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A Short Note For The Zach Braff Haters

Ok folks, time to talk about this Zach Braff Kickstarter Hatred.

First, a declaration: Believe me, I am no Zach Braff fan. I have never seen an episode of Scrubs, ok? Is he good on that show? Haven't a clue.

Yes, I've seen Garden State. Listen now to the wind that comes from the rise and fall of my shoulders as they shrug. Could give a damn about Garden State. Ain't a film for my generation, does not "speak to me" in any way.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin Star in the PAGE Award-Winning Movie Maggie

The 2010 PAGE Gold Prize-winning horror script MAGGIE, by John Scott III, has just completed filming in New Orleans.

StoryPros International Announces Semifinalists

StoryPros International has announced their 2013 Semifinalists.

MoviePoet.com Announces October Contest Winners

Restraint by Pete Barry has been named the First Place winner of the October, 2013 MoviePoet.com Short Screenplay Competition.

Just Effing Announces Quarterfinalists

The Just Effing Entertain Me Screenwriting Competition has announced their 2013 quarterfinalists.

Writers Place Announces Finalists

The Writers Place (TWP) has announced the finalists for their May 2013 through October 2013 screenplay competition.

ScreenCraft Announces New Fellowship

The First Annual 2013 ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship, presented by Celtx, is designed to advance the careers of talented screenwriters through ongoing consultation and introductions to key entertainment industry executives and talent representatives. This is not merely a contest; it is a chance to enter an intensive program meant to foster relationships with industry professionals.

StoryPros International Announces Quarterfinalists

StoryPros International has announced their 2013 Quarterfinalists.

CSN Announces Semifinalists

The Chicago Screenwriters Network has announced their 2013 semifinalists.

Great Gay Screenplay Contest Announces Contest Winner

Pride Films and Plays has named Boys In Summer by Dennis Shinners the winner of the 2013 Great Gay Screenplay contest.

Wildsound Announces Latest Winner

WILDsound announces it's latest Feature Screenplay Winner - Laura Morton for her script I'm Going Somewhere Else.

Hollywood Screenplay Contest Announces Award Winners

End of the Road by Samuel Woodhouse has been named the Grand Jury Prize Winner of the 2013 Hollywood Screenplay Contest.

One in Ten Announces Contest Winners

Julian Mountfield's Who Cares has been named the winner of the One in Ten Screenplay Competition.

Austin Fest Announces Contest Winners

Austin Film Festival (AFF) has announced their 2013 Screenplay and Teleplay Competition winners. A record number of 8,644 submissions across all categories (6,228 individual scripts) were received this year.

Cynosure Announces Contest Results

The Dark Age by Skye Lynch has been named the "Female" Category Winner of the 2013 Cynosure Screenwriting Comptition. Ballet Crashers by Jill Sexsmith & Penelope Thomas was named winner of the Diversity Category.

Rhode Island Fest Announces Screenplay Contest Winners

Jenna Sullivan and Quentin James from Marshfield, MA were the Best Screenplay Grand Prize Winners for this year's 2013 FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) Screenplay Competition.

Ohio Independent Screenplay Awards Announce Contest Results

Touched by Dianna Zimmerman & Brad Jost has been named the winner of the 2013 Ohio Independent Screenplay Awards.

Creative World Awards Co-founders Option 2013 Grand Prize Winner

Creative World Awards Co-founders Heather Waters and Marlene Neubauer have optioned the script and will produce the feature outside of CWA.

The-Greenlight.com Announces October Contest Results

Ken Germaine's OPERATION BADGER has been named the winner of the October, 2013 The-Greenlight.com Screenwriting Competition.

One in Ten Announces Finalists

The One in Ten Screenplay Contest has announced their contest finalists for 2013.

MoviePoet.com Announces September Contest Results

Peter Barry's Lux Et Veritas has been named the winner of the September, 2013 MoviePoet.com Short Screenplay Competition.

Filmmakers Announces First Round Qualifiers

FilmMakers.com has announced the First Round Qualifiers in the 2013 Filmmakers International Screenwriting Awards Screenplay Contest.

2011 Scriptapalooza Runner-Up Script Turned Into Novel

Tim Dankanich, a 2011 Scriptapalooza Runner Up, has turned his screenplay Old Hag Syndrome into a novel.

