goosebumps")
	 -Jeff Graup (Obsessed, Lakeview Terrace)
	 -and more!

All of these judges will be in attendance at the 2009 Austin Film Festival and
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"I divide my career as a writer into two categories: before I encountered the
teachings of Michael Hauge, and after. His ideas are that powerful. I recently
got a very lucrative book deal for my first book. More than any other single
person, Michael is responsible for getting me to that level as a storyteller."
 
- Josh Sundquist, Author: The Sum of My Parts





Greetings -
 
I am very excited to announce that this week Write Brothers is releasing the
Michael Hauge Story Structure Template for Movie Magic Screenwriter 6. The
template allows you to get my principles, techniques and advice for plot
structure, character development, character arc, love stories and theme as you
are writing your screenplay. Best of all, it's a free download for all current
Movie Magic Screenwriter 6 users, and will be included in the program in all
future editions.
 
To give you a better idea of the kind of information and guidance it contains,
this month's article on the key elements of Stage II of your story or screenplay
is taken directly from the template.



For a complete video demonstration of the template, click here.  If you're
already MM Screenwriter 6 user and would like to download the template, just
click here. And to purchase Movie Magic Screenwriter 6 (including the free
template) at a special discounted price, click here.
I hope you enjoy the article, and all the other features in this month's
newsletter. And thank you to all of you who were kind enough to respond to our
recent survey. The new, simpler color scheme and layout of the newsletter is a
result of your responses.
 
All the best -
 
Michael 






                                   THE KEY
ELEMENTS OF STAGE TWO
(From the Michael Hauge Story Structure Template for Movie Magic Screenwriter
6)
 
Stage II of a properly structured story begins at the 10% mark of a screenplay,
where the hero is led into the New Situation that starts to move the story
forward. If you're unfamiliar with my approach to structure, please click here
for an article outlining the Six Stages and Five Key Turning Points. Or for a
detailed explanation, including the Six Stages' relationship to character arc
and theme, get the DVD or CD of The Hero's 2 Journeys.
 
Turning Point #1 - OPPORTUNITY - 10%
At the 10% point in your screenplay (page 10-12), you must present your hero
with an OPPORTUNITY: something must happen to your hero which has never happened
before, which creates a desire or need to move to Stage II: a NEW SITUATION.
 
Stage II - New Situation
For the next 15% of the script, your hero must find herself somewhere she has
never been. Often this new situation involves an actual change of location. The
hero's primary goal in Stage II is to acquire information, figure out what's
going on, and/or get acclimated to her new surroundings. The key elements of the
NEW SITUATION are:
 
1. Glimpsing the Hero's Essence
The hero's ESSENCE is what he has the potential to become - the inner truth
that  will emerge as he finds the emotional courage necessary to pursue his
goal. In Stage II, the hero should get a glimpse of what living in his essence
might look like. (When Shrek first tells the fairy tale creatures that he is
going to get Lord Farquaad to send them back home, they all cheer - and for the
first time he sees what being connected to others might mean.)

To continue reading this article, click here...




Q&A

 
We received a great response from my critique of Anne Jordan's opening scene
last month, including some interesting comments from Christopher Weismantel
which, along with my response, I think you will find helpful. (If you missed
last month's Newsletter, or would like to reread her scene and my comments,
click here).
 
Dear Michael,
 
Overall, I enjoyed your comments and thought that they were very helpful. Thanks
for letting us read them.  If you'll allow it, I did take issue with a couple
of your comments:
 
To continue reading the Q & A, click here...




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  MAY SUBSCRIBER SUBMISSION
 
Thanks again for all of the submissions we received for this month's Newsletter.
I selected an opening scene by Russ Meyer of New Prague, Minnesota. Russ was one
of the few people who submitted his opening last month, then rewrote it and
submitted it again, greatly improved. I think that kind of commitment should be
rewarded. So thank you, Russ, for your courage and your tenacity.
 
To read Russ' opening scene, followed by my comments, click here. ENJOY! 




JUNE SUBSCRIBER SUBMISSIONS
 
Next month's subscriber submissions will be much shorter. I'm going to critique
several examples of SETTING DESCRIPTIONS. So if you'd like your work to be
considered for selection in the next Newsletter, just email me a description of
any new setting in your story. It can occur anywhere - not just in the opening
scene. The passage should be no more than one or two paragraphs at most - and
might be only a sentence or two. I'll be looking to see if your description
creates a vivid image, draws us into the scene, creates a tone or mood, and is
(or at least might be) reflective of the characters that will populate that
setting. And so that my many novelist clients and subscribers are not
shortchanged, this can be a setting within a MANUSCRIPT as well as a screenplay.
I'll pick at least one of each to discuss next month.