Academy Announces Nicholl Fellowship Winners

Four individual writers and one writing team have been selected as winners of the 2013 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition. Each winner will receive a $35,000 prize, the first installment of which will be distributed at an awards presentation on Thursday, November 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. For the first time, the event will also feature a live read of selected scenes from the fellows' winning scripts.

Final Draft Announces Big Break Semfinalists

The semifinalists for the 2013 Final Draft, Inc. Big Break Contest have been announced.

WILDsound Announces October Short Screenplay Winner

WILDSound has posted a video of October Short Screeenplay Contest winner.

WILDsound Announces October TV Spec Screenplay Winners

WILDSound has posted video readings of their October, 2013 TV Spec Screenplay Contest winners.

2013 PAGE Award Winners Announced

The Winners of the 10th Annual PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition have now been announced, and the Judges have awarded this year's $25,000 Grand Prize to Brooke Eikmeier of Fountain, Colorado, for her powerful TV Drama Pilot LEAVENWORTH. The Judges have also awarded Gold, Silver, and Bronze Prizes in ten different genre categories.

Horror Screenplay Contest Announces Winners

Sandra Lee Slotboom's Brood has been named the winner of the 2013 Horror Screenplay Contest.

Pilot Launch Announces Semifinalists

ScreenCraft and Script Chix have selected 48 semifinalists from among more than 500 entries to the 2013 Pilot Launch TV Script Competition.

Slamdance Announces Grand Prize Winner

Melanie Schiele's Butterfly Children has been named the Grand Prize Winner from among over 2,500 entries to the 2013 Slamdance Screewriting Competition.

University of Alabama Newspaper Touts Scriptapalooza TV

Horror Screenplay Finalists Announced

The 2013 Horror Screenplay Contest has announced their 10 finalists.

Austin Fest Announces Contest Finalists

The Austin Film Festival has announced the 2013 Screenplay & Teleplay Competition Finalists. The winners will be announced during this year’s Conference at the Awards Luncheon on Saturday, October 26 at the Austin Club.

CSN Announces Quarterfinalists

The Chicago Screenwriters Network has announced their 2013 quarterfinalists.

Great Gay Screenplay Contest Announces Finalists

Five finalists have been named in Pride Films and Plays' Great Gay Screenplay Contest, an international contest for screenplays with LGBT characters and themes.

MoviePoet.com Announces Feature Length Contest Winners

Peter Barry's Marian has been named the winner of the MoviePoet.com Feature Length Screenwriting Competition.

The-GreenLight.com Announces September Contest Winner

Chad Parsons & Wolfgang Bauer have been named the winners of the September, 2013 The-Greenlight.com Screenwriting Competition for their script OHIO FINCH.

Academy Announces Nicholl Finalists

Nine individual screenwriters and one writing team have been selected as finalists for the 2013 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition. Their scripts will now be read and judged by the Academy Nicholl Fellowships Committee, which may award as many as five of the prestigious $35,000 fellowships.

New York Screenplay Contest Announces Winners

Stephen Guest's The Other Side of Normal has been named the Grand Jury Prize Winner of the 2013 New York Screenplay Contest.

Scriptapalooza Posts Video Interviews with Contest Winners

Scriptapalooza has posted video interviews with 1st Place Winner Jordan Rane, as well 2nd and 3rd place finishers Bennett Rea and Kate Douglas.

Final Draft Announces Big Break Quarterfinalists

The quarterfinalists for the 2013 Final Draft, Inc. Big Break Contest have been announced. Quarterfinalists represent the top 10% of 6,669 entries.

Shoreline Interviews 1st Place Winner Patrick Nash (Video)

Shoreline has posted a video interview with First Place Winner Patrick Nash (Murder in the Lakelands), as well their 2nd through 5th place winners, and their short script winners.

Women's Work Names Contest Winner

Gail Hackston's The Green Door has been named the winner of the 2013 Women's Work Contest.

PAGE Announces Finalists

The judges of PAGE International Screenwriting Awards have now selected the top 10 Finalists in each of the contest's 10 genre categories. 2013 Winners will be announced on October 15th.

CWA Announces Grand Prize Winner

The Creative World Awards (CWA) has announced Paul Undari's The People V. God as the Grand Prize Winner of their 2013 Screenwriting Competition.

Spec Scriptacular Announces Contest Winners

TWWriter.com has announced their latest Spec Scriptacular Contest Winners.

Great Gay Screenplay Contest Annouces Semifinalists

Ten semifinalists have been named in Pride Films and Plays' Great Gay Screenplay Contest, an international contest for screenplays with LGBT characters and themes.

Austin Fest Announces Screenplay & Teleplay Semifinalists

The Austin Film Festival has announced the semifinalists of their 2013 Screenplay & Teleplay Competition.

Shoreline Scripts Announces Contest Winners

Murder in the Lakelands by Patrick Nash has been named the feature script winner of the Shoreline Scripts Screenplay Competition. Marie Perkins I Wish was the short script winner.

WILDSound Announces New Contest Winner

WILDSound has posted a video of the table read of their latest contest winner.

TVwriter.com Announces People's Pilot Competition Winners

TVWriter.com has announced the top pilots submitted to their People's Pilot TV Writing Competition.

CWA Announces Top Ten Finalists

Creative World Awards, CWA, has announced their top 10 finalists for 2013.

Scriptapalooza Announces 2013 Contest Winners

Jordan Rane's Goat has been named the 1st Place Winner of the 2013 Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Competition.

The-GreenLight.com Announces August Contest Winner

David Jackson's Trouble Follows Me has been named the winner of The-Greenlight.com Short Screenplay Contest for August, 2013.

MoviePoet.com Announces July Short Script Winner

Tim Westland's Saved My Bacon has been named the MoviePoet.com Short Script Contest Winner for July, 2013.

Cash Pot Announces Contest Winner

Travis Opgenorth's Gridiron has been named the winner of the 2013 Cash Pot Screenplay Competition.

Spec Scriptacular Announces Finalists

Finalists have been announced for the 2013 Spec Scriptacular TV Writing Competition.

CWA Announces Semifinalists

Creative World Awards, CWA, has announced their semifinalists for 2013.

Moondance Announces Screenplay Winners

Moondance has announced their screenplay selections for 2013.

People's Pilot Announces Contest Finalists

Contest finalists have been announced for the 22nd People's Pilot TV Writing Competition.

CWA Announces Quarterfinalists

Creative World Awards, CWA, has announced their quarterfinalists for 2013.

Scriptapalooza Announces Top 30 Finalists

Scriptapalooza has announced their top 30 screenplays for 2013.

Shoreline Announces Contest Finalists

Shoreline Scripts has announced their top 5 feature and top 3 short screenplay finalists. The final order of the results will be announced August 31st.

TVWriter.com Announces Spec Scriptacular Semifinalists

TVWriter.com has announced the semifinalists of the 19th Spec Scriptacular TV Writing Competition.

TVWriter.com Announces People's Pilot Semifinalists

Semifinalists have been announced for the 22nd People's Pilot TV Writing Competition.

2013 PAGE Awards Semifinalists Announced

The PAGE Awards Judges have now selected the top 25 scripts in each of the contest's 10 genre categories.

CWA Announces Preliminary Finalists

Preliminary Finalists have now been released for the 2013 Creative World Awards.

Scriptapalooza TV Announces Contest Winners

Scriptapalooza TV has announced their latest contest winners.

Acclaim Film & TV Winners Announced

Winners and finalists have been announced in all categories for the Acclaim Film and TV Screenwriting Competitions

Acclaim Film & TV Winners Announced

Winners and finalists have been announced in all categories for the Acclaim Film and TV Screenwriting Competitions

Cashpot Announces Finalists

The Cashpot Screenplay Contest has announced their three finalists.

WILDSound Announces Short Screenplay Winners

WILDsound has posted videos of their Short Screenplay Contest Winners.

Pride Films Announces Women's Work Finalists

Pride Films and Plays has announced the 12 finalists in their 2013 Women's Work contest.

Script Pipeline Names Contest Winners

Morgan von Ancken's dramedy Cutting Numbers has been named the winner of the 2013 Script Pipeline Screenwriting Competition. Haji Outlaw's western/thriller Deademen has been named runner up.

Scriptapalooza Announces Semifinalists

Scriptapalooza has announced their 2013 Screenplay Contests semifinalists.