WRITING MISDEMEANORS
These crimes may not get your screenplay or manuscript rejected, but you should
be punished for them... 
 

#2 NO DESCRIPTION: Your job as a screenwriter is to create a movie in the mind
of your readers. You must draw us into your story by providing a clear picture
of what we'll see on the screen when we watch your film. You can't do that
without description! Heading a scene EXT. CHICAGO or INT. APARTMENT and then
jumping right into dialogue creates no image at all, and is more of a felony
than a misdemeanor. It will definitely kill your chances for a deal. Even action
alone doesn't do the job. "She answers the door," or, "She pokes out his eye,"
may create a picture, but it's so vague and indistinct that the reader will
become bored or frustrated. Even if you're a novelist -- I should say especially
if you're a novelist -- you must employ succinct, vivid description along with
your narration, action and dialogue. We want to imagine your characters, inhabit
your settings and be transported into the world you've created. So describe
it!  




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THIRTY more days till the Colony Carnival as it would be called in New
Orleans!!!!!  If you've signed up, GREAT!!!  If you haven't and are low
maintainance and have a DREAM, we'll slip you in and rejoice!!!!!  Write
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Lew Hunter's Superior Summer Screenwriting Colony 2009
Dates: June 13-26
Do you dream of being a screenwriter? Have you envisioned your name stretched
large and full across that big dark theater screen? More realistically, are you
prepared to put your fingers to the keyboard for hours and days on end to
complete and figure out all of those nuances of a story idea that you have
banging around in your head? Oh, the pained labor and glory of finding the right
words and breathing life into your characters. You know deep inside you could do
it.
Not everyone has seen The Bucket List with Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman,
but most are aware of the premise: live your life to the fullest before you die.
Take the idea one step further, and I say seize your dreams now while you’re
still alive and vibrant and here. Don’t wait for the last moments to ponder
the “what ifs…”!
If you truly have that aching need to give your vision a shot, to write a
screenplay from start to finish so you can say, “I did it!,” you’ve
arrived at the place to start.
Lew Hunter’s Superior Summer Screenwriting Colony, this coming June 13-27,
immerses you into that nurturing, fulltime screenwriting experience you desire.
learn more >>
This coming summer from June 13th to the 26th, Lew Hunter hosts his Superior
Summer Screenwriting Colony. This is an intense program for serious writers of
all levels. You will learn the facts of the Hollywood business, the fundamentals
of writing screenplays and be given the foundation to grow as scribes.
The 14-day schedule will immerse you in the writing process where you will be
encouraged to progress from story idea, to treatment, to step-outline and
finally to complete the First Act of the Screenplay (30 pages). It is not
unusual for participants to finish their entire first draft.
Lew Hunter has been commended as “an enabler” and a superb teacher in this
craft, and his Screenwriting Colonies supply a nurturing environment where
screenwriters flourish and take a hold of their dreams. Lew will facilitate the
best writing by creating an atmosphere of constructive feedback for all
participants.
The Superior Summer Screenwriting Colony fills rapidly and it is strongly
suggested that you submit an application at your earliest opportunity to ensure
acceptance and availability.
All skill levels of writing experience are encouraged to apply and to
participate. We can easily accommodate the most basic beginner to the most
experienced professional. All writers will be respected, honored and supported
through the writing process.
Don’t ever look back on your life with regret. If screenwriting is something
that you have hungered to try – and succeed – the Superior Summer Colony is
the push-off point for you. To find out more, click here.



































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The Colonies
Testimonials
About
Superior, NE


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16th Annual Austin Film Festival Screenplay/Teleplay Competition:
**Competition deadlines have recently been extended:

NEW DEADLINES:

Early Deadline: May 22, 2009

LATE SCREENPLAY/TELEPLAY DEADLINE: June 8, 2009

Categories: Drama and/or Comedy

There are TWO additional categories to enter:

*The SCI-FI Award (fantasy, horror, sci-fi, etc.) and the Latitude Productions
Award (any adult-themed, character driven Drama or Comedy with a budget under
$10 million).  To be considered for these additional awards you must have your
screenplay entered in either the Drama or Comedy Category.

*This year we will be providing our Reader's Notes to scripts that advance to
the Second Round (top 10%) or higher.

Please email our Screenplay Competition Director, Alex McPhail at
alex@... or call us at 1-800-310-FEST(3378) with any
questions.

Austin Film Festival's Film Competition is also open for entries.  Please
contact the Film Competition Programmer, David Gil at
davidgil@... for more information.

I recommend you take a look at this... Check it here:
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HI - Thought this might be of interest to you and/or someone you know -
 
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Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:35 pm (PDT)

Can you post this to your other members?
There's a discount for anyone who enters.
Thanks so much!

THE MOVIE DEAL! Screenplay Contest
www.TheMovieDeal. com

WINNER receives a PRODUCTION DEAL!

DEADLINE To Save $10.00 on entry!

GRAND PRIZE:
- A PRODUCTION DEAL! Yes, your screenplay will be produced!
- Flight and Hotel accommodations to the set of YOUR MOVIE PRODUCTION!
- PLUS, over $15,000 in other amazing prizes!

In addition to the GRAND PRIZE winner, the TOP 100 WRITERS each season will also
have a chance at landing production deals! We're working with other production
companies looking for their next project. Currently, five Screenplays have been
optioned from the list of 2008 Finalists, so enter now, your script may be the
one we're all looking for!

ENTER NOW! Get the Exposure You Deserve!

SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR YAHOO Friends!!
Use this special discount code YAH422 when you register at the link below and
get $10 OFF on Feature Film submissions, and get $10 OFF on shorts, if you
submit by the DEADLINE

To get the YAHOO discount, you must submit by the deadline.

TO ENTER:
To get your discount, use Promo Code YAH422 when you enter your information and
upload your script.
ENTER HERE!

DEADLINES:
REGULAR - APRIL, 30th, 2009
LATE - MAY 30th, 2009
EXTENDED - June 30th - $65 Features - $40 Shorts

www.themoviedeal. com/#/infolist/ 4531191811


Peg Long
Screenwriter
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not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's
indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.” 
Elie Wiesel
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Best to you link:
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Just a quick reminder that tonight (Tuesday, April 28) I will be hosting a FREE
Screenwriting Teleseminar.� During the class I will be discussing: How to Use
The Four Magic Questions of Screenwriting to Structure Your Genre Screenplay.
�
The class will run from 9:15PM until about 9:45PM (both Eastern times).
�
Immediately following the class, I will be answering writing-related questions
for about 15 minutes.� If you have a question you would like me to address at
tonight's class, please email it to me as soon as possible.
�
Information about how to access tonight's FREE class can be found below.
�
Looking forward,
Marilyn Horowitz
www.FourMagicQuestions.com
�
HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN MARILYN'S FREE CLASS:
Step 1 - On April 28, 2009 at 9:15PM Eastern Time call 1-218-936-7999
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On Saturday, June 13, we start our 8th annual Screenwriting Colony.  Love to
have you and/or a loved one with us!!
 
  Lew and Pamela Hunter  XOXOXOXOX


 



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Lew Hunter's Superior Summer Screenwriting Colony 2009
Dates: June 13-26
Do you dream of being a screenwriter? Have you envisioned your name stretched
large and full across that big dark theater screen? More realistically, are you
prepared to put your fingers to the keyboard for hours and days on end to
complete and figure out all of those nuances of a story idea that you have
banging around in your head? Oh, the pained labor and glory of finding the right
words and breathing life into your characters. You know deep inside you could do
it.
Not everyone has seen The Bucket List with Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman,
but most are aware of the premise: live your life to the fullest before you die.
Take the idea one step further, and I say seize your dreams now while you’re
still alive and vibrant and here. Don’t wait for the last moments to ponder
the “what ifs…”!
If you truly have that aching need to give your vision a shot, to write a
screenplay from start to finish so you can say, “I did it!,” you’ve
arrived at the place to start.
Lew Hunter’s Superior Summer Screenwriting Colony, this coming June 13-27,
immerses you into that nurturing, fulltime screenwriting experience you desire.
learn more >>
This coming summer from June 13th to the 26th, Lew Hunter hosts his Superior
Summer Screenwriting Colony. This is an intense program for serious writers of
all levels. You will learn the facts of the Hollywood business, the fundamentals
of writing screenplays and be given the foundation to grow as scribes.
The 14-day schedule will immerse you in the writing process where you will be
encouraged to progress from story idea, to treatment, to step-outline and
finally to complete the First Act of the Screenplay (30 pages). It is not
unusual for participants to finish their entire first draft.
Lew Hunter has been commended as “an enabler” and a superb teacher in this
craft, and his Screenwriting Colonies supply a nurturing environment where
screenwriters flourish and take a hold of their dreams. Lew will facilitate the
best writing by creating an atmosphere of constructive feedback for all
participants.
The Superior Summer Screenwriting Colony fills rapidly and it is strongly
suggested that you submit an application at your earliest opportunity to ensure
acceptance and availability.
All skill levels of writing experience are encouraged to apply and to
participate. We can easily accommodate the most basic beginner to the most
experienced professional. All writers will be respected, honored and supported
through the writing process.
Don’t ever look back on your life with regret. If screenwriting is something
that you have hungered to try – and succeed – the Superior Summer Colony is
the push-off point for you. To find out more, click here.



