Shoreline Announces Semifinalists

Shoreline Scripts has announced their 2013 Feature & Short Script semifinalists.

Shoreline Scripts Announces Quarterfinalists

Quarterfinalists have been announced for the 2013 Shoreline Scripts Screenplay Competition.

WILDSound Announces 1st Scene Screenplay Winners

WILDsound has posted videos of their 1st Scene Screenplay Contest Winners.

Scriptapalooza Announces Quarterfinalists

Scriptapalooza has announced thier screenplay quarterfinalists for 2013.

MoviePoet.com Announces June Contest Winner

That Which Survives by Pete Barry has been named the winner of the June, 2013 MoviePoet.com Short Script Competition.

The-GreenLight.com Announces July Contest Results

Joseph Casner's Easter Island has been named the winner of the July, 2013 The-Greenlight.com Screenwriting Competition.

Extreme Screenplay Announces Contest Finalists

TV and Screenplay Finalists have been announced for the 2013 Extreme Screenplay Contest.

WILDSound Announces Latest TV Contest Winners

WILDsound has posted videos of their winning TV Contest script readings.

Cash Pot Screenplay Contest Announces Semifinalists

The Cash Pot Screenplay Contest has announced their eight semifinalists.

Script Pipeline Announces Contest Finalists

Script Pipeline has announced their TV And Screenplay Contest finalists from among 4,500 entries.

Black List Announces Inaugural Screenwriters Lab

The Black List (http://blcklst.com) has announced that it will host the inaugural Black List Screenwriters Lab from September 30 - October 5, 2013, inviting six nonprofessional screenwriters to an all-expense paid screenwriting workshop with four screenwriting mentors including already confirmed Billy Ray (HUNGER GAMES, CAPTAIN PHILLIPS) and Kiwi Smith (LEGALLY BLONDE, the upcoming EXPENDABELLES).

CineStory Announces 2013 Contest Winner

Patrick Tobin of Long Beach, CA has been named the 2013 CineStory Fellow for his screenplay, Cake.

TWP Announces Nov, 2012 - April, 2013 Screenplay Contest Winners

The Writers Place (TWP) has announced SOLECKS as the Full-Length, 1st Place Winner of their Nov, 2012 - April, 2013 Screenwriting Competetion. Kate Wood's Divorced at 24 has been named the Teleplay/Short category winner.

The-GreenLight.com Announces June Contest Winner

Michelle Palmer's Talk Is Cheap has been named the winner of the June, 2013 The-GreenLight.com Screenwriting Competition.

MoviePoet Announces May Script Contest Winners

Michael Cornetto's Don't has been named the First Place winner of the May MoviePoet.com Short Screenplay Competition.

Screenplay Search Announces Contest Results

Ray's Travels Through Happiness, by Jordan Imiola, has been named the Grand Prize Winner of the Screenplay Search Screenwriting Competition.

Cash Pot Screenplay Competition Announces Round 2 Screenplays

The Cash Pot Screenplay Competition has announced the scripts that have advanced beyond round one.

CineStory Announces Finalists

CineStory has announced their eight finalists for 2013.

Joel Schumacher, Evan Cavic & CAA Agent Jeremy Plager Join the 2013 Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition

Acclaimed Hollywood Director Joel Schumacher and literary manager Evan Cavic (Principato-Young) have joined the 4th Annual Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition Judge's Panel. Together, they will select and meet the winner of this year's Eli Richbourg Grand Prize Award.

FilmMakers.com Announces Contest Winners

Solomon's Train by Troy Perkins has been named the Grand Prize Winner of the 10th annual Filmmakers International Screenwriting Awards.

StoryBoard TV Announces Semifinalists

StoryBoard TV has announced the 10 semifinalists for their Best New TV Pilot Script Competition.

StoryPros Awards Announces Contest Winners

Linda Manning's Learning to Drive has been named the Grand Prize Winner of the 6th Annual StoryPros Awards Screenwriting Competition.

CSA Announces Semifinalists

CineStory has announced their semifinalists for 2013. Each semifinalist has earned an invitation to the 2013 CineStory Retreat and is in the running for the CineStory Fellowship.

StoryPros Announces Awards Finalists

Finalists have been announced for the 6th Annual StoryPros Awards.