About
Lew Hunter
The Colonies
Testimonials
About
Superior, NE


Lew Hunter 340 East 7th Street, Superior, Nebraska 68978
Email: Lew1@...






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The Austin Film Festival 16th Annual Screenplay and Teleplay Competition Early
Deadline May 15!

Screenplay categories: Drama (Historical, Western, Drama, Family, Romance,
Horror, Thriller, etc.) and/or Comedy (Dark, Satirical, Slapstick, and more).

This year there are TWO additional categories to enter:
*Latitude Production Award (www.latitudeproductions.com) and the SCI-FI Award
(fantasy, horror, science fiction, surrealism, myth/legend and fantastical
storytelling).  To be considered for either Latitude Productions or Sci-Fi
awards you must have your screenplay entered in either the Drama or Comedy
Category.

Screenplay Postmarked Deadline: MAY 15th  Entry Fee: $40
				        JUNE 1st Entry Fee: $50

Teleplay categories: Drama, Sitcom

This competition is open to spec scripts for any network or cable television
show that is currently in production.

Teleplay Postmarked Deadline: JUNE 1st Entry Fee: $30

Semifinalist and finalist scripts are judged by production company
representatives, who have in the past included representatives from The Donners'
Company, Village Roadshow Pictures, Sony Pictures, Laura Ziskin Productions,
Saturn Films, Whitelight Entertainment, Fortis Films, Liveplanet, Protozoa
Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, Focus Features, Fox Broadcasting, and WB.

Winners will be announced at the 2009 Austin Film Festival and Screenwriters
Conference held October 22-29, 2009.

For more information, please visit our website at www.austinfilmfestival.com or
call Alex at
1-800-310-3378, or email him at alex@....

2009 Film Competition
Film Categories: Narrative Feature, Narrative Short, Student Short, Documentary
Feature, Documentary Short and Animated Short
Submission Deadlines:
JUNE 3rd  Entry Fee: $40
JULY 3rd  Entry Fee: $50
JULY 15th Entry Fee: $60

More information on both competitions at www.austinfilmfestival.com

Are you wondering if your script is ready to go out to producers,
directors and stars?

Do you want to take your script to the next level, sell it quickly
and have it get made?

Do you know whether the script is ready for the marketplace, or what
to fix in the rewrite?

After examining your script's premise, tone, character development,
dialogue, plotting, structure, rhythm, pacing, format, and overall
marketability, Peter Myers will give you a spot-on, extensive
write-up showing which areas need work --- to give you a better shot
at selling it!

Peter has done this for indie production companies in which he was a
partner, and he became very sharp at it!

Peter has sold, written for hire, or optioned ten feature scripts and
has had a number of things produced for the media of syndicated
television and cable. In 2005, a script of his won an Honorable
Mention in the script competition at the Thunderbird Int'l Film
Festival.

In 2009, he anticipates writing a script for 2006 Oscar/Golden Globe
nominee, actor Terrence Howard � who asked him to work on a project.
Peter has also developed a script with Best Picture Oscar-winning
producer, Fred Roos.

Two feature films (one in Los Angeles, and one in Alaska) have been
shot in 2009, using scripts rewritten according to Peter's analyses.
Peter has himself produced short films and is producing one of his
own theatrical feature scripts in 2009 on a $5 million dollar budget,
so he analyzes scripts from the viewpoints of both a writer and a
producer.

You can reach Peter at 323-821-7349, 323-464-8537 or email him at
peterdavidmyers@.... If you want to read testimonials from
Peter's screenwriter clients (or more information about Peter's
background and his script analysis service), go to the link below,
then scroll to see "Comments", such as: "I incorporated many of your
well thought-out notes and, as a result, I'm having unprecedented
success," --- Dirk L.; "Thank you so much for giving my script a new
lease on life." --- Phoenix; or "You are truly a master at what you
do," --- Penny L.

SEE WHAT OTHER WRITERS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT PETER'S ANALYSES:
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